Welcome-Veetayemo, Town of Canora
N 51° 37.796 W 102° 25.835
13U E 677829 N 5723007
Located at Welcome Statue.
Waymark Code: WMQAT2
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 01/24/2016
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As the Plaque Reads:
Welcome-Veetaymo
This traditional welcome with the bread and salt to all visitors is a universal custom and practice among Ukrainians and most Eastern European people, whose descendants have settled througout Canada.
To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Province of Saskatchewan and the town of Canora, this symbol has been erected through the efforts of the Canora Chamber of Commerce, the town of Canora, the province of Saskatchewan and many other organizations and inviduals.
Canora Welcome Statue
Town of Canora
"Gateway to the Bay"
Milestones in our History
1884 First Ranchers Arrived
1896 Area Surveyed by Dominion Government
1897 First Homesteaders Moved In
1904 Canadian Northern Railway laid tracks through Canora, station was built and four blocks of the present townsite were surveyed
April 08, 1905 Obtained Village Status
November 01, 1910 Incorporated as a Town
Origin of Town's Name
In commemoration of, and as a salut to the coming of the Canadian Northern Railway line to our area, Mr. Wilson Allan took the two letters of each word in the railway's official name and them to form "Canora"
Marker type: Plaques on Base of Statue
Marker placement date: Not listed
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