This page is dedicated to our home province,
The Land of Living Skies
Provincial flag of Saskatchewan
The flag is divided horizontally into two equal parts, one green, the other gold.
The green represents the northern forested areas of the province and the gold symbolizes the
southern grain field areas. The shield of arms of Saskatchewan is in the upper quarter near
the staff, and the provincial floral emblem, the western red lily, also known as the Prairie Lily,
is positioned on the fly half of the flag. It was inspired by a design by Anthony Drake.
There are many interesting and informative links on the internet about
Saskatchewan. On this page, we will provide you with some of the great ones we have found.
Our history can be traced back for thousands of years, and in some cases millions.
Check out this link SCOTTY to see what we mean.
Recent history has provided us with a heritage of revolutions and uprisings.
Louis Riel was a Metis visionary,
who fought for equality and self rule for his people. The saga of the
RIEL REBELLION the
BATTLE OF BATOCHE are just two of the many sites we have linked to in an attempt to share
some of that with you.
Something that all of Canada, and indeed the world, is familiar with is the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP
), Canada's national police force. The RCMP
training center for all recruits is located in our beautiful province, in the city of
REGINA .We are proud to be home
to this prestigious police force.
The City of Saskatoon, our home town, is also the home of the
UNIVERSITY OF
SASKATCHEWAN. Thousands of students inundate Saskatoon in the fall for classes. The
University is world renown for its research
in many fields.
The University is situated on 755 hectares (more than 1800 acres) of land on
the south bank of the South Saskatchewan River. The main campus features over 33
Greystone-clad buildings located on 147 hectares of land.
Innovation Place, the first research
park of its kind in western Canada, occupies 30 hectares of land, while the remainder is used
for the University Farm and experimental plots.
The first classes in Arts and Science began in 1909 with a registration of 70 students, 12 of
whom were women. On October 12, 1912, the first building on campus was opened for the
admission of students. This building, known as the Administration Building, has been
declared an historical site.
Another claim to fame of our beautiful province, is the Honorable John G. Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of
Canada, 1957 to 1963. He was born in Ontario, but moved to Saskatchewan at
a very early age. He took most of his schooling in Saskatoon, and in fact, his remains are
interred on the University campus, next to the
Diefenbaker Centre, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River.
This statue is located at the corner of First Avenue and Twenty-First Street in downtown
Saskatoon. It depicts the time when, as a boy, John Diefenbaker, sold a newspaper to Sir
Wilfred Laurier, then Prime Minister of Canada. The boy declared to Mr. Laurier, "I'm going to
be Premier of Canada one day too."
On this portion of our page, we would like to provide you with links to various
environmentally active organizations.
Wetlands Conservation is a very important issue addressed by several agencies.
Ducks Unlimited is a high profile contributor to these
issues. Another major player in conservation and environmental
preservation is the Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management.
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