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  Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
Foam Lake is conveniently situated between Yorkton and Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 16 and Highway 310 in East-Central Saskatchewan.
As well, Foam Lake is located approximately 12 miles southeast of the Heritage Marsh which is a large staging area in the fall for thousands of geese, ducks, cranes and swans on their southward migration.
The name Foam Lake was chosen by Joshua Milligan, the first settler to the area in 1882, when he noticed the foam which formed along the shores of a shallow body of water northwest of the Town's present site.
www.foamlake.com /about.html   (292 words)

  
 Welcome to Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan is (approximately) a quadrilateral bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.
The current premier of Saskatchewan is New Democrat Lorne Calvert, whose government was re-elected in the 2003 election with a slim majority government--the NDP won 30 seats in the 58-seat Legislative Assembly, while the Saskatchewan Party won the remaining 28 seats.
Saskatchewan is also the world's most important supplier of uranium, and supplies much of the western world's supplies.
www.hometowncanada.com /sk   (1274 words)

  
 Foam Lake Co-op - Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
For over 65 years, the Foam Lake Co-operative Association Limited has been proud to serve Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and area.
Through the years with much hard work and support from the loyal membership, the Foam Lake Co-op now does business of over $6,000,000 per year.
In 2006 the Foam Lake Co-op allocated over $62,000 to their 2,400 members and posted a net savings of over $92,000.
www.foamlakecoop.com /index.html   (99 words)

  
  STOP the HOGS -- Foam Lake
People in Foam Lake are connected to the land, and their health and well being depend on it.
If the pattern in Foam Lake follows the pattern elsewhere in rural Saskatchewan, they will neither be consulted nor asked for their opinion in the form of a vote or plebiscite.
The Foam Lake Hog Development Committee would like to bring it to your attention that there is a premature petition being circulated within the RM of Foam Lake against the proposed hog development project.
www.stopthehogs.com /communities/foam_lake.htm   (17587 words)

  
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Foam Lake is conveniently situated between Yorkton and Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 16 and Highway 310 in East-Central Saskatchewan.
As well, Foam Lake is located approximately 12 miles southeast of the Heritage Marsh which is a large staging area in the fall for thousands of geese, ducks, cranes and swans on their southward migration.
The name Foam Lake was chosen by Joshua Milligan, the first settler to the area in 1882, when he noticed the foam which formed along the shores of a shallow body of water northwest of the Town's present site.
www.liam.ca /ed20020913.html   (1552 words)

  
 Vatnabyggd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The three lakes (Vatnabyggð is Icelandic for "Lakes Settlement" and the original Icelanders came to the area in 1882 for hay and water for their cattle) attract 500,000 shorebirds each year and more than 700,000 migratory birds - ducks, Snow Geese, Canada Geese, Sandhill Cranes and White-Fronted Geese.
The Saskatchewan Birding Trail, anchored at one end by the Quills and/Fishing Lake and Foam Lake Marsh and at the other end by Chaplin Lake near Moose Jaw, will be a Canadian first.
The Saskatchewan Bird Trail concept is centered on the diverse nature of birds in Saskatchewan, the tremendous numbers of migrant species and the rare birds which may be viewed with some ease in the area.
www.inlofna.org /Elfros/Nature.html   (623 words)

  
 Residential Property for Sale - Foam Lake, Saskatchewan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Saskatchewan was voted the #1 place in the world to live by the C.B.C. in 1997.
In this stress-free town of 1,400 people, Foam Lake boasts a full range of stores, a hospital, arena, pool, new recreation hall, golf course and nearby beach.
We are on the Yellowhead Highway, close to 6 major centres.
www.townsearch.com /canada/sk/realty/foamlake/russell.htm   (106 words)

