Melfort

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool grain elevator in Melfort, SK, August 1994.
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool grain elevator in Melfort, SK, August 1994.

The town of Melfort, Saskatchewan had quite a collection of grain elevators in August 1994 when Donald Bloomfield Hamilton came through. The Pool had a large “A” elevator with a crib annex along with a smaller elevator used as an annex, and a balloon annex to complete the complex.

There was a UGG grain elevator a kilometre or two west of the town. This elevator was demolished between 2013 and 2021, and has been replaced by the Andersons Grain terminal.

UGG grain elevator in Melfort, SK, August 1994.
UGG grain elevator in Melfort, SK, Aug 1994. Copyright by Donald Hamilton.

Cargill also had a complex near Melfort in 1994.

Cargill complex near Melfort, SK, August 1994.
Cargill complex near Melfort, SK, August 1994. Copyright by Donald Hamilton.
Pool "A" grain elevator in Melfort, SK, June 1981.
Pool “A” grain elevator in Melfort, SK, June 1981. Photographer unknown, collection of Steve Boyko.

Modern Grain Elevators

Viterra grain elevator near Melfort, SK, Oct 2022. Contributed by Jeff Whyte.
Viterra grain elevator near Melfort, SK, Oct 2022. Contributed by Jeff Whyte.

Viterra and Richardson Pioneer both have inland terminals southwest of the town. In 2021 G3 announced it was building a new concrete elevator near Melfort.

G3 grain elevator under construction outside Melfort, SK, Oct 2022. Contributed by Jeff Whyte.
G3 grain elevator under construction outside Melfort, SK, Oct 2022. Contributed by Jeff Whyte.
Pioneer grain elevator near Melfort, SK, Oct 2022. Contributed by Jeff Whyte.
Pioneer grain elevator near Melfort, SK, Oct 2022. Contributed by Jeff Whyte.

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