Archive for June, 2007

SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

Photo Courtesy Jordon Cooper

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is a yearly event held the last week of June to the July long weekend. Growing a bit each year, the current festival has 7 venues in Saskatoon with over 25 concerts over the week. Several of the concerts have multiple artists or warmup acts [...]

The Bulk Cheese Warehouse

I’m not exactly sure how I was originally introduced to The Bulk Cheese Warehouse, but over the years it has become my place to go when I’m looking to indulge the gourmet inside me. ‘Foodies’ throughout Saskatoon and area come to their business on Broadway Ave. to sample and buy the myriad of product [...]

Forestry Farm Park

The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park is located in the Silverspring neighbourhood in Saskatoon. Originally called “The Sutherland Forest Nursery Station”, the site was used as a nursery to supply the northern part of the prairie provinces with trees. Over 147 million trees came out of the nursery from 1913 to 1966, delivering caragana, [...]

Meewasin Valley Trails

Saskatoon’s point of origin was the South Saskatchewan River. As the city has grown and spread, the river has remained an integral part of the city’s character, and a focus for many recreational activities. In 1979, the provincial government established the Meewasin Valley Authority, an organization dedicated to conserving the natural and cultural heritage resources [...]