b"SEED PLANTUpgrading the Plant in a PandemicDespite pandemic delays, Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant managed to upgrade and expand its seed cleaning plant. WHEN ALASTAIR TRUESDALEbecame plant manager of Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant, he had a vision. He knew the plant was dated but he saw potential. With the amount of business going through it and new technology available, he knew the plant could upgrade, expand and become more.The new manager was very progressive. He came along and it's one of those things, (that) if you don't keep up with changes in agriculture or any business to keep the business upgraded. It lags behind and then all (of a) suddenyou're struggling to find ways to get it back into shape, Larry Hildebrandt, board member of Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant, says in a phone interview.The Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant in Carstairs, Alta. was originally built in 1961 and was a wooden structure. The original facility ran until 1987 when a new steel facility was constructed. The 1987 plant is still operating as of today and has received upgrades over the years. In 2012 a colour sorter was added to the plant with the largest upgrades have happened with the recent upgrade.Truesdale decided to start working at the plant in 2015. He had originally immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland in 2012 and had travelled around Western Canada working in sales for seed cleaning and handling equipment. As he found himself wanting to settle down an opportunity presented itself at Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant.I had very much enjoyed getting to see so much of the country while visiting seed plants and grain elevators across the Prairies, but Ididn't want to stay on the road. And then I took the job here because I knew that Dwayne Trotier was going to retire sometime in the future and felt that it was a greatAbove: The original Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant in Carstairs, Alta. built in Alberta location, he explains in a phone interview.1961. The original facility ran until 1987 when a new steel facility was constructed. Truesdale worked under Mountain View Seed Cleaning PlantThe Mountain View Seed Cleaning Plant in Carstairs, Alta. facility during General Manager Dwayne Trotier for a few years before Trotierconstruction to expand the plant. retired and Truesdale took over running the plant in 2019, workingPHOTOS: MOUNTAIN VIEW SEED CLEANING PLANTwith Cam Reid as plant operator and the plants bookkeeper Anke 42seed.ab.ca"