ABOUT THE COMMUNITY:

Situated in Southwestern Saskatchewan, 30 km from the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, Leader is a community of contrasts. The flat prairie landscape is broken by rolling hills to the south, and by the South Saskatchewan River valley to the north. The dry desert of the Great Sand Hills lies to the east, but a few miles north is the fertile plain near the river. Here are found some of the best farmlands in the province; yet herds of cattle grazing on wide open ranch lands make this cattle country as well. In the centre of it all, at the junction of Highway 32 and Highway 21, is Leader.

Leader, with a population of over 1050, is the centre of a retail trading area which includes three rural municipalities.  On average, Leader is one of the sunniest places in North America.  Crop yields are consistently average or better, thanks to 2350 hours of sunshine and an average precipitation of 31 inches (79 cm) snow and 10 inches (25.5 cm) rain per year.  Mean temperatures in the area range from a January low of -19°C to a summer high in July of +26°C.

Leader's economic role is growing with the growing district economy. Leader has always been the agricultural service center for the district. Continuing prosperity in the grain and cattle industries assures long-term stability.

Fishermen and hunters find their share of trophies and tall stories around Leader. Deer, antelope, and half a dozen species of game birds are hunted locally. In the South Saskatchewan River, six miles north, pickerel, pike, goldeye and sturgeon bite. Lying directly in the migratory bird flyways, the local sloughs and fields are a lure to sportsmen from all over Canada and the USA.  The main attractions are ducks and geese, but sportsmen also come for upland game birds such as Hungarian partridge, Sharp-Tailed Grouse, and and Ring Necked Pheasant, as well as impressive big-game trophies: white-tail deer, mule deer and antelope.

information taken from www.leader-sask.com/town_info.html