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INSIDE • Fun for the Whole Family • Regional Parks Offer Diversity • Ogema’s Tale of Renewal • Saskatchewan Crafts Take to the Road

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Cheryl Krett Prince Albert Tourism Darlene Friesen Joel Barker Vivian Orr Dave Yanko Tourism Saskatoon Regina Regional Opportunities Corp.

photos by: Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures Ltd. Hans Arnold, Southern Prairie Railway Saskatchewan Craft Council Tourism Saskatchewan Greg Huszar Photography Hans-Gerhard Pfaff Paul Austring Robert F. Weitzel Kevin Hogarth Photography Larry Goodfellow Brian Wolitski Eric Lindberg Keith Stark Douglas E. Walker Gerard Makuch

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TOURISM AREAS NORTHERN 8 Always more to explore PRINCE ALBERT 12 Rich in four season adventure CENTRAL 16 A destination... for every imagination

SASKATOON 26 The time of your life starts in Saskatoon!

SOUTHERN 38 Truly remarkable places to discover REGINA 46 Your stop for arts, culture, sport and more!

EVENTS 50 2013 Coming events throughout Saskatchewan

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LEFT: 80 foot sky bridge. Six different ziplines.

Two hours long. Two Hiplining Zippie Guides.

Need we say more? — Photo courtesy of Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures Ltd. TOP RIGHT: Water fun at Greenwater Provincial Park — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Douglas E. Walker BOTTOM RIGHT: Beach fun at Meadow Lake Provincial Park — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Paul Austring

FROM AIRSOFT TO ZIPLINES Saskatchewan venues offer fun for the whole family! By Cheryl Krett What says “family fun” better than a day trip (or longer) to some of Saskatchewan’s favourite theme parks and adventure sites? Whether it’s testing your airsoft skills, or zipping through lodgepole pines, there’s sure to be a new experience just around the corner. This is by no means a complete list, but it will prompt some ideas for your next adventure - right here in Saskatchewan!

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Playing tag takes on a whole new meaning at Rock Ridge Paintball and Laser Tag, located 10 minutes north of Saskatoon between Warman and Martensville. Owners Jayson Thompson and his wife Krista opened their business in June 2009, focusing on giving people the ultimate paintball adventure on 45 acres of land. “We have the largest park in Saskatchewan with six different theme fields,” explains Jayson Thompson. “People love the thrill of paintball - it’s really an adrenaline-

charged game of tag. Plus it’s a great team building experience.” In addition to paintball, Rock Ridge offers laser tag, where, says Thompson, an infrared beam is fired when you pull the trigger on the marker. (The infrared signal is not harmful to the eyes.) Other adventures include speedball on a competitive playing field and a place to try airsoft (minimum age is 15 for airsoft).

Pre-booking is advised for paintball and laser tag, but every Saturday and Sunday during the summer, Rock Ridge offer walk-on’s, which means you can join with other people to make a team and experience the fun. With a parent

present, children as young as 10 can play paintball; for laser tag, it’s open to ages six and over.

In July and August, Rock Ridge offers paintball day camps (two days in duration) to introduce young people to the game, and teach them some safety tips.

The company’s plans for the future include growing the park (the goal is to plant over 2,000 trees to help contain noise), keeping the fields fresh and new, and offering a mobile laser tag system. For more information, call 306.956.2266.

Look up. Look way up and you’ll see Scotty, the famous T. rex who lives at the T. rex Centre in Eastend. He’s quite the sight

- a life sized replica standing six metres in height and 12 metres in length. Scotty was the first T. rex skeleton ever found in Saskatchewan (in the Frenchman River Valley near Eastend in 1991) and is one of the most complete in the world. Scotty’s 65 million year old bones were sent to Trenton, Ontario recently, where two sets of replica bones were cast from the original fossils. The T. rex Centre has assembled the replica and housed it in a special gallery in the building; the second set is going to the Royal Saskatchewan Museum to be used in a future exhibit.

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T. Rex Discovery Centre — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography

outside the Moose Mountain Provincial park entry gate, the waterpark was built in 1985 and offers a thrill a minute!

There are 10 slides in the waterpark and each has its own “fear factor” level.

For example, the Freefall Slide drops participants down the equivalent of an eight-storey building in less than three seconds! For experienced sliders, the Bonzai Slide features three rolling hills to help you speed your way to the bottom.

Don’t worry, they also have slides for beginners - children and parents can slide together and wind their way through tunnels in the Twister Slides.

Tubing down the slides is another option, and the Exotic Yacht Club Ride has been developed just for that purpose.

Bringing the adrenaline level up a notch is whitewater rafting on the west tube slide. The 800 foot long Lazy Canal is great for those who want to relax and take in the sun. No sliding involved - just let the current float you along on a tube or personal flotation device.

The waterpark also offers a kids area with a jungle gym,slides, swings, sandbox and treehouse, and weekly beach volleyball tournaments.

With two 18-hole golf courses, a mini golf course, hiking/biking trails, picnic sites, and Kenosee Lake (with fishing, skiing, swimming, tennis and boating) just minutes away from the waterpark, you’ll need more than just a day to take it all in. For more information, call 306.577.2343.

“Entertainment” is definitely what’s in store for you when you visit Wilson’s Entertainment Centre in Saskatoon. They

started with a driving range in May 2003, then added a putting course in 2005, a raceway in 2006 and most recently, a Jump ‘n Slide activity area for children ages 12 and under.

For the avid golfers in the family, the Centre’s Driving Range is over 150 feet in length and offers 50 tee boxes. According to available information on the Driving Range, it has been designed to allow “golfers to improve their long hand” off the golf course. For those wishing to improve their short hand, there’s the 18 hole Putting Course, which locals say is not your typical mini golf experience, with hills, sand traps and water features that will challenge even the seasoned golfer.

If racing is more your speed, Wilson’s Entertainment Centre has developed Velocity Raceway with a half-mile track that offers twists, turns and straightaways to replicate the rally car driving experience (albeit on a smaller scale).

Wilson’s has upped the adrenaline factor by bringing in Sodi® adult and junior karts from France. If these karts were allowed to go their full speed, they might reach speeds of over 150 km/hour, but the owners have set them so they don’t go over 85 km/hour to allow more age groups to enjoy the experience.

You can’t go home without trying some of the delectable treats available at the Clubhouse -everything from wobbly pop to gourmet ice cream. For more information, call 306.955.9582.

The Saskatchewan Science Centre/ Kramer I-Max Theatre is a great allaround experience for all ages. You don’t have to be a science geek to enjoy

electricity can make your hair stand on over 150 permanent exhibits and free end), Cryogenics (using liquid nitrogen to hourly stage show demonstrations. The demonstrations are particularly fun as they demonstrate what very cold temperatures will do to solids, liquids and gases), Blood explain in easy-to-understand language and Guts (just as the title suggests - it’s some of the mysteries of science. There about blood and your digestive system) are four main demonstrations - The and the ever-popular Space Show, giving Static Electricity Show (where the Van de PCS13 generator WestProducerHalfPgHorizAd1.1:Layout 1 3/26/13 4:30 you an out-of-this-world look atPMthe Page effects1 Graaff shows you how static

of gravity and air pressure on astronauts in space and humans living on earth).

After you’ve exercised your brain, why not try the climbing wall, considered to be one of the tallest indoor climbing walls in Canada. Because this is the Science Centre, the developers have added a unique feature. As you make your way up the 18.3 metre wall, you can learn about the geological history of Saskatchewan at the same time - talk about multi-tasking!

Ready to stimulate your visual and auditory senses? Then settle into one of the comfy chairs at the Kramer IMAX Theatre and prepare to be blown away! The screen is five storeys high and features over 10,000 watts of six channel, four way stereo surround sound - so the movie experience is heightened exponentially! For more information, call 306.522-4629.

The Gallagher Centre in Yorkton is an exciting recreation and entertainment complex with everything from a leisure water park (including wave pool and waterslide) to grandstand, arena and racetrack. The Centre has hosted all sorts of great events - from concerts to circuses.

Telephone 306-786-1740 Jamie Kennedy 306-786-1742.

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T. rex Centre - there are hundreds of different fossils - from marine animals to larger predators - on display. Visitors can also watch a paleontology technician working on skeleton remains, or take in a movie Friday night and Saturday afternoon in the theatre. For more information call 306.295.4009 or check their website at www.trexcentre.ca.

If zipping through the lodgepole pines, exclusive to the Cypress Hills area of Saskatchewan, is your idea of fun, then check out Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures.

First opened in July, 2011, this tourist destination is all about having fun with the whole family in the great outdoors.

If you’re a thrill seeker and not afraid of heights, then this is something definitely to check out.

Located in the heart of the Centre Block of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Saskatchewan side), Cypress Hills EcoAdventures offers the only zip line canopy tour on the prairies. There are seven zip lines ranging in length from 110 feet to over 600 feet - all located 40 feet above the forest floor. From this height, you get a great view of the spectacular scenery - and maybe you’ll even see a moose or two below you! Take a guided tour and learn interesting facts about the history of the area and what makes it such a unique location. You don’t have to take the canopy tour to experience it. Visitors can follow along on the ground pathways - so everyone can participate at their comfort level and be part of the action.

New for 2013 is the Treetop Adventure Park, which Jori Kirk, president, CEO and founder of Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures describes as a “giant jungle gym” where you can experience different challenges from three height levels (20, 30 and 40 feet). After completing a 10-15 minute training session, you begin your climb on the self-belay to challenge your physical talents with a suspended cargo net, “pipe dreams” (a series of vertical hanging pipes), swinging logs and wobbly bridges. Kirk says most people spend about two hours in the adventure park and some brave souls even combine the park with the zip line canopy tour to really test their strength and endurance.

Advanced booking is recommended.

There are weight restrictions on both the zip lines and adventure park experience. For more information, call 306.662.4466.

Nothing says summer like a trip to the Kenosee Superslides Waterpark! Located

Fishing one of many beautiful lakes in Saskatchewan — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography

Experience Saskatchewan Adventure, history and spectacular scenery, Saskatchewan Provincial Parks offer vacation opportunities for everyone. Relax and enjoy your stay at a variety of beautiful campgrounds. Campsites can be booked online at www.saskparks.net/Reserve-a-Site or by phone at 1.855.737.7275

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LEFT: Enjoying ice cream at the Resort Village of Waskesiu — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan RIGHT: The Holy Trinity Anglican Church is located near Stanley Mission in Northern Saskatchewan — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan

NORTHERN BLISS Always more to explore By Dave Yanko

There’s magic in a campfire in northern Saskatchewan.

Gazing into those flickering embers can make workday woes disappear into a puff of smoke. It can add two pounds to that big northern pike you reeled in earlier in the day and it can hypnotize the most rambunctious youngster. A nice warm campfire in northern Saskatchewan can also rekindle wonder in the night sky, strengthen bonds among family and friends and bring a cozy close to another day in one of the most beautiful areas of Saskatchewan.

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Kudos to the person who put names to the string of pretty little lakes located on the west side of Narrow Hills Provincial Park (see saskparks.net for information on all provincial parks and recreation sites, and to use the online reservation system). Jade, Diamond, Opal, Sapphire and Pearl – the Gem Lakes – sparkle and twinkle on a sunny summer afternoon, especially when viewed from the hiking trails above them. And these jewels offer more than superficial beauty. Created

after buried glacial ice melted, the tiny Gems are up to 25 metres deep (80 feet) and clear enough for spear fishing using scuba gear. While there are several rustic campsites in the area, most who visit the park stay at popular and nearby Lower Fishing Lake – more than two dozen lakes in the park are suitable for fishing. Adventuresome folks might check out Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Wilderness Park, situated about a half hour’s drive from Narrow Hills. It’s one of the most accessible wilderness parks in the province and offers striking vistas of water and rolling green hills.

Meadow Lake Provincial Park is a very popular vacation spot for Saskatchewanians and Albertans, alike.

Located near Saskatchewan’s western boundary, the park features more than 20 lakes connected by the Waterhen River and strung across a 100-kilometre band of boreal forest. At more than 1,600 kilometres in area, there’s no shortage of places to explore, hike, bike or fish. If you’re feeling fit and looking for a challenge, check out the recentlycompleted Boreal Trail that runs almost the entire width of the park. If an afternoon jaunt is more to your liking, choose a short section of trail that connects two campgrounds – leave a vehicle at the end of your hike so you can drive back to the trailhead. If you’re not into hiking the wilds, the saskparks.net website includes a “things to do’’ category for each park that lists activities, features, areas of interest, campgrounds and fixed-roof accommodations. At Meadow Lake park, for instance, there’s mini-golf in Goodsoil and an 18-hole championship course with a full-service restaurant at Northern Meadows Golf Club (northernmeadows. com) just west of town. If you’re visiting the park in mid August, check out the pancake breakfast and farmers’ market at the annual blueberry festival in Goodsoil, which runs the second Saturday each August. History buffs visiting the region can learn of the momentous events surrounding the Northwest Resistance of 1885 at Steele Narrows historic park, situated south of Meadow Lake park, while the annual Onion Lake Powwow (July 19-21) features more than 600 competing dancers from across North

America (onionlake.ca).

If camping, golf and cultural events sound a little too, well, predictable, do some planning and then grab your partner, your wilderness provisions and a couple of paddles and haul your canoe north to Clearwater River Provincial Park, where experienced paddlers can jack up their adrenalin on Class IV+ rapids. Just remember, Clearwater has no services.