  
 Celebrating Saskatchewan's Heritage, Fall Migration
One of the reasons that Saskatchewan is significant to bird watchers from around the world is that whooping cranes stop in southern and central Saskatchewan on their migratory path.
Their stop in Saskatchewan is the only area on the Canadian portion of the migration route that is accessible to bird watchers.
Although the lake is long, access to the various points of interest is easy, and there are many places to stay in the area, including Rowan’s Ravine and the resort community of Regina Beach.
olc.spsd.sk.ca /DE/Saskatchewan100/fallmigration.html   (1182 words)

  
 Municipal Affairs and Housing #01-397 - FOAM LAKE VOLUNTEER HONOURED - Government News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A Foam Lake man was one of eight Saskatchewan people recently honoured for a quarter century of volunteer service to their local housing authorities.
McKie has served for 25 years on the volunteer board of the Foam Lake Housing Authority, a community-based organization that manages social housing units designated for seniors, low-income families and persons with disabilities.
Saskatchewan has a network of 280 housing authorities served by more than 1,500 volunteer members across the province.
www.gov.sk.ca /newsrel/releases/2001/05/31-397.html   (227 words)

  
 Foam Lake Community Directory, Foam Lake Sask , Lists all the businesses and community groups active in the town of ...
Foam Lake Community Directory, Foam Lake Sask, Lists all the businesses and community groups active in the town of Foam Lake and surrounding community.
Some of the businesses and community groups listed here are sponsors and have provided funding for this website, their names and pictures are highlighted in several places on this website, we urge you to visit their places of business.
Aerial view of Foam Lake from the north.
www.quill-lakes.com /FoamLake   (235 words)

  
 Foam Lake Golf and Country Club - Foam Lake
Rated by those who know it as one of Saskatchewan's best 9 hole courses, the Foam Lake Golf and Country Club is a jewel of a course well worth going out of your way to visit.
It is located 22 kilometers north of the town of Foam Lake beside picturesque Fishing Lake.
The Fishing Lake area is ideal for a weekend getaway and boasts, along with a great golf course, Saskatchewan's longest natural sand beach, full camping facilities, plus cabin and boat rentals.
www.tee-off.ca /courses/sk057.htm   (175 words)

  
 National Hockey League Players' Association
Lake has a population of 1,218 and is located near Saskatoon and is home NHL Hall of Fame member Bernie Federko.
The Form Lake Rec Centre was established in 1963 and the arena was completed in 1966 and an artificial ice plant was installed in 1976.
Foam Lake Minor Hockey also operated a program to supply equipment to children who would not normally get the chance to play and waive the registration fee.
www.nhlpa.com /GoalsAndDreams/ProgramDetails.asp?ID=169   (156 words)

  
 Foam Lake Saskatchewan Canada Grain & Cattle Farm Available For Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There is a 3 bedroom home with a full basement, 2 car garage, 30x50 barn with concrete floor and a 24x30 machine shed.
The land is located 20 miles southeast of Foam Lake on a good grid road with school bus service past the yard.
Foam Lake has 1,200 people with hospital, school, lumber yard, and various stores.
www.eaglestar.net /ped.html   (382 words)

  
 CBC Telelvision - Saskatchewan Centennial Gala
Shirley Douglas is the daughter of former Saskatchewan premier and statesman Tommy Douglas, and the mother of Kiefer Sutherland and his twin sister Rachel.
Originally from Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Miller received her D.M.A and Master's degree in conducting from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The group was known as "Saskatchewan's Greatest Little Traveling Birthday Party." Saskatchewan Express opened a musical theatre studio in Regina for young performers ages 5 to 19 and adults in 1997 and opened another studio in Saskatoon in the fall of 2000.
www.cbc.ca /saskatchewangala/performers.html   (2041 words)

  
 St. Louis Blues Online | Columnists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There were no satellite dishes and there weren't any all-sports networks broadcasting hours of hockey highlights in Foam Lake when Bernie Federko broke into the NHL in 1976 and began making a name for himself as a member of the Blues.
Foam Lake is a tiny farming community in East-Central Saskatchewan, and Nick did what so many fathers did every winter - he turned his backyard garden plot into an outdoor rink which became a favored hangout for the local kids.
Nick and Natalie were on hand last summer when the people of Foam Lake paid tribute to the soon-to-be Hall of Famer along with two other former NHL players from the town - Pat Elynuik, Dennis Polonich - along with minor pro Ted Hargreaves - for two days.
www.stlouisblues.com /columnists/aa_021031.html   (1160 words)

