Saskatchewan is home to a number of museums. In the late 1850s and early 1860s, scientific expeditions led by John Palliser and Henry Youle Hind explored the prairie region of the province. [37] Recent Ukrainian immigrants were enemy aliens because of their citizenship in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If you put faux fur in the dryer, the plastic in the fur will melt and it will become fuzz. Farmer's Almanac does pretty good considering they do the weather forecast so far in advance. To honour it, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a commemorative five-dollar coin depicting Canada's wheat fields as well as a circulation 25-cent coin of a similar design. The long-term prosperity of the province depended on the world price of grain, which headed steadily upward from the 1880s to 1920, then plunged down. Skip to main content. White Christmas forecast: What can you expect to wake up and see this holiday? Toggle navigation. 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In 1961, Douglas left provincial politics to become the first leader of the federal New Democratic Party. High Temp: 77 °F. In 1874, the North-West Mounted Police began providing police services. The effects of climate change in Saskatchewan are now being observed in parts of the province. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is responsible for policy direction, sets and monitors standards, and provides funding for regional health authorities and provincial health services. In addition to elementary and secondary schools, the province is also home to several post-secondary institutions. Under his Cooperative Commonwealth Federation government, Saskatchewan became the first province to have Medicare. The first Canadian transcontinental railway was constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1881 and 1885. March it starts to warm back up to -15 or -10, April is usually when it goes above freezing. [48], Mining is a major industry in the province, with Saskatchewan being the world's largest exporter of potash and uranium. % of people told us that this article helped them. The municipal elections would have to be held on or before Nov. 25. Stay in your car if you get stranded out of town. The province is also home to several performing arts centres including the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina, and TCU Place in Saskatoon. Northern Saskatchewan is mostly covered by forest except for the Lake Athabasca Sand Dunes, the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58°, and adjacent to the southern shore of Lake Athabasca. Warm chinook winds often blow from the west, bringing periods of mild weather. Stewart, and E.E. Weather forecasts that start where the others stop. Daily Forecast; Calendar Forecast; Detailed Forecast; Oct November 2020 . [24] In 1762 the south of the province was part of the Spanish Louisiana until 1802.[25]. Saskatchewan has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups. [13] The First Nations received compensation and were permitted to buy land on the open market for the bands; they have acquired about 3,079 square kilometres (761,000 acres; 1,189 sq mi), now reserve lands. [13], According to the Canada 2011 Census, the largest ethnic group in Saskatchewan is German (28.6%), followed by English (24.9%), Scottish (18.9%), Canadian (18.8%), Irish (15.5%), Ukrainian (13.5%), French (Fransaskois) (12.2%), First Nations (12.1%), Norwegian (6.9%), and Polish (5.8%).