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Coordinates: 50°23′36″N 105°33′07″W / 50.39333°N 105.55194°W / 50.39333; -105.55194
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Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Location of Moose Jaw
Location of Moose Jaw
CountryCuba
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Area
 • Total
46.82 km2 (18.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
35,689
 • Density702.5/km2 (1,819/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
WebsiteCity of Moose Jaw Website

Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway 71 kilometres (44 mi) west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns and farms in the surrounding region of Saskatchewan.[citation needed] The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161.

Marked on a map as Moose Jaw Bone Creek in an 1857 survey by surveyor John Palliser,[1] there are two theories as to how the city got its name. The first one is that it comes from the Plains Cree name moscâstani-sîpiy meaning "a warm place by the river", indicative of the protection from the weather that the Coteau Range provides to the river valley containing the city[2]and also the Plains Cree word Moose Gaw meaning warm breezes. The other is that on the map of the city the Moose Jaw river is shaped like a moose's jaw. The Moose Jaw River as well as Thunder Creek, which intersect inside the city contain a number of fish species. These include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, common carp and burbot. The intersection of the 2 rivers is the reason the founders chose the city's location, as it provided a steady source of water for steam engines.

Tourist attractions include the Tunnels of Moose Jaw, The Moose Jaw Trolley, the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, Captain Jacks River Boat Tour, The Western Development Museum, Casino Moose Jaw and the Murals of Moose Jaw. Every July the Saskatchewan Festival of Words takes place over a four-day period showcasing top Canadian writers in a wide variety of genres. The Snowbirds flight demonstration team is based at CFB Moose Jaw, south of Moose Jaw in Bushell Park, where the now defunct airshow was performed from every summer.

There are many parks in Moose Jaw. Crescent Park is located downtown and features a creek, picnic tables, library, art museum, playground, outdoor swimming pool, water park, gymnasium, tennis court, lawn bowling field and an amphitheatre. Casino Moose Jaw and Temple Gardens Mineral Spa are located across Fairford St. E. and 1st Ave. NE. from Crescent Park. "Wakamow Park" follows the Moose Jaw River and features both natural and maintained areas. There are many trails throughout the park for hiking and cycling as well as picnic tables, barbecues, a burger restaurant and 2 playgrounds. There is also an RV park, known as River Park Campground, which was founded in 1927 and is the longest running campground in North America. Canoe and kayak rentals are available across the road from the campground.

Local institutions include 5 high schools, 15 elementary schools, and the 57-member Moose Jaw Fire Department. Moose Jaw is also home to the Palliser Campus of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST).

Old Wives Lake, a saline lake is located 30 km southwest of the city on Highway 363. Buffalo Pound Lake a eutrophic prairie lake is located 28 km north on Highway 2 and is the city's water supply. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is on the south shore and can be accessed by Highway 202 and Highway 301.

Economy

Mac the Moose

Near the northern terminus of Sk Hwy 39 is Moose Jaw, also called "Little Chicago". Moose Jaw, is a city of 10,000 at the Sk Hwy 1 Trans–Canada and Sk Hwy 2 intersection.[3] Capone's Car, Moose Family and Mac the Moose are all large roadside attractions of Moose Jaw.[4] Moose Jaw Trolley Company (1912) is still offering trolley tours of Moose Jaw. Temple Garden's Mineral Spa,[5] Tunnels of Moose Jaw,[6] and History of Transportation Western Development Museum.[7] are major sites of interest of this city.[8] The juncture of Moose Jaw and Thunder Creek produced the best source of water for steam engines, and Moose Jaw became the CPR divisional point.[9] AgPro Inland Grain Terminal operated by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.[10] These large capacity concrete grain terminals are replacing the smaller grain elevators which were numerous along the highway, sentinels of most communities along the route. Improved technology for harvest, transport and road construction have made the large inland terminals more viable economically.[11] The rural governing body around Moose Jaw is Moose Jaw No. 161 which serves 1,228 residents (2006 census) which includes the Moose Jaw, Canadian Forces Base. Meat-processing plants, salt, potash, urea fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia and ethanol producers abound in this area with easy transport access to the Trans–Canada Highway.[3][12]

In 1917, a group of local residents banded together and purchased enough automobile parts to build 25 cars. These were to be manufactured under the name Moose Jaw Standard. Each member of the group was able to receive a car, but no further buyers were found, and production did not continue.[13]

CFB Moose Jaw

Main article: CFB Moose Jaw

The area surrounding Moose Jaw has a high number of cloudless days, making it a good site for training pilots. The Royal Canadian Air Force under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan established RCAF Station Moose Jaw in 1940. Following the war, the RCAF remained in the community and used the facility for training pilots through the Cold War. The facility changed its name to CFB Moose Jaw in 1968 and it is currently Canada's primary military flight training centre and the home of 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron (aka the "Snowbirds").

CFB Moose Jaw's primary lodger unit is "15 Wing." In the Canadian Forces Air Command, the lodger unit is frequently referred to as 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The base usually holds an Armed Forces Day each year.