And if you’re really adventuresome, grab those provisions, hire a floatplane and head way up north to Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park, 100 kilometres of rippling sand dune fields on the south side of gigantic Lake Athabasca. Rare plants and animals combine with outstanding scenery to make this park unique in Canada. Saskatchewan’s most popular park for paddlers is Lac La Ronge, where Churchill River Canoe Outfitters (crco.com) and Paws ‘n’ Paddles Wilderness Tours (pawsandpaddlestours.com) can meet the needs of all paddlers from beginner to expert. La Ronge park, an anglers haven, is situated just inside the Canadian Shield and features strikingly rugged scenery as well as storied Robertson Trading post and Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the oldest and one of the most beautiful buildings in Saskatchewan (see saskparks.net) The most popular and well-established vacationing region in the northern area lies one to two hours north of Prince Albert, within and near Prince Albert National Park (pc.gc.ca). If your idea of a great vacation includes fabulous outdoor scenery and exhilarating water activities as well as boutique shopping, great golf courses, fine-dining restaurants Continued on page 10

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and premium lodging, consider the Resort Village of Waskesiu, situated right inside the park. If your idea of a great vacation includes fabulous outdoor scenery and exhilarating water activities as well as great campgrounds, good fishing, fabulous wildlife viewing and some of the best hiking and biking trails in the province, consider the park area adjacent to Waskesiu (if quiet is your priority, try delightful Namekus Lake, 10 kilometres south of Waskesiu, where motorized craft are forbidden and all sites are non-electric including, naturally, six walk-ins).

The park is the former home of “Indian’’ naturalist Grey Owl, actually Englishman Archie Belaney who pretended to be aboriginal, and you can canoe or take an overnight hike to his Beaver Lodge cabin – there are more than 100 hiking and biking trails in the park. The Waskesiu area also boasts two of Saskatchewan’s most striking golf courses. The Waskesiu Golf Club (waskesiugolf.com), designed by legendary Canadian architect Stanley Thompson, is a beautiful 18-hole course that was constructed in 1935. The newer course at Elk Ridge Resort – actually three nine-hole facilities – is carved from the boreal forest adjacent to Saskatchewan’s premiere four-season resort: it’s listed as one of nine “must-visit Canadian winter resorts’’ in the Feb. 18, 2013 issue of Reader’s Digest (elkridgeresort.com).

If you’re among the many who love the haunting call of the loon, consider visiting Anglin Lake Recreation Site located outside the park’s east boundary. The lake features a high population of nesting loons as well as good fishing, canoeing, hiking, biking and swimming. Nearby Land of the Loon Resort (landoftheloonresort. com) has fixed-roof accommodations and a wide variety of other amenities. If great music is more important to you than lovely facilities, nurture your inner hippy at the annual Ness Creek Music Festival (nesscreek.com) on the third weekend in July and see why “Happy-Ness’’ is no illusion for the almost 3,000 young, old, urban and rural folks who attend this increasingly popular four-day event in the Big River area. Meanwhile, Chitek Lake Recreation Site, west of Big River, not only offers great angling, boating and pretty beaches, it’s the perfect home base from which to explore the more than a dozen beautiful little lakes in the vicinity.

Candle Lake Provincial Park, an hour north of Prince Albert, is renowned for its clear water, good walleye and northern pike fishing, and some of the highest-rated inland beaches in Canada, while Candle Lake Golf Resort (candlelakeresort.com) is one of the most popular in Saskatchewan. Sandy Bay campground, on the west side of the lake, is a short drive from the stores, restaurants and bars in the Resort Village of Candle Lake. Minowukaw campground, on the east side, is a little more off the beaten path and has fewer amenities. But it’s from the beach at Minowukaw

that you might just catch a glimpse of the mysterious lights that gave the lake its name. The sandy shallow waters of Waskateena Beach, at the south end of the lake, makes it a perfect spot for tots.

The gateway to these northern jewels is Prince Albert (princealberttourism.com), the third largest city in Saskatchewan and well worth a visit. Diefenbaker House Museum employs photographs, artifacts and documents to recall the life and times of the Canada’s 13th Prime Minister just before he took the nation’s highest political post. Try your luck at Northern Lights Casino (northernlightscasino.ca) and grab a bite at food-friendly Amy’s on Second (amysonsecond.com). For shopping and supplies, try the Gateway Mall (gatewaymallpa.com), which boasts more than 50 indoor stores and services.

Northern Saskatchewan is a vacationer’s dream. Wonderful memories campfire camaraderie will warm your winters for years to come.

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– Great fishing (Walleye, Pike and Lake Trout) – Numerous quad trails – Close to shopping, golf course, and medical services which are located 48km away in Meadow Lake.

Email for reservations: greenlakervpark@sasktel.net or for information: 306-832-2131 Visit our website at: www.nvgreenlake.ca

Located just outside of Prince Albert National Park, Elk Ridge Resort is a four star, four season destination resort in the heart of Saskatchewan’s Lakeland Region.

Elk Ridge offers: • Luxurious Suites, Townhouses & Cabins • Indoor Salt Water Pool with Waterslide & Hot Tub

• Conference Facilities • Restaurants • World Class Spa • 400 Kilometers of 4-Wheeling Trails • Hiking Trails • 27-Hole Golf Course

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A view of Prince Albert’s river promenade — Photo courtesy of Prince Albert Tourism.

Welcome to the beautiful city of

PRINCE ALBERT Prince Albert and district is rich in four seasons adventure, excitement and opportunity for all ages! Submitted by Prince Albert Tourism Annually the city invites and hosts regional, Canadian and international guests for sporting, cultural and entertainment events.

Prince Albert is home to many first class facilities, fields and event venues which make Prince Albert an ideal and favourite location for special events and activities. Prince Albert boasts many quality destination hotels (www.stayinpa.ca) which will meet your every need.

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Shopping and dining establishments are plentiful in our fine city! We have a great range and number of retail outlets, restaurants and bistros. Many shops and establishments in our city hold distinction among their peers and they win national awards recognizing them for their commitment to service industry excellence. Good service, great food, high achievement and highest sales volume are often the words we hear when speaking about Prince Albert’s business community.

This city loves a celebration and does so with multicultural flavour. You can experience the Ukrainian Festival, The Polka Fest, Prince Albert Highlander Pipe Band, our French communities’

presentations, then Metis Fall Festival, Tapestrama and of course the very popular Downtown Street Fair. Please check our website www.patourism.com for current event listings in our city. You will find major festivals and trade shows along with entertainment favourites like dinner theatres, fall suppers, artist studio tours and craft and bake sales.

The four-season recreation area also provides visitors with an exciting range of activities from arts and history to culture and recreation. There are museums, historic sites, art galleries, and a casino to keep you occupied while you visit the area.

During the winter months, our city comes alive with fun-filled activities for

the entire family. Cross Country skiing, ice skating, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and winter hiking are some of the activities you can experience when you visit Little Red River Park, Prince Albert’s playground areas, or any of our Lakeland areas. Come and cheer on your favourite sled dog team as they compete in Canada’s longest sled dog race – The Canadian Challenge. Enjoy fishing? It is a year round activity that the whole family is sure to love! Fresh water from under the frozen ice – the fish always taste incredible.

As fall and winter sporting events and activities give way to the excitement that spring and summer bring, Prince Albert gets a sports and leisure activity fever that spreads throughout the city and into the northern Lakeland region.

The sights and sounds of the summer exhibition festivities, rodeos, chariot and chuckwagon competitions along with exhilarating midway rides can give you chills down your spine as you scream with excitement. Prince Albert and district is also known to be a golfer’s paradise.

We have relaxing nine hole courses to the challenging 18 hole courses – whatever your skill level, we have it all!

Who can resist the lake country that

Snowshoeing is one of the many winter activities enjoyed in Prince Albert’s playground area.

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lies just beyond Prince Albert? Camping, fishing, biking, hiking, canoeing, boating, boogie-boarding and relaxing on the smooth sandy beaches of our Lakeland areas is more than anything a sports and leisure enthusiast could ever hope for.

Do you crave activity? Do you desire adventure? Are you looking for

opportunity? Look no further… Prince Albert has everything you need and more!

For a more detailed listing of events, attractions, maps, recreational activities accommodations and dining guide, visit www.princealberttourism.com.

Your adventure starts here!

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LEFT: Everyone enjoys a campfire. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography RIGHT: Fishing on Dunnett Lake.

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WE’RE GOING CAMPING! Saskatchewan’s Regional Parks By Darlene Friesen, Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association When you were a youngster, you could hardly crawl into bed did you jump up and down before your eyes closed. It was saying this over and over until heaven! your parents were starting to Regional Parks in Saskatchewan can cover their ears? make this happen for your family! These parks can be situated right next to a Camping meant endless village or town, they could be nestled in summer hours playing in the the middle of the sagebrush, tucked away sand, swimming, catching in a forest, or in a quiet spot near a lake or a creek. Each park is a different size minnows and frogs, roasting and offers different choices of activities wieners over a campfire and which may include camping, swimming, possibly some marshmallows sports grounds, food services, golf courses and some events host large annual events. to burn and make your fingers With the assistance of provincial gloriously sticky. It was being so funding for capital projects and some tired at the end of the day that municipalities funding their local parks, 14

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the facilities at these parks have been improving each year. Many parks have increased the number of campsites or upgraded their existing sites; washrooms and shower buildings have been a priority for improvements or additions across all of the regional parks. They have invested in potable water systems to provide safe, clean drinking water for everyone using their park. They have replaced worn equipment and many new playground areas have been installed in a large number of the parks.

Let’s take a tour of some of the regional parks in Saskatchewan.

Pasquia Regional Park is located near Arborfield and has recently constructed a new olympic size swimming pool for those warm summer days. They have a 9-hole

grass greens golf course and a lovely campground. It is also the home of “Big Bert”, a fossilized crocodile-like dinosaur.

You can take the kids fossil hunting along the Carrot River or take the 6 km hike to the “Big Bert site for the afternoon.

Speaking of kids – the mini golf is full of unique holes to play. Imagine a day on the golf course with the kids happily splashing in the swimming pool and a trip after supper to the concession for a nice drippy ice cream cone!

Emerald Lake Regional Park is located off Highway 12 between Leask and Shell Lake. The park is almost all sand – everywhere you look. Campsites are tucked into the trees and the beach and swimming area is calling for you to spend the day there. As well as the sand, there is a large grassy area ready to spread your towels on and enjoy the sun. There is a concession stand at the top of the grass just ready to supply you with all you need for your beach time. There is a 9-hole sand green golf course perfect to teach

your kids the game of golf. How about taking in their Zumba exercise program or a wakeboard clinic? There are three playground areas and a lake ready for whatever you want to do on the water.

Dunnet Regional Park is located a short drive from Avonlea. Dunnet is on land that has 300 year old ash and maple trees as well as 70 million year old rock exposures which are part of the Bearpaw formation in the nearby Blue Hills. Spend a day exploring these as well as aboriginal ceremonial sites, a buffalo jump and more. Come back to the park and spend the evening fishing on the reservoir or swimming in their heated pool. Your camper will be waiting for you under the shade of the trees. There is a concession for those looking for a treat or a morning coffee conversation. Plan a family gathering using the group facilities at the park and everyone will have something to do while you are there.

Lac Pelletier Regional Park is located 30 kms south of Swift Current in a valley with a lake that is ½ mile wide and 3 miles long. Perch, walleye and pike are waiting beneath the surface of the water for you to tempt them to bite. Both sides of the valley are covered with rolling hills and prairie grass. There is a 9-hole grass greens golf course running throughout and on top of the hills for you to enjoy.

For the lazy, sunny days, there are two sand beaches to sun on or for the kids to build sand castles all day. There are three playground areas as well as a mini-golf for more entertainment for the kids and a tennis court for perhaps some adult recreation. A licensed lounge and restaurant waits to serve you a meal for those nights when you don’t feel like cooking and just wait until you see the sunsets when the sky goes “purple”!

Things to see near Regional Parks: If you are into dinosaurs – check out the T- Rex Discovery Centre at Eastend and you can end your day at Pine Cree Regional Park, Notekeu Regional Park is near a Plesiosaur Dig Site near Ponteix.

Visit the Mennonite Heritage Village by Swift Current and the Doukhobor Village at Veregin located near Whitesand Regional Park. The Doukhobor Dugout House is located north of Blaine Lake and near Martin’s Lake Regional Park and Atton’s Lake Regional Park is near the Poundmaker Historical Centre. How about visiting Seager Wheeler Farm National Historic Site at Rosthern with Valley Rosthern Regional Park right there for you to enjoy as well? There is a lot to explore when you stay at a Regional Park.

Even though our regional parks are diverse; they all share two things in common. The first is community pride with a support base that consists of volunteers from the local community. From the beginning, the regional parks were developed and operated by community volunteers who had the desire to provide recreation opportunities for families to enjoy today and in the future.

The second is the Regional Park Season Pass! The $40 season pass gains you entry into every regional park in the province. Funds from the sale of these season passes stay at the park where they were purchased, which is an important part of the revenue for each park.

Support your favourite regional park by purchasing your 2013 season pass at their gate, and come spend the summer with us!

For more information on these or the many other regional parks in Saskatchewan, please visit our website: www.saskregionalparks.ca

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LEFT: Children enjoy riding their bikes near Good Spirit Lake. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Paul Austring RIGHT: Bordering on extinction, the whooping crane is a regular annual visitor to Saskatchewan, at spots like the north end of Last Mountain Lake and on other south central bodies of water. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Brian Wolitski BOTTOM RIGHT: Teeing off at Dakota Dunes.

— Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/ Greg Huszar

CENTRAL EXCITEMENT A destination for every imagination By Dave Yanko It’s said that Métis leader Gabriel Dumont could put his ear to the ground and specify whether it was horses or bison galloping in the far distance. His unparalleled skills as a hunter and guide left him superbly well-equipped for his role as Louis Riel’s military commander 16

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during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. And after this pioneer of guerilla warfare was forced to flee to the United States following the Battle of Batoche, he earned his living competing with sharpshooter Annie Oakley and performing as a marksman in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show.

Dumont’s life is the stuff of legends.

And he’s just one of the intriguing characters you can “meet’’ during your vacation in central Saskatchewan, an area chock-a-block full of compelling history, some of it still being written.

But this wide band across the middle of populated Saskatchewan is home, as well, to some of the best parks and fishing lakes in the province. Here you’ll find Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park (see saskparks.net for information on all provincial parks and recreation sites, and to use the online reservation system), once touted in a Maclean’s magazine article as having one of the Top 10 beaches in Canada. Here, too, is Tobin Lake, northeast of Nipawin

(nipawin.com), which is one of the best pike and walleye spots in North America and home to an annual, summer-long pike festival (nipawinpikefestival.com) featuring great prizes and an entry fee of only five bucks.

