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The Port of Prince Rupert is an important exporter of western Canadian grain and is increasing its capacity to ship out crops in containers.
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Ag container capacity expanding at Prince Rupert

Port officials met with grain industry officials in Winnipeg this fall

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When it comes to exporting western Canadian grain the Port of Vancouver stands out, but the Port of Prince Rupert, almost 1,500 km to the north, has lots to offer too. That’s the message Prince Rupert officials delivered at a reception with grain trade and Manitoba government representatives in Winnipeg Sept. 26. “There’s still latent
A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada plaque commemorating the importance of grain transshipment to Canada’s international grain trade is unveiled this summer. Friends of Grain Elevators board members (l to r) Robert Paterson, Bill Reist, Batia Stolar, Jim Ball, Kathleen Baleja, Herb Daniher, Gerry Heinrichs, Penny Stradeski, Ann Donaldson, Nancy Perozzo, Charla Robinson.
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Importance of Prairie grain industry recognized

What was once the world’s largest grain port linked the economies of Canada’s east and west

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The contribution of Prairie grain transshipment facilities to Canada’s economic development was officially recognized this summer with the unveiling of a plaque by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada. The plaque commemorates the development of grain handling and shipping facilities at the Port of Thunder Bay. The event was the
This United Grain Growers elevator at Belmont occupied the site of a former elevator purchased by UGG from Canadian Consolidated Grain in 1959. Renovated in 1966, it was destroyed by fire on April 18, 1973. Rebuilt as a 109,000-bushel elevator and crib annex in 1974, it was closed permanently in January 1999, about 18 months after this photo was taken. It was demolished in October 2000.
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PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: September 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
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
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Grain elevators brace for high-volume shipping season

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CNS Canada — Grain companies in Western Canada are bracing for another high-volume year, as questions about the system’s ability to handle that amount continue to plague the industry. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, said despite the heat stress that has hit many crops this year, grain companies expect this
New grain facility comes to Homewood
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New grain facility comes to Homewood

Our History: June 1950

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The elevator still stands, but without the Pool logo — this photo from the official opening of the expanded Manitoba Pool facility at Homewood appeared in our June 26, 1980 issue. It wasn’t likely to see a lot of business that year — much of the issue was devoted to coverage of a severe drought
An elevator at Croll, on the CPR line about nine miles northwest of Boissevain, was operated by the Croll Cooperative Elevator Association as part of the Manitoba Pool network. An original 50,000-bushel elevator, built in 1930 to replace an elevator destroyed by fire, was joined by a 30,000-bushel elevator in 1940. Designated A and B respectively, they were merged into a single 80,000-bushel facility around 1952. Seen here in May 1972, the elevator was closed in December 1974, after the railway line was abandoned, and demolished in October 1976.
Country Crossroads, Other

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: May 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
A 36,000-bushel elevator at Bellsite, 36 miles north of Swan River in the Rural Municipality of Mountain, was built in 1951 by Manitoba Pool Elevators and sold to United Grain Growers in March 1960. Seen in this photo from 1964, it was operated for a few years on a part-time basis, along with the elevator at nearby Novra, but increasing costs and low grain throughput led to its closure in November 1975. The elevator was used for private grain storage until September 16, 2007 when, nearly filled with grain, it was destroyed by fire.
Country Crossroads, Other

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: April 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
A 30,000-bushel wooden elevator at Fairfax in the Municipality of Grassland was built by Paterson Grain in 1920. Balloon annexes were built on two sides of it in the 1950s then they were replaced by a large crib annex and two steel tanks. This photo from October 1999 was taken shortly after the facility was closed. It was demolished the following year along with the former Manitoba Pool elevator (acquired by Paterson in 1981) in the background.
Country Crossroads

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: October 2017

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

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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 images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.
A 40,000-bushel grain elevator at Mentmore, southwest of Neepawa in what is now the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, was built in 1927 on land donated by Thomas Drayson. Operated by the Mentmore Co-operative Elevator Association, the first agent was Ken McDougall of Russell, who later purchased the local store. A crib annex was built beside the elevator between 1957 and 1959. The facility closed in December 1978 as the railway line was abandoned. The tracks were removed in June 1979. In the fall of 1980, the annex was moved to Franklin and, the following spring, the elevator was sold to Drayson descendants who used it as storage for their seed business. It appeared to be unused when this aerial photo was taken earlier this year.
Country Crossroads, Other

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: September 2017

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

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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 images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.

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