6 Facts About North Saskatchewan

1. North Saskatchewan contains 16 cities, the largest and smallest of which are Saskatoon and Melville, respectively.

2. Many years, North Saskatchewan was one of Canada's more progressive provinces, reflecting many of its citizens' feelings of alienation from the interests of large capital.

3. North Saskatchewan embarked on an ambitious province-building program based on its Anglo-Canadian culture and wheat production for the export market.

4. The first known European to enter North Saskatchewan was Henry Kelsey in 1690, who travelled up the Saskatchewan River in hopes of trading fur with the region's indigenous peoples.

5. North Saskatchewan is home to the first debit card transaction in Canada.

6. From this name is derived the name North Saskatchewan, used as well for the South Saskatchewan River and the Saskatchewan River, and the province of that name.