The second annual online auction which ended May 6 raised $10,000 for the Yorkton flour mill capital campaign.
Successful bidders were notified by Yorkton Auction Centre, which conducted the auction. If you didn't receive an email, please check your junk mail folder.
To pay for your item or items, login to www.yacauctions.com, go to Account, then Invoices. Once payment is confirmed the items may be picked up at Yorkton Auction Centre, 7 km east of the Parkland Mall on the south side of Highway 10 East.
YAC is open from 8 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Items must be picked up by Thursday May 12.
Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society was named a 2021 Group Civic Recognition Award winner and was recognized at the city council meeting on Feb. 14, 2022. The recognition states, "Through individual members, activities, interaction with clubs and associations, the media, work parties, sign boards, fundraising and the physical stabilization of the building, Yorkton and district has become aware of the mill and the dominant part it played in our agricultural community. The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society is to be commended in its efforts to preserve this part of the history of the city of Yorkton."
The historic Yorkton brick flour mills kicked off a fundraising drive on Dec. 6, 2021 to raise $2.2 million for a major expansion of the mill which will include an interpretive centre, meeting and event facilities, spaces for use by businesses, community archives and offices.
Legacy Co-op announced its donation of $100,000 towards Yorkton’s Historic Flour Mill on Feb. 3. “As part of our community donations and sponsorship programs, the Board of Directors approved sponsorship for the naming rights of the Event Centre in the new structure,” stated Bruce Thurston, Legacy Co-op’s General Manager. “We are very much a community minded business and this fits well with our guiding statements to build stronger communities,” continued Thurston.
Kenn Propp, President of Harvest Meats, talks about the importance of preserving Yorkton's heritage, and the mill's role in the long history of food processing in Yorkton. Mr. Propp announced a commitment of $100,000 by his company to the mill capital campaign.
The Yorkton historic flour mill received two awards from Lt. Gov. Russell Mirasty at the Saskatchewan Heritage Awards Nov. 2 2021 in Regina. The mill society received awards for Public Outreach and for Physical Heritage Conservation. It was one of three winners from across the province in each category.
The mill society also receive the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation's 30th Anniversary Award. The Foundation noted, "Your project is very worthy of recognition and we are very proud to have assisted you with the restoration of the Yorkton Brick Flour Mill, over the years. We are very happy to join with Heritage Saskatchewan by presenting the Yorkton Brick Flour Mill with our own Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation 30th Anniversary Award for exemplary built heritage conservation."
The storyboards telling the history of Yorkton were expanded again in June of 2021 with the addition of seven more 4x8 foot panels.
Further additions to the storyboards are planned for later this summer and next year.
The outdoor panels, accessible year-found on the south side of the mill, tell the history of the Yorkton area from the time it was inhabited by the First Nations. They were officially unveiled on Oct. 8, 2020.
The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society Inc. was formed in early 2012 by individuals interested in encouraging the preservation of the oldest surviving brick flour mill in Saskatchewan.
Constructed in 1898 by John J. Smith to support the new settlement's agricultural base, the mill was reinvented a number of times by changing ownership and needs until falling into disuse in the late 1980s.
This heritage site is being developed by and for those who believe that history need not exist only in photographs and books.
The Society holds several fundraising events each year, and solicits donations and grants from various sources to pay for the restoration of the original mill, the improvement of the grounds, and future expansion.
In early 2020 the Society developed a three-year strategic plan setting out its mission, vision, values, and six strategic priorities with goals and objectives for each.
The Society invites anyone interested in its work to become a member, or become a Friend of the Mill by making a donation. A charitable receipt will be issued by the City of Yorkton for donations.
Our newsletter is published when there is important news to share, or when a major event is coming up.
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Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society Inc.
Box 1062 Yorkton SK Canada S3N 2X3
Located at the corner of Livingstone Street and Beck Avenue.
administration@yorktonflourmill.ca
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