....If Ever There Were Tunnels!
According to René Richard, Director of Engineering for the City of Yorkton, regarding possible clues of any excavations during Prohibition in Saskatchewan, he has this to say: we have looked at the underground utilities on Livingstone Street between Third Avenue South and Fourth Avenue South. Both the water main and sanitary sewer mains were installed along the length of that section of Livingstone Avenue in 1909 according to our records. The storm sewer main in that area was installed in 1990 according to our records but does not extend the whole length of Livingstone between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue. Therefore, there is a small portion of roadway on Livingstone Street between Third Avenue South and Fourth Avenue South (going east 108 feet) that may not have experienced major excavations since 1909. Prohibition History: Saskatchewan 1915 to 1924. USA 1919 to 1933. Murder of Paul Matoff at the international boundary Oct. 6, 1922; Sask. Government closes all export liquor warehouses Dec. 15, 1922. Any tunnel excavations would have had to be between 1915 to 1922. Stories and comments on this “investigation” are welcomed via email.
Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince,
Heritage Researcher,
City of Yorkton Archives,
Box 400, 37 Third Avenue North
Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3
306-786-1722
heritage@yorkton.ca
