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Built between June 1979 and early 1980 as an experiment by Manitoba Pool Elevators, the 150,000-bushel capacity of sixteen, six-sided concrete silos comprising the grain elevator at Quadra, on the CNR Rivers Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Prairie View, opened for deliveries on 23 October 1980. An initial 17-car railway spot was later expanded with a second 13-car spot. In March 1987, a wooden elevator from Kenton, built in 1967, was moved beside the concrete silos to provide additional storage space. Later operated by Agricore United, the complex closed in July 2002. The annex was demolished in December 2003. An associated chemical storage shed was moved to Reston and the railway spur was removed. In 2006, the facility was sold to a local farmer who rebuilt the 17-car rail spot and uses the elevator for private grain storage and shipping.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1980-1996
D. Warren Shewfelt
1996-1998
Kelvin Wilson - Acting
1998-2000
D. Warren Shewfelt
2000-2002
Dean Charles
Engineering drawing of the Quadra elevator (1978)
Source: Manitoba Co-Operator, 30 October 1980, page 1.
Pre-cast concrete panels being lifted into place during construction of the Quadra elevator (1979)
Source: John Campbell
The Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Quadra under construction (1979)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
The newly constructed Quadra elevator (October 1980)
Source: John Campbell
The newly constructed Quadra elevator (October 1980)
Source: John Campbell
The wooden grain elevator from Kenton beside the concrete elevator (April 2002)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
The Quadra elevator after demolition of its wooden annex and closure by Agricore United (May 2007)
Source: Bernie Freeman
Aerial view of the Quadra elevator (July 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Quadra elevator (July 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Quadra elevator (July 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Quadra elevator (September 2024)
Source: Jean McManusSite Location (lat/long): N50.13524, W100.85720
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rise of the Concrete Giants by Gordon Goldsborough
Manitoba History, Number 81, Summer 2016Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Kenton, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)
Annual Reports, Manitoba Pool Elevators fonds, S. J. McKee Archives.
“Many people drive to view the move of Quadra elevator,” Shoal Lake Crossroads, 1 April 1987, page 4.
“In the neighborhood,” Shoal Lake Crossroads, 13 December 2003, page 12.
[Sale advertisement], Brandon Sun, 19 August 2006, page 28.
We thank John Campbell, Warren Shewfelt, Bruce Cowling, Glenn Dickson, Bernie Freeman, Tom Price, Kevin Mason, Bernice Still, and Jean McManus for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 November 2024
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