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A 4,560-tonne wooden grain elevator at Shoal Lake, on the CPR Bredenbury Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, was formerly operated by Manitoba Pool. Opened officially on 25 March 1981, it was built using the concrete foundation of an elevator built in 1973, using lumber salvaged from a demolished elevator at Harding, that was destroyed by a grass fire in April 1980. Closed by Agricore in mid-2001, the off-track building was later used for private grain storage.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1973-1988
W. Robert “Bob” White
1988-1998
Len C. Clark
1998-2001
?
Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Shoal Lake (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Shoal Lake (May 2016)
Source: Bernadine Brown
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Shoal Lake (June 2018)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Shoal Lake (June 2018)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Shoal Lake (September 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.44052, W100.59625
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Shoal Lake, RM of Yellowhead)
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
“Grain elevator razed,” Brandon Sun, 22 April 1980, page 1.
“Fire destroys Pool Elevator,” Shoal Lake Star, 24 April 1980, page 1.
“New Pool elevator facility officially open for business,” Shoal Lake Star, 2 April 1981, page 1.
“End of the line for Agricore at Shoal Lake,” Shoal Lake Star, 17 February 2001, page 1.
We thank Glenn Dickson and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 May 2024
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