Restoration under way on flour mill

May 26, 2021, 2:14 pm

Work is under way on re-siding the Esterhazy Flour Mill. The Esterhazy Flour Mill was built by James Saunders from 1904 to 1907. There were many hold-ups in the construction of the Esterhazy Flour Mill due to delivery delays for materials, and milling began on June 18, 1907. Saunders, from Whitewood, was a small operator who serviced consumers in the area that surrounded his mills, and sold surplus flour for export. Renovations on the historic building began Monday, May 17. Some wood under the original siding had to be replaced early in the restoration. The Town of Esterhazy received two grants, in the amounts of $100,000 and $49,000, to re-side the Flour Mill. The flour mill is a provincial and national historic site.