Gordie Howe was born on March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan, a small hamlet southeast of Saskatoon. As a child, he attended King George School in Saskatoon. He played on the school’s hockey team in the 1940’s as a goalie. Howe is called “Mr. Hockey” because of his incredible scoring record, [...]

When you think of Saskatoon and famous people, names might come to mind like Joni Mitchell (who spent her teenage years in Saskatoon) or Ray Hnatyshyn (the former Governor General). One name that you wouldn’t typically think of, and relate to Saskatoon, is Mahatma Gandhi, the famous political and spiritual leader of India. [...]

The Saskatoon Glassworkers Guild was formed in 1987 to assist members in their glassart endeavours and to introduce the public to glasswork . The Guild is involved with all forms of glasswork from stained glass, etchings, sandblasting, painting, fusing, neon and glassblowing. The Guild meets on a monthly basis to exhange ideas and [...]

Saskatoon has been busy trying to earn the title of being Canada’s science city for the last several years. We’re an important centre when it comes to biotechnology with many companies setting up shop in the city, especially around Innovation Place. But perhaps the most important stake to our claim of being a [...]