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A 40,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Portage la Prairie, on the CPR Carberry Subdivision, was built in 1927 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. Destroyed by fire in 1948, it was rebuilt the following year. A new crib annex in 1958 increased its total capacity to 130,000 bushels. Extensive renovations were carried out in 1971. Closed around 1983, it was destroyed by fire sometime between 1984 and 1985, and not rebuilt.
Agents / Buyers
Period |
Agent / Buyer |
1927-1928 |
? |
1928-1947 |
J. H. Whyte |
1947-1949 |
R. Pelletier |
1949-1964 |
John Wesley Sherritt (1899-1969) |
1964-1971 |
Conrad Lemont Brugger (1920-2003) |
1971-1972 |
Walter J. Reid |
1973-1975 |
George Edgar Levins (1913-?) |
1975-1983 |
Jack A. Sothern |
1983-1985 |
Victor H. Penner |
Photos & Coordinates

Looking eastward with former Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A at Portage la Prairie in the centre, and Pool C at left and Pool B at right (circa 1970)
Source: William Plenty
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.97806, W98.29475 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Reliance Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 1 (Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: McCabe Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 2 (Portage la Prairie)
Sources:
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank William Plenty for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 July 2020
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