Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Russell, Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A wooden grain elevator in Russell, on the CNR Rossburn Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth, was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators in late 1974 to replace an elevator destroyed by fire on 5 March 1974. It opened officially on 30 January 1975. Closed by Agricore in 2001 and sold to local interests, the off-track facility remains in use for private grain storage.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1940-1946
Lester William “Punch” Leifer (1900-1992)
1946-1947
J. Stevens
1947-1950
Lester William “Punch” Leifer (1900-1992)
1950-1951
S. E. Stevens
1951-1965
Lester William “Punch” Leifer (1900-1992)
1965-1983
Larry J. Burgess
1983-1991
Rick J. Hamilton
1991-1995
R. Murray Hagyard
1995-1997
Brent J. Burton
1997-2001
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Photos & Maps
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Russell (May 2016)
Source: Bernadine Brown
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Russell (May 2016)
Source: Bernadine Brown
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Russell (June 2018)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Location (lat/long): N50.77880, W101.27778
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
“Fire destroys elevator,” Russell Banner, 14 March 1974, page 1.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
Obituary [Lester Leifer], Russell Banner, 7 January 1992, page 9.
We thank Mike Lisowski for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Bernadine Brown.
Page revised: 10 October 2018
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