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- In 2010, Saskatoon won the Tower Award for City of the Year.
- Saskatoon has 750 000 square feet of convention/event space and over 3 300 hotel rooms.
- Saskatoon ranks #1 in Midwest North America for overall cost competitiveness (2008).
- The Saskatoon region is considered to have one of the most diversified economies in Western Canada.
- There are six dominant industries in the region including mining and energy, manufacturing, transportation, life sciences, construction and agriculture.
- Saskatoon is one of the top biotechnology centres in the world, attracting over 30% of all biotechnology research spending in Canada.
- Saskatchewan’s resources include oil, gas, and diamonds and the province is home to the world’s largest producers of potash and uranium.
- Le Centre canadien de rayonnement synchrotron est installé à l’Université de la Saskatchewan; il s’agit du plus grand projet scientifique entrepris au Canada depuis plus de 50 ans. Le projet d’une valeur de 179 millions de dollars a produit une installation nationale de rayonnement synchrotron, utilisée dans de nombreuses recherches scientifiques à l’échelle internationale.
- The world’s first successful cancer treatment with Colbalt-60 Unit was in the Saskatoon University Hospital in 1951.
- Saskatoon is home to Innovation Place, an 80 acre science park staffing over 2000 employees. Ce parc accueille 130 organisations dans 18 bâtiments et contribue à environ 240 millions de dollars par an à l’économie de Saskatoon.
- Saskatoon accueille l’organisation VIDO (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization), un leader mondial dans la recherche des maladies affligeant la santé des êtres humains et des animaux.
- Saskatoon has proudly hosted the following conventions:
Over 1500 Delegates
- 1997 – 2010 WRLA Prairie Showcase, ~3 000 delegates annually
- Showcase 2008 – Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation – 7 200 delegates
- 2008 Lions Leadership Forum – 3 000 delegates
- 2007 Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences – 5 000 delegates
- 2007 JUNO Awards – 4 000 attendees (out of province)
- 2005 National Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) Rally – 1 800 attendees
- 2005 Canadian Society for Chemistry Exhibition – 1 700 delegates
- Connections 2005 (Credit Union Central of Canada / Canadian Co-operatives Association) – 1 500 delegates
- National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Awards 2005 – 1 500 delegates
1000 to 1499 Delegates
- Rendez-vous Canada 2005 – 1 400 delegates
- 2005 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada – 1 200 delegates
- 2007 National Skills Canada Competition – 1 000 delegates
500 to 999 Delegates
- Canadian Nurses Association 2006 – 750 delegates
- Canadian Parks & Recreation Association 2006 – 700 delegates
- International Association of Women Police 2006 – 500 delegates
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