Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Paterson Grain Elevator (Pierson, Municipality of Two Borders)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A 30,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Pierson, on the CPR Estevan Subdivision in the Municipality of Two Borders, was built in 1939 by Manitoba Pool Elevators, replacing an elevator that had burned earlier that year. A balloon annex beside the elevator was removed in 1967 and replaced with an 80,000-bushel crib annex on its west side. In 1976, flooding that necessitated the closure of elevators at Lyleton and Tilston brought additional grain here so a second crib annex was built on the east side of the elevator, bringing its total capacity to 210,000 bushels. A second leg was installed at the same time.

Closed by Agricore in 2001, the elevator was sold to the Paterson Grain Company. It was demolished in March 2021.

Agents / Buyers (Pool A)

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1930	M. Elvin
1930-1934	William Thomson
1934-1935	?
1935-1936	D. J. McDonald
1936-1940	H. N. Gray
1940-1957	Harvey L. Chambers
1957-1964	Abe D. Wiebe
1964-1968	David Warren Shewfelt
1968-1973	Dennis Peckover
1973-1981	Archie Heinrichs
1981-1983	Gerry L. Charles
1983-1987	Donald T. Leadbeater
1987-1998	Danny B. Morris

Agents / Buyers (Pool B)

Period	Agent / Buyer
1960-1962	W. W. Rennie
1962-1964	Abe D. Wiebe
1964-1966	David Warren Shewfelt

Agents / Buyers (Pool C)

Period	Agent / Buyer
1961-1962	Abe D. Wiebe
1962-1964	W. W. Rennie
1964-1966	David Martens

Photos & Coordinates

Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Pierson (August 2014) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Pierson (July 2018) Source: George Penner Aerial view of former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Pierson (September 2020) Source: George Penner Site of the former grain elevators at Pierson (September 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.17995, W101.26200 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator (Pierson, Municipality of Two Borders)

Sources:

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

We thank Jean McManus, George Penner, Bill Warren, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 October 2021

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