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LEGEND
1 PRAIRIE WIND & SILVER SAGE (little brick school house)
2 GRASSLANDS NATIONAL PARK VISITOR’S CENTRE
© PHOTo and map by PJ woodland
PRAIRIE WIND & SILVER SAGE
will be OPEN
MAY 10
– SEPTEMBER 2012
10 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week
everyone welcome!
PRAIRIE GROUND COFFEE BAR — Enjoy a cup of well-brewed coffee and homemade treats for your coffee break, get together with a friend, or drop by before or after a park tour. Internet access available.
BOOKSTORE — One of the best selections of titles of a regional nature you’ll find anywhere. Books for all ages.
CRAFTS & GIFT ITEMS — Don’t forget we have locally made, high-quality crafts and other items that make perfect gifts — for yourself or others.
GALLERIES —
Enjoy the photo display in the Cloakroom Gallery, Prairie in Winter, by Robert Harwood, and the paintings of Saskatchewan wildflowers by Nicole Dyke, hung in the Museum Gallery.
ECOMUSEUM — Our museum is currently undergoing a transition to a new model of historical, environmental and cultural appreciation. Expect to see changes over the summer that challenge and engage.
PRAIRIE GARDEN — Carlena Acker has worked hard over the years to create garden spaces featuring indigenous species of grasses and flowers. We look forward to the enhancement of these this summer.
See the official opening poster for PWSS.
See the opening poster for Harwood’s show.
Poster for Nicole Dyck’s show to come.
PRAIRIE WIND & SILVER SAGE — FRIENDS OF GRASSLANDS
HIRING PART-TIME PERMANENT MANAGER
VAL MARIE, SK
— THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED —
The Manager, Prairie Wind and Silver Sage—Friends of Grasslands (PWSS) is responsible for supervising the operation of PWSS in Val Marie, SK during its summer opening season, and for working with the Board of Directors to develop and maintain funding directions, programs, and community relationships throughout the year. This is a new position.
For a detailed job description please see the ATTACHED PDF.
Applications should contain a letter of introduction, a resume, and names and contact information for at least two references. They must be received before April 14, 2012.
Please apply to:
Christie Thomson, Board Member, PWSS
Box 66
Val Marie, SK S0N2T0
cthomson@chinooksd.ca
This website aims to provide basic information regarding the services of Prairie Wind & Silver Sage. Our Facebook page will provide the most recent postings of events or announcements.
Prairie Wind & Silver Sage provides several services for the park, the community, and visitors.
Take in one of the art exhibits that will be showing this summer, while enjoying an espresso and delicious treat from Prairie Ground internet cafe.
Our natural history museum, formerly under the direction of Ken Jensen, is an excellent resource on the natural environment of southwestern Saskatchewan that is sure to deepen your appreciation of the area. Indigenous and ranching cultures are also represented.
Our bookstore offers well-selected titles for all ages that will add to your understanding and enjoyment of this special environment.
Our gift shop offers a variety of fun, interesting, and beautifully crafted items — many of them locally made.
EVENTS
Special events are posted on our Events page, or on our Facebook page.
See Grassland National Park for more park events.
See the Village of Val Marie site for events within the village itself.
HOURS
Our season runs from 10 May to mid September.
SPRING/SUMMER HOURS:
7 days a week from 10 am to 6 pm
See below regarding lunch hour closing
LUNCH BREAK: please note that our staff needs a break, too! If you arrive shortly before the lunch break is scheduled, we have a comfortable bench outside where you can take your beverage and treat. Just leave the cup on the doorstep. Return to look at the displays and store when we reopen!
GROUPS: when possible, groups of 5+ people are advised to contact Prairie Wind prior to arrival to allow us to serve you better.
Call 306 298-4910.
LOCATION
Prairie Wind & Silver Sage is located in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, a heartbeat from Grasslands National Park. We are in the Little Brick Schoolhouse, across from the Park Visitor’s centre on Centre Street
Updated 13 March 2012