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A wooden grain elevator at Grandview, on the CNR Togo Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Grandview, was built in the early 20th century by United Grain Growers. A temporary annex built beside it during the Second World War, later expanded in capacity to 60,000 bushels, was used for nearly 40 years. In 1953, a new 70,000-bushel elevator was built beside the older elevator, replacing a flour shed and coal bins at the site. A 125,000-bushel cribbed annex was built beside the new elevator in 1961 and, ten years later, the older elevator was repaired and converted to an annex. The wartime annex was demolished in 1981 and later the old elevator-annex. The remaining structure closed on 1 July 2000 and was demolished in late November 2000.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1913-1917
W. Waters
1917-1920
L. G. Andrews
1920-1921
J. Landsborough
1921-1924
Steve Bergson
1924-1925
G. Martin
1925-1948
H. R. Walker
1948-1949
Tom White
1949-1955
Les S. Adams
1955-1957
J. Borden Arnold
1957-1978
Alf Kelso
1978-1985
Wayne E. Winters
1985-2000
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United Grain Growers grain elevator at Grandview (1960s)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Grandview (1960s)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Grandview (1969)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Grandview (1981)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Grandview, with the Manitoba Pool grain elevator in the background (1981)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Grandview (May 1998)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N51.17238, W100.70059
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Grandview, Municipality of Grandview)
Digital orthophotographs, Manitoba Land Initiative, Government of Manitoba.
United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
“UGG elevator to close July 1st,” Grandview Exponent, 9 November 1999, page 1.
“UGG elevator comes tumbling down,” Grandview Exponent, 28 November 2000, page 1.
We thank Shelagh Poolie (Viterra Inc.) for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 October 2020
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