Saturday, 8 August 2015

Economic Environment of Saskatchewan

  Economic environment
 More than half of the people live in Saskatoon, which is the largest city in the province, and in REGINA which is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan. Energy, agriculture, and mining happen to be its major industries that fetch foreign exchange to the province. Forests constitute half of Saskatchewan and one third is farmland. Saskatchewan is spread with over 100,000 lakes, rivers, streams. Northern Saskatchewan has forests, marshes, lakes, rivers.Southern region is mainly flat prairie with some rolling hills and valleys. Saskatchewan grows over 54 percent of Canada’s wheat crop. Forestry is prominent in northern Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is rich in minerals like potash, uranium, coal, oil and natural gas. Saskatchewan is the world leader in the production of uranium. Saskatchewan is Canada’s second largest producer of oil next to Alberta. Saskatchewan is third largest producer of natural gas in Canada. Saskatchewan has more investors per capita than anywhere else in Canada. Western Canada’s only stagecoach robbery happened just south of Humboldt
The deadliest tornado in Canada struck in Regina in 1912. Saskatchewan is the site of North America’s oldest bird sanctuary. Potash is Saskatchewan’s official mineral, Saskatchewan is also the world’s largest producer and exporter of potash and is a multi-million dollar industry. Up until only a few years ago Saskatchewan’s total population was only estimated a one-million people. Saskatchewan is called “The Land of The Living Skies” because its citizens have the largest and longest un-interrupted view of the wind system known as the jet-stream which passes through Saskatchewan 73.6% of the year bringing with it large amounts of interesting cloud formations and ever changing weather systems. The 3 large cities in Saskatchewan are Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina.  But there are many towns in Saskatchewan.

 The ambiance of Saskatchewan is beautiful and is  enjoyable in all seasons.

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