The community of Gravelbourg, Sask. said goodbye to a well-known landmark this weekend – as its nearly century-old water tower was taken apart.
Built in 1928, the tower has remained a vital piece of Gravelbourg’s landscape, supplying water to the town’s 1,000 residents and acting as a beacon that could be seen from kilometres away.
“I remember coming into Gravelbourg, and that’s the first thing you see because you can see it, like, ten miles out … that’s the first thing you notice is a water tower. So, it’s kind of sad that they’re going to take it down,” 90-year-old town resident Minnie Nugent told CTV News.
Over the weekend, the tower was dismantled – the process captured by the photos below.
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