Saskatchewan Grain Elevators – Your Railway Pictures

The Grain Elevators
of Saskatchewan, Canada


Alberta	Manitoba

Return to The Grain Elevators of Western Canada

This site is a collection of Grain Elevators from Western Canada.
They were submitted to me by Art Grieve and his sister in-law Elizabeth Grieve.
They have collected these picture during their travels around the area.
Many of these elevators are no longer standing
You are invited to submit any picture that you have that fit any of these pages.
E mail me
johnmacdoanld@summerville-novascotia.com

A brief history of the Grain Elevators of Western Canada

The grain elevators in Western Canada have for years been referred to as prairie icons, prairie cathedrals or prairie sentinels and have become a visual symbol of what farming in this part of the country is all about. There were as many as 5758 in 1933. These grain elevators dominated the prairie landscape for more than a century with every community having at least one.
They were the first step in a grain trading process that moves the grain from producer to worldwide markets. The first grain elevator was a strictly utilitarian building considered by anyone that viewed them to be anything but that.
They were designed for one purpose, getting the grain into railway boxcars. The farmers, who at first shoveled their grain into 2-bushel sacks which they then transported to a loading platform along the rail line. There, they emptied the sacks into a waiting boxcar, a back-breaking and inefficient job. They needed something much better if the west was to grow. A means of storing and shipping grain quickly, This brought about the small, one-storey wood frame warehouses erected by farmers. The railways demanded larger, vertical warehouses that could take advantage of gravity to empty the grain and a mechanism known as the “leg” was devised, an endless belt with cups or scoops attached, was devised to load the grain in the elevators. This leg is what gave the name to and determined the shape of the grain elevator.
Today many of these grain elevators are being dismantled and removed from the landscape. Railway lines are being abandoned and the railways want them removed for safety reason.
Many of the grain elevators shown on this site are no longer in existence.
It’s just another sign of progress.
I hope that you enjoy your visit to this site and can appreciate
Art Grive’s work in keeping some of these alive.
For a more detailed history of the Grain Elevators plese go to the following site .
The Canadian Encyclopedia (Grain Elevators)

Coronach SK

Redford SK


Abbey SK	Assinaboia SK

Bents SK	Bents SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB
Bents is a very interesting ghost town with lots of buildings including the elevator. It is located entirely on private property so you have to be careful in what you do there. There doesn’t seem to be any vandalism so that is refreshing.

Bladworth SK	Bracken SK
	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Cactus Lake SK	Cadillac SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Carnduff SK	Carrievale SK

Carrievale SK	Chamberlain SK

Climax SK	Conquest A SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Consul SK	Darcy SK
	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Dinsmore SK	Dollard SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Eston A SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Eston B SK	Eston C SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Fox Valley SK	Frobisher SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Fusillier SK	Feudal SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Glenworth SK	Hudson_Bay SK

Humboldt SK	Gainsborough SK

Lacadena SK	Limerick SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB This picture was taken in Sep 2014 and still standing	This picture was taken and submitted on July 13, 2014 by Wayne Parsons Simi Valley, CA and all commercial rights are reserved to him

Macoun SK	Mankota SK

McCord SK	Orkney SK
	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Oxbow SK

Pangman SK	Parkside SK
	This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Pelly SK	Pennant SK
	This picture was taken and submitted on July 13, 2014 by Wayne Parsons Simi Valley, CA and all commercial rights are reserved to him

Primate SK	Rose Valley SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Sanctuary SK	Shawnavon SK
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Univ of Sask Saskatoon – located on the grounds of the U of S
This picture was submitted by Dale Redekopp St. Albert, AB

Theodore SK courtesy of Elizabeth Grieve	Tisdale SK

Val Marie SK	Val Marie SK

Verwood SK	Waldron SK

Walpole SK	Wartime SK