The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame is celebrating 50 years of chronicling the province’s sporting history. To celebrate, the hall of fame is touring the province, bringing a selection of artifacts and interactive exhibits to over 70 communities. It made a two day Yorkton stop.
Amber Favreau, summer student with the Sports Hall of Fame, helped plan the tour and was in Yorkton with the travelling exhibit. Every inch of the trailer that the exhibit is in is covered with people and events from Saskatchewan’s sporting past.
“Everyone in here is from Saskatchewan, so it’s really amazing to see that your Saskatchewan players can make it in big leagues in the United States and in Canada, and go international.”
Favreau believes it’s important for people to know the history of their province, and sports history is a big part of that.
The goal was to make a travelling exhibit that would reach people of all ages.
“We had it so wee little kids could enjoy it with handheld games and pull-out drawers, and we had it so older people in the community could enjoy.”
Taking it out to the community could get a different perspective on the people and events as well, something Favreau experienced with an older attendee in Kamsack.
“A man came in and said I know this person and this person, and I went to school with this person. It was really awesome to see how excited he was that people he grew up with really made it and were really successful with their lives.
Anyone who missed the chance to take in the tour only has to wait until next year, as the Sports Hall of Fame will have a second tour of the province, in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
“There were even more things that we wanted to cram in here that we couldn’t fit in the nooks and crannies, so that will be for next year’s travelling exhibit.”
