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A wooden grain elevator at the railway siding of Menteith, on the CPR Estevan Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood, was constructed by Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1927. Its original 40,000-bushel capacity was increased to 90,000 bushels with the addition of an annex added in 1953. Closed in December 1988, the elevator was later removed from the site.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1927-1935
Robert Pettypiece McBurney (1872-1936)
1935-1941
Frank Cole McBurney (1909-1986)
1941-1959
Donald McKinnon
1959-1970
Roy W. Douglas
1970-1985
W. Don Andrews
1985-1986
Benny Peters
1986-1987
Scott Matthews
1987-1988
Tom Messinbird
Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Menteith (1982)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A25984-220Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.56071, W100.44230
denoted by symbol on the map above
Death registration [Robert Pettypiece McBurney], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
“Pool elevator closings raise farmers’ anger,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 August 1988, page 8.
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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