Posted by Cam W. on January 5, 2002, at 21:24:27
In reply to Re: Canadian weather - Saskatchewan question, posted by Mitch on January 5, 2002, at 18:46:29
Mitch - Saskatchewan is pure prairie for the most part. There was an old joke that when you moved from another province you had to take pictures of trees to remember what they looked like.
The dust storms of the "Dirty Thiries" was especially bad in Sask. because there were no windbreaks to trap the topsoil. Most farms do have windbreaks (rows of trees) planted around them, now.
I'm not sure; there might be some logging near Prince Albert, in the north part of the province, but it is rather swampy up there. The fishing's great; but you have to fly in on pontoon-equipped planes. Northern Alberta and Northern British Columbia are the main logging areas, I believe, especially near the Rocky Mountains.
From the air Saskatchewan and Alberta look completely different. Saskatchewan is all prairie grass and Alberta is all bush.
BTW, Prince Albert use to be known for its good junior hockey program. Some fairly tough teams came out of that little backwater.
- Cam
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