Birder? Central Saskatchewan boasts superior venues for fans of our feathered friends. Quill Lakes International Bird Area features more than 300 species and a million visits a year from shorebirds, songbirds and waterfowl (quill-lakesbird-area.com), while Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area (306-8362022), the oldest bird sanctuary in North America, has recorded more than 280 species, including migrating whooping cranes.

Golfer? Picturesque and challenging courses dot the landscape in this part of our golf-crazy province. There are also a few bucket-list entries such as Dakota Dunes Golf Links (dakotadunes.ca), ranked No. 15 in Golf Digest’s Canada’s Top 30 Golf Courses for 2013. And if things go well on the links – or maybe even if they don’t – you might like to try your luck at Dakota Dunes Casino (dakotadunescasino.com).

No matter where you go or what you do in central Saskatchewan, you’re almost sure to encounter history. The pivotal Northwest Resistance of 1885 centred on efforts by Métis leader Louis Riel to preserve the rights and culture

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of his people – First Nations and nonaboriginal settlers had their own issues with the federal government, and some aboriginal people took up arms. Trails of 1885 (trailsof1885.com) contains overview information about the period and links to some of the historic sites where important events occurred, including: Batoche National Historic Site: (see pc.gc.ca for all national parks and sites): former Métis settlement and scene of the decisive Battle of Batoche (Back to Batoche Days 2013 runs July 18-21 – backtobatoche.org) Fort Battleford National Historic Site: scene of the so-called “siege’’ of Battleford, served as a base for military operations during the resistance and was an important locale for other historic events Fort Carlton Provincial Park: the site of a fur-trading post dating back to 1810, served as a North West Mounted Police listening post leading up to the Battle of Duck Lake, the first of the resistance Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre: (dlric.org) provides insight into the turbulent times of 1885 from a Métis, First Nation and settler perspective (town

Fiddlers at Batoche National Historic Site.

— Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/ Greg Huszar Photography

The Kerry Vickar Centre. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Rob Weitzel

murals and Russell Hanson’s Mounted Police Museum are here, as well) Battle of Tourond’s Coulee/Fish Creek National Historic Site: scene of the storied ambush of federal government forces by Métis and First Nations fighters led by

Dumont Fort Pitt Provincial Park: former Hudson’s Bay post where a breakaway element of Chief Big Bear’s band, frustrated with government inaction over severe food shortages, took hostages

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With the resistance quelled, the course was set for Saskatchewan to become the breadbasket to the world. The Western Development Museum’s Heritage Farm & Village (see wdm.ca for all associated museums) in North Battleford

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after killing nine non-aboriginals at Frog Lake. In the aftermath of the resistance, six Cree, and two Assiniboine men were tried and hanged at Fort Battleford in the largest mass execution in Canadian history.

(battlefordstourism.com) features an impressive array of agricultural equipment used to tame the Prairies – kids and oldtimers will love the gargantuan steam tractors. View a unique perspective on reserve life through the paintings of internationally celebrated First Nation artist Allen Sapp (allensapp.com) or grab your favourite good luck charm and hit the Gold Eagle Casino. In the Town of Battleford, meanwhile, you can explore the superb firearm and mustache cup collections (among many other Mounties artifacts) at Fred Light Museum, or hike (or cross-country ski) the trails on beautiful Finlayson Island. Drive a mere half hour north of the city for beach time, northern pike angling, golf, or just good old “R and R’’ at The Battlefords Provincial Park. Rest and relaxation, golf, angling and great beaches also are powerful draws at Greenwater and Duck Mountain provincial parks, located on the east side of the province – both parks have very popular golf courses.

The Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre (BCHCC) in Lloydminster (lloydminster.ca) tells the compelling story of how 1,500 British citizens, misled about their destination and ill equipped

Step back in time at our Pioneer Homestead Village • Blacksmith Shop • Barbershop • Church • One Room School • General Store • Medical Office • Real Estate Office • Grist Mill • Saw Mill • Outdoor Oven • Windmill • Vintage machinery and farming tools

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You’ll Love It Here ❖ Northern Lights Palace Wave Pool, 100’ Water Slide, Sauna & Hot Tub and Arena ❖ Kerry Vickar Centre Performance Arts Theatre and Convention Centre ❖ Spruce Haven Park Ball Park, Tourism Info Centre, Mini Golf, Day Park and Centennial Walking Trails ❖ Melfort Golf & Country Club Challenging 18 hole Grass Green Course ❖ Melfort Campground Fully Treed Serviced Campsites ❖ Melfort & District Museum Heritage Village Museum ❖ Nearby Regional Parks Wapiti Ski Hill, Codette, Kipabiskau, Struthers and St. Brieux Lakes. ❖ Calendar of Events May – Polka Fest June – Show & Shine Car Show July – Melfort Ag. Exhibition Aug. - Kids Fest Sept. – Multi K Marathon Oct. – Northern Lights Trade Show Nov. – Black Fri. Light up Melfort Dec. – Museum “Celebration of Christmas”

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to handle the rigours of an untamed land, in 1903 completed an arduous journey across the pond and western Canada to become the first citizens of the City of Lloydminster. Featured artifacts and primary story lines remain available as BCHCC plans a new display area following water damage to the previous one. Among numerous other attractions at BCHCC is the interactive Heavy Oil Science Centre and wildlife exhibits the centre calls “fascinating and bizarre.’’

Saskatchewan also attracted immigrants fleeing political and religious persecution.

And nowhere is that more in evidence than at Veregin, where a tall statue of Leo Tolstoy commands attention on the grounds of the National Doukhobor Heritage Village (ndhv.ca) near Canora (canora.com). The famous Russian novelist helped fund passage to Canada for the persecuted pacifists, whose name comes from the Russian word for “spirit wrestler.’’

In the Blaine Lake area, you can find out more about Doukhobor history at the Doukhobor Dugout House National Historic Site, which features a temporary shelter used by many early Prairie settlers.

Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre (ancientechoes.ca) near Herschel presents

Manitou Beach.

— Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/ Kevin Hogarth Photography

Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre.

— Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/ Eric Lindberg

a glimpse back to a time when the area is believed to have been a tidal pool for a shallow inland sea, with all variety of ancient sea creatures represented through fossils discovered in the vicinity. It’s also believed to have been a ceremonial gathering place for First Nations – intriguing petroglyphs (rock engravings)

Award Winning Public Gallery “Powerful and sensitive images of the Northern Plains Cree”

may represent facets of those ancient traditional cultures.

Learn about an icon of Saskatchewan agriculture who won five World Wheat Championships between 1911 and 1918 at Seager Wheeler Farm National Historic Site (seagerwheelerfarm. org, call first at 1-306-232-5959)

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Campland RV Resort is your premier campground just 10km NW of Saskatoon on Highway 16 West. Come enjoy this new location. Sit on the lush grass around the firepit and enjoy the peaceful serenity.

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featuring a wave pool and a twostorey waterslide (gallaghercentre. com). The famous Yorkton Film Festival (goldensheafawards.com), North America’s longest running short-film festival, runs May 23-26. For people interested in early farming techniques there is the Threshermen’s Show and

near Rosthern. Modern cropping and agricultural practices are on display in Yorkton at Crops of the Parkland Walking Tour, an FM-radio guided interpretive tour. And no matter the time of year, treat the kids to an afternoon of fun at Gallagher Centre Water Park, an indoor facility

Seniors Festival Aug. 3-4 at the Yorkton Western Development Museum.

For an experience you won’t soon forget, visit Manitou Beach (manitoubeach.ca) and swim in the “healing waters’’ so buoyant, they say, you can read a book while floating on your back. Enjoy a thorough pampering at The Manitou Springs Hotel & Mineral Spa (manitousprings.ca) relive 1950s style entertainment at one of the few drive-in theatres still operating on the Prairies, or imagine the days of the Big Band era at Danceland (danceland.ca), a beautiful old dance hall that’s “Home of the World Famous Dance Floor Built on Horsehair.’’ Plan your visit or reunion during the annual Fun Run Show ‘n’ Shine (watrousfunrun.com), on the weekend of July 27, when these sideby-side communities are hopping with entertainment and activities for all ages.

You need not be a history buff to enjoy your vacation in central Saskatchewan – this area boasts beautiful parks, great fishing, superb golf courses and colourful culture. But if history means more to you than dusty books, here’s a great place to see how early events on the prairies shaped the Saskatchewan and Canada we know today.

Saturday, June 8 & Sunday, June 9: “Parkland Artisan’s Tour” Sunday, July 21: “Lilies in Bloom” Sunday, September 22: “A Touch of Autumn”

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• Serviced & Unserviced Sites Washroom & • Shower Facilities • Concession • Picnic & BBQ Areas • Soccer Field, Horseshoe Pits & Beach Volleyball

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October 22

Student guide available Kyle Town Office 306-375-2525 or PHONE: 306-375-2242 or 306-375-2750 for appointments

Original Red Cross Outpost Hospital

• Display of Mammoth Bones, discovered near Kyle • Original Homestead shack, built in 1912.

• River Transport “Basket” used to transport passengers over South SK. River.

• Antique displays, sports, furniture and clothing.

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LOCATED 5 min. West of LeRoy off Hwy. #6 10 min. South of St. Gregor off Hwy. #5, 10 min. North of Esk off Hwy. #16 Stately poplars and pines along a meandering creek make this 9 hole grass greens golf course a must-see!

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• Potable water • Washrooms and showers • We also have a licensed club house • Man made swimming pool • Playground • Beach volleyball

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• Children’s Playground • Stocked Trout Pond • Pull Through RV Sites • RV Septic Dump • Reasonable Rates • Relaxed & Quiet Environment • Pay Phone

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July 10 –13

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Discover fun activities with your family & friends

Hunting Fishing Golfing Swimming Nature Trails Baseball Tennis Museums Our Ukrainian Heritage

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The Station Arts Centre Rosthern, Saskatchewan

~ 35 minutes North of Saskatoon ~

SUMMER 2013 Theatre Presentation “Salt-Water Moon”

By David French. Directed by Johnna Wright Starring Caitlin Vancoughnett and Aaron Hursh

On a sparkling moonlit night on a little patch of rock known as Coley’s Point, Newfoundland, a love story unfolds.

Charming, witty and lovingly written, this story will fill you with wanderlust and inspire a yearning to return home.

8:00 PM performances Tuesdays - Saturdays

July 5-28, 2013 Matinees Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays For more information and reservations

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Pre-show dinners available by reservation

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Explore Canada’s Boreal Forest & Untouched Wilderness Nestled between the Porcupine and Pasquia Hills Beautifully Treed 9 Hole Golf Course Regional Park with Remnants of a 300 Year Old Fur Trade Post Extensive Antique John Deere Collection Heritage Park & Museum Camping, Fishing, Hiking and ATVing Nearby

Valley Regional Park~Rosthern, SK 18 Hole Golf Course • 65 Site Campground • Picnicking Large Creative Playground • Mini-Golf • Beach Volleyball Great for Company Picnics, Golf Tournaments or Reunions!

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• Beer Gardens • Live Entertainment • Cabarets • Car Show • Crafts •

*320 teams battle to be World Champion!

For more information please contact Kim Gartner at (306) 753-2256 or fax (306) 753-3234 Email: town.macklin@sasktel.net Visit our website: www.macklin.ca

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Nestled in the heart of Nipawin, the spectacular 18-hole Evergreen Golf Course offers players of all abilities a memorable day of golfing on some of the finest greens in the country. From the very first tee – a long and narrow 600 yard hole – you’ll realize that you’re in for something special. Each hole offers its own unique challenges and pleasures, from gentle hills, to silica hazards, to the ever-present forest.

NIPAWIN & DISTRICT REGIONAL PARK

Located in northeast Saskatchewan on the banks of the scenic river section of Tobin Lake, the Nipawin & District Regional Park boasts not only some of the best walleye fishing in North America, but also a wide range of services and facilities that are sure to please every member of the family.

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Allen Sapp Gallery Fred Light Museum Blue Mountain Outdoor Adventure Centre North Battleford Golf & Country Club Fort Battleford National Historic Site The Battlefords Provincial Park Table Mountain Regional Park

When you need agricultural information, we’re there.

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Gold Eagle Casino Western Development Museum Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum

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LEFT: River Landing. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Eric Lindberg RIGHT: SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, outdoor stage. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Larry Goodfellow BOTTOM RIGHT: The Berry Barn. — Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography

SASKATOON SHINES! The time of your life starts here! Submitted by Tourism Saskatoon Saskatoon is a thriving city graced with the vibrant beauty of nature. In the Land of Living Skies, sunset is a magical time to sit and marvel at the beauty of life under surreal hues of orange, purple and pink. Divided by the winding South Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon’s east and west face are joined by a series of bridges and lined with several kilometres of trails to jog, walk, and explore. In the warm seasons, a riverboat ride is a great way to kick off a visit and take in the landscape.

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The active person will find joy exploring the serene landscape at Wanuskewin and Beaver Creek, which are distinctly seasonal ecological and historical treasures staffed with educated guides, and are a true treat for budding young minds and nature or culture enthusiasts.

Nature lovers will also appreciate the lush Mendel Art Gallery botanical garden and children will become happily lost in the magic of the butterfly farm at the

Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Though striving economically and excelling as a forward thinking metropolis, Saskatoon never stops short in honouring its roots. Visitors can catch a casual glimpse of the city’s history at Park Café, a local haunt that features the first photos of Saskatoon on every wall.

The Western Development Museum is a province wide establishment that allows visitors to view the way of life in the days of 1910 Boomtown in an unforgettable visceral experience that is beyond the realm of age. History buffs will find no shortage of treasures throughout the city.

Saskatoon actively remembers,

educates and shares First Nations heritage through preserved land and cultural gatherings. Take a leisurely stroll at Batoche, where you can almost hear the distant echo of the events surrounding the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. At Wanuskewin, explore the vast, unspoiled nature of this national historic site, and partake in hands-on demonstrations and cultural activities. Share in the joy of fiddlers and dancers at the annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest or one of the city’s powwow gatherings.

