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A 30,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at the siding of Chillon, on the CPR Bredenbury Subdivision in what is now the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie, was built between 1921 and 1922 by Paterson Grain. The elevator was sold to Manitoba Pool in February 1928 and its capacity was expanded in 1952 with a three-bin balloon annex constructed beside it. When a nearby United Grain Growers elevator was purchased in 1960, it became known as Pool A. The elevator was closed in July 1971 and dismantled in 1972.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1922-1924
F. Young
1924-1928
Campbell Huntly Malcolm (1898-1996)
1928-1931
F. G. Abbott
1931-1932
?
1932-1942
Peter K. “PK” Peterson
1942-1946
Clarence E. Good
1946-1947
Kenneth A. “Ken” McCullough
1947-1951
George A. Armstrong
1951-1956
Oscar Willia “Hap” Congdon (1922-1988)
1956-1959
W. Clem Windsor
1959-1966
John A. Williamson
1966-1968
W. Cecil Nichol
1968-1971
Dennis W. Hunter
Aerial view of the grain elevators at Chillon (1971)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A30347-58
Manitoba Pool grain elevators A (right) and B (left) at Chillon (no date)
Source: Manitoba Cooperator (WCPI), S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon UniversitySite Location (lat/long): N50.57714, W101.22207
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Chillon, RM of Ellice-Archie)
“Chillon social evening,” Russell Banner, 29 April 1971, page 3.
“Binscarth district news,” Russell Banner, 27 April 1972, page 3.
Ellice: 1883-1983 by Ellice Centennial Book Committee, 1983, pages 113-114.
Aerial photo A30347-58, 1971, Air Photo Library of Manitoba.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin.
Page revised: 12 June 2021
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