On January 1, 1946, the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation was created (changed to "Canada" Mortgage and Housing Corporation in 1979) to house returning war veterans and to lead the nation's housing programs.
Toward the end of the 1940s, the federal government embarked on a program of much-needed social and rental housing, creating a federal-provincial public housing program for low-income families, with costs and subsidies shared 75% by the federal government and 25% by the province.
Peaker Avenue was surveyed in May of 1948 and registered on December 28, 1948. It was named to honour brothers James E. Peaker and Charles A. Peaker, both of whom served as Mayor, James from 1917 to 1919, and Charles from 1939-1947. Peaker Avenue curves from Laurier Avenue on the west and to the south, exiting on King Street.
In the background, the water tower - built in 1930, demolished in 1999.
Source of photo: City of Yorkton Archives from the fonds of the Estate of H.Deck Phoenix, Arizona.
Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince,
Heritage Researcher,
City of Yorkton Archives,
Box 400, 37 Third Avenue North
Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3
306-786-1722
[email protected]
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