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==[[Image:Nuvola apps kpdf.png|20px|Introduction]]Introduction==
This [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims to organize, improve the quality, and provide accurate information in an established, community-driven, Wikipedia standard for the province of [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]], and its related articles, such as [[List of communities in Saskatchewan|cities]], [[List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan|rural municipalities]], [[:Category:Geography of Saskatchewan|geography]], [[:Category:Transportation in Saskatchewan|transportation]], [[:Category:Culture of Saskatchewan|culture]], [[:Category:Education in Saskatchewan|education]], [[:Category:History of Saskatchewan|history]]  [[:Category:Saskatchewan|&c]]. The importance of these articles for new users, researchers, students, and educators, in the pursuit of accumulated knowledge will be accomplished through our efforts in providing a consistent format and standard to our articles. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to participate, please follow the instruction on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan#To Do|to do list]] .

==[[Image:Nuvola apps amor.png|20px|Scope and Motivation]]  Scope and Motivation==

# Saskatchewan is the originating province of Canadian medicare.<ref>{{cite web
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  | first = 
  | authorlink =
  | title =Saskatchewan Facts - Information on the Province of Saskatchewan ...
  | publisher = About, Inc
  | date =2007 
  | url =http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/provinces/p/saskfacts.htm
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref> 
# Saskatchewan is Canada's largest producer of potash and Canada is the largest producer of potash worldwide.<ref>{{cite web
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  | title =The QU'APPELLE RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers"
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  | url =http://www.greatcanadianrivers.com/rivers/quapple/economy-home.html
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  | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref> 
# Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of uranium.<ref>{{cite web
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  | title =Cameco Corp "Uranium Production Information"
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  | url =http://www.cameco.com/uranium_101/uranium_sask/production.php
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  | accessdate = 2007-10-22 }}</ref> 
# Saskatchewan has Canada's Largest Turtle, a roadside attraction named Ernie. [[Turtleford, Saskatchewan|Turtleford]]
# Saskatchewan has the World's Largest Honeybee, a roadside attraction. [[Tisdale, Saskatchewan| Tisdale]]<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Solonyka
  | first =Ed
  | authorlink =
  | title =Large Canadian Roadside Attractions - Saskatchewan
  | publisher =
  | date =1998–2007  
  | url =http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/sask.htm
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>
# Saskatchewan has the largest wheat, peas, lentils and chickpeas producing industry in Canada.<ref>{{cite web
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  | title =Pulse Industry; Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
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  | url =http://www.saskpulse.com/industry/index.php?page=10
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  | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>
# Saskatchewan is Canada's second largest oil-producing province.<ref>{{cite web
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  | authorlink =
  | title =Saskatchewan real estate, Canada Real Estate Directory
  | publisher =
  | date =1996–2006 
  | url =http://www.real-estate-2000.com/saskatchewan.htm
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>
# Saskatchewan has Canada's largest pork producers and largest meat processors.<ref>[[Humboldt, Saskatchewan]]</ref><ref>[[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]</ref>
# Saskatchewan has had Canada's largest hailstone (10 cm diameter, 290 grams).<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Government of Canada, Environment Canada
  | authorlink =
  | title =Saskatchewan Weather Trivia - Environment Canada
  | publisher =
  | date =2002-09-04
  | url =http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/air/summersevere/ae00s07.en.html
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

==Help==
<center>'''We need your help!''' If you are a [[:Category:Wikipedians in Saskatchewan|resident]], expat, or have some knowledge about [[Saskatchewan]] or a related  [[:Category:Saskatchewan|article]], YOU can:
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*'''Join up!''' Add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan#Members|members list]].
*'''[[:Category:Saskatchewan stubs|Expand a stub...]]'''
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Request|Create an article...]]'''
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Request|Request an article...]]'''
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*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan##To do|Adopt an article...]]'''
*Check out the WikiProject's '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan#To do|Tasks...]]'''
*'''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Saskatchewan|Discuss the Project...]]'''
|}</center>

