The Community Initiatives Fund, which ensures Saskatchewan families and communities benefit from casino profits, has been increased by $800,000 this year to about $9 million. The Fund helps Saskatchewan communities remain destinations that attract businesses and retain a skilled and creative workforce.
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial amateur sport competitive program established in 1972 in response to sport groups' needs.
- Games are held every two years, alternately summer and winter sports.
- Provides a major multi-sport competitive event permitting participation by athletes throughout the province.
- Provides a focus for growth/development of amateur sport: athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, volunteers at the zone sport level.
- Provides communities outside Regina and Saskatoon the opportunity to host a major sports event.
- Leaves host communities a legacy of upgraded sport facilities, experienced sport officials, and a corps of trained volunteers.
- Provides a provincial showcase increasing public awareness and support for amateur sport in Saskatchewan.
- Divides province into nine zones (Regina and Saskatoon are each one zone) for team/competition purposes.
- Provincial sport governing bodies determine class and competition rules.
- Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport together with zone committees, sport organizations, Sask Sport Inc. and the Games Council cooperate to ensure a successful event.
- Games funding from corporate sponsors, Saskatchewan Lotteries, Saskatchewan Games Council, host community, and souvenir sales.
- Largest amateur sporting event in Saskatchewan involving over 2,000 athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff.
- Provides an opportunity for disabled athletes to compete in games competition. Special Olympic athletes will compete in segregated and integrated events in bowling and cross-country skiing.
SASKATCHEWAN GAMES AWARDS - Gold, Silver and Bronze medals within each sport.
- Games Flags to the zone aggregating the largest number of points from all events in the games.
- Joe Griffiths Trophy to the zone showing the most improvement from their final standing at previous Saskatchewan Games (compared winter to winter, summer to summer basis).
Host Communities for Saskatchewan Games -
- 1972 Summer (Moose Jaw)
- 1974 Winter (North Battleford)
- 1976 Summer (Swift Current)
- 1978 Winter (Moose Jaw)
- 1980 Summer (Estevan)
- 1982 Winter (Prince Albert)
- 1984 Summer (North Battleford)
- 1986 Winter (Yorkton)
- 1988 Summer (Melfort)
- 1990 Winter (Melville/Ituna)
- 1992 Summer (Prince Albert)
- 1994 Winter (Kindersley)
- 1996 Summer (Moose Jaw)
- 1998 Winter (Nipawin)
- 2000 Summer (Yorkton)
- 2002 Winter (Humboldt)
- 2004 Summer (Weyburn)
- 2006 Winter (Melfort)
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