The nation of Canada was created by the British North America Act in 1867 with Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the four original provinces. Today Canada is a federation of ten provinces and three large federal territories in the far north of the country. In 1870 the Hudson's Bay Company ceded to Canada its huge holdings in the midwest and north of the modern country. In 1882 district administrations were established, including the Assiniboia District that included the southern portions of modern Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan District (named for the Saskatchewan River) that included the central and northern portions of the modern province. Saskatchewan, with its present boundaries, became a province in 1905. Saskatchewan is near the center of the country, bordering Manitoba to the east, Alberta to the west, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Montana to the south. Saskatchewan is landlocked and has no officially maintained lighthouses. The province does have many lakes and reservoirs. Even though they are unofficial, the Directory lists lighthouses if they stand beside navigable water, have some plausible navigational value, and are active during the local boating season.
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Adjoining pages: North : Northwest Territories | East: Manitoba | West: Alberta
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Posted November 25, 2007. Checked and revised October 15, 2024. Lighthouses: 1. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.