▁their ▁business . ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁this ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Sint al uta ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁current - day ▁United ▁Gra in ▁G row ers ▁Association ▁( A gr ic ore ▁United ) ▁with ▁prominent ▁local ▁residents ▁res iding ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁The ▁Gra in ▁G row ers ▁Guide ▁( now ▁The ▁Country ▁Guide ) ▁first ▁editor ▁was ▁also ▁from ▁Sint al uta . ▁ ▁Sint al uta ▁has ▁had ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁largest ▁sh ipping ▁point ▁of ▁gra in ▁in ▁Western ▁Canada , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁produce ▁record ▁cro ps ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁section ▁for eman ▁for ▁the ▁C PR ▁came ▁to ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁railway ▁station ▁opened ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁When ▁S ask atch ew an ▁became ▁a ▁province ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁soon ▁set ▁into ▁action ▁the ▁application ▁that ▁this ▁place ▁should ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁town . ▁This ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁out g rew ▁its ▁school ▁class room ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁necessity ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁a ▁large ▁stone ▁school ▁was ▁built . ▁It ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5