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Late 1888 or early 1889. J.W. Thornton’s store. The business men at the old town site, on the banks of the Little White Sand River, north of present day Yorkton realized that the village had little future with a railway being built 4 kilometers to the south. J.W. Thornton was the first to move. He built this store on Front Street North (later changed to Livingstone) and Market Street. Little is known about J.W. Thornton. His name was not on the list of the early homesteaders, so he seemed to have been interested only in the store business. He appears to have left Yorkton before year 1900, as his name is not in very early directories. ....
Mayor Barnhart announced that he will be running for President of the Municipalities of Saskatchewan. Carrying on, the council reviewed the agenda. Councillor Issel made a motion to accept the amended agenda which was carried. After a review of the minutes of the last meeting, Councillor Pearson made a motion to accept; the motion carried. Moving on, the council reviewed the Actions List. After a short discussion, the council moved on with a motion to accept the Action list made by Councillor Buchinski which was carried. Public’s Works A monthly review of the Waterworks Operation Report was given by Denis Hunt Saltcoats Town Foreman. ....
By January 1910, GTPR surveyors staked the line right-of-way, and following its approval by the Board of Railway Commissioners in February, the company issued tenders for line clearing, grading, track-laying, bridge-building, fencing and telegraph construction. In March, a contract was awarded to the Doukhobor organization, the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood, for clearing and grading the line. The contract marked a milestone for the Doukhobor Community. From 1899 to 1909, thousands of Doukhobors were employed as ‘navvies’ or railroad construction workers each year to earn much-need income. Indeed, it was a workforce of 1,000 Doukhobors that constructed the Canadian Northern Railway line from Kamsack to Humboldt that led to the formation of Canora in 1904. However, this would mark the first time they would engage in railway building as an independent contractor. ....