Five vital leadership takeaways from the life of Chief Poundmaker
Poundmaker's legacy, while often misunderstood or unknown, has the potential to provide significant value in the leadership development of contemporary leaders globally.
History
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Gimli Glider story to be featured by National Geographic
The crew is scheduled to film at the Gimli Glider Exhibit and the original landing site over two days.
How the Battleford Trail shaped Saskatchewan’s growth
Wagons, stagecoaches and ox courts used to travel the Battleford Trail between Swift Current and Meadow Lake.
The 45th anniversary of the horrific CPR bus crash
Thirty members of the "Prairie Steel" gang, who had been laying tracks for the railroad, got on a bus planning to head home but ended up in an accident.
Did the Hudson Bay Company sow the seeds for Western alienation?
This fur-trading behemoth had more power than some actual governments— signing treaties, raising armies, making war.
A Saskatchewan war bride story
Daughters Bev and Lola provided the details of their Mom’s war bride journey from England to Moose Jaw during the Second World War.
Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba
Steam Locomotive No. 3 was made in Scotland and delivered to Canadian Pacific via the United States, because the line through Canada north of Lake Superior had not been finished. In 1918, the locomotive was sold to Winnipeg Hydro, which kept it going until 1961.
Commemorating 10 years since gas explosion
Just after midnight on Jan. 25, a natural gas pipeline near Otterburne exploded, leaving about 4,000 people without heat for days on end.
Regimental Sergeant Major, can ye hear me?
Flatlander reader Jeanne Alexander shares her Remembrance Day poem about her great uncle who died in the First World War.
What’s there to complain about at age 100?
Saskatchewan centenarians open up about what daily life is like in assisted-living facilities. "I just do what I can" said Mary, who attends exercise classes regularly.
Gimli Glider story to be featured by National Geographic
The crew is scheduled to film at the Gimli Glider Exhibit and the original landing site over two days.
How the Battleford Trail shaped Saskatchewan’s growth
Wagons, stagecoaches and ox courts used to travel the Battleford Trail between Swift Current and Meadow Lake.
The 45th anniversary of the horrific CPR bus crash
Thirty members of the "Prairie Steel" gang, who had been laying tracks for the railroad, got on a bus planning to head home but ended up in an accident.
Did the Hudson Bay Company sow the seeds for Western alienation?
This fur-trading behemoth had more power than some actual governments— signing treaties, raising armies, making war.
A Saskatchewan war bride story
Daughters Bev and Lola provided the details of their Mom’s war bride journey from England to Moose Jaw during the Second World War.
Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba
Steam Locomotive No. 3 was made in Scotland and delivered to Canadian Pacific via the United States, because the line through Canada north of Lake Superior had not been finished. In 1918, the locomotive was sold to Winnipeg Hydro, which kept it going until 1961.
Commemorating 10 years since gas explosion
Just after midnight on Jan. 25, a natural gas pipeline near Otterburne exploded, leaving about 4,000 people without heat for days on end.
Regimental Sergeant Major, can ye hear me?
Flatlander reader Jeanne Alexander shares her Remembrance Day poem about her great uncle who died in the First World War.
What’s there to complain about at age 100?
Saskatchewan centenarians open up about what daily life is like in assisted-living facilities. "I just do what I can" said Mary, who attends exercise classes regularly.