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Prairie Storm Paintball and Royale Rumble; D-Day Re-Enactment; Canada’s largest Hole Mini-Golf Course; Batting Cages; Thunderdome Racetrack and more
lantry Medal. The Dambusters bombed dams in
Germany. The operation was one of great difficulty, demanding very low flying and a high degree of skill, courage, and close co-operation with the crews of the aircraft engaged. Flying
Officer Robert Alexander Urquhart, DFC, another Moose Jaw native, was also part of the
Dambuster mission, but his plane was damaged in the bomb drop, and then shot down on the return to base, killing all on board. 41. CAPITAL THEATRE MURAL: North wall of the cultural centre (view from Fairford Street).
By David Butler. A ticket for the theatre in its heyday with a bevy of beauties to grace the stage. 42. RIDING FOR THE BRAND: East wall of
Ashdown’s Furniture on 38 High Street West.
By Grant McLaughlin. Commissioned by Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association on its 100th anniversary and dedicated past and current cattlemen and women of Saskatchewan.
Riding for the Brand is an Old West term for a loyal and dedicated ranch hand, while the mural shows an early scene of driving cattle to the rail yard, with a photo of the original Saskatchewan
Stock Growers’ founders in the centre. 43. STORMIN’ MAIN STREET, 1883: Fairford
Street West, east wall of the former Times-Herald building. By Dale Cline, Moose Jaw, 1991.
An awesome perspective of Main Street looking north, as a Prairie storm heads for town. 44. CANADA MOSAIC 150: On the wall of Moose
Jaw Tourism facing Tim Hortons at 450 Diefenbaker Drive. September 2016. Nearly 200 communities and thousands of participants across Canada created community murals that reflected the history and culture of Canada.
Moose Jaw’s unique mural is composed of 828 tiles painted by residents and honour the Snowbirds flying team. The mural is a historic legacy that celebrates Canada’s sesquicentennial (150th birthday). 45. POSTCARDS FROM MOOSE JAW: On Kiwanis Lodge in River Park. By Grant McLaughlin, 2016. A mosaic of pictures that honours
Paxton Lake, market gardens, greenhouses, a brick plant, the aquatic club, the River Park
Campground, and Wakamow Valley’s many activities. 46. SOUTH HILL MURAL: On the wall of Palliser Regional Library at 366 Coteau Street
West, painted by Carly Jaye in October 2021.
The colourful mural features scenes from across
South Hill in a design that incorporates a shelf of books — a nod to the building on which it is painted.