Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator

Valued as the last of the three grain elevators that once stood in Parkside, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator is a landmark in the community. While there were once more than 3,000 country elevators in Saskatchewan, the consolidation of the grain handling system rendered wood-crib elevators obsolete and, except for a few hundred, most have been demolished. While no longer part of the grain handling system, grain elevators such as the structure in Parkside, reflect a community’s agricultural roots.

The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator is also valued for its form and design. It is an example of the tall, flat-top standard plan elevators constructed during the 1950s. These unusually tall elevators possessed larger storage capacity than the medium-height sloped shoulder elevators they replaced. A wood-frame annex which had been built to serve a previous elevator on the site, provided additional grain storage space. Their form, massing and role in grain handing system made elevators such as this one enduring symbols of Saskatchewan’s rural, agricultural identity.

Source:

Village of Parkside Bylaw No. 3 of 1998.