Yorkton's first passenger bus service began operating December 1, 1945. City council hired the local firm of Ball Cartage to provide the service.

The bus had a seating capacity of 17 and additional standing room for eight. The schedule consisted of four loops, forming a clover leaf pattern, intersecting at Broadway, with the bus arriving at 10 minute intervals. Reg Ball, the company's manager, said the fare would be five cents.

In a news release dated October 22, 1945, it was announced that Mrs. Norman McKeeman, one of six war brides, arrived in Australia aboard the Mirrabrook.

Mrs. McKeeman, the former Pearl Ward, left Yorkton September 22 with her eight-month-old daughter Meryl to join her husband, FO Norman McKeeman, in Australia.

FO McKeeman had come to Canada from Australia under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and received his wings at the Yorkton Airport.

The price of milk in January 1948 went up one cent for quarts of milk and cream. Milk went up to 15 cents per quart, chocolate milk went to 17 cents and cream milk 35 cents.

With the exception of pints of creammilk, which increased from 17 to 18 cents, all pints and half pints of milk and cream remained at the former prices.

In the fall of 1955, Elmer Lang of the Yorkton Junior Terrier Hockey Association announced that Bill Hunter, former coach of the Moose Jaw Canucks, had been signed on as manager and coach of the Terriers.

Mr. Hunter's services became available after a fire destroyed the Moose Jaw arena. Mr. Hunter said that Yorkton would have the rights to most of the Canuck personnel, since it appears impossible to re-locate the Moose Jaw team.

The pioneers of the district were honored at the opening of the 1955 Yorkton Exhibition, with special recognition given to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rousay.

Introducing the honored couple, Walter Boucher, senior agricultural representative in Saskatchewan, told how Mr. Rousay had come from the Orkney Islands to take up a homestead in 1887. He became involved in community and agricultural affairs and was the first reeve of the Orkney Rural Municipality.

He served as president of the Yorkton Fair Board and was a director for many years. For his services to agriculture he was named honorary president of the Fair Board.

Mr. and Mrs. Rousay were "truly master builders", added Mr. Boucher.

Also honored were Mrs. Leslie Barnes of Eatonia, who was born the day Saskatchewan became a province, and Mrs. L. Boland, the first white child born in the Yorkton district.

A horse called Dr. Brady Riggs, owned and driven by J. Langlois of Wolseley, won the one mile colt race at the 1955 Yorkton race meet. Norman McKeeman of Yorkton Florists presented a wreath of roses to the winner at a ceremony in front of the grandstand.

This was the first presentation of its kind in western Canada. Assisting Mr. McKeeman was Gordon Harris, chairman of the racing committee.