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…same time, allowing for faster processing. The building, from new until closing belonged to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. A farmer owner cooperative it was traditionally the largest grain handling firm not just in the province but the entire country. The company was huge and every town in Saskatchewan where grain… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 1 in comments.)

…function as commercial grain handling facilities, but not that many. Some, like one we found in nearby Whitepool, were simply abandoned. More Saskatchewan elevators… Dodsland SK ex-Sask Pool. Marengo’s crazy Frankenvator. Prairie Sentinels – Gull Lake Saskatchewan. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 0 in comments.)

…tiny community of Coderre. The building was constructed in 1924 for the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company. That organization, two years later, was folded into the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (aka SWP). Both were farmer owned collectives. At one time, the SWP was the largest grain handler in Canada and nearly every… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 2 in comments.)

…here and any of those that used to stand nearby. To see some other grain elevators we’ve explored, including some in nearby towns, follow these links… Prairie Sentinels – Portreeve Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Prelate Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Delia Alberta. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 2 in comments.)

…we had (it was a hectic weekend). Compared to Alberta, which has perhaps two hundred and fifty examples, Saskatchewan, with almost double that, is a wooden grain elevator explorer’s dream. The example seen in this report was built in 1966 for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. That company, formed in the… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 2 in comments.)

…Or © 2012-2024 Chris Doering, Johanna (Connie) Biggart & the BIGDoer.com Society. 🍁🎀 Pennant Saskatchewan’s last grain elevator. It dates from the 1950s and replaced an earlier structure. The old foundation of another elevator. You know you are in Saskatchewan when… It appears to be used as a producer-car loading… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 1 in comments.)

…lasting into the 1990s. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool dates from the 1920s. Recall, the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company spoken of a few paragraphs above was an earlier incarnation (and was founded in the 1910s). Regardless, it was a farmer owned collective for its entire history. The largest grain handling firm… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 1 in comments.)

…The original 1916 structure belonged to the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company, a farmer owned collective. That firm morphed into the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (aka the SWP) in the mid-1920s. It was also farmer owned. The “Pool”, as it was known, closed the facility in the early part of this century…. (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

…obscure. With that in mind it may be some time before we post a report. To see other Saskatchewan grain elevators we’ve explored, follow these links… Prairie Sentinels – Admiral Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Cadillac Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Prelate Saskatchewan. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

We’re in Saskatchewan seeking ghost towns and grain elevators and as much adventure as we can handle. Stopping in the tiny community (redundant statement – nearly all Saskatchewan towns, it seems, are such), we find a real treat, a stunning prairie sentinel, all nice and brown, surround by yellow flowers… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 1 in comments.)

…had to bypass something interest for the sake of keeping a schedule. To see some other Alberta and Saskatchewan grain elevators we’ve explored, follow these links… Prairie Sentinels – Pennant Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Prelate Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Delia Alberta. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

…A storm moved in as we arrived, making for some ugly dull grey pictures. I hate that! To see some other Saskatchewan grain elevators we’ve explored, follow these links… Prairie Sentinels – Pennant Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Prelate Saskatchewan. Prairie Sentinels – Leader Saskatchewan. If you wish more information on… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

About the only thing left in Battrum Saskatchewan is the lonely grain elevator that is the subject of this report. A former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool facility, it stands vigil alongside a sleepy railway line as it has for decade after decade. Once a busy place and the economic lifeblood of… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

…seen here was built for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in 1957. In the past there used to be a second earlier Pool elevator in Portreeve, a former Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company structure, I believe, It’s not known when it was torn down – the last mention I found of it… (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

…cable stretches, which is them measured by a special sensor. To see other Saskatchewan places we explored, follow these links… Praire Sentinels – Admiral Saskatchewan. Bay Island one room school. Moose Jaw SK then and now – Zion United Church. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here,… (Search hits: 1 in title, 9 in body, 1 in comments.)

…of these, of varying lengths, were put in along Saskatchewan backroads that decade and the one to follow. Know more about this design: Bridge Hunting – Highway 37 Saskatchewan and Bridge Hunting – Scotsguard Saskatchewan. 6) Lastly, it’s a former one room school in the literal middle of nowhere (… (Search hits: 1 in title, 9 in body, 0 in comments.)

…hundred and twenty or so people live in town. More Saskatchewan grain elevators… Whitepool. Coleville Saskatchewan Pool “A”. Marengo’s crazy Frankenvator. Prairie Sentinels – Cadillac Saskatchewan. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: June, 2015. Location: Plenty, SK. Article references: Prairie… (Search hits: 1 in title, 8 in body, 0 in comments.)

We’re at the corner of Main and Railway in the tiny village of Harris Saskatchewan documenting a wonderful old grain elevator. The heavens above are a gorgeous blue (Saskatchewan is the “Land of Living Skies”) and are near perfect. Losing ourselves in the moment we wander about the structure for… (Search hits: 1 in title, 8 in body, 0 in comments.)

…of it are, in that company’s orange colours. If it’s orange it’s a Pioneer. The second elevator was built for the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company, a farmer owned collective. That firm, only a couple years later, morphed into the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, sill farmer owned, which would go on to… (Search hits: 1 in title, 7 in body, 1 in comments.)

…shipping point. All of them date from the period 1907-1916 and were torn down, variously, in the 1970s, 80s and early 2000s. Notable companies represented, in no particular order, include Federal Grain, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and predecessor Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company, Pioneer Grain (second facility), Ogilvie Flour Mills, Alberta… (Search hits: 1 in title, 7 in body, 0 in comments.)

…a not uncommon sight in small town Saskatchewan. To see some of our favourite grain elevators, go here… Ogilvie grain elevator, Wrentham Alberta. Help save it! Prairie Sentinels – Hodgeville Saskatchewan. Alberta’s oldest grain elevator. Prairie Sentinels – Oberlin Alberta. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here,… (Search hits: 1 in title, 6 in body, 1 in comments.)

…what we know… Saskatchewan government records says it’s from 1965. This can’t be right as the only documented grain elevator constructed that year in Prelate was for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (aka SWP or simply “the Pool”). Since we’ve seen pictures of it, we know it’s not the one seen… (Search hits: 1 in title, 6 in body, 1 in comments.)

Saskatchewan has us enamoured. With much history to explore and friendly folks, it’s a place to catch one’s breath, feel at home and revel in its sheer (and sometimes stark) beauty. There’s broad fields of gold, a charming street in some little village or stand there and stare at an… (Search hits: 1 in title, 6 in body, 1 in comments.)