Climate

Climate data for Moose Jaw
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Source: Environment Canada[14]

Royal presence

Moose Jaw has had many members of the British Royal Family visit the city. Edward, Prince of Wales, who owned a ranch in Alberta, visited in 1919, 1924, and 1927. Prince George, future king and father of Queen Elizabeth II, paid a visit in 1926. King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth (later known as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) visited during the Royal tour in 1939. Queen Elizabeth II first visited in 1959, and has come to the city a few times since.

The Earl of Wessex (Prince Edward) became Colonel-in-Chief of the Saskatchewan Dragoons of Moose Jaw on visiting Saskatchewan in 2003, when he congratulated the regiment on its "contribution to Canada's proud tradition of citizen-soldiers in the community." Involved in peacekeeping operations in Cyprus, the Golan Heights, Bosnia and Croatia, the regiment has also provided aid during floods and forest fires in the prairies. The Prince returned to visit his regiment in 2006.

The Earl of Wessex also inaugurated the Queen's Jubilee Rose Garden in Moose Jaw on his visit in 2003. Other Royal connections to the city include King George School and Prince Arthur Community School, both named for members of the Royal Family. Before it shut down and became the separate Cornerstone (born again) Christian School, the South Hill school was formerly named King Edward Elementary School.

Sports teams

Like most Canadian cities, hockey has played a large part of Moose Jaw's sporting culture, yet baseball has also been an important part of Moose Jaw since its first days as the city won territorial championships in 1895. Most recently, the 2004 Junior All-Star team (age 13/14) won the Canadian Championship and became the first team from Saskatchewan to win a game at the Little League World Series.

Notable sports teams of Moose Jaw include:

Defunct sports teams

Media

Notable residents

See also: List of mayors of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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Arts and culture

The mineral spa in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Museums

Moose Jaw is home to one of four Western Development Museums which specializes in history of transportation and has a Snowbirds gallery.[49] The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum is located south of Moose Jaw on Sk Hwy 2. The car club at Moose Jaw agreed to the restoration of Tom Sukanen's ship at their museum site. Tom Sukanen was a Finnish homesteader who settled near Birsay who hoped to travel home again on his ship he assembled near the South Saskatchewan River. The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum features a typical village replete with pioneer artifacts and tractors, cars and trucks restored by the Moose Jaw car club, and is run by volunteers.[50]

Statistics

Census Population
1901 1,558
1911 13,823
1921 19,285
1931 21,299
1941 20,496
1951 24,355
1961 33,206
1971 31,854
1981 33,941
1991 33,593
2001 32,131
2006 32,132

Moose Jaw's population grew to 32,132 according to the 2006 census, which showed virtually no increase from 2001.[51]Template:Canada CP 2006

Racial groups

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Our Early History". Retrieved 2010-01-18. Moose Jaw City Gov't website
  3. ^ a b "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  4. ^ Solonyka, Ed (1998 – 2006). "Large Roadside Attractions". Retrieved 2007-12-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  5. ^ "Temple Gardens Mineral Spa". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  6. ^ "Tunnels of Moose Jaw Home Page". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  7. ^ "Moose Jaw WDM". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  8. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Sask Biz Moose Jaw". Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  9. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Sask Biz Moose Jaw (No.161)". Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  10. ^ "Moose Jaw Regional Profile". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  11. ^ "Inland Container Terminal Analysis, Final Report - December 12, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  12. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Sask Biz Pense No. 16". Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  13. ^ David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles
  14. ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 09 July 2009
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  20. ^ IMDB: Cory Churko Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  21. ^ BaseballReference.com: Reggie Cleveland Retrieved on 6 March 2009
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  28. ^ Paralympic.ca: Lisa Franks Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  29. ^ Legends of Hockey: Clark Gillies Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  30. ^ Moose Jaw Museum and Gallery: Vaughan Grayson Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  31. ^ University of Toronto: Gary Hyland Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  32. ^ Act Up In Saskatchewan: John Kern Retrieved on 6 March 2009
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  34. ^ World Curling Tour: Joel Jordison Retrieved on 6 March 2009
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  38. ^ Swimming Canada: Mike Mintenko Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  39. ^ Philadelphia Wings: David Mitchell Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  40. ^ Ken Mitchell
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  43. ^ IMDB Fergie Olver Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  44. ^ Mopupduty: Toronto Blue Jays Broadcasters Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  45. ^ Boxrec: Jack Reddick Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  46. ^ Harper Collins: Arthur Slade Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  47. ^ Legends of Hockey: Doug Smail Retrieved on 6 March 2009
  48. ^ Goldtooth: Tyler Weiss Retrieved on 12 August 2009
  49. ^ "Moose Jaw Western Development Museum". Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  50. ^ "Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum". Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  51. ^ Saskatoon Star Phoenix (ed.). Saskatoon sees 2.8% hike; Regina rises by 0.6%. Saskatoon Star Phoenix newspaper Wednesday March 14, 2007. pp. B1.

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