Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is a city of about 34,000 people in Southwestern Saskatchewan. A popular tourist destination, it is about 45 minutes west of the provincial capital of Regina. During Prohibition (of alcohol) in the 1920s, its proximity to the US border and easy rail access made it a popular destination for alcohol-starved Americans.

Understand
Moose Jaw is an industrial centre and important railway junction for the area's agricultural produce. CFB Moose Jaw is a NATO flight training school, and is home to the Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic air show flight demonstration team. Moose Jaw also has a casino and geothermal spa. Moose Jaw's winters are long, cold and dry, while its summers are short, but very warm and relatively wet. The coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of -12.3 °C, while the warmest is July, with a mean temperature of 19.3 °C. The driest month is February, in which an average of 11.1 mm of precipitation falls, while the wettest month is July, which brings an average of 63 mm. Annual average precipitation is 365 mm.

A resident of Moose Jaw is a "Moose Javian".

By plane

 * Regina International Airport. The nearest commercial airport. It has four gates which handle flights to major centres in Canada via Air Canada and WestJet, as well as regular flights during the autumn, winter and spring to Las Vegas, Phoenix and Orlando. Wrapture Limousine offers charter service from the airport to Moose Jaw.

By car

 * Moose Jaw is on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and is 45 minutes west of Regina.
 * The city can also be accessed via Highway 2, which from the north links to Saskatoon and Prince Albert and to the south links with the US.

Get around

 * Route 1 - Mall, Superstore, Wal-Mart, Trailer Courts, Union Hospital, A.E. Peacock Collegiate
 * Route 2 – Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Sportsplex, Mall, Vanier Collegiat
 * Route 3 – Pioneer Lodge, Central Collegiate
 * Route 4 – South Hill Clinic, South Hill Mall, Extendicare, Riverview Collegiate
 * Route 4 – South Hill Clinic, South Hill Mall, Extendicare, Riverview Collegiate

Do



 * Festivals: enjoy a host of arts and cultural festivals, such as the Festival of Words, Moose Jaw Band and Choral Festival, Music Festival, Motif, and the Moose Jaw Dance Festival.

Caronport
Caronport is a town of 994 largely based around the Briercest Bible College and Seminary, located west  of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway

Mortlach
Mortlach village about west  of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway.