Canada-Saskatoon TB

Please drop this item in rural OR Premium Member Only caches.  Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event.  Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean and prevents tangling with other items.  Otherwise, take the travel bug anywhere you wish.  No permission is needed to leave the U.S.

Photos in the travel bug logs are appreciated.  I will be re-post them here, where they can be seen by other cachers.

This wooden maple leaf recalls the maple leaf on the national flag of Canada.  Most people people living in the United States couldn’t name many cities in Canada, unless they live in the northern tier of states or Alaska.  This series of “Canada” travel bugs brings attention to the largest metropolitan areas in that country. 

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River.  It is the largest city in the province with an estimated metropolitan area population of 300,000.

The name Saskatoon, in the Cree language translates to "at the place of many saskatoon berries", mînisihk "at the berry"] comes from the Cree inanimate noun misâskwatômina "saskatoon berries." This refers to sweet, violet-coloured berry that grows in the area.

In 1882, the Toronto-based Temperance Colonization Society was granted 21 sections of land straddling the South Saskatchewan River.  The aim of the group was to escape the liquor trade in Toronto and set up a "dry" community in the Prairie region.  The settlers travelled by railway from Ontario to Moose Jaw and then completed the final leg via horse-drawn cart.

The economy of Saskatoon has been associated with potash, oil and agriculture (specifically wheat), resulting in the moniker "POW City".  Other grains, livestock, uranium, gold, diamond, coal and their spin off industries also fuel the economy.