Yorkton:
Brief Historical Sketch
Thanks
to its strategic location on the Yellowhead Trans
Canada Highway and other key transportation
connections, Yorkton has become Saskatchewan's
third largest trading area, now serving over
250,000 in its trading area. Founded in 1882 by a
group representing Ontario's York County, the early
settlement, then part of the Northwest Territories,
was relocated several miles to the newly
constructed railway line. This move and the
railway's continuing efforts in promoting Western
Canada prepared the way to a major influx of
settlers from Europe, which added a new vitality to
the growing community and the province.
The promise
of a homestead in Canada, with fertile farmland and
a place to grow, became the main attraction for
these hardy pioneers, many of whom came from
Ukraine. Most had experience with farming on
similar terrain. Their hard work, dedication and
philosophy of community cooperation and cultural
pride helped Yorkton to prosper and become the
thriving city it is today.
Contacts:
City of Yorkton
Mayor: Phil De Vos
306-786-1701, mayor@city.yorkton.sk.ca
City Manager: Wayne
Jensen
306-786-1703, wjensen@city.yorkton.sk.ca
Economic Development: Gordon
Bulmer
306-786-1724, econ.dev@city.yorkton.sk.ca
Box 400, 37 3rd Avenue
North
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, S3N 2W3
Phone: (306) 786-1700, Fax: (306)
786-6880
Yorkton Chamber of
Commerce
President: Richard Okrainec
P.O. Box 1051
Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3
Ph: 306-783-4368, Fax: 306-786-6978
http://www.chamber.yorkton.sk.ca
Links:
Action Saskatchewan: A Blueprint for 2005.
http://www.actionsask.com/
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
http://www.chamber.ca/
Saskatchewan Chamber
of Commerce
http://www.chamber.ca/
Saskatchewan
Economic & Co-operative Development
http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/
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