The White Bear Saskatchewan elevator burned down after a lightning strike on
June 2, 2017. I guess the universe decided to give the old girl a Viking Funeral!
Chalifoux Brothers Registered Seed Growers (WHitemud Creek Region, Alberta)
Photo by Lachie McKinnon
39.2 km North of Valleyview on Highway 49, turn west on Secondary 676 and travel 18.5 km, Turn right onto Township Road 75-0, 0.6 km east, south on Range Road 22-5 W6. The elevator is on the east side of the road 150 meters south.
Left to Right:
Rycroft Ex-Alberta Wheat Pool, Center: Rycroft Ex-Cargill, Right: Grimshaw Ex-Viterra
All Demolished Spring 2016
Top Photos By Jim A Pearson 2014
Bottom Fire Photo By Jim Baumann
Four elevators in the Grimshaw (Viterra wooden elevator) and two more elevators in Rycoft were destroyed last year. However, a new elevator was found in the Whitemud Creek region Northwest of Valleyview.
After 4,419 km travelling from Drumheller to Manitoba (Winnipeg, Gimili, Tyndall, Beausejour, Morris, Winkler, Morden, MIami, Altona, Holland, Brandon) and Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, then finally back to Drumheller, I'm exhausted.
But on the other hand... I saw the Austin Agricultural Musuem, Canadian Grain Comission, the Transcona Parrish & Heimbecker Terminal, the Tyndall elevator, Gimili's New Iceland Musuem, Beausejour's Museum, Morden's Fossil Museum and a number of other places, I think I have enough data and photos to complete the Manitoba book. There are too many people I'd like to thank for all of their help on this mad tour. After a day or two of recovery, I'm going to get to work full force on the book and I am hoping to get it completed by the end of June. Watch this space!
These photos were taken by Jim A Pearson several hours before the elevator was demolished on May 9, 2017.
For more photos of the actual demolition, please check these
photos at:
The Morris Manitoba Paterson wooden elevator finally was brought down on May 9, 2017!
Special thanks to Chris Doering who uploaded this on Vanishing Sentinels facebook page.
This is a very rare photo of the Richard Cosgrave grain elevator that was located at
Hart Siding (Milepost 70.4) East of Rosebud. Location still needs to be confirmed!
Breaking News!
Other Updates
From Johnnie Bachusky of
The Mountain View Gazette:
Innisfail and region applauds decision to approve the construction of Red Deer County's first ever grain terminal operation.
This page is for updates for the website, information on recently demolished elevators, railroad abandonments and anything interesting to the grain elevator fans.
I try to keep it updated as much as possible!
UPDATES
As of June 17, 2016
Alberta has 301 known Grain Facilities.
248 are wooden elevators and annexes,
41 are concrete, 12 are steel.
(Not including 50+ seed cleaning or feed mills)
The Manitoba Volume IV book is nearling completion and I hoping to get it out by
July 2017. Watch this space!
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