Sask. farmer trying to sell or donate town's grain elevator to avoid demolition
A Saskatchewan farmer is seeking to sell or donate a historic grain elevator to avoid the costs of demolition. Despite its historical significance, the town has declined to take ownership, leaving the future of the structure uncertain.
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The story highlights the struggle to preserve rural industrial heritage as agricultural logistics evolve and small-town infrastructure becomes obsolete.
The grain elevator in Raymore, Saskatchewan, about 115 kilometres north of Regina, was built in the 1960s to support local farmers. By 2006, it was no longer in service and a local farmer bought it as a storage space.
Twenty years later, Duane Kirstein says he can't keep up with the maintenance, so he's put it up for sale.
"We've offered it to the town and they don't want it," Kirstein said. "We've got a couple commercial people interested. Other than that, we've talked about maybe listing it with a real estate company, but I don't know what it's going to be like to move it.… they're kind of a thing of the past."
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