Some Favourite Websites

CANOE OUTFITTING:
Churchill River Canoe Outfitters (CRCO) (Ric and Theresa Driediger)
(Excellent site for everything about Saskatchewan canoeing.)

Saskatchewan Historic Canoe Route Info Booklets
(Note that CRCO has up-to-date maps and information for many of these routes.)


MAPS:
Certified Map Printers
GoTrekkers (partnered with CRCO)

Map Town

Tourism Saskatchewan
(Includes "Saskatchewan Official Road Map".)


NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA (NRCAN) - MAPS:
Download free electronic copies of Canadian topographic maps.
Figuring out how to use the site can be challenging so I have listed a brief guide.

1. Natural Resources Canada - Maps
2. Select "Topographic Maps"

Download the index map of the region of interest, eg, "Prairie Provinces", in order to find the reference numbers of the specific maps of interest:
3.1. Select "National Topographic System Index Maps"
https://natural-resources.canada.ca/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/maps/9765
3.2.1a. Select download in "PDF, TIFF, Shapefile and KML" formats via Open Government.
OR 3.2.1b.
3.2.2a. Select "Indexes in Tif format, Explore, Go to resource".
OR 3.2.2b.
Select "index_tif".
https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/index/index_tif/
3.2.3. Select to download, eg, "NTS-SNRC_Index 4 Pra..>"

Then download the specific maps of interest, usually the 1:250,000 and 1:50,000 scale maps:
4.1 From #2 above select "Topographic Information".

4.2. Select "Geospatial Product Index".

4.3.1. Select "Themes, Raster, Digital Topographic Raster Maps - 1:250 000",
Select region, eg, "Saskatchewan, 74G Cree Lake" by drilling down or up to the correct level,
Select "Download Link",
Select file in tiff format to download, eg, "074g_0400_canmatrix_geotiff.zip"

4.3.2. Select "Themes, Raster, Digital Topographic Raster Maps - 1:50 000",
Select specific map, eg, "074G08 MacIntyre Lake" by drilling down farther,
Select "Download Link",
Select file in tiff format to download, eg, "074g08_0100_canmatrix_geotiff.zip"


MAGNETIC DECLINATION CALCULATOR
Search for “magnetic declination calculator”
(Each year I adjust my compass declination for the area to be travelled.)


WILDFIRE:
Canadian Wildland Fire Information System

Saskatchewan Wildfire Activity

Manitoba Wildfire Information


WEATHER:
Canadian Weather - Environment Canada

The Weather Network Canada


FLOAT PLANES:
Osprey Wings Ltd, Saskatchewan various locations

RiseAir, Saskatchewan various locations

Wings Over Kississing, Manitoba various locations


ANGLING LICENCES AND MANUALS:
(Purchase angling licence online.)
Saskatchewan

Manitoba


CANOE REPAIR:
(Jeff McDougall is an expert in boat repair.)


PLANT IDENTIFICATION:
Saskatchewan Wildflowers Identification (Glen and Maureen Lee)

Edible Wild Food