SIGN, from a modest beginning in 1969

In 1968 the idea first surfaced of establishing an organization in Yorkton that could assist people in ways that were not possible for individual churches, which were, at that time, the refuge and source of assistance for those facing hardship. Father Paul St. Pierre of St. Gerard Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Jack Jones of St. Andrew’s United Church, Rev. William Shank of Westview United Church and Rev. Roland Wood of Holy Trinity Anglican Church put their heads together and came up with...