Visitors often attribute their rich memories of the city to the energy and generosity of their resident hosts who are eager to share their stories and love for Saskatoon. Friendships are made as residents open their arms and show guests the way to the city’s best-kept secrets. From independent stores with niche gifts, unique jewelry and clothing, to independent local theatres and events, Saskatoon is filled with an abundance of extraordinary moments waiting to be discovered by everyone.

The University of Saskatchewan is an architectural delight. While visiting campus, tour the world renowned

synchrotron at the Canadian Light Source where thousands of scientists from around the world have worked and studied.

Lovers of the eccentric will be delighted with the sculpture garden that overlooks downtown on the other side of the river.

A trip to the observatory to view the night sky in astonishing detail is a memorable way to end any day.

Saskatoon is proud to be a golfer’s delight, with a variety of beautiful courses on the edge of nature. Even the most avid golfer will be met with refreshing challenges on courses like Dakota Dunes, which hosts a PGA Tour Canada stop every summer and was the highest ranked Saskatchewan course in Golf Digest and Score Golf magazines. The city of Saskatoon’s civic golf courses range from beginner and family fun at the Silverwood course, to the more mature, challenging Holiday Park course.

As a host city, Saskatoon is a special place that delivers year round world class entertainment through everything from conventions, arts and cultural festivals, to sports, musical and industry events.

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filled favourite of the city, and the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival presents eleven days and nights of world-class artists.

With an unassuming breadth of cultural diversity, Saskatoon offers a huge variety of entertainment.

Saskatoon celebrates artistry through live music, gallery shows and events at TCU Place and has nightlife with a uniquely local stamp. The recent addition of the city’s first homegrown alehouse, The Woods was an instant hit. From the elegant cocktail lounge Flint, to the Yard and Flagon’s popular Tuesday wing night, to clubs such as Tequila’s where the spirited go to dance, Saskatoon has no shortage of evening entertainment. By day and in between outings be sure to take in the city’s maturing coffee culture at one of Saskatoon’s independent coffee houses.

Saskatoon has a number of centrally located hotels and it’s easy to find the perfect accommodations in the hub of the city.

With a hotel industry that’s on par with the rest of Saskatoon’s fast moving market, there’s something for everyone. The James is a new boutique hotel that sports a lovely cocktail lounge regularly frequented by city residents. The Bessborough continues to offer a quaint slice of history overlooking the river and is suitable for those after a romantically rich stay. Families will find their comfort at a number of hotels with swimming facilities and restaurants.

Visitors are welcomed by a city eager to share the heart of their community through year round festivals and other casual city rituals, such as the weekly farmers’ market at River Landing.

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LEFT: Visitors will be treated to a rail excursion similar to what pioneers of the 1920s would have experienced when arriving in this new and mysterious land— Photo courtesy of Southern Prairie Railway/Hans Arnold RIGHT: A 1944 General Electric Diesel Locomotive was purchased from Conway Scenic Railway in North Conway, New Hampshire. — Photo courtesy of Southern Prairie Railway/Hans Arnold BOTTOM RIGHT: This CPR Train Station has been fully restored and will be the focal point of Southern Prairie Railway. — Photo courtesy of Southern Prairie Railway/Hans Arnold

DARE TO DREAM A story of a town that refused to die By Joel Barker. Photos courtesy of Southern Prairie Railway In the beginning, a committee came together to see what could be done to save the town of Ogema from losing population and businesses.

The Sask Power office was moved from Ogema and there was talk of the Sask Wheat Pool closing the elevator and Canadian Pacific Railway was removing the rail line. Four farmers with a member from Ogema community moved forward and saved the 115 km of rail line going from Pangman to Assiniboia. Shares were sold and in 1998, the Red Coat Road and Rail was formed and started moving producer

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cars for the farmers in the area as an alternative to market their grain. In 1998, at the Ogema Agricultural Society meeting, a discussion was held about having something different at the next fair day in Ogema to bring in more people. The Ogema Agricultural Society holds one of the longest continually running fair days in Saskatchewan and people wanted to add something to fair day. Thoughts turned to having a train ride as the community owned the rail line so they could capitalize on this asset.

The Deep South Pioneer Museum located on the west side of Ogema, was started in 1976 and since then it has accumulated over 100 pieces of working antique equipment, is located on 10 acres of land and has 31 buildings filled with corresponding artefacts depicting pioneer life in Southern Saskatchewan.

With the community owned museum and rail line, a dream began to take shape.

In 2002 a strategic plan led by Dwight Percy of Saskatoon, was devised by inviting representatives from the community. The target included, youth, community involvement, strategic partnerships and networking. We now had a growth strategy and this helped move the rail project forward.

In 2003, a train station that was the

only remaining exact replica of Ogema’s train station was found at Simpson, Sask. in a farmer’s yard, full of canola. An exchange was made for two hopper bottom bins for the train station. The station was cut in half and moved to Ogema in two separate moves and put back in the gaping hole at the end of Main Street where the original train station sat. After putting the two halves back together, the real work began with cleaning and restoring the station back to its original splendor. Many volunteers, young and old alike, helped with the striping, painting, cleaning and yard work to restore both the station and the station yard. In 2005, at the Saskatchewan Homecoming celebration, the station and yard were a jewel in the community’s crown. The dream was a

big task but someone stated that it was like eating an elephant – you eat it, one bite at a time. The dream was starting to come together and this was a big step in the right direction.

As the work progressed, the Town of Ogema applied for different strategic partnerships which included working with the Provincial Communities in Bloom committee. In 2005, Ogema worked on the different criteria that the Communities in Bloom program provided and the outcome was that Ogema won their population category and were invited to attend the National Communities in Bloom competition in 2006. That year the Canada Lands Company sponsored the new criteria award of Sustainable Development Award and Ogema won it Continued on page 32

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over all the communities that participated in the National competition. This was a sign that Ogema was going in the right direction. In 2008, Ogema was invited to showcase their community at Dongguan, China and was the smallest of the 50 communities that presented to the Judges. Ogema won the Heritage Management award and this was a tribute not only to our community but to all of Saskatchewan as this was a confirmation that our practices were world class. In 2010, Ogema won the Saskatchewan Municipal Heritage Conservation Leadership Award which again confirmed that we are heading in the right direction At the same time, Devon and Cheryl Generous approached the Transportation Committee of the Deep South Pioneer Museum about collaborating with them as they had many years of experience working with fixing both diesel and steam engines. Devon had worked on the Royal Hudson and both worked for Mt. Rainier tour train. They were true heritage train enthusiasts and joining with the Train Group was like a marriage of the two ideas. Ogema had the station and the rail line and the Generous family had the knowledge and the expertise to run a tour train.

The Transportation Committee formed a new charitable non-profit organization called Ogema Heritage Railway Association which owns the train station, 1945 44 tonner engine and the 1922 Pullman passenger car and 1950 baggage car. The Southern Prairie Railway is operating identity of the train tour under Ogema Heritage Railway Association.

In 2010, a 1945 44 tonner engine was located in North Conway New Hampshire that would be well suited to our train tour. As the USA was in a recession, other train tours were selling their excess stock. The 1922 Pullman car was located at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and we were able to procure it as well.

After much fundraising and sponsorships, the cars were on the move to their new home in Ogema. By June 2011 the 44 tonner and the passenger car were unloaded at Assiniboia as the wet spring had played havoc with the Red Coat Road and Rail and the car and engine could not get to Ogema by rail.

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Take a trip into the past with a visit to Ogema and the Southern Prairie Railway. — Photo courtesy of Southern Prairie Railway

car into the station with many people looking on. The dream was getting closer to reality even though there weren’t any seats in the passenger car as they had been taken out to be restored. A fundraiser supper with silent auction was held after the train pulled into the station and it was very successful.

Over the winter months, restoration of the passenger car continued in a new shop that was built over the siding track in Ogema. Thousands of man hours were put into the restoration but it was worth the effort. On May 10, 2012 Tourism Saskatchewan representatives came for the first ride as a familiarization tour which included the Sask Wanderer.

On May 27 an appreciation run was made and even though it was a cold and rainy day, all the volunteers appreciated the ride. On June 2, 2012 the first regular train tour went out with train tours every Saturday and Sunday until Oct. 20th when an all day train went out to Willows and back. Besides the Heritage train tour that went to the 1922 heritage Elevator in Horizon on Saturday afternoon and twice on Sunday, there was also a train every Saturday morning that went to the Pangman Farmer’s Market. There were Pitchfork Fondue trains each month, where Merv ‘s Pitchfork Fondue came to the Deep South Pioneer Museum and cooked supper for the train rides. This was a special tour as well as the Star Gazer Tour in September.

During the regular season, all train tour tickets would also get you into the Deep South Pioneer Museum for free. The train tour operation paid the museum for all the people who went on the train and then went to the museum. This helped to pay for the university student working at the museum for the summer.

The experience of having the train ride showing how the settlers came to Canada to the prairies was enhanced by going to the Deep South Pioneer Museum to see how the settlers worked, played worshipped and went to school. On July 7, 2012 the Grand Opening of Southern Prairie Railway Train Tour was held as part of the Town of Ogema’s Centennial celebrations.

During the first year of operation, the train tour had 3,500 that included visitors from all the provinces and territories, 10 states and 10 countries. We had charter tours from English Car Club, Saskatoon Harley Davidson Club, Canadian Student Leadership Council, and other family reunions and private charters. All was a huge benefit to the community and Museum.

Our future plans are to keep on fundraising as we have put a down payment on nine more cars in the USA. We have to add to our infrastructure, add additional tours and keep working with other communities and organizations. In 2013, Heritage Train Tours will again run on Saturday and Sunday with Special Trains on Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Settlers Supper, Star Gazer Tour and are going to try to have some Christmas trains this year. The year of 2012 was a steep learning curve for everyone involved but at the end of the year, it was very successful.

So after 14 years from when the dream was first thought of, the people who dared to dream saw the dream become reality.

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Element 2.1: Premier’s Prize Dimensions 2009 Artist: Zane Wilcox, Saskatoon, SK

Historic Saskatchewan: Premier’s Prize Dimensions 2006 Artist: Elizabeth M. Cuming, Saskatoon, SK

DIMENSIONS You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and texture, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of creativity and imagination. By Vivian Orr, Saskatchewan Craft Council Celebrating 30 years of DIMENSIONS - the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s (SCC) biennial, touring, juried exhibition of Fine Craft is intended to encourage and reward excellence in craft, and is open to anyone living in Saskatchewan.

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masters in their own discipline, and who are also well versed in various mediums. The SCC selects one juror from the province and one juror from outside the province and charges the jury to select 35 of the best pieces submitted. The result has always been a spectacular exhibition representing Fine Craft from Saskatchewan.

This year the two jurors are: Michael Hosaluk, wood worker, designer, educator and Saidye Bronfman Award winner from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He has a varied experience with DIMENSIONS: as a participating artist, award winner and juror. The out-of-province juror will be Susan Rankin, a glass artist from Apsley, Ontario. Susan grew up in Saskatchewan and maintains family and artistic ties here. Her work is exhibited nationally and internationally. She recently had an exhibition at the SCC Affinity Gallery.

DIMENSIONS will be juried on April 18th and 19th, 2013 at the Lawson Heights Mall in Saskatoon, with a public critique on Saturday, April 20th from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome to attend this critique, to better understand the

judging process.

Jurying is about the process of ‘seeing’ and jurors have this expertise because they have honed and exercised this ability.

A public critique session has always been an integral part of DIMENSIONS: all entrants and interested public can meet with the jurors to discuss the work. An overview of the process and thoughts about the works are followed by questions and

Thinking Cap #3: Premier’s Prize Dimensions 2011 Artist: Cathryn Miller, Grasswood, SK

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comments from the audience. This serves to benefit the larger community, providing an understanding of the jurying process to everyone.

An exhibition catalogue is published that contains descriptions of the participants’ work as well as the processes they utilize. It contains jurors’ statements about influences that have shaped the exhibition, and/or how the pieces address the contemporary scene. This year, the SCC will be producing more catalogues as well as touring DIMENSIONS outside the province with assistance from the Saskatchewan Arts Board Culture on the Go grant. DIMENSIONS touring exhibition schedule: MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert Street, Regina May 4 to August 25, 2013 Awards Ceremony and reception, MacKenzie Art Gallery Friday, June 14, 2013. The public is invited to attend this gala reception.

SCC Affinity Gallery, 813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon November 15, 2013 to January 5, 2014 Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre, 4515 44 Street, Lloydminster February, 2014 Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, 49 Smith Street East, Yorkton March/April, 2014 University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta May/June, 2014 Other venues at the time of this writing have not yet been confirmed, but will include galleries in Saskatchewan, and perhaps also in Manitoba and Newfoundland.

DIMENSIONS came into being when the Town of Battleford lobbied the Government of Saskatchewan for some promotional assistance linking craft and the tourism industry.

Exhibitions were organized by the Saskatchewan Department of Industry and Commerce in 1974 and 1975 in conjunction with the Handcraft Festival. The newly formed SCC provided a jury in 1976, and the first Premier’s Prize Award for the Outstanding Entry was awarded in 1977. Premier’s Prize winners have always crafted outstanding examples of creativity and imagination, successfully pushing the dimensions of Saskatchewan Fine Craft forward.

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Saskatchewan’s official flag was adopted in 1969. It features the provincial shield of arms along with the floral emblem, the western red lily. The flag’s upper half is green, representing Saskatchewan’s northern forests; the lower half is gold, symbolizing the southern grain areas.

In 1941, the western red lily was chosen as the official flower of Saskatchewan.

This lily grows in moist meadows and semi-wooded areas. With its flaming red blossoms, it stands out brilliantly against a natural green background. The western red lily is a protected species.

The sharp-tailed grouse is one of Saskatchewan’s most popular game birds.

It was selected as the provincial bird emblem in 1945.

In 2001, needle-and-thread grass was designated Saskatchewan’s official grass. It’s a native bunchgrass common to

the dry, sandy soils of the Northern Plains.

