Meadow Lake, LaRonge, & Buffalo Narrows?

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Meadow Lake, LaRonge, & Buffalo Narrows?

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Can anyone tell me what its like in Meadow Lake, SK?

*edited to find out info on LaRonge and Buffalo Narrows*

I'm also interested in Buffalo Narrows and LaRonge. Thank you for any information.
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Re: Meadow Lake

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all the basics, grocery store, liquor, restaurants, a pub or two, gym, and bowling. 5000 people. airport 5 mins from town.
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really quiet (read boring) family, farm oriented place.

houses are a mile apart from one another, not much going in there...

Have I described pretty much Saskatchewan???
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Re: Meadow Lake

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CFMartin wrote:
Have I described pretty much Saskatchewan???
Not really.
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CFMartin wrote:Have I described pretty much Saskatchewan???
ANTI-SASKATCHEWAN INFIDEL!!!

How dare you slander all that is good and holy within the borders of Canada!

GET OUT!

Get out of the best province that is known to many as dear, sweet Saskatchewan!

If you're already out, STAY OUT!!!

LET'S GO RIDERS!

I only reside in Manitoba to keep a better watch on the Motherland, beer is cheaper here also. Go Riders!
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Stop quacking...

You alone can make it the best or worst spot in the world.

I had fun when I was there, but wouldn't choose Meadow lake to spend the rest of my life.
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Thank you for the replies. 5000 is at least a bigger population than other spots I've been looking at (700-1200) and at least there's roads into and out of Meadow Lake I assume. I'll have to get the map out and take a look. I'm big into motorcyle riding so was wondering what it would be like in that area. I don't suppose there's any Cabot Trail (Cape Breton) caliber roads or a track nearby? I think I already know the answer :(
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Two hours away from Saskatoon, three from Lloydminster and five from Edmonton.

New CO-OP grocery store, Extra-Foods. Nice cafe, or at least there used to be, and the usual McDonalds, Subway, A&W, 7/11 etc. etc. etc.

Good luck in Saskazitan!
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You boys better stop making fun of Sakatchewan. With wheat at $12 per bushel, Saskie can buy the rest of Canada next fall. Sans Alberta of course. Then you'll change your tune. GO KANSAS!! GO Saskatchewan!!
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Saskatchewan: an old indian word."Means" Very flat land where no man shall jump to his death.

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Wheat...Oil...Uranium...New Government...its a good time to be in Sasky! Good ol praire boys from AB and Sasky are makin this country go round...its a good time to be in Western Canada!! No shortage of jobs out here!!
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There's an "Irish" pub in the hotel on the north side of town called Darby O'rourke's. I don't recall anything overly Irish about it except that they had Guinness on tap, but you could get a schooner of Keiths for $6.95. I was drunk there a lot. It was awesome!! :P
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I thought it was indian for "easy to draw.. hard to spell"
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Saskabush is pretty... yep she's pretty flat!

Not a bad place to hang yer hat
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I heard a Rumour that "Saskatchewan Bitches are Bitches!"
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OH SNAP!!

get back to work!
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How about Buffalo Narrows and La Ronge, SK?
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BN will cause you nothing but stress. Better try LA first, but don't get your hopes high. Have you thought about Osprey in Otter? (north of LA).
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Not sure what Osprey is but will look into it. I'm currently living in Charlottetown, PEI and fly in Moncton, NB on weekends so am not sure what to expect in SK if I go there. Thank you for the reply.
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Check PM's skydivepilot
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skydivepilot wrote:Not sure what Osprey is but will look into it. I'm currently living in Charlottetown, PEI and fly in Moncton, NB on weekends so am not sure what to expect in SK if I go there. Thank you for the reply.
You can expect to become a Rider fan real quick or face expulsion from our nation. Personally I love it here and really have no desire to live anywhere else. Maybe because it's been home for so many years and I've become accustomed to it. Cost of living is very reasonable and both cities have everything the bigger centers have. Excluding Ikea i suppose but who wants that cheap garbage. And if you like the mountains save yourself about $300000 on a house and use that money to travel to the mountains. $300000 buys a lot of West Jet tickets (quite a bit fewer AC tickets though). There is definitely a change of attitude in this province. A lot less people worried about feeding at the federal welfare trough and more people willing to go out and create some prosperity here. You could do a lot worse for yourself by living in say Manitoba where you would have to watch the stinky Bombers play and drink Labatt Blue. What kind of savage would drink that crap.

Come to Sask and I'll have a Pil waiting for you :-)
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"And if you like the mountains save yourself about $300000 on a house and use that money to travel to the mountains."

Mountains are O.K. but they sure get in the way of the view.
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I used to live in Sask. It's so flat there I watched my dog run away for 3 days!
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Less than half of Saskatchewan could be described as true prairie. Regardless, I find the people of Saskatchewan generally more amiable and certainly more trustworthy than, oh say, people I've met in Gastown or Stanley Park, or anywhere, anytime in Calgary. Here are a few things most folks in Naniamo don't know exist in Saskatchewan, namely the Canadian Shield, waterfalls, lakes, trees, and a pulp mill in Meadow Lake.

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Re: Meadow Lake

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i'll be the first to admit, it's a simply gorgeous pulp mill. check out the stacks.
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Re: Meadow Lake

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Though what they call a waterfall in saskatchewan would be a river or rapids in bc.
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