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A wooden grain elevator at Carey, on the CPR Emerson Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of DeSalaberry, was operated by Manitoba Pool Elevators. A crib annex was built beside it in 1967. Closed in 1984, the annex was moved to Dufrost and the elevator was demolished.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1928-1942
J. H. Rayotte
1942-1947
E. W. Piche
1947-1949
A. Landreville
1949-1967
Laurence Wesley Abrey (1912-1999)
1967-1972
Russell D. “Russ” Ellis
1972-1980
Fernand N. Legault
1980-1981
Gerald Houle
1981-1983
Brian W. Mauthe
1983-1984
Brent J. Burton
Aerial view of the grain elevators at Carey (1990s)
Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Carey (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.44575, W97.05223
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pioneer Grain Elevator (Carey, RM of DeSalaberry)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 December 2020
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