Yorkton’s motto is Where Good Things Happen! and as we move into the summer season, we continue to get visitors from all over the world coming to see the truth behind our motto
In the month of May, Tourism Yorkton Information Centre welcomed 361 visitors from Canada, the United States, and from 7 other countries.
Countries Include: Canada, U.S., Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, England, Czeck Republic
States Include: Kansas, South Dakota, Florida, Maine, Iowa, Louisiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin
Provinces and Territories Include: Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
The visitors shared their stories of where they were from and some comments on the province and people in it:
“Super nice staff!” - Montreal, QB
“Great service!” - Esterhazy
“Thank you! Love the visitor centre and the town!” - New Westminster, BC
“Thank you for all the information!” - Germany
“Very helpful. Free grain samples are unique!” - Ontario
“Great city + helpful welcome folks!” - Simone, ON
“Great stop, great people; back to civilization after back roads across the prairies.” - Skagen, The Netherlands
“The nicest people come from Saskatchewan; wonderful province.” – St. Albert, AB
“Very helpful and friendly staff.” - Warkworth, ON
“Really appreciate grain sample. Very helpful staff!” - Marathon, ON
“Cute little centre.” – Port Hardy, BC
“Beautiful!” - Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
“Super!” - Olomoyc, Czech Republic
Interesting Visitors: Two families consisting of 4 adults, 4 children (all under 5 years old), and a dog, all travelling together in one motor home across Canada.