SASKATCHEWAN CITIES

Saskatchewan Social Studies Curriculum for Grade Four
Unit 1 Module 2 : Saskatchewan Places

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CITY - (population 2006 census) incorporated
as a city
nickname or motto information
ESTEVAN
(10,084)
1957 the Energy City and the Sunshine Capital of Canada Boundary Dam generating Station and Shand Generating Station produce electrical power;
coal, oil and natural gas resources
HUMBOLDT
(4998)
2000 "A little bit of Germany in the Heart of the Prairies" agriculture service industry; mixed farming region with largest hog producing area in Sask.
LLOYDMINSTER
(8118 in Sask.; 15,910 in Alberta; total 24,028)
1958 the Border City main industries are farming, heavy oil and gas production; home to a bi-provincial heavy-oil upgrader
MELFORT
(5192)
1980 City of Northern Lights situated in area of rich fertile farm land;
agriculture is the main industry
MARTENSVILLE
(4968)(6300 in 2009)
2009 Community of Lakes a bedroom community of Saskatoon; has 5 large lakes connected through a series of canals
MEADOW LAKE
(4771)(6592 in 2008)
2009 Gateway to Pure Air and Water northernmost city in Saskatchewan; agriculture, forestry and tourism are main industries
MELVILLE
(4149)
1960 the Rail Centre the railway is the largest employer; railway is important for marketing the potash from nearby Esterhazy; provides services for farmers
MOOSE JAW
(32,132)
1903 the Friendly City;
once called Little Chicago
of the Prairies
the airbase is home to the Snowbirds (Canadian Air Force aerobatics team); many attractions such as the Tunnels of Little Chicago, Murals, Western Development Museum, Burrrowing Owl Interpretive Centre
NORTH BATTLEFORD
(13,190)
1913 An Oasis on the Prairies main industries are agriculture, manufacturing, food processing and tourism; Fort Battleford Historic site and the Western Development Museum;
PRINCE ALBERT
(34,138)
1904 Gateway to the North;
Forest Capital of Canada (1985)
centre for the province's forestry and pulp and paper indutry; also agriculture, fishing, trapping, mining and oil
REGINA
(179,246)
metropolitan area (194,971)
1903 Queen City of the Plains;
once called Pile O'Bones
the capital city of Sask.; home of the RCMP training academy; distribution centre for agriculture, cement, fertilizer, steel; heavy oil upgrader
SASKATOON
(202,340)
metroplitan area (233,923)
1906 the City of Bridges;
also the Hub City
provides goods and services for farms; large uranium and potash deposits nearby; a centre for mining industry and education; also food processing, manufacturing, and high tech industry
SWIFT CURRENT
(14,946)
1914 Hub of the Great Southwest provides goods and services for farmers and ranchers; drilling for oil and natural gas nearby
WEYBURN
(9433)
1913 The Opportunity City a busy distribution centre for southeast Sask. grain and cattle farming; service centre for the oil industry
YORKTON
(15,038)
1928 Where Good Things Happen manufacturing of farming equipment, agriculture, potash mining (nearby), meat processing plant, the hub of the Parklands in east-central Sask.
( 2006 population from Sask.Bureau of Statistics site)

note: Flin Flon : Saskatchewan 242 + Manitoba 5594


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J.Giannetta
updated September 2009
main URL - http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/