==[[Image:Nuvola apps edu miscellaneous.png|20px]]Structure==
Please use Banners, Templates (with rankings), [[:Category:Saskatchewan|Categories]] and User boxes.
===[[Image:Gnome-fs-blockdev.svg|20px|Wikiproject Saskatchewan pages]]For Wikiproject Saskatchewan pages===
For general guidance on article structure 
# always start articles with a standardized template; see [[:Category:Infobox templates|Infobox template]]
# create the relevant sections in the article
# add a photo
# below any ''See also'' and ''External links'' sections, insert (don't ''subst''!) the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Templates|appropriate navigation bar]] 
# below the navigation bar, if necessary, insert (don't ''subst''!) one of the appropriate stub template: 
#* {{Tl|Saskatchewan-school-stub}}
#* {{Tl|Saskatchewan-geo-stub}}
#* {{Tl|Saskatchewan-politician-stub}}
#* {{Tl|Saskatchewan-bio-stub}}
#* {{Tl|Saskatchewan-road-stub}}
#* {{Tl|Saskatchewan-stub}}
# lastly, at the bottom of the article should be the appropriate categories (more on this [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan#Category Tree|below]])
# on the very top of the article's ''talk page'', use the template <tt>'''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Canada|class=
  |importance= | sk=yes  }}</nowiki>'''</tt>  For more information and categories: [[Template:WikiProject Canada|Wikiproject Canada Template]]
# Create an article introduction which summarizes the content of the whole article, and every section.

*For articles needing photos to improve the quality use the <nowiki>{{reqphotoin|Saskatchewan}}</nowiki> banner.

===Templates===
*Add this template '''{{tl|Saskatchewan quick links}}''' to your user page to give editors more information about Saskatchewan on Wikipedia.
{{clear}}

===[[Image:Nuvola apps edu languages.svg|20px|Templates]] Infoboxes===
{{Canada provinces map|AB =Wikipedia:WikiProject Alberta|BC =Wikipedia:WikiProject British Columbia | SK= Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan| MB=Wikipedia:WikiProject Manitoba |ON =Wikipedia:WikiProject Ontario |QC =Wikipedia:WikiProject Quebec|NB =Wikipedia:WikiProject New Brunswick|NS =Wikipedia:WikiProject Nova Scotia|PE=Wikipedia:WikiProject Prince Edward Island|NL = Wikipedia:WikiProject Newfoundland and Labrador|YT=Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian Territories|NT=Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian Territories|NU =Portal:Nunavut|Map=SK-Canada-province.png|width=250px}}
:'''''See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Templates]]'''''
Try to add a Saskatchewan or Canadian Template to each article.  
Where one of the above is not available use a generic topic template.
*All settlements in Saskatchewan should use {{tl|Infobox Settlement}}.  This infobox provides a consistent look between the various types settlements in Saskatchewan like [[Saskatoon]] and [[North Battleford]] and to settlements in the other parts of Canada like [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]], [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], and [[Edmonton]]. The default "settlement_type" is city, but it can be changed to reflect any type of settlement, like counties, towns, villages, etc.  {{tl|Infobox Settlement}} also has a super imposable dot map feature that allows a map to be used with any settlement in Saskatchewan. 
*<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Template:Infobox road<nowiki>}}</nowiki> for example use the infobox road template for your new Saskatchewan Road article creations.

==Members==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Members}}

==[[Image:Cscr-featured.svg|20px|Featured Content]] [[:Category:FA-Class Canada-related articles|Featured Content]]==
Moved this section to the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Assessment|Assessment page]]!

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Spotlight|Spotlight Department]]==
{| 
|- valign ="top"
|[[Image:SK-Ribbon.jpg|100 px]]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Spotlight|Spotlight]] highlights notable Wikproject Saskatchewan Editors and their contributions.  These are Wikipedians who have been noticed by the  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan WikiProject]] for their great contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of Saskatchewan and have been awarded the Saskatchewan Wikipedia Project Ribbon for their user page.  It is an honour to congratulate these Wikipedia contributors for their notable achievements.  
|}
==Newsletters / What's New?==
*Newsletter archives and future issues: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Outreach|WP Sask Outreach]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles|New Articles]]
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Newsletter/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

