A wooden grain elevator at Christie, on the CNR Emerson Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm, was built around 1927 by United Grain Growers. Expanded with an annex in 1957, the elevator was closed in July 1967 and demolished in December 1972.
Aerial view of grain elevator at Christie (1969)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A21176-7Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.06127, W97.25965
denoted by symbol on the map above
Grain Elevators in Canada, compiled by Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada, Winnipeg, 1912-1930, 1930-1953, 1953-1998 [Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries], 1998-2016 [Canadian Grain Commission].
Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (grant 19F-H51134, 2019-2020).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin (Denis Sabourin Geomatics).
Page revised: 30 March 2020
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