Manitoba grain elevator to be demolished

The Manitoba Pool grain elevator in Lyleton is pictured in August 2014. (Jean McManus/Manitoba Historical Society)

A southwest Manitoba grain elevator is set to be demolished by the end of the year due to safety concerns.

According to Sandra Clark, reeve of the Municipality of Two Borders, the tender has been awarded for the deconstruction of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator, located in Lyleton, Man.

She said council made the decision to demolish the nearly 100-year-old structure as it’s in a “precarious state,” adding that it’s the only way to keep residents safe.

“One wall of the very top of the elevator has twisted and in any wind may come down,” she said in an interview on Tuesday.

The grain elevator was built in 1928 on the edge of Lyleton. The elevator was closed in the 1970s and then sold to a local farmer. Two Borders has since taken over ownership.