==[[Image:Nuvola devices print class.png|20px|Tips]] Tips ==
'''To get an article to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] status, make sure to follow these steps to ensure all articles we submit to [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featured article candidates]] meet the FA criteria. All of these apply to almost any good article, so keep them in mind when editing even outside of [[Saskatchewan]] articles. The suggestions are:'''
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|-
|bgcolor=#ffffcc| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''I'''.</span>
||'''Write a good lead.''' Be sure to write a [[WP:Lead|lead]] that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subject.
|-
|bgcolor=#ffff99| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''II'''.</span>
||'''Use good spelling and grammar.''' This is a very important aspect of an article. Many browsers support spell checking.
|-
|bgcolor=#ffcc66| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''III'''.</span>
|| '''Use footnotes.''' Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to use them.
|-
|bgcolor=orange| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''IV'''.</span>
|| '''Use images if possible.''' Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:Images]] for more information. 
|-
|bgcolor=#ff7200| <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''V'''.</span>
|| '''Use references.''' This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a <nowiki>==References==</nowiki> section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. An article will not get accepted as a featured article candidate if it is missing references. See [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]], [[Wikipedia:Cite_sources]] and [[Wikipedia:References]].
|-
|bgcolor=#d45f00|  <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''VI'''.</span>
|| '''Stay on topic.''' Many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. 
|-
|bgcolor=#8b4513|  <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''VI'''.</span>
|| '''[[KISS principle|Keep it simple]].''' Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary.
|-
|bgcolor=#663300|  <span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''VII'''.</span>
|| '''Use [[common sense]].''' You should know what [[Wikipedia:The_perfect_article|perfect articles]] look like. They cover everything they should without going on forever. Common sense could have told you almost all of the items mentioned above. Ultimately, [[Wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]], [[WP:BOLD|be '''bold''']], and go out there and write some good [[Saskatchewan]] articles.
|}

==[[Image:Nuvola apps kate.png|20px|To do]] To do==
1.   Expand articles listed in:

1a. *[[:Category:Saskatchewan stubs]]

1b. *[[:Category:Saskatchewan geography stubs]]

2.  Organize list structure and add to list of needed articles:

2a.*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Request|WikiProject Saskatchewan/Article requests]]

3. Check for and do needed articles at:

3a.*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Request|WikiProject Saskatchewan/Article requests]]

3b. Establish [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week|collaborations]] and [[Wikipedia:Article Improvement Drive|improvements]] for Saskatchewan related articles

4. Photo Requests.   {{howtoreqphotoin|Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan}}.

5. Map Requests. Use {{tlx|reqmapin|Saskatchewan}} on talk page of articles needing maps which will list maps needed at: [[:Category:Wikipedia requested maps in Saskatchewan]]. Use the [[Template:Coord|coordinates map template]] and one of the options for either degree, minutes and seconds or decimal latitude and longitude.

*There has been a '''[[Module:Location map/data/Saskatchewan|Location map for Saskatchewan]]''' created.  Just enter the placename and longitude and latitude and the marker will identify the location on the Saskatchewan map.  See [[Simpson, Saskatchewan|Simpson]] and [[Template:Location map|Location map options and instructions]] for an example of its use.


6. Update census demographic information to the [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Census version] on [[List of communities in Saskatchewan|community]] pages and remove <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Template:Update<nowiki>}}</nowiki>.  This is a template for this; just modify the appropriate variables for the community profile in question.
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Canada_CP_2006|pop=206,900|popDelta=+1.6%|landArea=176.6|popDensity=1,326.8|medianAge=34.3|medianAgeM=33.1|medianAgeF=35.5|privateDwell=84,281|medianHHIncome=41,991<nowiki>}}</nowiki>

7. Review existing assessment of articles and reassess following [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Assessment|Assessment guidelines]]. Clarify assessment criteria at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Assessment|Assessment guidelines]]

8. Place banners on talk pages and rate [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan]] articles via the banner placed upon the article's talk page template in this way: <tt>'''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Canada|class=
  |importance= | sk=yes  }}</nowiki>'''</tt> For more information see the Saskatchewan wikiproject [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Assessment|Assessment]] page.

