Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Ethelbert, Municipality of Ethelbert)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Ethelbert, on the CNR Cowan Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Ethelbert, was built by the Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1967, replacing an earlier elevator bought by the company in 1954. An annex was built beside it in 1975. Closed in February 2001, the elevator is now used for private grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1954-1960	Joseph Manzuik
1960-1962	S. Sulik
1962-1976	Peter Peloski
1976-1989	Mike Wozniczka
1989-1991	Tom Messinbird
1991-1992	?
1992-1998	Ed Giesbrecht
1998-2001	?

Photos & Coordinates

Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Ethelbert (no date) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Ethelbert (no date) Source: Bernie Freeman Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Ethelbert (no date) Source: Bernie Freeman Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Ethelbert (February 2017) Source: George Penner Aerial view of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Ethelbert (August 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.52495, W100.39437 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cargill Grain Elevator (Ethelbert, Municipality of Ethelbert)

Sources:

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

“Gilbert Plains elevators face closure,” Grandview Exponent, 21 November 2000, page 2.

“Agricore to close Parkland elevators,” Dauphin Herald, 28 November 2000, page 6.

We thank Bernie Freeman, Jean McManus, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 December 2020

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