A wooden grain elevator in Minto, in the Municipality of Grassland on the CNR Hartney Subdivision, was built in 1923 by the Paterson Grain Company. In mid-1988, it traded its elevators at Alexander and St. Jean Baptiste to Manitoba Pool Elevators and took over operation of its elevator here. Both elevators were closed in 2005 as the line was abandoned and sold to private ownership. They were demolished in early 2015.
Paterson grain elevator at Minto (March 1986) by Lawrence Stuckey
Source: Lawrence Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University, 1-2002.3.3.BSW[334a]
Former Paterson grain elevator at Minto with the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at the left (August 1999)
Source: George Penner
Former Paterson grain elevator at Minto with the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at the right (October 1999)
Source: Mike Lisowski
Former Paterson grain elevator at Minto, with the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator in the background (August 2014)
Source: Jean McManusSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.40752, W100.02067
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Paterson Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Minto, Municipality of Grassland)
We thank Diane and David Rourke for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jean McManus, Mike Lisowski, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 July 2022
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