Reading Time: 3 minutes For Cody Kapcsos the shock of seeing the wreckage earlier this month at Warner was like looking at a once beautiful loved one and encountering utter physical devastation. “When I saw what happened to this iconic and beautiful row it was shocking to see, like someone whose beauty had long deserved admiration but now there […] Read more
Demolition at Warner’s famed elevator row
With the loss of two classic pioneer sentinels Alberta’s pioneer heritage takes a serious blow
Cargill to close Man. grain facility
Reuters – Cargill Ltd. said on Thursday that it will close its Swan River, Manitoba grain facility, which includes two elevators, as of May 31, 2015. The facility would require costly upgrades if it remained open, Jeff Wildeman, regional manager of Cargill AgHorizons said in a statement. Cargill’s crop inputs facility in Swan River will remain open. The decision comes as Cargill […] Read more
Saving Alberta’s farming icons
Grain elevator enthusiasts promote history, preservation of historic structures
Reading Time: 3 minutes The key to saving the 100 or so country grain elevators still standing in Alberta is preserving their stories, says Hans Huizinga, a heritage restoration consultant. “The elevators themselves are no good without the stories,” said Huizinga, noting the Prairie sentinels and their operators generated countless tales of pioneer living and commerce. “You can have […] Read more
Drumheller graphic artist aims to preserve the memory of Prairie sentinels
Jim Pearson preserving legacy of fast-disappearing Prairie icons
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jim Pearson was caught off guard when he heard the Pioneer country grain elevator in Kamsack, Sask., was demolished in July. He had photographed it three years earlier when it was still a vital service for area farmers. “This thing was barely 30 years old,” said Pearson, a graphic artist who has established himself over […] Read more
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