Grain Elevators of Canada

Yellow Grass

Train passing the Yellow Grass, SK grain elevator, July 2008. Contributed by Pat Scrimgeour.
Train passing the Yellow Grass, SK grain elevator, July 2008. Contributed by Pat Scrimgeour.

The town of Yellow Grass, SK had five grain elevators in 1985, but now has none. The last grain elevator, originally a UGG elevator but last owned by Viterra, was demolished in late 2014.

Yellow Grass, SK elevator row, 1985. Copyright by Eric Gagnon.
Yellow Grass, SK elevator row, 1985. Copyright by Eric Gagnon.

Today there are miniature grain elevators in a town park.

Miniature grain elevators in Yellow Grass, SK, Oct 2025. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

Historic Images of Yellow Grass

Aerial photo of Yellow Grass, SK, 1950s by H.D. McPhail. Credit: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives and Special Collections, MG402, Town Series 2, Box 4, 229.

The aerial image above was taken by Howdy McPhail in the 1950s, and is from the University of Saskatchewan collection (here). There are four grain elevators visible:

  • McCabe grain elevator (with Victoria branding)
  • Pioneer grain elevator
  • Searle grain elevator
  • Paterson grain elevator

Another aerial image is shown below, taken by Howdy McPhail in the 1960s.

Aerial photo of Yellow Grass, SK, 1950s by H.D. McPhail. Credit: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives and Special Collections, MG402, Town Series 1, Box 1, 350.

There were five grain elevators at that time:

  • McCabe grain elevator (with Victoria branding)
  • Pioneer grain elevator
  • Searle grain elevator (now with crib annex)
  • Paterson grain elevator (new elevator)
  • Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator

The image below, dated from around 1907, shows a Western Elevator, a North Star, Western Canada Flour Mills #62 and a Winnipeg Elevator Co. elevator.

Yellowgrass, SK grain elevators, circa 1907
Yellowgrass, SK grain elevators, circa 1907

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