  
 Wildlife - Saskatchewan Web Sites - Saskatchewan Libraries
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve and Redberry Pelican Project Research Sation at Redberry Lake Migratory Bird Sactuary near Hafford, Saskatchewan undertakes a number of activities including habitat research, remote video monitoring of sensitive wildlife, public education and ecotourism consulting at Redberry Lake and elsewhere.
Saskatchewan Conservation Officers are involved in the protection of the natural resources and environment of Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Game Warden Magazine is a non-profit publication published bi-annually by volunteer members of the Saskatchewan Association of Conservation Officers.
www.lib.sk.ca /Rex8/wildlife.cfm   (517 words)

  
 Memories Part 2
In the summer of 1920, I was working on a farm not far from Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, when a fellow by the name of Mundi Johnson, approached me to go fishing for the winter months.
We were greeted by the barking of sixty-five sleigh dogs, which they had fed for the different fishermen on Dore Lake for $12.00 per dog during the summer months.
In 1922, 23 and 24, I fished during the winter and farmed around Foam Lake, Saskatchewan during the summer months.
www.jkcc.com /dlmemories2.html   (1927 words)

  
 Foam Lake, Saskatchewan Bed and Breakfast - Foam Lake B&B from Pamela Lanier
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan Bed and Breakfast - Foam Lake B&B from Pamela Lanier
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and Surrounding Area - Bed and Breakfast Inns
Foam Lake, SK and Surrounding Area - Bed and Breakfast Inns
www.lanierbb.com /foam-lake-saskatchewan-bed-breakfast.html   (128 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in Saskatchewan today?
A large saline lake, Lake Manitou, and an area of about 100,000 acres (40,500 hectares) to the south of the lake has been designated a special “protected area” by the Saskatchewan Government.
Lenore Lake is an important breeding, moulting and staging area for waterfowl and a breeding, feeding or nesting place for songbirds, grebes, terns, gulls, cormorants, pelicans and great blue herons.
The waters and islands of Redberry Lake were reserved as a federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary in 1915, and the islands have been protected as a Wildlife Refuge.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/casaskatchewan.htm   (1051 words)

  
 east Central Region Saskatchewan
Little Manitou Lake is mineral rich and has a buoyancy that makes it impossible for anyone to sink.
The enormous Quill Lakes and their surrounding wetlands are so important to migrating shorebirds that they have been declared part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.
With its shallow, warm water, Good Spirit Lake is excellent for families, and famous for its sandy beaches on the south end of the lake and its beautiful, though ecologically sensitive, sand dunes.
olc.spsd.sk.ca /DE/saskatchewan100/eastcentralregion.html   (1379 words)

  
 Foam Lake Saskatchewan Information, Yellow Pages, and more
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Saskatchewan offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Foam Lake, Saskatchewan history, Canadian history, family history and the history of names.
Our Free Message Boards Saskatchewan daily to ensure the appropriateness of the topics for visitors of all ages.
www.hometowncanada.com /sk/Foam_Lake.html   (580 words)

  
 Tormad "Norman" MacIntyre - pafg57 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Florence Bjorklund [Parents] was born on 25 May 1913 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Clarice Ellen Rankin was born on 5 Jul 1934 in Saskatchewan.
Stefania Bryksa was born on 8 Aug 1848 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
members.shaw.ca /florenceroberta/tormadnor/pafg57.htm   (312 words)

