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Saskatchewan - Introduction
Area
251,865 square miles. 7th largest province or territory of Canada.
Furthest North To Furthest South
758 miles.
Furthest East To Furthest West
391 miles.
Population Density
4 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: White.
Image: Three stalks of wheat.
Text: "Saskatchewan". Mark Cote kindly informs me that modern Saskatchewan licence plates now have the text "Land of Living Skies".
Provincial Highway Marker Shield Design
A shield.
The word "Sask." appears at the top, on a black background.
The road number occupies the major part in the middle, on a white background with a black border.
At the bottom a motif with a lion and three wheatsheafs appears on a black background.
Derivation Of Name
From the Saskatchewan River, the name of which is a Cree Indian word meaning "fast flowing".
Nickname
Canada's Breadbasket, since Saskatchewan is the centre of wheat production.
Climate
Regina: Jan/Feb high -18C, Mar/Apr high 2C, May/Jun high 17C, Jul/Aug high 24C, Sep/Oct high 12C, Nov/Dec high -10C.
Saskatoon: January high 12F, July high 81F.
Official Provincial Tourism Office
Tel (Canada): 1-800-667-7191
Verified Feb-99.
Verified May-00.
Verified Feb-02.
Highway Conditions
Tel (Canada): 1-306-787-7623.
Verified May-00.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
Provincial Parks
Official site. Verified Mar-99.
Trivia
Saskatchewan is the only Canadian province or territory with no natural features as its borders.
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