Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator D / Private Grain Elevator (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A 160,000-bushel wooden grain elevator west of Deloraine, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in the Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester, was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators between 1973 and 1974. It opened officially on 18 December 1974. Operated by Agricore from 1998 to 2001 and by Agricore United from 2001 to 2002, it was closed in the latter year. The elevator is now used for private grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1974-1985	George L. Vancauwenberghe
1985-1998	Clint Wells
1998-2006	?

Photos & Coordinates

Manitoba Pool Elevator at Deloraine (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Deloraine (2005) Source: Bernie Freeman Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Deloraine (July 2014) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Deloraine (March 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Aerial view of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Deloraine (September 2020) Source: George Penner The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Deloraine (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Deloraine (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.19273, W100.51738 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ogilvie Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Sources:

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

Deloraine Scans a Century by Deloraine History Book Committee, 1980, pages 188-189.

We thank Bernie Freeman, Glenn Dickson, Jean McManus, Mike Lisowski, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 January 2025

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