Lac Pelletier looking to inflate notoriety with world record attempt
Southwest Saskatchewan could be home to a new world record if everything goes right in the attempt in two days.
That's the plan for tomorrow at Lac Pelletier Regional Park. They've organized a group of 350 volunteers to hit the water with their floaties, rideables, and other inflatable buoyancy devices. Their goal? To line them all up to break the world record for the longest line of inflatables.
Event coordinator, Tammy Tangen, is excited about the attempt.
"The record to beat is 215.1 metres," established Tangen. "We're aiming for about 300 metres."
A roping good time at Frontier Days
It's time for some rowdy roping cowboys to once again make their way into Kinetic Park for this year's Canadian Cowboy Associations Rodeo.
If you are looking for a bit of western entertainment, you can head over to the Magnus Newland Arena, where the CCA will be putting on the show as part of Frontier Days.
Shayne Powell from the Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition Association hopes to see plenty of folks turn out for what should be a good dust-up of western-themed fun.
As the rain falls the water rises for Lake Diefenbaker
Lake Diefenbaker will be rising drastically thanks to intense rains in Alberta.
The foothills in Alberta and the southern portion of the province are experiencing some heavy rainfall. Some regions have had more than 100mm, while more reserved areas have gotten a meagre 70mm. All that rain in the area helps to feed the North Saskatchewan River, and the South Saskatchewan River.
The down low on Diefenbaker's low water and fishing
The fish at Lake Diefenbaker appear to be in good supply, despite the lower water levels.
Casey Rempel, owner-operator of Galloway Bay Outfitters, is a fishing guide on the lake, and has had what some might think is a surprisingly good year so far down on the water.
"Fishing has been average to good," revealed Rempel. "Possibly the lower water makes for fewer places for the fish to hide."
The lower water levels have made more rocks visible and therefore easier to spot a good fishing hole for those who don't already know the lake.
Big money for a small part of Saskatchewan with a big impact
The Great Sandhills of southwestern Saskatchewan are a strange, unique and beautiful part of the provincial landscape that are just as vulnerable as the rest.
Perhaps due to that unique beauty, they can be considered even more at risk, because once they are gone, there will be nothing like them left. That's why when SaskEnergy made a $50,000 contribution to conservation efforts in the region, the effect feels more impactful.