Seed stalks may reach 1.3 m (4 feet) in height and leaves are up to 30 cm (12 inches) long and very narrow. The name comes from the shape of the seeds, which are sharply pointed and have long, twisted, thread-like fibres.

In 1988, the white birch was adopted as the official tree of Saskatchewan.

This hardwood tree is found across the northern three-quarters of the province. Typical uses for the wood include lumber, plywood, veneer and fuel.

Sylvite, also known as potash, is Saskatchewan’s official mineral. We are the world’s largest producer and

exporter of potash. Our vast reserves of potash are expected to last for hundreds of years at current rates of production.

Over 95 percent of the potash produced in Saskatchewan is used for fertilizer purposes.

Saskatchewan designated the white-tailed deer our official animal in 2001.

Here in our more northern latitudes, the white-tailed deer tends to be larger than its southern brethren, reaching heights of more than a metre (3.5 feet) at the shoulder and weighing as much as 180 kg (400 lbs).

Curling was named Saskatchewan’s official sport in 2001, although many have considered it so for years. Once called the “roaring game” because of the thunderous noise made by corn brooms used to sweep rocks down the ice, curling has a rich history in the province. The fabled Richardson brothers, curling out of Regina, won four Canadian and World men’s championships between 1959-63.

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LEFT: Nestled in the prairie, the Big Muddy Badlands are a unique, breathtaking landscape filled with tales of olden days outlaw and bootlegging. —Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Douglas E. Walker RIGHT: Cypress Hills Vineyard & Winery near Maple Creek. —Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Paul Austring BOTTOM RIGHT: The Historic Bell Barn recalls 19th century corporate farming and the Northwest Resistance of 1885. —Photo courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Gerard Makuch

SENSATIONAL SOUTH Truly remarkable places to discover By Dave Yanko Rip that dimpled devil down a fairway carved from a forest that would seem to have no business thriving in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan.

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relax, and let your eyes and mind meander over the textured quilt of farmland far below Bald Butte at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. These are the kinds of experiences awaiting you in southern Saskatchewan when you turn on your signal light and turn off the four-lane highway.

Moose Mountain Provincial Park, in the southeast, has been a popular vacation spot since the young, foxhunting dudes of Cannington Manor (see saskparks.net for information on all provincial parks and recreation sites, and to use the online reservation system) relaxed and partied here in the late 19th century. Today, one of the prime attractions at this treed and hilly island amid farmland is Kenosee Superslides, featuring zippy eight-storey drops or lazy cruises on inner tubes. Golf Kenosee,

one of the most beautiful golf courses in Western Canada, is carved from a forest of poplar, ash, fir and white birch. Don’t miss the park’s visitor centre, a majestic fieldstone chalet constructed in 1931.

Southwest of Moose Mountain is the City of Estevan, where you can thrill to the roar of stock car races at Estevan Motor Speedway (estevanmotorspeedway.com), a hit racing venue that’s attracting oval dirt track competitors from Canada and the United States. Just above the 49th

parallel in south central Saskatchewan is the Big Muddy Badlands, where you can marvel at the antics and colourful personalities of the train robbers and horse thieves who hid out in the Big Muddy caves when things got too hot south of the border. You’ll get great information, stay out of trouble with landowners, and maybe even spot a few turkey buzzards riding thermals high above the stone bison effigy, if you take the guided tour (townofcoronach.com).

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And how’s this for curious: The largest silver collection in Canada – more than 5,000 items – is on display at the Soo Line Historical Museum (306-842-2922) in Weyburn.

Meanwhile, on the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Manitoba boundary, is the Town of Esterhazy, named after a delightful cad who was not the European count he claimed to be but who nonetheless lived up to his arrangements with government authorities to bring immigrant families to the area. Today, the town is known for the wealth of “pink gold’’ beneath it (potashinterpretivecentre.com). Not far away in the Whitewood region, however, a group of authentic French counts established farms producing Gruyere cheese and chicory coffee more than a hundred years ago. Check out their fascinating story at the Merchant Bank Heritage Centre on main street in Whitewood (townofwhitewood.ca).

The lovely Qu’Appelle Valley region an hour east and north of Regina is loaded with interesting attractions and recreation opportunities. Historic Bell Barn at Qu’Appelle (bellbarn.ca) recalls 19th century corporate farming and the Northwest Resistance of 1885, while Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site (see pc.gc.ca for all national parks and historic sites) near Abernethy pays tribute to an important innovator in western Canadian agriculture. Katepwa Point and Echo Valley provincial parks and adjacent Fishing Lakes offer a wide variety of water-based recreation, relaxation and golf (golfkatepwa. com). Take a couple of hours to see the sites around historic Fort Qu’Appelle (fortquappelle.com) and try a Houston Pizza for supper – rumour has it the Rolling Stones enjoyed one of the famous pies at a Regina location. If country music and barbecue sound more to your liking, though, grab some tickets to Craven Country Jamboree (cravencountryjamboree.com) July 1114. Canada’s longest-running, multi-day festival draws fans from across North America to see country music’s top artists.

If you’d rather spend your time wetting a line, on the other hand, set course for Lake Diefenbaker. Walleye, rainbow trout, northern pike, lake trout, goldeye, perch, whitefish – they’re here in abundance – some in record size – at this giant reservoir created in the 1960s by damming the South Saskatchewan

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East Block, Grasslands National Park.

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and Qu’Appelle rivers. And at more than 200 kilometres in length with some 800 kilometres of shoreline, Diefenbaker is large enough that no one need “rub shoulders’’ with anyone on the lake or with people who’ve claimed their own private little beach on shore. Camp at Douglas or Danielson provincial parks, but use the provincial parks online booking system and use it early because this is one of the most popular vacation spots in the province.

“Popular’’ is a word residents of Moose Jaw are becoming well accustomed to hearing when people talk about the tourism offerings in their city. Among the most popular is the Tunnels of Moose Jaw (wwwtunnelsofmoosejaw.com), with one underground tour recalling the days when Moose Jaw served as a distribution hub for illicit booze during Prohibition in the United States and the other illustrating the struggle facing new Chinese immigrants more than a century ago. Temple Gardens Mineral Spa (www. templegardens.sk.ca) and Casino Moose Jaw (casinomoosejaw.com), located right across the street from each other, have been huge hits with visitors for years now. If you’re travelling west of Moose Jaw along the Trans-Canada

Highway on July 13, turn on that signal light at Mortlach and take in the annual Mortlach Saskatoon Berry Festival (mortlach.ca) – what better opportunity to try Saskatchewan’s favourite pie? This upstart festival, just several years old, is drawing bigger crowds and more features every year. Francophone culture flourishes in Gravelbourg (gravelbourg. ca), a south central Saskatchewan community that promises visitors “a touch of Europe on the Prairies,’’ and delivers.

History buffs and anyone who appreciates a handsome brick building should head south of Moose Jaw to the Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site (claybankbrick.ca), North America’s best-preserved brick plant. This facility provided the “face’’ bricks for a number of buildings on Main Street in Moose Jaw and important buildings across Saskatchewan and beyond, including the landmark Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon and Fairmont Le Châteaux Frontenac in Quebec City. Head further south and west to Wood Mountain Post Provincial Historic Park for the oldest continuous rodeo in Canada and a wealth of information about one of the most fascinating pages of Canadian history. Sioux leader Sitting Bull and

5,000 followers fled here after the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, generating headlines internationally and fraying relations between Canada and the United States. North West Mounted Police Supt. James Morrow Walsh and Sitting Bull built a relationship of mutual respect through an understanding “Bull’’ and his people would be protected in Canada so long as they adhered to Canadian law.

Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park recalls that period and much more of the force’s history in Western Canada through displays, videos and guided tours. The provincial park, meanwhile, offers a wide array of experiences and activities in an almost mountain-like setting that includes lodgepole pine trees and the highest point of land between the Rockies and Labrador. Try the zip line canopy tour at Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures (zipcypresshills.ca), fly-fish for brook trout, hike/mountain bike or ride horses on the many trails, or cross-country ski or snowshoe in wintertime. Discover the detail we’re normally missing in the night sky at one of the largest dark-sky reserves in North America, or take a day trip to the T. rex Discovery Centre (trexcentre.ca) at Eastend, home to the Tyrannosaurus rex fossil “Scotty’’ and his newly completed and life-sized skeletal replica it’s more than six metres high and 20 metres long! Marvel at a big blue prairie sky splashed with brightly coloured kites at the annual Windscape Kite Festival (windscapekitefestival.ca) in Swift Current (tourismswiftcurrent. ca) on June 22-23. While you’re in the area, take a stroll along the Chinook Parkway’s 22 kilometres of trails or grab your clubs and visit one of three popular golf courses within a half-hour drive of the city. Discover the spectacular and subtle landscapes at Grasslands National Park located south of Swift

Current near the United States border. Here you’ll encounter prairie vistas as they existed before Saskatchewan was tamed, as well as traditional inhabitants such as bison and black-tailed prairie dogs. Check out the cool art at Grasslands Gallery (grasslandsgallery.com) in nearby Val Marie.

And if your taste in travel leans toward the novel or unusual, and something decidedly off the beaten path, take an afternoon to explore the Great Sand Hills near Leader. A trip to the dunes rewards visitors with a landscape that seems borrowed from North Africa. Active sand dunes, some up to 12 metres (35 to 40 feet) high and 150 metres (160 yards) long, delight kids and fascinate bigger folks. It’s one of many memorable experiences awaiting you in southern Saskatchewan when you turn off the major highway and turn on your curiosity.

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“The life and music of Patsy Cline”

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Summer Youth Theatre Camps July & August Vaudeville Community Showcase August 16th Souris Valley Festival Late August

Saskatchewan comes alive as you wander off the beaten path to truly breathtaking destinations.

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A day of action against the release of genetically modified alfalfa is scheduled April 9 with lunch hour protests outside MPs’ constituency offices.

The Ontario branch of the National Farmers Union has initiated the protest, which is supported by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network.

As of April 1, protests had been con-

firmed in 27 locations, 14 of them in Ontario and 10 in Western Canada.

The NFU contends that Roundup Ready alfalfa, if registered for use in Canada, will inevitably cross-pollinate with non-GM varieties, eliminating organic alfalfa and destroying export markets that demand nonGM product.

Glenn Tait of the NFU’s Saskatchewan branch is organizing a protest outside federal agriculture minister

Gerry Ritz’s office in North Battleford, Sask. “Very few if any farmers really want this,� Tait said. “There doesn’t seem to be a big demand for it. There is a great deal of objection to it, however.�

Tait said there is no way to contain GM alfalfa genetics because pollen is spread by bees, other insects and wind.

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carry the GM trait, eliminating domestic and international organic alfalfa markets and eliminating international sales of organic honey. “This is another in a long list of tragedies that have befallen agriculture since the Conservatives have gained power,� Tait said.

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INFINITE HORIZONS

by Regina Regional Regina: your stop for arts, culture, sport and more! Submitted Opportunities Corporation

Within the heart of south-western Saskatchewan rests the province’s capital, Regina. Visitors should be prepared to surf our lakes, enjoy rare historical artifacts, eat world class food and be treated like royalty. Regina boasts some of the best unique experiences that can be had in the prairies. From arts, culture, sport, nature and history, there is truly something for everyone.

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America’s largest urban parks: Wascana Centre.

Visitors can enjoy many great attractions such as the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Saskatchewan Science Centre and the Kramer IMAX Theatre, all surrounded by beautiful marshland that is home to many animals and plants. Or grab a picnic lunch and pick your path as you take a stroll around the lake. Wascana Centre is an extraordinary place, year round.

The west side of our beautiful city is home to The RCMP Depot; Canada’s training ground for our heroes of tomorrow. The RCMP Heritage Centre is rich in tradition and steeped in history.

Visitors can experience the grounds where cadets have trained since 1885 and continue their visit with guided tours of the Heritage Centre’s six galleries.

During the summer months, be sure to include Tourism Canada’s signature experience, The Sunset Ceremony.

If you are looking for a little more history, experience a rail excursion, similar to what pioneers from the 1920s would have, in the town of Ogema. Stroll down the historic Main Street and visit the British American Gas Station, one

of the only remaining corner stations in Western Canada, as well as the Fire Hall. This pioneer ‘village’ includes thirty historic buildings from Ogema and surrounding communities as well as thousands of operating pieces of antique machinery and artifacts.

After experiencing life as a pioneer take a peek at what it would have been like to be part of the Royal Family. Begin your day with breakfast at the Hotel Saskatchewan. This beautiful heritage property is where Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal family stay while visiting the Queen City. Your next stop is Saskatchewan Legislative Building, a National Historic Site of Canada. You Continued on page 48

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The Royal Saskatchewan Museum.

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will encounter one of the best examples in Canada of a wellpreserved landscape according to Beaux-Arts and city beautiful principles. Then step back in time with Government House, constructed in 1883. Take a tour of this magnificent house including the Edwardian Gardens and discover its treasures. The museum will give you a glimpse of life at Government House at the turn of the 20th century.

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SHFS’s escorted History on the Road program, with its theme of exploring our history and heritage, will provide 3 hosted tours during 2013. A nine day tour in late June will follow the exploits of the 18th century fur trader, Peter Pond, through north-west Saskatchewan and central Alberta. In mid July we will venture on to the South Saskatchewan River for a two day canoe trip, with a few of the stops along the way being at Batoche, Petit Ville and South Branch House. The final tour of the season will be in late August as we travel to southern Saskatchewan as we celebrate the 140th Anniversary of the formation of the NWMP. Stops along the way will include Cannington Manor, Roche Percee, Ogema, Assiniboia, Wood Mountain, Grasslands National Park and Fort Walsh. Tours will pick-up in both Regina & Saskatoon.

