Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B / Private Grain Elevator (Sandy Lake, Municipality of Harrison Park)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Sandy Lake, on the CNR Rossburn Subdivision in the Municipality of Harrison Park, was built in 1953 by Manitoba Pool Elevators and an attached crib annex dates from 1967. Extensively renovated in 1986, the facility was closed in April 1996, due to abandonment of its railway line, and sold into private hands. It continues in use for local grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1943-1946	S. W. Verbiweski
1946-1947	Dennis Albert Corder (1922-1984)
1947-1949	?
1949-1974	S. W. Verbiweski
1974-1981	Phillip J. Tyschinski
1981-1994	Ernie Skocylas
1994-1995	Rick Kienas
1995-1996	Ralph Steven Tanchak (1957-2019)

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of grain elevators at Sandy Lake (1980s) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archive, Brandon University Manitoba Pool grain elevators at Sandy Lake (1960) by Earl Gordon Johnston Source: Shelley Johnston-Frith Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake (1960) by Earl Gordon Johnston Source: Shelley Johnston-Frith Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake undergoing renovation (1986) by Lawrence Stuckey Source: Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archive, Brandon University Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake (November 2009) Source: George Penner Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake (September 2014) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake (July 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake (September 2024) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Sandy Lake (September 2024) Source: Jean McManus Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.52719, W100.17456 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

Obituary [Ralph Steven Tanchak], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 May 2019.

We thank Jean McManus, George Penner, and Shelley Johnston-Frith for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 December 2024

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