Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Paterson Grain Elevator (Crystal City, Municipality of Louise)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A grain elevator on South Railway Avenue in Crystal City, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in the Municipality of Louise, was built in 1928 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. Renovated in 1965, 1976, and 1986, a crib annex was built beside the elevator in 1968. The facility was closed in October 2000 and sold to Paterson Grain in 2004.

Close by Paterson Grain in late 2021, the elevator was demolished in July 2022.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1929	W. S. Gibson
1929-1962	W. J. Govier
1962-1963	T. H. Jaasund
1963-1988	Mike E. Windsor
1988-1997	Bevan Mayert
1997-1998	Kendall Maxwell

Photos & Coordinates

Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Crystal City (August 2014) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Crystal City (August 2016) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Crystal City (August 2020) Source: George Penner Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Crystal City being demolished (July 2022) Source: Justin De Baets Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.14738, W98.94997 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator (Crystal City, Municipality of Louise)

Sources:

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

“Agricore elevators in Baldur and Pilot Mound close November 30th,” Baldur Gazette News, 7 November 2000, page 1.

We thank Jean McManus, George Penner, and Justin De Baets for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 July 2022

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