  
 Memories Part 7
In the fall of 1928, he was employed as a laborer at the Nipiwin Bridge.
Lakes, rivers and muskeg were then frozen, making these trips possible.
A man who came to Dore Lake in 1937, carving out of the wilderness a home and a piece of fertile land with his bare hands.
www.jkcc.com /dlmemories7.html   (1655 words)

  
 Foam Lake, Saskatchewan Photographer - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Here are the most recent Foam Lake, Saskatchewan photographer vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Foam Lake photography service featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
THE best place to find a Foam Lake photographer for weddings, parties, advertising campaigns, public relations campaigns and marketing initiatives.
www.marketingtool.com /channel/photo/b.465.g.29222.html   (151 words)

  
 CCMB: Services: CMBS: Holdings: Saskatchewan: Gospel Fellowship Church (Foam Lake)
The Gospel Fellowship Church at Foam Lake is a member of the Canadian Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches.
The Mennonite Brethren Church of Foam Lake was organized in 1938, with Nick Janz as the first pastor, and was accepted into the Canadian Conference in 1939.
Foam Lake Gospel Fellowship Church bulletins & other materials.
www.mbconf.ca /mbstudies/holdings/sk/foam.en.html   (353 words)

  
 The Official site of nflcflfutures.com as powered by SLAM! Sports
The squad from North Dakota defeated their Saskatchewan counterparts 26-7 in the inaugural Saskota Bowl, which was played on Saturday, July 24, at the Panther Dome in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan.
The Foam Lake Chamber of Commerce was involved with the Canadian side.
Saskatchewan Rushing: Levi Hawreluik 6 carries for 91 yds, Josh Bugg 7 carries for 19 yards and Joel Zemluk 1 carry for 14 yards.
travel.canoe.ca /NFLCFLFuturesNews04/0728.html   (789 words)

  
 Executive Council #01-651 - "LISTENING TOUR" VISITS FOAM LAKE - Government News Release
Premier Lorne Calvert's Dialogue with Saskatchewan tour will be visiting Foam Lake on Thursday, August 23rd.
That's where we'll hear the voices of Saskatchewan." Premier Calvert is in the third week of his tour of more than 70 communities in rural Saskatchewan.
The tour has been dubbed Dialogue with Saskatchewan and the premier promises it's not just a symbolic gesture.
www.gov.sk.ca /newsrel/releases/2001/08/17-651.html   (249 words)

  
 NHL.com - Hall Of Fame
Federko, the first player ever to record 50 assists in 10 or more consecutive seasons is a deserving inductee, a man who was a driven player and a leader in keeping the Blues competitive during a period of ownership instability.
Federko, a Foam Lake, Saskatchewan native, chose to live in St. Louis with his wife, Bernadette and sons Jordy, Dusty and Drew following his retirement in 1990.
I left Foam Lake after my last year of high school when I was 17.
www2.nhl.com /hockeyu/halloffame/federko.html   (1258 words)

  
 Quill Lakes, Saskatchewan community directories  Wadena, Fishing Lake, Foam Lake, Leslie, Elfros,  Bankend, ...
Quill Lakes, Saskatchewan community directories Wadena, Fishing Lake, Foam Lake, Leslie, Elfros, Bankend, Wishart, Mozart, Wynyard, Kandahar, Dafoe, Jansen, and Watson.
This website is a directory of services and attractions available in the Quill Lakes communities of Quill Lake, Wadena, Fishing Lake, Foam Lake, Leslie, Elfros, Bankend, Wishart, Mozart, Wynyard, Kandahar, Dafoe, Jansen, and Watson.
You see, we have everything that you are likely to want, and in case you have forgotten, here is a list of the communities in the Quill Lakes region, click on one and find what you wanted.
www.quill-lakes.com   (615 words)

  
 Accommodations in Saskatchewan
Or provide a great place to park your own, if you're travelling by RV or camper.
Saskatchewan accommodation options range from no-frills to four-star elegance.
In-between you'll find everything from spa retreats to log cabins, and urban B&Bs to vacation farms.
www.sasktourism.com /?page=74   (60 words)

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