Yonker is an

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. It is located about 42 km east of

Chauvin, Alberta Chauvin ( ) is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Wainwright, and west of the Saskatchewan border. It is also the home of Susie the Softball, the world's largest softball. History Chauvin started as a railroad sid ...

. Yonker is located along the

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(Formerly the

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(GTPR) until 1923). The community gets its name from Mr. O. Winter, who was a contractor for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. This line was named alphabetically, from the east, "Vera", after his daughter, "

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" after himself; and to the west (skipping over 'x') "Yonker", named after his mother's family.

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