Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Snowflake, RM of Pembina)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Maps | Sources
A wooden grain elevator in Snowflake, on the CPR Snowflake Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Pembina, was constructed in 1928 and formerly operated by Manitoba Pool Elevators. A balloon annex was constructed beside it in 1951. It closed in December 1980 but was later used for private grain storage.
Agents / Buyers
Period |
Agent / Buyer |
1928-1929 |
E. Shilson |
1929-1930 |
N. Shilson |
1930-1933 |
W. Shilson |
1933-1937 |
A. W. McIntyre |
1937-1945 |
A. J. Akehurst |
1945-1951 |
G. H. Gillies |
1951-1959 |
Cliff Johnson |
1959-1960 |
Ross G. Ferguson |
1960-1967 |
G. A. Cochrane |
1967-1972 |
L. Cameron Stoesz |
1972-1975 |
L. C. “Dick” Myers |
1975-1978 |
Cornelius D. Klassen |
1978-1980 |
Steven Yeomans |
Photos & Maps

The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Snowflake (August 2009)
Source: Neil Christoffersen

The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Snowflake (July 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Snowflake (July 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site Location (lat/long): N49.04606, W98.66035 denoted by symbol on the map above |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator (Snowflake, RM of Pembina)
Sources:
Record of Country Elevator Receipts, Expenses 1922-23 to and including 1955-156, Lake of the Woods Milling Company Limited, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, Ogilvie Flour Mills fonds, MSS120-L-128.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
We thank Neil Christoffersen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 September 2016
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