August 2009 SaskSecrets

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Welcome! You are viewing an archived issue of SaskSecrets, Tourism Saskatchewan's Online Newsletter, from August 2009. To read the current issue of SaskSecrets, click here.

It's Football Season in Saskatchewan

Gainer the GopherIn Saskatchewan, summer and fall are also known as “football season” to many residents and Rider fans. It is widely accepted that the Saskatchewan Roughriders have the greatest, most dedicated fans in the CFL.

Rider Pride is a phenomenon in Saskatchewan, one that can only be understood by witnessing and experiencing it firsthand.

The Roughriders began the 2009 season in June, and will finish up this season with a home game on November 7 against the Calgary Stampeders. Here is how their home game schedule will shape up:

Sunday, August 16 vs. Hamilton, 5:00pm
Sunday, September 6 vs. Winnipeg, 2:00pm
Sunday, September 20 vs. Edmonton, 2:00pm
Saturday, October 10 vs. Toronto, 7:00pm
Saturday, October 24 vs. BC, 3:30pm
Saturday, November 7 vs. Calgary, 5:00pm

Click here to view the entire 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders game schedule.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders website, www.riderville.com, has all of the latest news, events and ticket information that you’ll need to plan your next trip to a Rider home game. Whether this will be your first Rider game, you arrive at the game decked out in green and white, or you’re wearing a hollowed-out watermelon on your head, the experience of a Saskatchewan Roughrider home game is one you won’t soon forget.

 
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