Seeing Saskatchewan one community at a time
What began as a personal project to celebrate Saskatchewan’s anniversary quickly culminated into something much bigger for Ruth Bitner of Dalmeny – a project that would take her 12 years and thousands of kilometres on the province’s backroads and highways to complete.
“It all started in 2005 during Saskatchewan’s centennial celebrations,” Bitner said. “I thought I should visit 100 communities to celebrate our 100th anniversary and so I did.”
Bitner added exploring new places became so much fun she decided to expand her horizons and include every community in Saskatchewan.
“I’ve always been inquisitive and had a zest for adventure,” Bitner said. “So a few months after we began the journey, I decided to visit every dot on the map in Saskatchewan south of the 54th parallel.”