Tag Archives: Sharples

Sharples Grain Elevator – Another Prairie Grain Elevator Moves Towards Demolition

Posted on December 17, 2025 by danocan

Last week I had the chance to go out with Nadeer Hashmi of CBC and talk about the disappearing grain elevators of the Canadian prairies. We visited one success story (Dorothy) and then we visited the site of an upcoming … Continue reading →

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Sharples: An Extremely Endangered Grain Elevator

Posted on June 7, 2025 by danocan

It’s never a good thing to learn another grain elevator is on the endangered list. It is especially bad when that elevator is one of the most-photographed elevators in the entire province of Alberta. Not only is the 1923 elevator … Continue reading →

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Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Part 2

Posted on July 23, 2018 by danocan

And, it is done.  I have finally completed the video from the second day of the annual Alberta ghost town tour.  While it seems the summer is moving so quickly this year, there are still plenty of explorations to come … Continue reading →

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Sharples

Posted on November 9, 2017 by danocan

There are some places that just keep you calling you back, time and time again. Sharples is one of those for me. I don’t actually remember how I first learned of the Sharples elevator nor do I actually remember my … Continue reading →

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Journey to Garden Plain

Posted on August 23, 2016 by danocan

It was just your typical 1335km weekend road trip.  While the primary goal was to attend the Southern Alberta Weekend (SAW) which is an annual Geocaching event put on by the South East Alberta Region Cache Hunters (SEARCH).  Of course, for … Continue reading →

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