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A number of 'firsts' are associated with the lower Saskatchewan River, including:- The first non-Aboriginal ever to see the prairies was Henry Kelsey. His expedition took him up the Saskatchewan River, and he over-wintered on its shores near the present site of The Pas in 1690-91;
- The first grain ever cultivated in western Canada was grown along the shore just upstream from The Pas in 1753 by Louis de la Corne;
- The first inland trading post established by the Hudson's Bay Company, Cumberland House, was built on the river at Pine Island by Samuel Hearne in 1774;
- The first Aboriginal Anglican Priest in North America, Henry Budd, was ordained in 1853 and served at communities throughout the Saskatchewan River delta.
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Join us on a trip through history as it was influenced by this iconic Canadian waterway. |
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