THE REGION

- The People
- Land and Climate
- Economy and Industry
- Infrastructure
- Living Here
- Advantages

INFRASTRUCTURE

Extensive Transportation and Communications Infrastructure Connects the Region to the World
Saskatchewan's Yellowhead is well situated along the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border with easy access to national and international markets and an immediate market area of over one million people within a 500-kilometre radius.

All-weather Highways Provide Vital Links Within and Through the Yellowhead Region
The Yellowhead is well served by excellent all-weather highways, the most significant being Highway 16 - the Yellowhead Highway - which crosses the region, directly servicing Langenburg, Churchbridge, Bredenbury and Saltcoats with links to major centres like Saskatoon and Winnipeg. The Trans-Canada Highway passes within 20 kilometres of the region's southern boundary and provides high-speed, four-lane access to Regina and Winnipeg.

Trucking, Courier and Postal Services Provide Convenient Shipping Access to Parcel and Freight Service
Nearly a dozen trucking companies and five courier operations offer freight services in the region. Eight post offices or postal agents are located in Kamsack, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Esterhazy and several other communities in the area.

Rail Mainlines Provide Access for Shipping
Both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railroad mainlines traverse the Yellowhead region.

CP Rail passes directly through the towns of Saltcoats, Churchbridge and Langenburg and services the grain terminals in Langenburg. The rail line provides access to the ports of Vancouver and Thunder Bay.

CN Rail services grain terminals in Kamsack,Yorkton and Melville just west of the region, providing access to the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Churchill and Thunder Bay.

A Full Spectrum of Air Services In and Near the Region Provide Scheduled, Private and Charter Services
Regina International Airport, only a two-hour drive away from the region, is a commercial airport providing regularly-scheduled flights with Air Canada, WestJet and Northwest Airlines.

Nearby Yorkton Airport is a regional airport that provides aircraft maintenance and bulk fuel dealers to service charter and corporate flights. It operates under instrument flight rules but does not offer regularly-scheduled commercial flights.

There are two seasonal airports, one at Esterhazy with a 3,000-foot (914-metre) paved runway and the other at Kamsack, with a 2,500-foot (762-metre) paved runway. Both operate under visual flight rules and accommodate night flying. Neither provides scheduled air service.

Churchbridge operates a small local airport with a 2,450-foot. (747-metre) turf-covered airstrip and Bredenbury operates a 2,800-foot (853-metre) unpaved strip. Neither accommodate night flying.

Intercity Bus Service Gives Convenient Access From the Region to Communities Across the Province and Beyond
Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides scheduled bus service to a comprehensive network of Saskatchewan communities from Kamsack, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Spy Hill, and Esterhazy with connecting service to Greyhound Bus Lines for out-of-province destinations. Greyhound also provides passenger and parcel service from the region's communities of Langenburg, Churchbridge and Saltcoats, along its Yellowhead Highway route between Saskatoon and Winnipeg.

Quality Communications Connect the Region and the Outside World
The Yellowhead is well serviced with quality communications including high-speed broadband Internet, landline and wireless telephones, cable or satellite TV and broadcast radio and television.

SaskTel, the provincial Crown corporation, is the main provider of landline telephone and dial-up or broadband Internet service, with satellite broadband Internet service also available.

SaskTel and Rogers are the main providers of advanced cell phone service that provides blanket coverage in the area. Telus wireless phones also operate in the area.

Television service is mainly available by satellite through Star Choice or ExpressVu with sales agents in Kamsack, Langenburg and Esterhazy. Many communities have access to local cable television.

Since Yorkton is the major service centre for the broader region, Yellowhead residents rely on its broadcast radio and television stations for news and information.