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In August 1963, United Grain Growers opened a new 110,000-bushel composite-style (combined elevator and annex) elevator in Foxwarren, replacing one demolished earlier that year, next to a surviving balloon annex. Among the dignitaries attending the opening ceremony seen here was UGG president A.M. “Mac” Runciman. The facility was demolished by Agricore in December 2000.
Country Crossroads, Other

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: August 2018

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these
Crystal City’s skyline was in flames Aug. 20 when fire took a grain elevator and spread to a local hardware store. Locals who came to combat the flames say efforts were hindered by lack of cellphone coverage.
Local news, News

Communications breakdown

In the wake of last week’s fire, Crystal City residents have joined the rural Manitobans 
taking cellphone companies to task for what they say is subpar coverage

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Crystal City residents say that poor cell coverage compounded the crisis caused by a fire last week. That’s when fire erupted from the top of the local grain elevator, spewing ash and embers into the air, razing the elevator to the ground and setting a hardware store ablaze. “I heard of one firefighter who was
Canada's grain export terminals can handle almost 19,000 cars a week, elevators say, but the rails say they'll deliver 8,000 a week combined in winter and 11,000 the rest of the year.
Crops, News

Rail car shortfalls drag on sales, grain companies say

Grain companies say they can handle twice the number of rail cars they’re getting

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Western Canada’s major grain companies say car shortfalls are seriously hampering their ability to make sales. In fact, they say they can handle twice as many rail cars during the first half of the crop year than what the railways intend to supply. “We don’t expect the railways to gear up to provide 18,750 rail
crystal city elevator
News, News & Opinion

Crystal City area grain growers face long haul

Few local shipping options after local elevator burned to ground

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Days after fire razed a Crystal City grain elevator to the ground, Kyle Holman had an extra 400 bushels of wheat to move, and no local terminal. “Maybe I wasn’t the best customer as far as using them consistently, but there were definitely situations where it’s going to be hard to replace the convenience of
Parrish and Heimbecker’s current elevator at Dutton Siding, west of Gilbert Plains, Man. (ParrishAndHeimbecker.com)
Crops

P+H to double down on northwestern Manitoba grain

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UPDATED/CORRECTED, Aug. 17 — Winnipeg grain company Parrish and Heimbecker has plans to double its grain handle out of northwestern Manitoba with a new elevator and crop input centre. The company announced Aug. 1 it will put up a new facility in the RM of Gilbert Plains, with 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes of storage capacity
Drivers on Highway No. 16 east of Gladstone have probably noticed a grain elevator on a farm along the south side of the road. The 41,000-bushel house was built by Federal Grain in 1956 at Golden Stream, a station on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision about six miles to the southwest. It replaced an earlier elevator, dating from 1935, that was destroyed by fire on July 23, 1955 along with two annexes, an engine house, and 48,000 bushels of grain. Sold to Manitoba Pool in 1972 and closed, the elevator stood vacant for a time before being sold to private ownership and moved here.
Country Crossroads, Other

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: July 2018

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these
This photo from June 1981 shows a Manitoba Pool elevator at Franklin, northwest of Neepawa in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, under renovation. The taller elevator was built in 1959 next to the shorter elevator from 1927. A balloon annex once stood to the right of the older elevator. The renovations in 1981 included a new office and larger driveshed, and installation of a metric scale. The crib annex at left, built in 1958, was moved here from Mentmore, 12 miles to the southeast. In 1991, the old elevator was demolished and replaced by three steel tanks. The 160,000-bushel elevator was closed in July 2000, following the opening by Agricore of a large, new facility at Minnedosa. The last elevator in the municipality was demolished in 2002.
Country Crossroads, Other

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: June 2018

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these
News

CN Rail ordered 1,000 hopper cars

The new cars will hold more grain and replace older cars

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CN Rail has ordered 1,000 new-generation high-cube grain hopper cars over the next two years to rejuvenate the aging equipment needed to serve increasing annual crop yields. “This substantial investment in higher-capacity payload hopper cars, with up to 10 per cent more capacity than the older generation, demonstrates our commitment to safely, efficiently and reliably
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Cargill upgrading rail loading at Lethbridge

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Agrifood firm Cargill is reworking the site layout and expanding its rail loading capacity at its grain elevator in the Lethbridge city limits. The company recently announced a $20 million project to “more than double” the loading capacity at the Lethbridge elevator, from 56 to 134 cars. “The industry standard for rail capacity is increasing,
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: A silver lining

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No one would look at the ongoing struggle to move grain to port position this winter as a positive thing. It’s been a long and exhausting grind for everyone involved from the farmer through to the railways. Challenging weather met understaffed and underequipped railways and the result was poor service, scant grain movement and expensive

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