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A wooden grain elevator at Bellsite, on the CNR Erwood Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Mountain, was built in 1951 by Manitoba Pool Elevators and sold to United Grain Growers in March 1960. It was operated on a part-time basis for a few years, along with the elevator at nearby Novra, but increasing costs and low grain throughput led to its closure in November 1975. The elevator was used for private grain storage until 16 September 2007 when it was destroyed by fire.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1951-1953
G. C. Haas
1953-1956
George W. Jamieson
1956-1960
J. A. McDonald
1960-1975
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Aerial view of the grain elevator at Bellsite (1964)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Bellsite (1964)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
The former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Bellsite (2007)
Source: Bernie Freeman
The former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Bellsite with its Manitoba Pool markings visible under the peeling paint (2007)
Source: Bernie Freeman
Site of the former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Bellsite (June 2009)
Source: Manny Jacob
Site of the former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Bellsite (June 2009)
Source: Manny JacobSite Location (lat/long): N52.59327, W101.05898
denoted by symbol on the map above
United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
“Bellsite elevator totally destroyed by intense fire,” Swan Valley Star and Times, 25 September 2007, page 1.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Bernie Freeman, Manny Jacob, and Denis Sabourin (Sabourin Geomatics).
Page revised: 5 June 2023
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