Saskatchewan:
"Land of the living skies"
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Saskatchewan - Derived
from the Cree name for the Saskatchewan River, which was Kisiskatchwanisipi
or“swift flowing river.”
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Saskatchewans population:
1,021,762
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Saskatchewan became
a province in 1905, with Regina as its capital.
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Regina's Population
200,039
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Largest City:
Saskatoon, The City of Bridges - Population 232,555
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Prince Albert is
Saskatchewan's Gateway to the North.
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Time Zone:
Saskatchewan is on central standard time year-round.
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The Premier of Saskatchewan
is Lorne Calvert
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Provincial Flower
is the Western Red Lily.
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Provincial Bird is
the Prairie Sharptailed Grouse.
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Saskatchewan designated
the Whitetailed Deer as its official animal in 2001.
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Curling was named
Saskatchewan's official sport in 2001. The Richardson brothers curling
out of Regina, won four Canadian and World men's championships within a
five-year period from 1959-63. History seemed to repeat itself, with
another extraordinary rink form Regina, the Schmirler team, winning three
Canadian and world women's championships in the '90's followed by the first
ever women's Olympic gold medal in curling, which the team won in Nagano,
Japan in 1998.
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Average Annual Temperature
is 2.6 C.
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Highest Elevation:
Cypress Hills - 1,392 m (4,566 ft.) above sea level.
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Major River Systems:
North and South Saskatchewan, Assiniboine, Churchill. All empty into
Hudson Bay.
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Principle Export
Industries: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism.
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Saskatchewan covers
651,900 square kilometres - more than a quarter million square miles.
One half the province is covered by forest, one-third is farmland and one-eight
is fresh water - with nearly 100,000 lakes.
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Saskatchewan has
more road surface than any other province in Canada with a total of 150,000
miles (250,000 km.)
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Saskatchewan produces
over 54% of the wheat grown in Canada
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Saskatchewan is the
only province with entirely man-made boundaries
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Regina is home to
Canada's only training academy for Royal Canadian Mounted Police recruits.
The RCMP is one of the most efficient and highly respected police forces
in the world.
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The City of Estevan
in southeast Sask. is Canada's sunshine capital, averaging 2,540 sunshine-filled
hours each year.
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Just west of
Regina is the “Friendly City” of Moose Jaw. CFB Moose Jaw is home
to the well known Snow Birds.
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The City of Melfort
is known for the spectacular display of northern lights in the night sky.
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Saskatchewan's smallest
city, Melville, is an agriculture service centre with a strong railway
history.
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Weyburn has been
self dubbed as “Opportunity City.”
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The City of Yorkton,
a short drive Northeast of Melville, boasts a rich ethnic diversity, evident
in the architecture of its churches, fine European cooking, handcrafts
and museums.
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Battleford was the
original seat of government for the Northwest Territories from 1876 to
1882.
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The City of Lloydminster,
straddles the Saskatchewan/Alberta border.
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Humboldt, Saskatchewan's
newest city, provides a little bit of Germany in the heart of the prairies.
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Swift Current is
known as the “hub of the Great Southwest.”
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Manitou Beach Resort,
near Watrous, is known for the “Lake of Healing Waters” and contains mineral
water three times saltier than ocean water and so dense anyone can float
on it feet up.
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Saskatchewan has
set aside close to five million acres of national and provincial parkland
to preserve its natural resources for generations to come.
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Saskatchewan has
two national parks: Prince Albert National Park (north central) and
Grasslands National Park (south west)
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Saskatchewan has
25 provincial wilderness, recreational and natural environmental parks.
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Last Mountain Lake
has the distinction of being the first declared North American bird sanctuary.
This spectacular area is used by over 280 species of birds during migration.
From mid-August until the end of October, over 75,000 sandhill cranes and
400,000 geese use the lake as a stopover.
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Gardiner Dam is the
largest earth filled dam in North America.
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A Unique Snowmobile
experience: Saskatchewan has developed thousands of kilometres of
groomed trails linking resorts, parks, villages, towns and cities.
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Saskatchewan is home
to a million people, many with family roots in Europe, Russia, Scandinavia
and the British Isles. Although the province is dependent on the
farm economy, two-thirds of its people live in cities and towns.
Wanuskewin Heritage
Park near Saskatoon brings to life a gathering place on the plains used
for at least 6,000 years and provides insight of the Aboriginal culture
of today. Wanuskewin in Cree means “seeking peace of mind.”
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