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Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Oakville, RM of Portage la Prairie)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
In 1933, a grain elevator at Oakville, on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, was built by United Grain Growers, replacing an earlier elevator at the same site. Annexes were added to it in 1949 and 1967.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1913-1929
J. McCulloch
1929-1930
Elevator closed
1930-1942
Joe Lazenby
1942-1957
H. G. “Bert” Andrews
1957-1960
Alex W. Moar
1960-1966
Cliff Strong
1966-1978
Abe Petkau
1978-1979
Brian H. McMullan
1979-1986
Randy Fox
Photos & Coordinates
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Oakville (1962)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Oakville (1981)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92794, W98.00252
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / Private Grain Elevator (Oakville, RM of Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ogilvie Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B / Private Grain Elevator (RM of Portage la Prairie)
Sources:
United Grain Growers Fonds, MSS76, Box 60 [Oakville], University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Glenn Dickson.
Page revised: 13 March 2020
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