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Cold Weather Drone Tips and a Flight Over Bents, Saskatchewan

Posted on January 8, 2022 by danocan

Recently we had the chance to take a drive to the ghost town of Bents, Saskatchewan. Bents is home to a relatively famous and oft-photographed grain elevator which has really suffered a lot of damage over the last few years … Continue reading →

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Another Elevator Gone

Posted on November 5, 2021 by danocan

We’re shocked. We shouldn’t be because this happens all the time. Overnight we lost the grain elevator in Rouleau, Saskatchewan to fire. Famous for being painted as “Dog River”, the elevator was an important background set piece on the TV … Continue reading →

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The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge of St. Louis, Saskatchewan (1915)

Posted on March 6, 2021 by danocan

St. Louis, Saskatchewan is home to the impressive Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge, which was built in 1915. In 1928 two roadbeds were added to the outside of the bridge for automobile traffic, which at the time made it the … Continue reading →

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Touring the Alsask Radar Dome

Posted on September 10, 2020 by danocan

If you have ever driven Alberta Highway 9 / Saskacthewan Highway 7 between Calgary and Saskatoon, you likely have noticed the large white object which sits just north of the highway right on the border between the two provinces. If … Continue reading →

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The Lost Don Video – Braddock, Saskatchewan

Posted on May 12, 2020 by danocan

My former neighbor Don was a Korean War veteran and one of the best storytellers I have ever met. I used to love getting together with him and his wife June to listen to him weave a narrative. One night … Continue reading →

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