Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Medora, Municipality of Brenda-Waskada)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A 50,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Medora, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Brenda-Waskada, was built in 1928 by the Manitoba Pool Elevators. A balloon annex built beside it in 1951 increased the capacity to 125,000 bushels and a crib annex added to the other side of the elevator in 1967 increased it to 177,200 bushels. A new scale and office were added at the same time.

The balloon annex was demolished in 1984. The elevator and crib annex were demolished in 2002.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1929	S. Bergeson
1929-1934	Alex Jack
1934-1935	?
1935-1942	Alex Jack
1942-1944	George Edgar Levins (1913-?)
1944-1947	R. C. Trembath
1947-1951	Walter A. “Walt” Coulthart
1951-1952	?
1952-1972	Joseph M. McQuay
1972-1975	Jack A. Sotheran
1975-1977	Russell D. “Russ” Ellis
1977-1984	Art Brister
1984-1992	L. Bruce Wilson
1992-2002	?

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the grain elevators at Medora (1980s) Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University Manitoba Pool grain elevator and United Grain Growers grain elevator at Medora (1972) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool grain elevator with the United Grain Growers grain elevator at Medora (1982) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Medora (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) United Grain Growers grain elevator and Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Medora (December 2000) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.25411, W100.69428 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Medora, Municipality of Brenda-Waskada)

Sources:

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

We thank Shelagh Poolie (Viterra Inc.) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Glenn Dickson.

Page revised: 8 August 2019

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