Southeastern Saskatchewan is a region in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Southeastern Saskatchewan is a rural area anchored the city of Regina. To the north and east of Regina is the Qu'Appelle Valley, which features a series of small lakes linked by the Qu'Appelle River that offer different water-based recreation. The southeastern part of the area is a large oil and gas producing region.
The main airport is located in Regina (IATA: YQR), which is served by Air Canada and WestJet from various cities across Canada, plus Phoenix, Las Vegas and Orlando.
The Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) runs across the region, including Regina, and connects the region with Manitoba, Southwestern Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Highway 11 connects Regina to Saskatoon in West Central Saskatchewan. Highway 39 connects the region to North Portal, the main port of entry into the United States (open 24 hours), connecting to North Dakota; there are other ports of entry into North Dakota and Montana.
As of February 2021, there is no passenger bus service in the region.
There is no passenger rail service in directly into the region. The Empire Builder train runs about south of the US-Canada border, while The Canadian stops in Melville (in East Central Saskatchewan), about northeast of Regina.
A private vehicle is a necessity to explore the region.
You can explore more of the province's history in Regina at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina, the history of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Qu'Appelle. For fans of horses and/or uniformed police officers, the RCMP Sunset Retreat Ceremonies is a colourful 45-minute ceremony for the lowering of the Canadian flag. (Jul-Aug only).
Rouleau, a small town about 45 minutes south of Regina, was used as the filming location for the popular TV sitcom Corner Gas from 2004-2009. (The studio where the rest of the series was filmed is in Regina.)
The Queen City Ex in Regina is the biggest summer fair in the province, with free stages, food, midway, exhibits, Buffalo Days parade, home decor, pancake breakfast, Equifest, downtown activities. (Late July-early August.) Hike the Roche Percee rock formations near Estevan. Check out one of the lakes in the Qu'Appelle Valley.