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A 32,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Kenville, on the CNR Preeceville Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Swan Valley West, was built in 1918 by Pioneer Grain. Expanded with balloon annexes built in 1948 and 1953, increasing its total capacity to 145,000 bushels, the elevator was closed and demolished in 1988.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1919-1923
Ed Siverson
1923-1927
G. D. McMillan
1927-1931
Closed
1931-1946
J. Nelson Cotton
1946-1947
W. H. Goulden
1947-1948
J. H. Johnson
1948-1956
B. Matvenko
1956-1960
H. F. Petrie
1960-1981
A. J. Rusk
1981-1987
Mervin Beasley
After 1987
See Kenville West
Aerial view of the Pioneer grain elevator at Kenville (1980s)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon UniversitySite Location (lat/long): N52.00152, W101.32388
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pioneer Grain Elevator (Kenville West, Municipality of Swan Valley West)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Kenville, Municipality of Swan Valley West)
“Pioneer’s history in Kenville goes way back,” Swan Valley Star and Times, 5 November 1987, page 19.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 May 2021
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