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Tour of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Veterinary Medicine - Thursday, June 19th
We are offering delegates the chance to tour our state of the art college of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan! Conference attendees can choose to tour the Veterinary Medical Centre at 11:00am, or the BJ Hughes Centre at 12:00pm at the college. The Veterinary Medical Centre offers a large range of state of the art animal health care where a tour through their large and small animal clinics, and rehabilitation centres will occur. The BJ Hughes Centre is the college's new clinical learning centre, which would include a tour of the facility and interactive stations. Each tour can accommodate 20 delegates.
To sign up for this tour, delegates can indicate their interest at the time of conference registration. Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation to the tour.
Public transit schedules can be found on the public transit app, available here.
Uber and Lyft are also operational in Saskatoon.
Singing Back the Buffalo (Film Screening) Thursday, June 19th
We will be hosting a documentary film screening on the first night of the conference at the historic Roxy Theater as a part of our welcome reception! This event is foundational and essential to attend, as it its focus will be a running theme throughout all conference activities. The screening will be licensed with an intermission for socializing, as well as a panel with director and producer, Dr. Tasha Hubbard, and others following the viewing.
You can opt in to attend via your general conference registration, or if you are an interested community member, please
RSVP HERE.
ISAZ Dinner & Closing Reception - Saturday, June 21st at the Delta Bessborough Hotel
Following conference activities, a ticketed dinner and awards ceremony will be hosted for delegates in the Adam Ballroom of the Delta Bessborough.
Wanuskewin Day Trip
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
A planned outing to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park will occur on Sunday, June 22nd from 11:30am-2:30pm. The park and its cultural center are a proposed UNESCO Heritage Site, just outside of the Saskatoon city limits. If this is your first time to Saskatchewan, do not miss exploring the Opimihāw Valley's more than 6,400 years of Northern Plains Indigenous histories and cultures!
The goal of this trip will be to introduce attendees to the “One Health” framework within a naturally preserved, 6,000 year old Northern Plains ecological site; learn more about Indigenous cultural practices and ways of knowing; and view the Prairie Bison (Buffalo) that were re-introduced to the area in 2019 after their near-extinction due to colonial activities 150 years ago.
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DETAILS: A chartered bus will depart from the Bessborough Hotel at 11:00am and arrive at Wanuskewin at 11:30am. The tour will include a bison walk where delegates will learn about the rich history of the spiritual connection between the plains bison and Indigenous people (to learn more about the plains bison, click here). Also included is a Northern plains technology tour where delegates will learn about the history of Indigenous scientific knowledge and how the bison were used to create tools and other daily life essentials. There will also be 1 hour of self-guided time to allow for exploration of the beautiful plains trails and archeological sites, check out the indoor historical exhibits and art, purchase refreshments from the restaurant, or watch a traditional Indigenous dance presentation. The bus will leave Wanuskewin at 2:30pm and will return to the Bessborough by 3:00pm.
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Sign-up options will occur at the time of attendees confirming conference registration, and is limited to 50 seats!
Delegates can opt to visit Wanuskewin at a time of their choosing for a self-guided tour, book in for a Han Wi Moon Dinner, or partake in an overnight “Tipi Sleepover” - more information is available HERE.