Yorkton, Canada Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Beyond Fort Qu'Appelle, the only town of any note on Hwy 10 before you hit Dauphin is YORKTON , which was founded as an agricultural community in the 1880s by farmers from Ontario, although – as with so many other places – it's the Ukrainian community that features most strongly in the town and the surrounding area. The silver-painted dome and barrel roof of the nave of the white-brick St Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church , at 155 Catherine St (by appointment only tel 783-4594), is the town's most distinctive feature. Inside, there's a large illusionistic painting of the Coronation … more »