The History
of Transportation WDM
Travel the past with us and see how our
forefathers dealt with distance. Until the early nineteenth century, the chief
means of transporting people and goods across the west was along natural
waterways by canoe, or over land by Red River cart,
horseback, pack horse or
travois. The railway played a crucial role in opening Western Canada, delivering
goods and passengers with ease.
Later generations experienced the impact of the
automobile and the network of roads carved from the land to accommodate it. The
journey follows the daring attempts to master the sky, using aircrafts, which
were often little more than canvas and wood held together with prayers and
prairie ingenuity.
Snowbirds Gallery
Our exclusive
gallery is the only one in the world to feature Canada's premier aerobatic team,
the 431 Squadron Snowbirds. You will experience the personal side of the team,
learn of Canadian military aerobatic flight history, and view behind-the-scenes
areas frequented by pilots and crew.

Looking for souvenirs? Check out our unique line of
Snowbirds merchandise in the Museum Gift Shop and in our
Online Store.
Winning the Prairie Gamble
Four
mannequins, a First Nations woman, a Métis
man, a settler woman and a politician from 1905,
greet visitors and introduce them to this exciting exhibit. They tell of the events
leading to the division of the North West Territories into the provinces
of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Inside
the exhibit, see how Saskatchewan people met the challenges of vast
distances and isolation when all-weather roads were only a distant
dream. (more...)
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City
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Current
weather conditions in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Logo reproduced with the permission of the
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999

Road condition report
Reproduced with the permission of
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation.

Saskatchewan's Tourism Regions
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