A Stop in Chancellor Alberta
On the road to adventure a pit-stop is made in Chancellor Alberta to view the town’s last grain elevator. There’s not many of these left out here on the prairies and while there’s a deadline to keep, we can’t resist. There in the setting sun and the building all aglow, it’s a quick snapshot of something once so common that no one paid them any mind. Funny how that is.
We documented this building before, maybe eight years ago, but the piece is outdated and missing information. Still, you can see it here: Prairie Sentinels – Chancellor Alberta. Maybe it’s time to for a proper revisit and update what we have.
The elevator, one of several that used to call Chancellor home, sits along an abandoned rail line. It’s there on the far side, but not visible from this angle. Now just a gravel path through the grass it’s yet another reminder of the tremendous change that’s taken place out in rural parts the last few decades. The elevators go, the trains stop running and soon there’s nothing left.
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Date of adventure: August, 2020.
Location: Chancellor, AB.
The last grain elevator in Chancellor Alberta.
I grew up in northern Saskatchewan and you could count the people there on all your digits. We had a couple of grain elevators, I wonder if they are still standing
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A bit of the Cargill logo peeks out. Wonderful Herald Ag columnist John Schmidt lived there and referred to himself as the. Exchequer of Chancellor.
How interesting! I seem to recall the logo on the far side is complete. I think.
That’s a nice shot!
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Why are they not using these elevators any more, and also why have the trains stopped, as their main purpose was moving the product from these elevators?
Smaller facilities like this were replaced by huge terminals and any excess track pulled up. This elevator is still used, however, and a farmer uses it to store grain.
Nice picture of the elevator thanks for sharing.
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You take take such beautiful photos. I really enjoy them.
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It’s a nice place to stop at. I wonder how the progress is going on that old building that was being restored in the hamlet?
We chatted with the fellow in 2020 (I think) and he was working on it as time permitted.
I recall our previous visit to Chancellor. A nice little place