For most of my life I assumed that the CFL was mostly just a punchline or a trivia answer. Turns out it is actually a going sports concern in parts of Canada. Of course, at least as far as I can tell, those parts of the country that care about the CFL are likely found somewhere west of Winnipeg and east of Calgary (I'm pretty sure Vancouver is way too cool to be into anything in a big way).
2. Municipal snow plows are only for primary arteries
Yup, they basically don't plough residential streets in many communities in Saskatchewan. Instead of ploughing residents just pack the snow into inches high sheets of ice that they are then expected to drive on. Of course, over time deep ruts develop and those lower clearance vehicles may have a few problems - but that seems to be accepted as a consequence of owning anything less than a pick-up truck.
3. Saskatchewan is one of the world's primary sources for lentils
This cool fact seems to be under appreciated by most of the Saskatchewanians I've spoken to so far. Of course, I'm still hopeful that eventually this informational nugget may form the basis of some kind of 'healthy protein' campaign, or at least as a protein heavy response to Alberta beef.
4. Saskatchewan mistakenly thinks that Shannon Tweed is a native daughter
Everybody knows that Shannon Tweed is really from Newfoundland. Case closed.
5. 'Dry cold,' like 'dry heat,' makes all the difference
Though it's been at least -15 for the past few weeks it's not nearly as bad as -5 and the sideways-falling sleet-like precipitation that one often encounters in Newfoundland. Of course, when you start getting really low temperatures your car may not start or you may get frostbite - but aren't these just small prices to pay for no slush?
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