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A wooden grain elevator at Sinclair, on the CPR Arcola Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, was built in 1928 by Manitoba Pool Elevators on behalf of a local association. In 1965, a new crib annex was built on the west side of the elevator, increasing its original 50,000-bushel capacity to 151,400 bushels. Renovations made in 1976 included installation of a digital scale, a new hoist, a second leg, and a new driveshed and office. Closed in 2002, the elevator was sold into private ownership. Used for a few years for local grain storage, it has been unused for over a decade, according to local residents.
The cupola of the elevator sustained some damage on 1 July 2023 but it was repaired. In the early morning of 16 June 2024, high winds destroyed the cupola. The elevator was demolished in December 2024.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1928-1929
W. R. Sabiston
1929-1932
John Wilson “Jack” Hyslop (1901-?)
1932-1933
?
1933-1940
A. A. McKinnon
1940-1942
Harold B. Graham
1942-1943
?
1943-1944
Maurice J. McCowan
1944-1982
Howard M. Wilton
1982-2002
Eugene Trush
Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Sinclair (1990s)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Sinclair (September 2014)
Source: Jean McManus
Aerial view of former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Sinclair (June 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Aerial view of former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Sinclair (September 2020)
Source: George Penner
Aerial view of former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Sinclair (June 2024)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Sinclair under demolition (December 2024)
Source: Eugene TrushSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.56964, W101.28864
denoted by symbol on the map above
United Grain Growers Fonds, MSS76, Box 60, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
We thank Jean McManus, Steve Boyko, Eugene Trush, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 December 2024
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