Quick Facts about Saskatchewan
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Flag
Green over gold horizontal bands- Green for northern forests
- Gold for southern wheat fields
- Provincial shield in the upper left
- Western red lily on the fly
- Adopted 1969
National symbols
Flower: western red lily (prairie lily)- Bird: sharp-tailed grouse
- Animal: white-tailed deer
- Tree: paper birch (white birch)
- Fish: walleye
- Mineral: potash
- Fruit: Saskatoon berry
- Motto: Multis e gentibus vires (From many peoples strength)
Etiquette basics
People are polite and practical. Take shoes off indoors, use a handshake or nod to greet, and say please and thank you.
Currency
Canadian dollar (CAD, $)- Coins and notes
- Same as the rest of Canada
Time zone
Central Standard Time (CST)- UTC−6
- Daylight saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) from March to November
Emergency numbers
Police, fire, ambulance: 911- Health advice: 811
- Suicide crisis: 988
- Poison control: 1-866-454-1212
- 911 is the main emergency number province-wide
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