YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN Lifestyle and growth opportunities spur economic development initiatives for thriving community Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature Yorkton, Saskatchewan's amenities and lifestyle provide an enticing living environment for this thriving community's current and future residents. “Here you’re eight minutes from anywhere in the city,” says Mayor Bob Maloney. “We are a safe city with great schools, good health care and growing re- tail, entertainment and business sectors.” The community, 600 km northwest of Winnipeg and 300 km southeast of Saskatoon along Highway 16, also provides transportation links for both CN Rail and CP Rail, and is the province's third-largest trading area, serving more than 150,000 people. Maloney says Yorkton has many amenities a city of its size doesn’t normally have, including Parkland Mall, big box retail outlets like Superstore, Walmart and Staples, that he describes as the envy of neigh- bouring communities, Gallagher Centre Water Park and abundant green spaces. In addition, “our Yorkton Terriers are 2014 Junior A Canadian hockey champions,” he said. In the residential sector, a new subdivision will add 54 single-family and multi-family homes. Highway commercial and industrial land is available and a new big box subdivision development has just been completed. 20 – Fall 2014 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report