Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Cargill Grain Elevator B / Private Grain Elevator (Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Rivers, on the CNR Rivers Subdivision in the Municipality of Riverdale, was built by United Grain Growers to replace an elevator at nearby Wheatland that was destroyed by fire in September 1957. It opened on 30 December 1957 with the former Wheatland manager in charge. A large annex was added in 1980. Traded to Cargill Grain in January 1993, the elevator was closed in December 2000 and eventually sold to private ownership. It remains in use for local grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1957-1958	M. “Mac” McKinnon
1958-1973	C. O. Bourne
1973-1984	Ron Radford
1984-?	?
?-1993	Mike Wozniezka
1993-1994	Ray Silbernagel
1994-?	Don Babiak
?-2000	?

Photos & Coordinates

United Grain Growers grain elevator at Rivers (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 Rivers (1972) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) United Grain Growers grain elevator and annex at Rivers (1981) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) The former Cargill grain elevator and annex at Rivers (July 2006) Source: Bernie Freeman The former Cargill grain elevator and annex at Rivers (September 2014) Source: Jean McManus The former Cargill grain elevator and annex at Rivers (June 2019) Source: George Penner The former Cargill grain elevator and annex at Rivers (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus The former Cargill grain elevator and annex at Rivers (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03000, W100.24413 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Western Canada Flour Mills Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Wheatland, Municipality of Riverdale)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: National Grain Elevator / Cargill Grain Elevator A (Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)

Sources:

“UGG elevator closes,” Rivers Gazette Reporter, 20 January 1993, page 1.

“Silbernagel’s farewell,” Rivers Banner, 29 August 1994, page 1.

“Cargill changes,” Rivers Banner, 12 September 1994, page 1.

“Cargill to shut down in Rivers,” Rivers Banner, 25 November 2000, page 1.

“Cargill gone for good,” Rivers Banner, 9 December 2000, page 10.

United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.

We thank Jean McManus, Bernie Freeman, and George Penner for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 December 2024

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