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| ESTEVAN (11,483) |
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 (5,869) |
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 (11,765 in Sask.) |
1958 | the Border City | main industries are farming, heavy oil and gas production; home to a bi-provincial heavy-oil upgrader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MELFORT (5,992) |
1980 | City of Northern Lights | situated in area of rich fertile farm land;
agriculture is the main industry |
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| MARTENSVILLE (9,645) |
2009 | Community of Lakes |
a bedroom community of Saskatoon; has 5 large lakes connected through a series of canals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEADOW LAKE (5,344) |
2009 | Gateway to Pure Air and Water | northernmost city in Saskatchewan; agriculture, forestry and tourism are main industries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MELVILLE (4,582) |
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 (33,890) |
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 (14,315) |
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 (34,926) |
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 (215,106) |
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 (246,376) |
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 (16,604) |
1914 | Hub of the Great Southwest | provides goods and services for farmers and ranchers; drilling for oil and natural gas nearby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WARMAN (11,020) |
2012 | newest city in Saskatchewan | fastest growing city in the province; attracting commercial, industrial and residential development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEYBURN (10,870) |
1913 | The Opportunity City | a busy distribution centre for southeast Sask. grain and cattle farming; service centre for the oil industry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YORKTON (16,343) |
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. |
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