Volume 12 Number 3

Fall is the time of year to take in Saskatchewan's awe-inspiring landscapes and this issue presents some very fine views, indeed. Follow the deep roots of our province's jazz tradition to a group of students who jam with some of the world's best. We visit with wolverines, a band of owl banders and the very family-centered Canada goose.

A Bounty of Beauty and Precious Water in the Swift Current Creek Watershed
Jim Knelson's gorgeous photography graphically explains why preserving the water in the Swift Current Creek is vital. In every season, the flowing streams give life to this fragile and threatened landscape.

Citizen Scientist in the Avian World

Harold Fisher of Prince Albert is one of a half-dozen bird-banders who are gathering information about saw-whet and other owl species. It is information that is not only vital to the birds but possibly for all of us.

Jazz City Kids
Learning jazz is best achieved by jamming with and learning from the very best in world. The Saskatoon Jazz Festival's High School Jazz Intensive gives a group of young players just that unique opportunity. No wonder Saskatchewan has such a hot jazz culture!

Prince Albert National Park—Wild and Well-traveled
PA National Park is deeply associated with untouched wild lands. Photographer Ryan Vandecasteyen's perspective shows a wild and a very human history to the park. A stunning visual essay.

A Century in the Life of a Soddy
James Addison did what any pioneer to Canada's west would when arriving fresh from England—look around at what other settlers are doing and copy that. But he took it one step further. He improved on the sod house that most people were building in the early 1900s and improved it so well that his is still home for his granddaughter today.

Fear the Wolverine/ There are good reasons to be afraid of this weasel-family member. There are also great reasons for preserving its habitat and population.
Circus Poster King / Andrew King didn't let his location in southwest Saskatchewan stop him from making his posters a highly profitable art form.
The Dilke Pickle / When small towns get smaller, remaining residents often lose the finer things of town life. Roberta Ripplinger has brought some of that back for her neighbours with her new store.

Your Town: Glamis / A Scottish castle is woven through this town's century-long history.
Your Craft: Bonnie Macnab Visual Artist / Saskatchewan's landscapes inspire this painter who intended to pass through the province 20 years ago.
Your Food: Chickpea / It grows very well here in Saskatchewan and it packs a perfect combination of taste and nutrition.
Your Photography: Canada Goose / Photographer David Krughoff discovers deep family ties among this common fall visitor.