The History
of Transportation WDM
Travel the past with us and see how our
forefathers dealt with distance. Until the early nineteenth century, the chief
means of transporting people and goods across the west was along natural
waterways by canoe, or over land by Red River cart,
horseback, pack horse or
travois. The railway played a crucial role in opening Western Canada, delivering
goods and passengers with ease.
Later generations experienced the impact of the
automobile and the network of roads carved from the land to accommodate it. The
journey follows the daring attempts to master the sky, using aircrafts, which
were often little more than canvas and wood held together with prayers and
prairie ingenuity.
Snowbirds Gallery
Our exclusive
gallery is the only one in the world to feature Canada's premier aerobatic team,
the 431 Squadron Snowbirds. You will experience the personal side of the team,
learn of Canadian military aerobatic flight history, and view behind-the-scenes
areas frequented by pilots and crew.

Looking for souvenirs? Check out our unique line of
Snowbirds merchandise in the Museum Gift Shop and in our
Online Store.
Winning the Prairie Gamble
Four
mannequins, a First Nations woman, a Métis
man, a settler woman and a politician from 1905,
greet visitors and introduce them to this exciting exhibit. They tell of the events
leading to the division of the North West Territories into the provinces
of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Inside
the exhibit, see how Saskatchewan people met the challenges of vast
distances and isolation when all-weather roads were only a distant
dream. (more...)
If
These Walls Could Talk
- temporary exhibit
From
the
Diefenbaker Centre, Saskatoon
April 9 - July 31, 2010
"If These Walls Could Talk" is a collection of a hundred photographs of
Saskatchewan homes, done as a centennial project in 2005. The
photographer is Greg Raskob of Saskatoon.
Coming Soon! Hunters of the Prairie Sea
- temporary exhibit
From
the
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
August 26 - December 2010
Coming soon to the Moose Jaw WDM - A replica of a
Tylosaurus (TIE-low-SORE-us) fossil found on the shore of Lake Diefenbaker.
Nicknamed 'Omācīw,' which means hunter in Cree, this creature is more
than 9.75 metres (32 feet) long!
For more information about this travelling
exhibit, please visit:

For more
information about the city of Moose Jaw or travel conditions,
please visit:

City
of Moose Jaw

Current
weather conditions in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Logo reproduced with the permission of the
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999

Road condition report
Reproduced with the permission of
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation.

Saskatchewan's Tourism Regions
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