Saskatchewan

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-I'm going to refer to Saskatchewan as a boy for now, but I haven't actually decided on a gender. Going to say Alberta is his sister.
-Born in 1774 at Cumberland House. (A Hudson's Bay Company post)
-Has more hours of sunshine than any other Canadian province. (whatever that means)
-Largely responsible for most of the grain/wheat in Canada. He's also played a major role in the creating Canada's medical system.
-He and Alberta got some of America's land after the War of 1812. Got it in 1818.
-Canada aquired the Hudson Bay Company territories (including Saskatchewan) in 1870.
-He and Alberta are the only Canadian provinces that are landlocked.
-Saskatchewan is bordered by Alberta, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Montana and North Dakota. Saskatchewan is apparently close to Manitoba.
-Has an attachment of sorts to Montana and the Dakotas. The three of them have similar cultural roots and such although they seem to be more neighborly than buddies like some of the other border states/provinces. They get along well enough without being overly friendly and with few disputes other than what one might expect to show up every now and then.
-When the Souris River flooded in 2011, Saskatchewan did everything he could to hold back the waters, but it didn't do any good. He barely managed to warn North Dakota in time for him to move his people. North Dakota was upset but had to admit that he couldn't place the blame on Saskatchewan for what happened and that the province, who was also suffering, was doing everything in his power to stop the floods. Even so, a lot of rumors started spreading that North Dakota was denying services, slashing tires and vandalizing Saskatchewan's stuff when his people came to visit. North Dakota denied doing anything like that but it still soured their friendship a bit. (From the discussions on the web, it sounds like the only first hand accounts of what happened are people saying they didn't see any vandalism or anything. All the other stories are saying "I heard it from ___" so me thinks there are probably very few true stories about this happening and, those that are true, are probably only done by a small minority of bitter people.) Another interesting note is that the police have no records of any Canadians actually reporting these incidents: http://www.panow.com/node/93683 and http://www.discoverweyburn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17687&Itemid=33
Saskatchewan is easily forgotten, boring and easy to tune out. Kind of forgettable but a nice, orderly small-town kind of place. (Probably why he gets along well with Montana and the Dakotas.)
-In 1885 he had a rebellion that got him in a lot of trouble with Ontario. (Needs more research)
Category:Canadian Provinces