9.  Articles which contain the word Saskatchewan or are Saskatchewan related which have error template tags on them.  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/ToDo|To Do listing]]  Please clean up articles, remove tag, and remove from both lists on page.

10. Here are some of the many SK categories (drill to sub and parent categories as well) where you can look for '''untagged articles''' and articles to expand: 
<categorytree depth=1 style="float:left; clear=left; margin-left:1ex; margin-right: 1em; border:1px solid brown; padding:0.7ex; background-color:0xffffcc;">Saskatchewan</categorytree>

{{commons|Saskatchewan}}
{{commons|Category:Saskatchewan}}
{{Sisterlinks|Saskatchewan}}

*'''[[:Category:Saskatchewan stubs|[+] Saskatchewan - Articles which are stubs]]'''
*'''[[:Category:Saskatchewan|[+] Saskatchewan - Articles in categories]]'''
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==Recognition and awards==
[[Wikipedia:Awards|Awards]] and [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Barnstars]]:  
To award a '''WikiProject Saskatchewan Barnstar''' add {{tlsp|WPSK Barnstar|message <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}} to the [[Wikipedia:user talk|user's talk page]].

{{WPSK Barnstar}}

*{{tlsp|The Maple Leaf Award|&nbsp;type&#61;&nbsp;|&nbsp;...&nbsp;}}  (Where type=red, type=silver, or type=gold)
{{The Maple Leaf Award|type=gold|Award for editors that contribute to [[Canada]] and [[Saskatchewan]] related projects and topics. --[[User:Qyd|Qyd]] ([[User talk:Qyd|talk]]) 21:05, 17 November 2007 (UTC)}}

==[[Image:Gtk-media-play-ltr.svg|20px|Similar WikiProjects]] Similar WikiProjects==

===Parent project:===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada|WikiProject Canada]]

===Descendant WikiProjects===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/Saskatchewan|WikiProject on Saskatchewan Roads & Highways]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan communities|WikiProject Saskatchewan communities]]

===Related WikiProjects and collaborations===
* [[Wikipedia:Canada collaboration|Canadian Collaboration of the week]] 
* [[Wikipedia:Canadian wikipedians' notice board|Canada notice board]] 

===Related U.S. WikiProjects===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Montana|WikiProject Montana]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject North Dakota|WikiProject North Dakota]]

===Overlapping WikiProjects===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America|WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Endangered languages|WikiProject Endangered languages]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers|WikiProject Rivers]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes|WikiProject Lakes]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains|WikiProject Trains]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports|WikiProject Sports]]
*[[WP:CITY|Wikiproject City]]

====Other Canadian projects====
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/WikiProjects|2}}

==[[Image:Gtk-redo-ltr.svg|20px|See also]] See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Canadian wikipedians' notice board/Saskatchewan]]
* [[Portal:Canada]]
* [[List of Saskatchewan-related topics]]
* [[:Category:Saskatchewan]]

==[[Image:Nuvola apps keditbookmarks.png|20px|External Websites]]External Websites:==
*[http://www.gov.sk.ca Government of Saskatchewan]
*[http://www.saskatchewan.ca Saskatchewan!]
*[http://www.sasktourism.com/ SaskTourism]
*[http://www.sasksearch.com SaskSearch]
*[http://www.saskfilm.com SaskFilm]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/ Sask Gen Web]
*[http://www.ecumenism.net/denom/saskatchewan.htm Directory of Saskatchewan Churches]
*[http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-73-884/politics_economy/elections_saskatchewan/ CBC Digital Archives - Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections]
*[http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1931/life_society/saskatchewan_100/ CBC Digital Archives -  Saskatchewan @ 100]
*[http://www.scaa.sk.ca Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists - listing of Saskatchewan archives and archival holdings]

==Footnotes==
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan}}
{{Saskatchewan topics}}
{{Saskatchewan parks}}
{{FestivalsSaskatchewan}}
{{Canada topic|Tourism in}}
{{Provinces and territories of Canada}}
{{Saskatchewan Sports}}

==Tools==
:''Main tool page: [[tools:~dispenser/view/Tools|toolserver.org]]''
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks]] -  Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]] - Edit and repair external links
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver]] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer]] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

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