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2013

Coming Events —

Additional event details can be found at www.sasktourism.com/events

Start Date...........End Date................ Event Name.................................................Location May 1.................May 5.................... Moose Jaw Festival of Dance.......................Moose Jaw May 2.................May 12.................. Bzzt! Trap Door Theatre presents

The Frenzy of Queen Maeve........................Saskatoon May 2.................May 5.................... Cinergie - Saskatoon Francophone

Film Festival................................................Saskatoon May 3.................May 4.................... York Colony Quilters Guild Quilt Show..........Yorkton May 4.................May 5.................... Jane’s Walk - Regina...................................Regina May 4.................November 3........... Regina Beach 10km Volksmarch.................Regina Beach May 4.................May 5.................... Regina Woodworking Show & Sale..............Regina May 4.................May 5.................... Jane’s Walk - Saskatoon Tours.....................Saskatoon May 4.................September 2.......... Parks Canada Xplorers................................Province-wide May 7.................May 12.................. The Golden Apple Theatre Kafka’s Monkey...........................................Regina May 8.................May 12.................. Watrous and Area Arts Council Adjudicated Art Show...................................Watrous May 9.................May 11.................. Saskatchewan Fashion Week.......................Regina May 9.................May 11.................. Wascana Spring Art Show and Sale..............Regina May 9.................October 3............... Warman Farmers’ Market...........................Warman May 9.................May 12.................. Kalyna Festival of Ukrainian Dance.............Yorkton Ma 10...............May 12.................. Spring Youth Appaloosa Show......................Moose Jaw May 10..............May 11.................. Vesna Festival 2013.....................................Saskatoon May 11..............May 11.................. Veselka........................................................Foam Lake May 11..............May 12.................. Clearview Arena High School Rodeo............Fort Qu’Appelle May 11..............May 11.................. Craft Sale & Flea Market..............................Regina May 11..............May 11.................. Science Rendezvous.....................................Regina May 11..............May 11.................. The BHP Billiton Rock ‘n’ Roll Brain

Blitz Gala.....................................................Saskatoon May 11..............September 10........ Weyburn 10km Volksmarch........................Weyburn May 11..............May 11.................. Wings Over Wascana Nature Festival...........Regina May 11..............May 11.................. Swift Current Women’s Tradeshow...............Swift Current May 11..............May 11.................. Health and Wellness Expo and

Trade Fair....................................................Yorkton May 11..............May 11.................. Indoor Spring Flea Market...........................Yorkton May 12..............May 12.................. Walk For Lupus - Saskatoon.........................Saskatoon May 12..............May 12.................. Western Development Museum Mother’s Day Celebration.............................Yorkton May 13..............May 16.................. Moose Jaw Band & Choral Festival...............Moose Jaw May 17..............May 20.................. Band City Quarter Horse Show.....................Moose Jaw May 17..............May 20.................. Zombie Prep Camp......................................Fort Qu’Appelle May 17..............May 26.................. 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup..................Saskatoon May 17..............May 19.................. Sutherland School Reunion..........................Saskatoon May 17..............September 2.......... Manitou - Watrous Music Feast All Jammed Up............................................Manitou Beach May 18..............May 19.................. Sam’s Barrel Racing Extravaganza..............Bienfait May 18..............May 18.................. Annual 1-47 Cruisers Indoor Car Show........Grenfell May 18..............May 18.................. Moose Jaw Highland Festival.......................Moose Jaw May 18..............May 20.................. Bikes on Broadway......................................Saskatoon May 19..............May 19.................. Regina Highland Games..............................Regina May 20..............May 25.................. Cathedral Village Arts Festival......................Regina May 20..............May 26.................. 31st Annual Spring Festival of New Plays....Saskatoon May 22..............June 9................... Globe Theatre presents The Drowsy

Chaperone...................................................Regina May 23..............May 23.................. 2nd Regina Timeraiser.................................Regina May 23..............May 26.................. Yorkton Film Festival - Golden Sheaf

Awards........................................................Yorkton May 24..............May 25.................. Melfort Polkafest.........................................Melfort May 24..............September 7.......... Marquis Downs Thoroughbred Racing..........Saskatoon May 25..............May 26.................. Blackstrap Art Studio Tour............................Dundurn May 25..............May 25.................. 2nd Annual Leipzig Music Festival................Leipzig May 25..............May 25.................. The Perogee Run.........................................Montmartre May 25..............May 25.................. RCMP Heritage Centre - Birthday

Celebrations.................................................Regina May 25..............June 2................... Wood ‘13.....................................................Saskatoon May 26..............May 26.................. Crocus Open Golf Tournament.....................Neudorf May 26..............May 26.................. Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan

Inc Charity Car Show....................................Regina

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May 26..............May 26.................. 35th Annual Saskatchewan Marathon.........Saskatoon May 26..............May 26.................. Friends of the Forestry Farm House Inc Spring Art Show and Sale.............................Saskatoon May 26..............August 25.............. Walking Tours and Open Houses Forestry Farm House...................................Saskatoon May 30..............June 9................... Annual Saskatchewan Stitches

Conference..................................................Muenster May 30..............June 1................... Mosaic 2013: A Festival of Cultures.............Regina May 30..............June 2................... Salsa & Bachata Congress............................Saskatoon May 31..............June 2................... Kindersley Community Rodeo......................Kindersley May 31..............June 2................... Lampman Sports Day..................................Lampman May 31..............June 3................... Lloydminster 4-H Expo................................Lloydminster May 31..............June 3................... Buster Days.................................................Martensville May 31..............June 2................... Canadian Professional Chuckwagon

Association Races.........................................The Battlefords May 31..............June 2................... Saskatchewan Music Festival Provincial Finals...........................................Saskatoon June 1................June 1................... Day in the Park...........................................Allan June 1................June 2................... Diefenbaker Days........................................Borden June 1................June 2................... Dean Francis Art Show at Sagebrush

Studio and Galleries.....................................Leader June 1................June 2................... Humboldt Polkafest.....................................Humboldt June 1................August 15.............. Regina Red Sox Baseball Club

2013 Season...............................................Regina June 1................June 1................... Saskatchewan Trails Day..............................Province-wide June 1................June 30................. Archaeological Month Across

Saskatchewan..............................................Province-wide June 1................August 15.............. Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Baseball

Club 2013 Season........................................Saskatoon June 1................June 1................... Walk For Lupus - Regina..............................Regina June 1................June 2................... Unity Western Days.....................................Unity June 1................June 1................... 5th Annual Car Show & Shine......................Wadena June 2................June 2................... Cut Knife Elks Children’s Day.......................Cut Knife June 2................June 3................... Nipawin Pike Festival Provincial

Media Days.................................................Nipawin June 2................June 5................... PotashCorp Saskatchewan Children’s

Festival........................................................Saskatoon June 4................June 6................... Conexus Senior Men’s Lobstick

Tournament................................................. PA National Park June 5................June 6................... Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show..................Weyburn June 7................June 8................... Chaplin Lake Shore Bird Festival..................Chaplin June 7............... June 9.................... Village of Dodsland Centennial

Celebrations.................................................Dodsland June 7................September 27........ Esterhazy Farmers Market...........................Esterhazy June 7................June 9................... Little Pine Days of Thunder..........................Little Pine First Nation June 7................June 9................... Summer Appaloosa Show............................Moose Jaw June 8................June 8................... Dinsmore Sports Day...................................Dinsmore June 8................June 8................... Downtown Summer Streetfest......................Lloydminster June 8................August 10.............. Lumsden Summer Street Market Lumsden June 8................June 9................... Apple Blossom Time & Parkland

Artisan Tour.................................................Parkside June 8................June 8................... Perdue Ranchman’s Day..............................Perdue June 8................June 9................... Regina Beach Lions Walleye Classic Last Mountain

...................................................................Lake - SE June 8................June 8................... Rockglen Arts in the Park............................Rockglen June 8................June 8................... Waterfront Craft Art Festival........................Saskatoon June 9................June 9................... Back To The Bowl Music Festival Redberry Lake

...................................................................Regional Park June 9................June 9................... 4H Regional Show & Sale............................The Battlefords June 10..............June 16................. The Great Plains Comedy Festival................Saskatoon June 10..............June 15................. Conexus Men’s Lobstick Tournament............PA National Park June 12..............June 16................. JazzFest Regina 2013.................................Regina June 12..............June 15................. Regina Little Theatre presents

A Guide to Mourning...................................Regina June 13..............August 10.............. Souris Valley Theatre Inc..............................Estevan June 13..............June 15................. Pattern Dance Saskatchewan Meeting.........Manitou Beach June 13..............June 22................. Saskatoon Opera - George Bizet’s

Carmen........................................................Saskatoon

June 14..............June 14................. Estevan Business Excellence Awards.............Estevan June 14..............June 16................. Leader Centennial Celebrations....................Leader June 14..............June 14................. Just Kruzin Friday Night Drive-In

Theatre........................................................Lloydminster June 14..............June 14................. Melfort Show and Shine...............................Melfort June 14..............June 16................. 21st Annual Pilot Butte Community

CCA Rodeo...................................................Pilot Butte June 14..............June 16................. Long Creek Rodeo.......................................Radville June 14..............June 14................. Golf 4 Cancer...............................................Fort Qu’Appelle June 14..............September 15........ Mendel Art Gallery - Summer Exhibition......Saskatoon June 14..............June 16................. Watson Annual Slow-pitch Tournament........Watson June 14..............June 16................. Annual St. Victor Boogie...............................St. Victor June 15..............June 16................. 9th Annual Saskatchewan Working

Teamsters Field Day.....................................Bjorkdale June 15..............June 15................. Rumble in the Dirt.......................................Estevan June 15..............June 15................. Just Kruzin Show ‘n Shine............................Lloydminster June 15..............June 16................. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Annual Muskeg Lake Cree

Veteran’s Powwow.......................................First Nation June 15..............June 15................. Fins ‘n Skins (Fish & Golf Tournament)........Tobin Lake June 15..............June 15................. Summit Run.................................................Prince Albert June 15..............June 15................. Bazaart.......................................................Regina June 15..............November 1........... Saskatchewan Roughriders 2013 Season.....Regina June 15..............June 15................. Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame

Induction Dinner Weekend..........................Regina June 15..............June 16................. Riverhurst Walleye Classic............................Riverhurst June 15..............June 15................. Saskatoon Motorcycle Ride for Dad.............Saskatoon June 16..............June 16................. Angler Young Angler Walleye

Championship Tournament..........................Fort Qu’Appelle June 16..............September 30........ Nipawin Great Northern Pike Festival..........Nipawin June 16..............June 16................. Western Development Museum Father’s Day Celebration..............................Yorkton June 17..............June 19................. Estevan Fair.................................................Estevan June 17..............June 22................. Canadian Country Gospel Music

Association Convention................................Nipawin June 19..............June 21................. Canada’s Farm Progress Show.....................Regina June 20..............June 22................. Square Dance Saskatchewan.......................Manitou Beach June 20..............June 20................. Summer Solstice Soiree................................Regina June 20..............June 23................. Long Day’s Night Music Festival...................Swift Current June 21..............June 22................. Country at the Creek Music Fest...................Big River June 21..............June 21................. Duck Lake Regional Interpretive

Centre National Aboriginal Day

Open House.................................................Duck Lake June 21..............June 23................. Southern Saskatchewan Summer

Solstice d’ete Festival...................................Gravelbourg June 21..............June 23................. Sakimay First Nation Powwow Sakimay First

...................................................................Nation June 21..............June 23................. Hague Summer Blast...................................Hague June 21..............June 23................. Centennial Celebrations - Rural

Municipality of St. Louis 431........................Batoche June 21..............June 23................. Humboldt Summer Sizzler...........................Humboldt June 21..............June 23................. Eagle Creek Jamboree.................................Asquith June 21..............June 22................. 2013 Peony Show.......................................Regina June 21..............June 21................. National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Wascana Centre...........................................Regina June 21..............June 23................. Special Olympics Provincial

Summer Games...........................................Saskatoon June 21..............July 1..................... SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.............Saskatoon June 21..............June 21................. Wanuskewin Heritage Park National

Aboriginal Day.............................................Saskatoon June 21..............June 22................. Whitewood Rhubarb Festival........................Whitewood June 22..............June 22................. Bladworth Sports Day..................................Bladworth June 22..............June 22................. Blaine Lake’s Swingin’ Mud N’ Shine...........Blaine Lake June 22..............June 23................. Slow-pitch Tournament & Dance..................Fox Valley June 22..............June 22................. Broadway Art Fest 2013..............................Saskatoon June 22..............September 21........ Market Square at Central & Chaplin............Swift Current June 22..............June 23................. SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival..............Swift Current June 23..............June 23................. Broadview Museum Appreciation

and Fun Day................................................Broadview

June 24..............June 24................. Museum Day...............................................Nokomis June 27..............July 1..................... Stickman Drum Experience Camp................Blackstrap Lake June 27..............August 29.............. Regina Downtown Concert Series.................Regina June 28..............July 1..................... Burstall Summer Slam 2013........................Burstall June 28..............June 30................. Annual Hogfest............................................Englefeld June 28..............June 30................. Lafleche 100th Anniversary

Celebration..................................................Lafleche June 28..............June 30................. Frontier Days Regional Fair and

CCA Rodeo...................................................Swift Current June 28..............June 30................. Parkside Centennial Celebrations.................Parkside June 29..............June 29................. Alameda Fishing Derby................................Alameda June 29..............July 1..................... Balcarres Sports Days..................................Balcarres June 29..............June 30................. Cut Knife Elks Annual Mixed

Slow-pitch Tournament................................Cut Knife June 29..............July 1..................... Hafford 100th Anniversary

Celebrations.................................................Hafford June 29..............June 30................. Porcupine Plain Sports Day..........................Porcupine Plain June 29..............July 1..................... 2013 Canada Day Regatta..........................Regina June 29..............July 1..................... Waskesiu Canada Day Long

Weekend Festivities.....................................Waskesiu Lake June 30..............June 30................. Claybank Brick Plant National Historic

Site Heritage Day........................................Claybank July 1.................July 1..................... July 1st Celebration.....................................Bienfait July 1.................July 1..................... Bruno Canada Day Celebrations..................Bruno July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebration..............................Carnduff July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebration..............................Denare Beach July 1.................July 1..................... Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre

