Herb Linfoot in the former Yorkon power plant in the 1950s.
Heritage Day 2012 celebrated the generation of power in Canada, and Sunday at the Western Development Museum branch in Yorkton Sheila Harris looked back on her father s career in the business.
Harris father Herb Linfoot had a long career in power generation including managing the Yorkton Power Plant for a time up until its closure in 1960. My Dad began his power production career at the age of 17 in 1923 at the Kindersley Power House. He received his steam and diesel engineer certificates by taking correspondence courses and hands on training. He retired in 1967 as Head of Diesel Power production in Saskatchewan after 44 years working for Town Councils, Canadian Utilities, Saskatchewan Power Commission and finally the Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Harris told those attending the presentation Sunday.