Poundmaker Cree Nation continues to bring accolades for their tourism efforts.
The Poundmaker Storytellers Festival was recently nominated for a Rookie of the Year Award at the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence. Nominees in that category (sponsored by the Saskatchewan Roughriders) also includes Farm One Forty by Vanscoy and Wheatland Express running between Cudworth and Wakaw.
Poundmaker recently won an Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada award for their museum. The award recognized the museum’s gallery space and indoor exhibits.
Also nominated for a Saskatchewan Tourism Award of Excellence is the Gold Eagle Casino, the SIGA casino in North Battleford. The casino is in the running for Tourism Employer of the Year Other nominees in the category are DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre, Regina and Prairie River Cruises Ltd., Saskatoon.
In all there are 13 award categories and 36 finalists. Three Tourism Builder award winners are also being recognized.
The 30th annual Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence Gala takes place April 11 at TCU Place in Saskatoon.
