September 1, 1905 Saskatchewan Becomes a Province
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September 1, 1905 Saskatchewan Becomes a Province Saskatchewan is one of the Prairie Provinces of the Dominion of Canada, and it is the only province in Canada whose boundaries are not formed by natural features. It is known as Canada’s Breadbasket and is a major wheat-growing area of North America. Saskatchewan has more farmland than any other province. Along with the many grains raised in Saskatchewan, it is also known for the large number of beef cattle raised there. There are also many major oil fields and deposits of uranium in Saskatchewan. There is much natural beauty for tourists to see. The northern part of the province has beautiful forests and lakes. A few of the many famous people from Saskatchewan include Gordon Howe, Philip Kives, Art Linkletter, and Arnie Boldt. Look at the map of Saskatchewan below. Label the capital of Saskatchewan. Locate the cities of Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Yorkton, North Battleford, Weyburn, Veregin, Buffalo Narrows, Uranium City, and Eldorado, and label them on the map. Now label the Cypress Hills. Also, locate the Saskatchewan River, Assiniboine River, Churchill River, Qu’Appelle River, Old Wives Lake, Quill Lake, Last Mountain Lake, Lake Athabasca, Reindeer Lake, Lake Wollaston, La Ronge Lake, Cree Lake, and Little Manitou Lake, and label them. Lastly, label the provinces, states, or bodies of water that border Saskatchewan. When you have finished, move on to the timeline of Saskatchewan history on the next page and the research prompts that follow. ©2018 Bonnie Rose Hudson WriteBonnieRose.com Timeline of Saskatchewan History 1691 1774 1840 1876 1878 1903 1905 1908 1910 1916 1924 1928 1929 1930 1935 1943 1946 1948 1981 1992 ©2018 Bonnie Rose Hudson WriteBonnieRose.com 1. The first newspaper is established in the region 2. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool is formed 3. First aerial ambulance service in the world begins operations 4. The first school in the area is established 5. Saskatchewan obtains control of its forests and mineral deposits from the federal government 6. Women are given the right to vote 7. Grasslands National Park is established 8. The first library in Saskatchewan is established in Regina 9. Henry Kelsey of the Hudson’s Bay Company first sees Saskatchewan 10. First commercial oil well established in Lloydminster 11. Regina is incorporated as a city 12. Automobile assembly plant is acquired by Regina 13. Saskatchewan native Arnie Boldt is flagbearer in the Paralympics in Barcelona 14. Battleford becomes the territorial capital 15. The “On to Ottawa Trek” is organized 16. The Saskatchewan Arts Board is created 17. Saskatchewan becomes a province 18. Regina Rugby Club is formed 19. Saskatchewan Power Corporation is established 20. Samuel Hearne establishes a trading post at Cumberland Lake, which becomes the first continually occupied settlement in the Saskatchewan area ©2018 Bonnie Rose Hudson WriteBonnieRose.com Research Prompt #1 In 1924, the Regina Rugby Club changed its name to the Regina Roughriders. There are different thoughts as to why that name was chosen. Research the team and decide which theory you believe is the correct one as to where the team name came from. Explain your reasoning. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ©2018 Bonnie Rose Hudson WriteBonnieRose.com Research Prompt #2 The Prince Albert Historical Society is one of the oldest historical societies in Western Canada. There are thousands of documents, negatives, and photographs available to be seen there. Do some research about the historical society. What can we learn today from this information? Does it help us to be aware of the past? Do you think it is important to preserve history for future generations? Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ©2018 Bonnie Rose Hudson WriteBonnieRose.com Research Prompt #3 As the farming communities grew in the early days of Saskatchewan, many immigrants came to the area, which was the case with Yorkton. Do you think the knowledge brought by the various immigrants from their homelands added to the growth and strength of the communities or did it create tension between groups as to whose farming techniques were “best”? Did the immigrants mix into one community or keep to themselves in separate communities? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________