| CITY - (population 2006 census) | incorporated as a city |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
note: Flin Flon : Saskatchewan 242 + Manitoba 5594
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