Canada Day Open House.............................Duck Lake July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Fireworks - Elbow....................Elbow July 1.................July 1..................... Heritage Day Celebration............................Elbow July 1.................July 1..................... Estevan Tourism July 1st Celebration...........Estevan July 1.................July 1..................... July 1st Celebration.....................................Eston July 1.................July 1..................... July 1st Celebrations Little Loon

...................................................................Regional Park July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebration..............................Gull Lake July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebrations.............................Herbert July 1.................July 1..................... Lumsden Canada Day Celebrations..............Lumsden July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebration..............................Maple Creek July 1.................July 1..................... Moose Jawg Charity Road Race...................Moose Jaw July 1.................July 1..................... ParkArt........................................................Moose Jaw July 1.................July 1..................... Annual Blacksmith Festival..........................Mossbank July 1.................July 1..................... Nipawin Canada Day Celebrations...............Nipawin July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebrations.............................Osler July 1.................July 1..................... Oungre Canada Day Celebration..................Oungre July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day in the Park...............................Outlook July 1.................July 1..................... Prince Albert Canada Day Celebrations........Prince Albert July 1.................September 25........ Burning Sun Productions presents

Theatre on the Hoof.....................................Moose Jaw July 1.................July 1..................... Lieutenant Governor’s Garden Party............Regina July 1.................August 13.............. RCMP Sunset Retreat Ceremonies 2013.......Regina July 1.................July 31.................. South Shore Art Guild Show & Sale..............Regina Beach July 1.................September 2.......... Historic Marr Residence Programs................Saskatoon July 1.................July 1..................... Optimists Canada Day Celebrations..............Saskatoon July 1.................July 1..................... Shell Lake Canada Day Celebrations Memorial Lake

...................................................................Regional Park July 1.................July 1..................... Tisdale Museum Canada Day.......................Tisdale July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Celebration..............................Unity July 1.................July 1..................... Canada Day Festivities.................................Waskesiu Lake July 1.................July 7..................... Dakota Dunes Casino Open (Canadian

Golf Tour)....................................................Saskatoon July 1.................July 1..................... 100 Mile Mall and Canada Day

Celebrations.................................................Whitewood July 1.................July 1..................... Western Development Museum Canada Day Celebrations.............................Yorkton July 2.................August 23.............. Discovery Day at the Museum.....................Denare Beach July 2.................July 4..................... Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s and

Senior Women’s Championships...................Humboldt

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July 2.................July 3..................... Radisson Jamboree......................................Radisson July 3.................July 6..................... Yorkton Exhibition Summer Fair..................Yorkton July 4.................July 6..................... Sidewalk Days.............................................Moose Jaw July 4.................July 6..................... Experience Downtown Sidewalk Sale...........Saskatoon July 4.................July 8..................... Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase...................Saskatoon July 5.................July 7..................... Carlton Trail Rodeo......................................Kelliher July 5.................July 7..................... Love Gospel Jamboree.................................Love July 5.................July 7..................... All Folk’d Up In Montmartre Folk Festival Kemoca

Regional Park July 5.................July 7..................... Carlton Trail Jamboree.................................Rabbit Lake July 5.................July 7..................... Off Axis presents SaskTel Summer

Invasion.......................................................Regina July 5.................July 7..................... Queen City Cruise In....................................Regina July 5.................July 28.................. Station Arts Centre Summer

Theatre 2013..............................................Rosthern July 5.................July 6..................... 4-H Consignment Tack Sale..........................Saskatoon July 5.................July 7..................... WakeRide....................................................Saskatoon July 6.................July 6..................... Doukhobor Dugout House NHSC

Season Opening...........................................Blaine Lake July 6.................July 6..................... Maple Creek Ranch Rodeo...........................Maple Creek July 6.................July 6..................... Mortlach Saskatoonberry Festival................Mortlach July 6.................July 7..................... Free Fishing Weekend..................................Province-wide July 6.................July 6..................... Riverhurst Sports Day..................................Riverhurst July 6.................July 7..................... Sheho Sports, Mud Fling and

Ranch Rodeo...............................................Sheho July 6.................July 7..................... The Spirit of Manitou Studio Trail.................Manitou Beach July 7.................July 7..................... Run to Besant Car Show...............................Moose Jaw July 7.................July 13.................. Livelong Annual Summerspiel......................Livelong July 7.................July 7..................... Meewasinota Handcraft Sale........................Meota July 7.................July 7..................... Pets in the Park...........................................Saskatoon July 7.................July 20.................. Grasslands National Park - Grasslands

Cowboy Coffee.............................................National Park July 8 July 10 Saskatchewan Junior Women’s and

Junior Men’s Golf Championship..................Moose Jaw July 10...............July 13.................. Lloydminster Colonial Days Fair...................Lloydminster July 10...............July 14.................. Regina International Fringe Theatre

Festival........................................................Regina July 10...............August 25.............. Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan

Festival........................................................Saskatoon July 10...............July 10.................. Western Development Museum Museum Day...............................................Yorkton July 11...............July 14.................. Craven Country Jamboree...........................Craven July 11...............July 14.................. Summer Chautauqua: A Theatre

Festival........................................................Swift Current July 12...............July 14.................. Aneroid Centennial Celebration....................Aneroid July 12...............July 14.................. Hafford Polkafest 2013...............................Hafford July 12...............July 14.................. Marysburg Homecoming 2013....................Marysburg July 12...............July 14.................. Motif Moose Jaw Multicultural Festival.........Moose Jaw July 12...............July 14.................. Wood Mountain Stampede...........................Wood Mountain July 13...............July 13.................. Duck Lake Heritage Day..............................Duck Lake July 13...............July 14.................. Qu’Appelle Valley Artists Show & Sale..........Lebret July 13...............July 14.................. Tobin Lake Walleye Classic...........................Nipawin July 13...............July 14.................. Pion-Era.......................................................Saskatoon July 13...............August 3................ Saskatoon Horticulture Society

Passport Tour...............................................Saskatoon July 14...............July 14.................. Kahkewistahaw First Nation Powwow Kahkewistahaw

...................................................................First Nation July 14...............July 14.................. Murraydale 104th Stampede and

Picnic...........................................................Maple Creek July 14...............July 14.................. The Deep South Pioneer Museum Day.........Ogema July 14...............July 21.................. Saskatchewan Parks Week..........................Province-wide July 15...............August 1................ Pelletier Guitar & Music Camp.....................Birch Hills July 15...............July 20.................. Canora in Bloom..........................................Canora July 15...............July 17.................. Nipawin Exhibition.......................................Nipawin July 15...............July 18.................. Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s

Golf Championship......................................Melfort July 16...............July 18.................. Peepeekisis First Nation Traditional Peepeekisis

Powwow...................................................... First Nation July 16...............July 17.................. NASCAR Canadian Tire Series -

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Velocity Prairie Thunder...............................Saskatoon July 16...............July 21.................. Taste of Saskatchewan - presented by

Conexus Credit Union..................................Saskatoon July 17...............July 19.................. Maple Creek Cowtown Rodeo.......................Maple Creek July 17...............August 2................ Trial Of Louis Riel.........................................Regina July 17...............July 17.................. Moose Jaw Western Development Museum Community Playday....................................Moose Jaw July 18...............July 18.................. Kids Ink.......................................................Moose Jaw July 18...............July 21.................. Saskatchewan Festival of Words..................Moose Jaw July 18...............July 18.................. Kidzfest 2013..............................................Prince Albert July 18...............July 21.................. Back To Batoche Days 2013........................Batoche July 18...............July 21.................. Ness Creek Music Festival............................Big River July 18...............July 21.................. Shaunavon Boomtown Days & Rodeo..........Shaunavon July 18...............July 21.................. Shaunavon Centennial 2013.......................Shaunavon July 19...............July 21.................. A Century of Change....................................Abbey July 19...............July 20.................. Assiniboia Polkafest 2013............................Assiniboia July 19...............July 19.................. Battleford Annual Parade............................Battleford July 19...............July 21.................. Sandy Creek Gospel Jamboree....................Moose Jaw July 19...............July 21.................. South West Quest for Saskatchewan

Art and History Festival................................Eastend July 19...............July 21.................. Dino Days....................................................Eastend July 19...............July 21.................. Moose Mountain Annual CPRA Rodeo..........Kennedy July 19...............July 21.................. Melfort Exhibition........................................Melfort July 19...............July 21.................. Onion Lake Powwow Onion Lake First

...................................................................Nation July 19...............July 21.................. Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival.................The Battlefords July 19...............July 21.................. Homesteader Hey Days...............................Shell Lake July 19...............July 21.................. St. Walburg Annual Fair...............................St. Walburg July 20...............July 21.................. Saskatchewan Landing Walleye Saskatchewan

Tournament Landing Provincial

.................................................................. Park July 20...............July 20.................. Annual Show & Shine Car Show...................Porcupine Plain July 20...............July 21.................. Vintage Power Machines

Threshing Festival........................................Prince Albert July 20...............July 20.................. Canada’s Parks Day.....................................Province-wide July 20...............July 20.................. Parks Day....................................................Waskesiu Lake July 20 July 20 Waskesiu Children’s Festival.........................PA National Park July 21...............July 21.................. Crescent Park Quilt Festival..........................Moose Jaw July 21...............July 21.................. Lilies in Bloom at Honeywood......................Parkside July 21...............July 21.................. Brits by the Bus...........................................Saskatoon July 21...............July 21.................. National Doukhobor Heritage Village

Heritage Day...............................................Veregin July 22...............July 24.................. Saskatchewan Senior Men’s

Golf Championship......................................Saskatoon July 25...............July 25.................. Maryfield Agricultural Fair...........................Maryfield July 26...............July 27.................. Annual Polkafest - Aberdeen.......................Aberdeen July 26...............July 26.................. Abernethy Agricultural Fair &

Exhibition....................................................Abernethy July 26...............July 28.................. The Gateway Music Festival.........................Bengough July 26...............July 28.................. Canadian Professional Chuckwagon

Association - CPCA Canada Cup Final............Meadow Lake July 26...............July 27.................. Railway Days...............................................Melville July 26...............July 28.................. Lakeshore Stampede...................................Elbow July 26...............July 27.................. Perdue Agricultural Society Fair...................Perdue July 26...............July 28.................. River Lights Festival.....................................Saskatoon July 26...............July 27.................. Saskatoon Dragon Boat Festival..................Saskatoon July 27...............July 27.................. Doukhobor Dugout House National

Historic Site Season Closing..........................Blaine Lake July 27...............July 28.................. Hazenmore Centennial Celebration..............Hazenmore July 27...............July 28.................. 12-40 & Beyond: An Adventure in

Rural Life.....................................................Blaine Lake July 27...............July 28.................. Pioneer Echoes.............................................Midale July 27...............July 27.................. 26th Annual Cruise ‘N Shine........................Regina July 27................July 27.................. Grasslands National Park - Grasslands

Wagon Wheels in the Wild...........................National Park July 27 July 27 Watrous & Manitou Beach Fun Run Auto

Show ‘N’ Shine............................................Watrous July 28...............July 28.................. Bruno Show and Shine.................................Bruno July 28...............July 28.................. Radisson Show & Shine Car Show................Radisson

July 28...............July 28.................. Saskatoon Horticultural Society

Garden Bus Tour..........................................Saskatoon July 29...............July 31.................. Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Men’s

Golf Championship......................................Regina July 30...............August 3................ Prince Albert Exhibition Summer Fair...........Prince Albert July 31...............August 4................ The Queen City Ex.......................................Regina July 31...............August 1................ Roughstock Rodeo.......................................Yorkton August 1.............August 10.............. PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival..............Saskatoon August 1.............August 5................ Weyburn’s Centennial Homecoming

Reunion.......................................................Weyburn August 2.............August 4................ Herbert Annual Stampede...........................Herbert August 2.............August 4................ Macklin World Bunnock Championship

Challenge....................................................Macklin August 2.............August 3................ Weyburn Annual Heritage Village Days.......Weyburn August 3.............August 4................ Reno Rodeo.................................................Consul August 3.............August 4................ Louis Dupuis Memorial Mixed

Slow-pitch Tournament................................Cut Knife August 3.............August 3................ Mid Summer’s Art Festival...........................Fort Qu’Appelle August 3.............August 4................ Northern Horizons Journey of Creativity......Medstead August 3.............August 4................ Living Skies Come Alive Fireworks Competition.................................Moosomin August 3.............August 3................ Grasslands National Park - Grasslands

Prairie Night................................................National Park August 3 August 4 Threshermen’s Show and Seniors’

Festival........................................................Yorkton August 4.............August 5................ Saskatchewan Team Roping Association

Finals...........................................................Fort Qu’Appelle August 4.............August 4................ Cannington Manor Provincial Park Moose Mountain

Fair Day......................................................Provincial Park August 4.............August 4................ Bow Valley Jamboree..................................Oxbow August 6.............August 24.............. You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown..............Edenwold August 6.............August 6................ Saskatoon Exhibition Parade.......................Saskatoon August 6.............August 11.............. The Saskatoon EX........................................Saskatoon August 8.............August 11.............. Danceland presents The Soft Tones..............Manitou Beach August 8.............August 10.............. Saskatchewan Premier’s Walleye Cup..........Nipawin August 8.............August 11.............. John Arcand Fiddle Fest...............................Saskatoon August 8.............August 11.............. Saskatchewan Summer Star Party Cypress Hills

Interprovincial

...................................................................Park August 9.............August 11.............. Standing Buffalo Indian Powwow................Fort Qu’Appelle August 9.............August 11.............. OIL & AG CPCA Turtleford Derby..................Turtleford August 9.............August 9................ Northern Lights Casino - Classic Kruisers

Car Show.....................................................Prince Albert August 9.............August 11.............. Radisson Centennial Celebration &

92nd Annual Agricultural Fair......................Radisson August 9.............August 11.............. Regina Folk Festival 2013...........................Regina August 9.............August 11.............. Whitewood Chacachas Rodeo.......................Whitewood August 10...........August 10.............. Tri-Unity Challenge Pasquia Regional

