64th Field Battery , RCA The 64th Field Battery , RCA , is a sub - unit of the Canadian Army . It is a reserve artillery battery , currently under command of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group Artillery Tactical Group , and a component of 10th Field Artillery Regiment , RCA . Lineage . The 64th Field Battery traces its ancestry back to the 1920 reorganizations of the Militia and the creation of The Yorkton Regiment on 15 May 1924 . During the 1936 reorganizations , The Yorkton Regiment was redesignated the 64th ( Yorkton ) Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery on 15 December 1936 . History . The 64th ( Yorkton ) Field Battery did not mobilize for the Second World War initially . In 1941 , an active service unit was raised , which saw service with the 6th Canadian Infantry Division on the west coast . The battery later travelled to the United Kingdom , where it was broken up for reinforcements . Concurrently , a reserve battery continued its part - time service in Saskatchewan . Both batteries bore the designation " 64th ( Yorkton ) " . After the Second World War , the battery was briefly designated as a heavy anti - aircraft battery , before converting back to field artillery in the mid - 1950s . Originally a sub - unit of the 53rd Field Artillery Regiment , RCA , the battery was reassigned to the 10th Field Regiment in 1968 . Yorkton Armoury . Early in the twentieth century , Yorkton men who had served in the Boer Wars of the 1880s and 1890s began planning for the establishment of a local militia . They approached Dr . E . L . Cash , Federal Member of Parliament for the constituency in hopes that he could influence the Dominion Government to erect military headquarters in Yorkton . With his influence , and the added encouragement of both the Board of Trade and the Town Council , authorization to organize was granted . One veteran of the last of the Boer Wars , Major Francis Pawlett was appointed officer in command of " B " Squadron , 16th Light Horse , and recruiting began . It was decided to renovate the former Immigration Hall located across the railroad tracks , on Front Street South , between Tupper and Second Avenue . It housed 75 men and was equipped as a training centre . The drills consisted of both foot and mounted exercises . As it happened , not long after they were organized , the First World War was declared . Sixty men of " B " Squadron headed for more training at one of Canada ' s largest camps at Valcartier , Quebec . The local armoury kept on being used as a recruiting centre and for basic training . In 1920 , when Yorkton ' s courthouse was constructed on Darlington Street , the courthouse on Livingstone became the second site for the Armoury . By 1922 , it was outfitted for all units of Yorkton ' s militia , with officers ' rooms , other ranks ' rooms , drill hall , recreation centre , gymnasium , and a rifle range in the basement . Beginning around 1929 , local politicians began lobbying for a new building for the 64 ( Yorkton ) Field Battery , the First Yorkton Anti - Aircraft Machine Gun Battery , and the 16th Canadian Light Horse , which had been amalgamated with the Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles . The old building was inadequate , and so was the Highways warehouse that was being used for extra manoeuvres . With the help of the Federal Member of Parliament , George W . McPhee , they began plans for a new building . It took several more years before the project could be completed . The original designs called for the main entrance to be facing south on Smith Street . By October 1938 , the final plans were out . The architect was David Webster and the builder , Shoquist Construction Company , both from Saskatoon . The two - storey building , with the façade on First Avenue North was constructed of brick and Tyndal stone . Subcontracts went to local businesses : Plumber , E . H . Carter , Beck ' s Electric , and MacKay ' s Paint Shop . The total cost amounted to $ 32 , 000 . The official opening took place in October 1939 , one month after World War II was declared . Because of new security concerns , a ball planned for the occasion was cancelled . Only one person at a time , accompanied by a soldier could visit the premises . Large - scale recruitment began . The main training took place at Regina and other camps . It did not take long for the soldiers to be sent to England for further mobilization . Current service . The battery currently operates as part of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group ' s Artillery Tactical Group ( ATG ) and operates the C3 105 mm howitzer . The armoury today houses the Reserve unit of the 64th Battery of the 10th Field Regiment , Royal Canadian Artillery . The building is utilized for the general operation of the unit , with offices , a drill hall where simulated artillery training takes place , and a couple classrooms . It is the home of the Army Cadets , as well . There is a lounge , with a fireplace for social events . No military weaponry is on exhibit , save for General Alexander Ross ' sword . One full - time staff is in charge of the administration and training : Warrant Officer Todd Appel .