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Originally, there were three grain elevators near the west end of Sidney in what is now the Municipality of North Norfolk, on the CPR Carberry Subdivision. The first elevator was built in 1895 by O’Riley with Dan Alton as grain buyer. It was destroyed by fire in 1897 was rebuilt. In the meantime, two other elevators were constructed, one by Northern Grain and managed by Charles Babb, and the another built by the Farmers Grain Company and managed by A. Y. Hood. The latter elevator was later owned by the Winnipeg Elevator Company.
The last grain elevator in Sidney was built by Reliance Grain in 1942. Having a capacity of 36,700 bushels, it was sold to Manitoba Pool in 1948. Traded to Cargill Grain in 1975, substantial renovations were made at that time. Closed in 1993, the building was demolished in 1999.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1942-1952
David B. “Dave” Smith
1952-1975
James W. “Jim” Edmondson
1975-?
Martin Harder
?-1993
?
Manitoba Pool elevator at Sidney (circa 1960)
Source: Sandra Rempel
Cargill elevator at Sidney (no date)
Source: Sandra Rempel
Cargill elevator at Sidney (April 1998)
Source: George Penner
Cargill elevator at Sidney being demolished (1999)
Source: Sandra RempelSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89938, W99.08049
denoted by symbol on the map above
Through Fields and Dreams, A History of the R.M. of North Norfolk and MacGregor, volume 2, by the History Book Committee of the North Norfolk-MacGregor Archives, 1998.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
We thank Sandra Rempel and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 May 2022
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