A 30,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Fairfax, on the CNR Hartney Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Grassland, was built in 1920 by Paterson Grain. In the 1950s, balloon annexes were built on two sides of the elevator then they were replaced by a large crib annex and two steel tanks. The facility was closed in 1999 and demolished in 2000.
The grain elevators of Fairfax with United Grain Growers at left, Paterson at centre, and Manitoba Pool at right (1971)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
The grain elevators of Fairfax with United Grain Growers at left, Paterson at centre, and Manitoba Pool at right (March 1986)
Source: Stuckey Collection 1-2002.3.3.BSW[335], S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
The Paterson grain elevator and crib annex at left and former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at right (October 1999)
Source: Mike LisowskiSite Location (lat/long): N49.43491, W100.12964
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: McCabe Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B / Paterson Grain Elevator (Fairfax, Municipality of Grassland)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Paterson Grain Elevator (Fairfax, Municipality of Grassland)
A19905-15 (1967), Manitoba Air Photo Library.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Mike Lisowski.
Page revised: 13 August 2017
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