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Saskatchewan Parliament Rti Saskatoon National Pork You can help us celebrate by Rosemary McDonald its 7 birthday 1980 wild a lull year of eelebraltons Inert are thru Visions Heritage and Celebrate Visions SO Visions is intended to mind who lives province that their personal visions will affect the future of the province in the next years Residents are sup posed to act on whatever Hon they think is appropriate plant a tree begin saving energy take a i start a hobby whatever I his Is the year to become involved In a government or project or to speak out on some public issui In short do something which will prove the heritage of future genera Heritage 80 Today Saskatchewan has 4 per cent of the country cultivated land and generates per cent of its agnail income It also enjoys the bene of developing oil and minimi resources Over 9S0 people live primarily in the southern half of the province In addition to the seen dents of the original homesteaders fur traders and other immigrants there re 000 Metis and a large Indian population In 190S there were people in the fledgling province It first legishture opened in on March 1906 It was just a decade earlier In 1896 that the federal gov opened up this vast territory for settlement hey came from east Canada the United States Brit am Trance Germany and eastern the the Men and Ukrainians among them For any male over could by a quarter section of land acres if he promised to live on it part time and break acres in three years As more and people settled on the land the was totally dependent on wheat Through draught and hail hard winters and locusts good prices and bad railways towns and gram elevators steadily increased litre are more than Ins tone sites museums and art to commemorate the early settlement of the land the Royal Canadian Mounted Pallet and natural history Following Is a sampler the Heritage Trail with its centre at North takes the visitor to Frenchman Butte site of one of the last battles of the 188 Rebel lion when Louis led the struggle for Metis rights The first trading post was established at the confluence of the and North Saskatche wan Rivers in Tort was built by the North West Mounted Police in 1876 and was for a short lime capital of the Northwest Ter visit to Fox Valley provides an opportunity to see the Great Sand Hills and a Huttente colony At Cypress Hills Provincial Park visitors can explore Tort Walsh a re creation of Mountie life in the In the Swift Current area oil derricks mingle with fields of gram Saskatchewan Provincial Park affords a view of Indian graves and teepee rings Near Moose law there are many deserted pioneer homesteads At Yorklon the stern Devi Museum depicts the life of various ethnic groups in early 1900b Prince Albert and Greenwater 1 ake Parks offer a wilder ness view of Saskatchewan and opportunities for hiking canoeing and fishing offers all the activities of a provincial capital Among its at tractions are the Museum and training depot the Museum of Nat History which is dedicated to the provinces pioneers and the baker Horn stead House Celebrate 80 he Celebrate Saskatchewan logo wheat sheaf in warm multl tones a symbol of prairie hues and cultural diversity In addition to planned provincial regional and local activi ties individuals and groups In are inviled to join in with their own projects The summer calendar will be particularly crowded as many districts plan homecomings and celebration days June 22 marks North s Celebration Diys On October there is the Moose Jaw Arts and Crafts estival the ilat planned in most localities A list of events for each area can be obtained the Cekbrate Saskatchewan head office in Regina Saskatchewan has something for everyone Join the party In 1980 and Celebrate Saskatchewan For further information wnte Saskatchewan Albert Street Box 1980 Sas katchewan S4PC1