...................................................................Park August 10...........August 11.............. Cochin Days.................................................Cochin August 10...........August 10.............. Beach Bash..................................................Estevan August 10...........August 11.............. 36th Annual Kyle Community Rodeo...........Kyle August 10...........August 10.............. Livelong Live-it-up Day................................Livelong August 10...........August 11.............. Those Were The Days...................................The Battlefords August 10...........August 11.............. Creekside Country Gathering.......................Qu’Appelle August 10...........August 11.............. Thickwood Hills Studio Trail..........................Shell Lake August 10...........August 10.............. St. Walburg’s Polkafest................................St. Walburg August 10...........August 31.............. Wolf Howl....................................................PA National Park August 11...........August 11.............. Birch Hills Threshing & Family

Fun Day.......................................................Birch Hills August 11...........August 11.............. Frenchman Butte Museum Festival..............Frenchman Butte August 12...........August 12.............. North West Territorial Days Parade..............The Battlefords August 12...........August 16.............. 8th Annual Northern Lights Bluegrass

and Old Time Music Camp............................Big River August 12...........August 16.............. Pepsi Jr. Lobstick Tournament PA National Park August 13...........August 15.............. Cowessess Traditional Powwow Cowessess First

...................................................................Nation

August 13...........August 16.............. North West Territorial Days..........................The Battlefords August 14...........August 18.............. Westridge GMC CPCA Chuckwagon

Finals...........................................................Lloydminster August 14...........August 15.............. Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Pilgrimage...Rama August 14...........August 15.............. Saskatchewan Women’s Rosebowl Golf

Championship..............................................Elbow August 15...........August 17.............. Folkfest 2013..............................................Saskatoon August 16...........August 17.............. Fish For Freedom Ladies’ Walleye

Tournament.................................................Nipawin August 16...........August 18.............. Northern Lights Bluegrass and

Old Tyme Music Festival...............................Big River August 16...........August 18.............. Eliminator’s Car Club’s Annual

Riverside Run..............................................Swift Current August 16...........August 17.............. Truck & Tractor Pulls....................................Yorkton August 16...........August 18.............. Piapot First Nation Traditional

Powwow......................................................Piapot First Nation August 17...........August 17.............. Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame

Induction Banquet.......................................The Battlefords August 17...........August 18.............. Hafford Summer Sizzle................................Hafford August 17...........August 17.............. Hudson Bay Heritage Day...........................Hudson Bay August 17...........August 18.............. Kerrobert Rodeo..........................................Kerrobert August 17...........August 18.............. Maple Creek Light Horse Show....................Maple Creek August 17...........August 17.............. Regina Beach Arts Frenzy............................Regina Beach August 18...........August 18.............. Motherwell Homestead NHS Reaping

Hope - Binding & Stooking..........................Abernethy August 18...........August 18.............. Bruno Cherry Sunday..................................Bruno August 18...........August 18.............. Symphony Under the Sky............................Regina August 19...........August 23.............. Conexus Ladies’ Lobstick Tournament PA National Park August 21...........August 25.............. 2013 Canadian Border Collie Association

Championships............................................Mankota August 21...........August 21.............. Kids Fest......................................................Melfort August 21...........August 21.............. George Reed EliMiNaTe Tetanus Golf

Tournament.................................................Regina August 23...........August 24.............. Danceland presents The Emeralds................Manitou Beach August 23...........August 25.............. Prince Albert Exhibition Annual

Polkafest.....................................................Prince Albert August 23...........August 25.............. Rock 102 Cruise Weekend...........................Saskatoon August 23...........August 25.............. Ochapowace First Nation Powwow Ochapowace First

Celebration..................................................Nation August 24...........August 25.............. Open Farm Days..........................................Melfort August 24...........October 26............. University of Regina Rams Home

Game Season..............................................Regina August 24...........August 24.............. Yoga in the Park..........................................Regina August 24...........August 25.............. Saskatchewan Mixed Team Golf

Championship..............................................Yorkton August 24...........August 24.............. Shellbrook Street Fair..................................Shellbrook August 24...........August 24.............. St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival.............St. Walburg August 24...........August 24.............. Wood Mountain Folk Festival.......................Wood Mountain August 26 August 28 Conexus ProAm Tournament........................PA National Park August 30 August 31 Rock and Roll Weekend...............................Manitou Beach August 30...........August 31.............. SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat

Festival........................................................Regina August 30...........August 31.............. PotashCorp Fireworks Festival......................Saskatoon August 31...........August 31.............. Bridgefest....................................................The Battlefords August 31...........August 31.............. Ukrainian Day in the Park...........................Saskatoon August 31...........September 1.......... Fort Qu’Appelle Walleye Tournament...........Fort Qu’Appelle September 1.......September 1.......... Motherwell Homestead NHS Harvesting

the Legacy - Threshing.................................Abernethy September 1 September 1 Arbor Day....................................................PA National Park September 2.......September 2.......... Lumsden Duck Derby..................................Lumsden September 2.......September 2.......... Access Communications Labour Day

Show & Shine..............................................Regina September 6.......September 7.......... Ed Krienke Memorial Golf Classic.................Big River September 6.......September 7.......... Sunflower Art & Craft Show.........................Yorkton September 7.......September 7.......... Broadway Street Fair 2013..........................Saskatoon September 8.......September 8.......... Credit Union Queen City Marathon..............Regina September 14.....September 14........ Bengough Regional Park CornFest...............Bengough September 14.....September 14........ White Butte 10km Guided Walk..................Regina September 15.....September 15........ Balcarres Threshing Day..............................Balcarres

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September 15.....September 15........ The 33rd Annual Terry Fox Run...................Province-wide September 18.....October 6............... Globe Theatre presents The Last Resort

...................................................................Regina September 20.....September 22........ Manitou Beach Fall Polkafest.......................Manitou Beach September 20.....September 22........ Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering

and Western Art & Gear Show.....................Maple Creek September 20.....September 22........ Prince Albert Metis Fall Festival....................Prince Albert September 20.....September 22........ Val Marie 49th Annual Indoor Rodeo...........Val Marie September 21.....September 22........ Carlyle Homespun Craft Show and Sale.......Carlyle September 21.....September 22........ Highway 1 Studio Tour.................................Herbert September 22.....September 22........ A Touch of Autumn at Honeywood...............Parkside September 22.....September 22........ The Word On the Street - National Book

& Magazine Festival....................................Saskatoon September 27.....September 29........ Beechy Western Days and Indoor Rodeo.....Beechy September 27.....September 29........ Estevan Business Showcase Expo.................Estevan September 27.....September 29........ Kindersley Cultural Days..............................Kindersley September 27.....September 29........ Culture Days in Saskatchewan.....................Province-wide September 27.....August 30.............. Art Gallery of Swift Current

presents Culture Days..................................Swift Current September 27.....September 28........ Unity Agricultural Society Fall Fair/

Trade Show..................................................Unity September 27.....September 29........ The Saskatoon Body Soul & Spirit Expo.......Saskatoon September 28.....September 28........ Borden & District Threshing Day..................Borden September 28.....September 28........ Grenfell Agricultural Fair and Trade Show....Grenfell September 28.....September 30........ Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre

presents Culture Days..................................Lloydminster September 28.....September 28........ Lloydminster Rare and Exotic Animals

Fall Sale.......................................................Lloydminster September 28.....September 29........ North Battleford Lions Guns, Toys and

Antiques Show.............................................The Battlefords September 28 September 29 Tapestrama..................................................Prince Albert September 28.....September 28........ Ranchman’s Ridin’ & Recitin’.......................Swift Current September 28.....September 28........ Indoor Fall Flea Market...............................Yorkton October 4...........October 5............... Kamsack & District Indoor Rodeo.................Kamsack October 4...........October 6............... Cream of the Crop Craft Sale.......................Regina October 5...........October 5............... PBR Bull Riding............................................Lloydminster October 5...........October 6............... Thanksgiving Indoor Powwow......................Prince Albert October 5...........October 7............... Saskatchewan Archaeological Society

Annual Fall Bus Tour....................................Province-wide October 7...........October 13............. 4th Annual Harvest Family Festival..............Rosetown October 11.........October 13............. Lancer Chokecherry Festival - 43rd

Anniversary Celebration..............................Lancer October 11.........October 13............. Regional Thanksgiving Show.......................Moose Jaw October 11.........October 12............. Wapella Dodge City Days Rodeo..................Wapella October 12.........October 12............. Craft and Trade Show and Sale....................Balcarres October 12.........October 12............. Big River Community Auction......................Big River October 12.........October 12............. Festival of Creative Crafts & Trades..............Central Butte October 12.........October 12............. Annual Old Time Fiddling Contest.................Nipawin October 12.........October 12............. Battlefords’ Octoberfest...............................The Battlefords October 17.........October 17............. Porcupine Plain Fall Fair and

Stew Luncheon.............................................Porcupine Plain October 18.........October 19............. Melfort Northern Lights Showcase

Tradeshow...................................................Melfort October 18.........October 20............. Harvest of Art Show & Sale..........................Regina October 18.........October 20............. Regina Fall Home Show...............................Regina October 18.........October 19............. Western Development Museum

Christmas Craft Fair.....................................Saskatoon October 19.........October 19............. Harvest Hoedown Craft, Artisan and

Small Business Sale......................................Indian Head October 19.........October 19............. Haunted Ghost Town....................................Moose Jaw October 19.........October 20............. Fall Coin and Stamp Show............................Regina October 22.........October 22............. Harvest Feastival.........................................Lloydminster October 24.........December 24......... Christmas in October Festival.......................Moose Jaw October 25.........October 27............. Saskatoon Fall Home Show 2013................Saskatoon October 25.........October 26............. Whistlestop Christmas Craft Sale..................Moose Jaw October 25.........October 27............. 23rd Annual Wildlife Art Competition,

Show & Sale................................................Saskatoon October 26.........October 26............. Pumpkin Decorating Contest........................Estevan October 26.........October 26............. Perdue Market Place...................................Perdue October 26.........October 26............. China Night 2013 Charity Gala....................Regina

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October 26.........October 27............. Saskatoon Coin and Stamp Show.................Saskatoon October 26.........October 26............. Dance For The Health Of It..........................Unity October 27.........October 27............. Everything and More for Christmas..............Saskatoon October 30.........November 2........... Lloydminster Stockade Roundup..................Lloydminster October 30.........November 2........... Saskatoon Fall Fair......................................Saskatoon October 30.........October 30............. Western Development Museum Boo-Town.....................................................Saskatoon October 30.........November 2........... Yorkton Grain Miller’s Harvest Showdown....Yorkton November 1.......November 2........... Assiniboia Mistletoe Art and Craft Sale.........Assiniboia November 1.......November 2........... Christmas Lane Open House........................Assiniboia November 1.......November 3........... Our Best To You Art and Craft Sale...............Regina November 2.......November 2........... Eston Bizarre Bazaar...................................Eston November 2.......November 3........... Business Showcase & Tradeshow..................Humboldt November 2.......November 2........... Wymark Craft & Trade Show.......................Wymark November 2.......November 2........... Christmas Craft & Bake Sale........................Moose Jaw November 2.......November 3........... Mistletoe Craft & Gift Show..........................The Battlefords November 3.......November 3........... Humboldt Kinette’s Market Platz..................Humboldt November 3.......November 3........... Arthritis Society Jingle Bell Run-Walk for

Arthritis - Regina..........................................Regina November 6.......November 17........ A Day of Remembrance: Songs & Stories

From the War..............................................Regina November 7.......November 9........... Just Friends Craft Sale..................................Regina November 9.......November 9........... Saskatoon Nutana Lions Club Flea Market.................................................Saskatoon November 9.......November 9........... Shell Lake Novemberfest.............................Shell Lake November 11.....November 16........ Canadian Western Agribition 2013..............Regina November 11.....November 11........ Remembrance Day Ceremony.....................Saskatoon November 12.....November 16........ Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals

Rodeo 2013................................................Regina November 15.....November 17........ Wintergreen - Regina..................................Regina November 15.....November 17........ Western Development Museum Store Sale

and Children’s Shopping Day.......................Saskatoon November 16.....November 16........ Abbey Craft Fair..........................................Abbey November 16.....November 16........ Hudson Bay Home, Business &

Craft Show...................................................Hudson Bay November 17.....November 17........ Luseland Marketplace..................................Luseland November 17.....November 17........ Arthritis Society Jingle Bell Run-Walk for

Arthritis - Saskatoon....................................Saskatoon November 17.....November 17........ Saskatoon Santa Claus Parade.....................Saskatoon November 20.....December 11......... Festival of Trees...........................................Big River November 20.....December 29......... Globe Theatre presents Sleeping Beauty......Regina November 20.....November 24........ 101st Grey Cup Festival...............................Regina November 22.....November 24........ Artisans’ Craft Market..................................Saskatoon November 24.....November 30........ Saskatoon City Hospital Festival of Trees......Saskatoon November 29.....November 30........ Saskatoon Children’s Choir in Concert..........Saskatoon November 29.....December 1........... Sundog Arts & Entertainment Faire..............Saskatoon November 30.....November 30........ Craft & Bake Sale........................................Osler November 30.....November 30........ The Christmas Spirit Trade Show...................Swift Current December 1........December 24......... Handmade Saskatchewan - A Fine Art and

Craft Market................................................Regina December 2........December 6........... Christmas at City Hall...................................Prince Albert December 5........December 9........... 2013 Skate Canada.....................................Regina December 5........December 5........... Christmas Lights Across Canada 2013..........Regina December 6........December 7........... Carlyle’s Dickens Village Festival..................Carlyle December 6........December 7........... Watson Santa Claus Days.............................Watson December 7........December 7........... Festival of Trees...........................................Assiniboia December 7........December 7........... Christmas Craft Fair.....................................Maple Creek December 7........December 7........... Arts and Crafts Show - Silton........................Silton December 8........December 8........... Family Christmas Fantasy............................Lloydminster December 9........December 10......... Evergreen Artisan Show...............................Prince Albert December 22......December 22......... The Golden Apple Theatre Christmas Crackers......................................Regina December 31......December 31......... Battlefords’ New Years Ball..........................The Battlefords December 31......December 31......... New Year’s Eve Party...................................Saskatoon

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