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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A wooden grain elevator in Makinak, on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision in what is now the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore, was constructed in 1957. A former elevator at the site was converted into an annex at that time. A new crib annex was built in 1969 and the earlier one was demolished in 1987, when three steel tanks were constructed beside the elevator. Renovations to the elevator occurred in 1971, 1979, and 1987. Closed in April 2001, the elevator is now used for private grain storage.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1940-1942
Clifford H. Vickery
1942-1945
George G. Ogloff
1945-1946
R. W. Gilbert
1946-1951
Andrew J. “Andy” Johnston
1951-1985
Charles F. “Charlie” Karton
1985-1995
Albert Jackson
1996-1998
David M. Shumka
1998-2001
?
Aerial view of the Makinak grain elevator (1980s)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (July 2015)
Source: Jean McManus
The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (July 2015)
Source: Jean McManus
The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (May 2019)
Source: George Penner
The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (September 2024)
Source: Jean McManus
The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (September 2024)
Source: Jean McManus
The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Makinak (September 2024)
Source: Jean McManusSite Location (lat/long): N50.98344, W99.66812
denoted by symbol on the map above
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
“Gilbert Plains elevators face closure,” Grandview Exponent, 21 November 2000, page 2.
“Agricore to close Parkland elevators,” Dauphin Herald, 28 November 2000, page 6.
We thank Glenn Dickson, Jean McManus, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 February 2025
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