In 1924, United Grain Growers built a 30,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at this site at the Valpoy Siding on the CNR Ste. Rose Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Ste. Rose. After operating on a part-time basis until 1931, the facility did not prove to be financially viable and was removed. A sign at the site commemorates it.
Commemorative sign for the United Grain Growers grain elevator at Valpoy (May 2014)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.11135, W99.46558
denoted by symbol on the map above
Grain Elevators in Canada, compiled by Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada, Winnipeg, 1912-1930, 1930-1953, 1953-1998 [Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries], 1998-2016 [Canadian Grain Commission].
MSS 75, Box 60, Ste. Rose, United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
We thank Maurice Theoret for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 April 2020
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