Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Broad Valley, RM of Fisher)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Broad Valley, on the CNR Inwood Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Fisher, was built in 1940 by Federal Grain. Sold to Manitoba Pool in 1972, it was closed in 1988 and demolished in 1992.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1940-1973	?
1973-1975	Steve W. Mamchuk (c1922-2012)
1975-1980	Operated by Fisher Branch
1980-1984	Steve W. Mamchuk (c1922-2012)
1984-1987	Guy Bernier
1987-1988	Robert Spriggs

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of grain elevator at Broad Valley (1961) Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A17416-37 Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Broad Valley (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Broad Valley (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Grain elevator at Broad Valley being demolished (1992) Source: Mike Lisowski Site Location (lat/long): N50.98486, W97.65005 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

Obituary [Steve Mamchuk], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 May 2012.

This page was prepared by Denis Sabourin and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 November 2021

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