Western Grain By-Products Storage
"Fort William Elevator"
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![fort-william-western-grain-4 coloured new fort william - western grain by-product storage](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-JACK-ELLIOTT-1-1-landscape-3dee0a584a93bdabe72d39cc75e5b689-kra9ohfupw0x.bmp)
A full view of Western Grain By-Products taken from the Pool 5 lot. This terminal has a distinct H shape due to its second workhouse above the riverside annex bins.
![fort-william-western-grain-3 black and white older fort william elevator](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-11061983-GENE-ONCHULENKO-24-174-scaled-landscape-8e73e8637d33437c7b337e09ab34eec0-uft2icv5a93e.jpg)
A full view of the Fort William Elevator taken from the Kaministiquia River. Consolidated Elevator is partially visible to the right.
![fort-william-western-grain-25 ship docked at port of elevator](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-F-LEMOYNE-2-_-CONSOLIDATED-JACK-ELLIOTT--landscape-3012b263228e66bccf0daaf7fa3a9ad4-6lxdgf8o9nmp.bmp)
A huge Canada Steamship Lines vessel loads at Western Grain By-Products. Pool 11 is visible in the right-hand background.
![fort-william-western-grain-7 stack hit by lightening with train running past](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-STACK-HIT-BY-LIGHTNING-0262-DD-52--scaled-landscape-8401865766a18a5c3beeee9c87d243df-31ycjha5xpok.jpg)
A view of Western Grain By-Products taken from inland. The freestanding chimney stack is partially destroyed due to a lightning strike and is eventually torn down. The 'Fort William Elevator Co. F' sign is still visible on the workhouse.
![fort-william-western-grain-8 black and white birds eye view of port to the left, elevator and city to the right](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-SWP-10-0A-307--scaled-landscape-60a61c63f3f7c770be0716600a6ebaca-bqgtedri8n9z.jpg)
A historical view of the busy Kaminitiquia River terminals. Fort William Elevator loads a ship in the centre of the photo. Western Grain stands in behind, and Paterson Elevator is visible further upriver.
![fort-william-western-grain-13 work house from the elevator](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-19.-RIVER-WORK-HOUSE-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0664-DD-51-scaled-landscape-a80757d3df0819862e4b933123c08a2e-oel5ibp0gwk9.jpg)
A view between the two workhouses of Western Grain By-Products. The bright blue machine is the elevator's modern dust control system.
![fort-william-western-grain-1 two people in an office with a chalkboard for bin sotrage](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-4.-NANCY-_-KEVIN-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-DD-31-0646-DD-51-scaled-landscape-2612a3f115ce4fcdd6689952043f6dde-s9cdx50o7jbm.jpg)
The Western Grain By-Products office. The large chalkboard on the left is used for annex bin inventory. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-5 people surrounding the cleaner](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-11.-CLEANER-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0653-DD51-scaled-landscape-e2278a5d3fcb052ca0de42a270d8be62-3spuw9tm28lk.jpg)
An interior view of Western Grain By-Products. The machine in the centre is one of the many cleaners that shakes the grain through a series of sieves. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-10 car shed](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-1.-CAR-SHED-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0643-DD-51-scaled-landscape-276ab310f7f0af6e292a8743b3f4935f-5adf6iz1es8j.jpg)
A view of the Western Grain By-Products car shed interior. This car shed was unique when it was built because the decorative red brick panelling was used throughout for purely aesthetic purposes. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-21 old wooden drive wheel](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-30.-OLD-WOODEN-DRIVE-WHEEL-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0682-DD51-scaled-landscape-b3bc337b478513fbc17a12c16319dd92-tqzs64r58cy2.jpg)
A close-up photo of a huge wooden wheel that once operated Western Grain By-Products' rope-drive system. As technology advanced, this hazardous system was changed, but the terminal kept the old machinery as artifacts. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-22 2 2000lbs weight to test scales on the floor](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-31.-2000-LB-WEIGHT-TO-TEST-SCALES-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0683-DD-51-scaled-landscape-e13042e68a402f6e3a9ec43e4b205a3d-gs2l3b0khtn6.jpg)
These pieces weigh up to 2000lbs and are used to test the scales in the elevators to ensure the product is the correct weight. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-26 dumper hopper](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-TOUR-TOUR-12.-LEG-DUMPER-HOPPPER-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0654-DD-51-scaled-landscape-4c0d269133906f30f4aa486029691a0b-50r1w8t2eu6z.jpg)
A view of the machinery in the terminal's basement. Within the large column is the elevation leg that brings grain to the top to the workhouse. The elevation leg consists of a conveyor belt lined with buckets. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-14 scale floor from above](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-20.-SCALE-FLOOR-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0671-DD-51--scaled-landscape-cff22e8216c1dd430fb9df5c0fc65d03-54lohc68yza3.jpg)
A view of the Western Grain By-Products scale floor taken from above during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-23 annex](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-33.-ANNEX-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0685-DD-51--scaled-landscape-6801ed734d89c2a271717fa73984c1a5-oqc6yhefj3x0.jpg)
An interior view of Western Grain By-Products' annex floor. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-17 scale](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-25.-SCALE-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-DD-31-0676-scaled-landscape-bb3c15d683b48ccb90684bdce9e223d7-tgpf9omi1hbj.jpg)
A photo of the manual scales used for weighing in the early years of operation. Now, all terminals use electronic scales. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-16 scale](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-22.-SCALE-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-DD-31-0673-DD-51--scaled-landscape-5d7aad7170e9ff514fc4adf0cbaa3f22-aclydztqb6eu.jpg)
Another angle of the manual scales used for weighing in the early years of operation. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-19 below the scales](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-28.-BELOW-THE-SCALES-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-DD-31-0680-DD-51-scaled-landscape-416e480ddba6e4d85315cac1b7c190ac-6y9n0dbketqr.jpg)
A view below the scales at Western Grain By-Products. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![Ffort-william-western-grain-12 the dark basement](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-15.-BASEMENT-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-DD-31-0657-DD-51-scaled-landscape-226758c85fdfd2caf2e0e9ae2248b1fb-nm26qajvwgd1.jpg)
A view of the belt in the basement of Western Grain By-Products. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-9 bin tops](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-35.-BIN-TOPS-3005-2013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0690-DD-51--scaled-landscape-16e7ae50816d7f7c8972860d41a23ec9-3qgh05pzsno2.jpg)
A view of the top of the bins in the Western Grain By-Products annex. A ladder goes down into the interspace bin. These odd-shaped spaces between the huge cylindrical silos were also used for storage. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-24 trip](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-34.-TRIP-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0686-DD-51-scaled-landscape-c888672722c0844c6f6f4cc94863d07c-d3at04r12wi8.jpg)
A photo of the "trip" machine on the annex floor that helps move grain to the proper belts and bins.Ā Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-20 distributing floor with people standing there](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-29.-DISTRIBUTING-FLOOR-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0681-DD-51--scaled-landscape-fc957b0d451e5b4b7741716a2f8b4737-nsjy9mt7cvqb.jpg)
A view of the distributing floor (sometimes called the D Floor) at Western Grain By-Products. The small circles on the floor are hatches that spouts open into to store grain in the bins below. Photo taken during a tour of the facility.
![fort-william-western-grain-11 power house with people standing there](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/FORT-WILLIAM-ELEVATOR-TOUR-6.-POWER-HOUSE-30052013-GENE-ONCHULENKO-0648-DD-51-scaled-landscape-39efc58832bc4c91501543e9ca3b0ee6-h0xsien4ly37.jpg)
Tour group in Western Grain By-Products.
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An engineering plan of Fort William Elevator F made by CD Howe Company.