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Saskatchewan Trivia
Think you know your
Saskatchewan Stuff?
Check out the list below!
 Take
a look in your wallet and I bet you will find a piece of
Saskatchewan
history. It may surprise you to learn that the debit card was pioneered
by Saskatchewan innovators at Sherwood Credit Union in Regina. The card was first
tested at the Swift Current Pioneer Co-op in 1985. The first ATM was
pioneered by the same group in 1976.
Posted June 17, 2010
 The
Maple Creek flood has put the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada
Highway on the national radar this past week, but did you know
Saskatchewan was the first province to complete its section only 53
years ago? Posted June
24, 2010
Using a cell phone to keep in touch with family and friends while you
vacation this summer? This modern convenience has only been available in
Saskatchewan since 1989.
Posted July 9, 2010
“And why we stay here, no one knows...”
The song mocking our Saskatchewan weather might have been
written during a season like this. Two weather facts of note:
1937 The temperature at Midale and Yellow Grass
reached +45C (113F), a Canadian record.
1973 Canada’s heaviest hailstone, at 290 grams (10.2
ounces) fell on Cedoux.
Posted July
14 2010
More Weather "Wows"
As storms and rain continue to dominate the news, here are a couple more
weather related facts to remind us of how much we enjoy summer, even if
it's wet:
1893 The mercury plummeted to -56.7C
(-70F) in Prince Albert, the coldest temperature ever recorded in
Saskatchewan.
1947 A ten-day blizzard in southeast Saskatchewan left
snowbanks up to a kilometre long (just over a
half mile) and eight metres (26 feet) deep.
Posted July
22, 2010
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Grain elevators are a fixture in many communities across SK – and they
have been for over 100 years. The number of elevators peaked in 1933 at
3,240.
The elevator pictured here was originally built in Keatley, SK in 1928.
It was moved to North Battleford WDM in 1983.
Number of elevators
in Saskatchewan:
1905 – 298
1925 – 2552
1933 – 3240
1955 - 2957
Posted July 29, 2010
 In
1946, Saskatchewan made history with the first government-operated air
ambulance service in North America. It served rural and isolated areas
of the province. CF-SAM, a Norseman aircraft now on display at the Moose
Jaw WDM, was one of the first aircrafts used. CF-SAM flew its first
patient mission on October 4, 1946 to Shaunavon, SK.
Posted August 5, 2010
Tuition by the Bushel
In 1969, a limited number of students were allowed to pay part of their
University of Saskatchewan tuition in feed grains. The program lasted
for two years; the grain was fed to animals on the University’s farm.
Posted August 16, 2010
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