Saskatchewan Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/saskatchewan/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:38:39 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Saskatchewan Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/saskatchewan/ 32 32 Old Photos of Grand Railway Hotels from Western Canada https://calgaryguardian.com/old-photos-grand-railway-hotels-western-canada/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:33:42 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23126 Once the tracks were laid, Canada was connected from east to west. These railway companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Grand Trunk to name a few) competed for travellers and businesses to use their railway [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Canoe Outfitter & Guide https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-canoe-guide/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:00:50 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=11630 “The way of a canoe is the way of the wilderness, and of freedom almost forgotten.”                           ~Sigurd F. Olson The canoe occupies [...]

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]]> Historical Photos of Prospectors from Western Canada https://calgaryguardian.com/historical-photos-prospectors/ Thu, 06 May 2021 09:00:53 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=11516 When you think of a prospector, what comes to mind? For many, it’s the famous photos of Chilkoot Pass that pop into your head. Lined with people top to bottom, as they attempt to reach [...]

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]]> Vintage Photos of Camping from Western Canada https://calgaryguardian.com/camping-western-canada/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:00:55 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=11332 Camping season is right around the corner. It’s a favourite pastime for many Albertans and something we look forward to each year as the days get warmer. With the spirit of that in mind, I [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Outdoor Clothing Brand Owners https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-outdoor-clothing-brand-owners/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:00:05 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=10423 “Get Lost, Find Freedom”              ~Mountain Life Apparel Advertising and marketing are powerful tools clothing brands utilize in an attempt to sell more product. Like many, I am not immune [...]

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]]> Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-cypress-hills-photographs/ Thu, 02 May 2019 08:30:07 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4418 The Cypress Hills are one of my favourite areas in this province. I have written several stories about the park and surrounding area including, The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador, which is about [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs Part Fifteen: Storm Chaser https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-storm-chaser/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:30:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=3651 As a kid growing up in Saskatchewan I have fond memories of watching thunderstorms rolling across the prairie landscape. Summers were hot and humid, ideal conditions for creating these massive storm cells that you could [...]

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]]> The Colourful History of Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills https://calgaryguardian.com/history-fort-walsh-cypress-hills/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 08:30:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4335 If you haven’t realized it by now I enjoy exploring old frontier forts that are scattered across western Canada. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Fort Whoop-Up in Lethbridge, Fort Normandeau near Red Deer, and Fort Calgary in its namesake [...]

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]]> The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador https://calgaryguardian.com/highest-point-cypress-hills/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:30:22 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4026 The Cypress Hills rise 600 metres above the surrounding prairies making it the highest point between the Canadian Rockies and the Labrador Peninsula on the east coast. The unique mix of climate, geography, and ecosystems create [...]

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