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From funerals to 4H to a beloved Smorgasboard tradition — memories of the Milleton Community Hall motivate users to preserve its future.

From funerals to 4H to a beloved Smorgasboard tradition — memories of the Milleton Community Hall motivate users to preserve its future.

A new book is putting a spotlight on the structures that once defined the economy of prairie provinces.

These spooky images feel like theyre from a far-flung, distant time. HuffPost Canada Staff 01/25/2021 10:12am EST These photos may not seem like they were taken in this century, but they’re all practically brand new. Saskatchewan photographer Chris Attrell has been exploring abandoned sites since 2003. His passion for the Prairies and interest in night photography led to a perfect combination of capturing Canadian ghost towns through his unique perspective. Attrell typically spends about 45 ...

Attrell sees history and people where others may simply see an old car, an empty kitchen, or a sagging porch. "That’s what I try to give people in my art: a sense of what it must have been like," he says. The old, unwieldy subjects can make for slow work. Owls nest in attics and bedrooms. Abandoned yards are home to hidden water wells. Rusty nails sprout from collapsed sheds. Shotgun shells and liquor bottles litter living room floors. Walls can be covered in graffiti. Attrell attributes ...

Article content Chris Attrell preserves what others leave behind. The Saskatchewan photographer has spent the better part of 15 years doing so, often criss-crossing Saskatchewan’s back roads in a white Cadillac Deville to find lost buildings and overgrown front yards. Those subjects have inspired hundreds of portraits of abandoned places, charting family histories decades after people left their homes. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Hauntingl...

Article content While many people began working from home this spring, the StarPhoenix’s photojournalists continued venturing into the world to capture images of people, places and events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — all while masked up and keeping a safe distance from those they shot. Below, photojournalist Matt Smith shares some of his most powerful images of 2020. Tubers ride the lift at Optimist Hill. Photo taken Jan. 2, 2020. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix We apol...