The entire Province of Saskatchewan has about the same number of people as the metro area of Salt Lake City, Utah. This place of approximately a million souls has produced a surprising number of people who've gained national and international acclaim for their achievements.
Some are alive; some are no longer with us. But all are Saskatchewan folks (a few aren't, but we claim them as our own) who've distinguished themselves in their chosen areas of endeavour.
Joni Mitchell (1943- ) The famous singer/songwriter grew up in Saskatoon. Her mother was a school teacher, her father a grocery store manager. Raised on Robbery, which shared grooves with Help Me and Free Man in Paris on 1974’s Court and Spark album, is said to have been written in and about Regina’s Empire Hotel.
