Outlook, Saskatchewan

Settlement began in the early 1900s with farmers and immigrants moving into the area looking for farmland. Outlook officially started as a settlement on August 26, 1908{{cite web

| title =The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (Outlook)

| url =http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/outlook.html

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) commenced the auction of lots.

On November 23, 1908 the citizens of Outlook welcomed the first train which arrived from Moose Jaw. Within the month the CPR was running a tri-weekly train service carrying huge piles of lumber, however the supply of workers and materials was far outweighed by the demand for more buildings. The Outlook CPR Station building was built in 1909 and a year later, on November 1, 1910, Outlook was officially declared a town. In 1912 the Skytrail bridge crossing the South Saskatchewan River was finished, allowing both passenger and commercial traffic to cross the river in the area for the first time without using the ferry.

In 1910, a fire broke out in the hardware store in town, spreading rapidly and eventually grew to the size of a city block.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Outlook had a population of {{val|2336|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1001|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1055|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2336-2279}}|2279|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2279|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|8.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2336|8.34|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

{{canada_census

|location = Outlook

|2021_population=2,336 | 2021_pop_delta=+2.5 | 2021_land_area=8.34 | 2021_pop_density=280

|2021_median_age=44 | 2021_median_age_m=41.2 | 2021_median_age_f=47.2

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,005 |2021_mean_hh_income= |2021_geocode=2021A00054711027 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27

| 2011_population = 2,204

| 2011_pop_delta = 13.7

| 2011_land_area = 7.83

| 2011_pop_density = 281.3

| 2011_pop_rank =

| 2011_median_age =

| 2011_median_age_m =

| 2011_median_age_f =

| 2011_total_pvt_dwell = 1046

| 2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual = 966

| 2011_mean_hh_income =

| 2011_access_date = 2012-02-08

| 2006_population = 1,938

| 2006_pop_delta = -9.0

| 2006_land_area = 7.83

| 2006_pop_density = 247.4

| 2006_pop_rank =

| 2006_median_age = 49.7

| 2006_median_age_m = 47.1

| 2006_median_age_f = 52.3

| 2006_total_pvt_dwell = 994

| 2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual = 909

| 2006_mean_hh_income = 52,112

| 2006_access_date = 2009-02-24

}}

Outlook's arts program includes the Equinox Theatre, a community theatre group that puts on one to two productions a year.{{cite web

| title =Town of Outlook (Recreation)

| url =http://town.outlook.sk.ca/recreation.htm

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} They have put on such productions such as Anne of Green Gables{{cite news |last1=Ruttle |first1=Derek |title=Theatre Crowds Enjoy Sold-Out 'Green Gables' |url=https://www.theoutlook.ca/community/entertainment/theatre-crowds-enjoy-sold-out-green-gables-1.20930199 |access-date=20 March 2019 |work=The Outlook |agency=Glacier Media Group |date=5 July 2017}} and The Little Mermaid.{{cite news |last1=Ruttle |first1=Derek |title='Mermaid' Brings Crowds Under the Sea |url=https://www.theoutlook.ca/community/entertainment/mermaid-brings-crowds-under-the-sea-1.23500553 |access-date=20 March 2019 |work=The Outlook |agency=Glacier Media |date=16 November 2018}} In the past, the group would work in conjunction with the LCBI theatre group.

The Outlook and District Community Arts Council{{cite web

| title =Outlook And District Arts Council, Inc.

| url =http://www.opencharity.ca/charity/119074466RR0001

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} opened an art gallery in the Town Office Building.

• Outlook & District Regional Park ({{Coord|51.4834|-107.0673|display=inline}}){{cite web |title= Outlook and District Regional Park |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAPMA|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=3 August 2023}} is a 100-acre park situated along the South Saskatchewan River adjacent to the town. It was founded in 1961 and has 50 electrified campsites, an outdoor heated junior size Olympic swimming pool and paddling pool for toddlers, hiking trails and the 9-hole Riverview Golf Course.{{cite web

| title =Outlook & District Regional Park

| url =http://www.outlookregpark.ca/

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }}{{cite web |title=Outlook & District Regional Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1607/outlook--district-regional-park |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=8 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Outlook & District |url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/park/outlook-district/ |website=Regional Parks of Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Regional Parks |access-date=8 August 2023}} The golf course was built in 1972 and has grass greens, is a par 36, and a total of 3,118 yards.{{cite web |title=Riverview Golf Club |url=https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/28505-riverview-golf-club |website=GolfPass |access-date=8 August 2023}}

• The Skytrail Bridge is an old railway bridge, converted for pedestrian use; it is 3,000 feet long and stands 156 ft above the South Saskatchewan River. The Skytrail bridge has been closed to the public since 2013 due to unsafe conditions.
• Outlook railway station building is home to the Outlook & District Heritage Museum The museum has over 2,500 artifacts from the Outlook area.{{cite web

| title =Outlook & District Heritage Museum

| url =http://town.outlook.sk.ca/museum_home.htm

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} Some of the highlights include:

• a caboose
• an arrowhead and stone tool collection
• an old holding cell from the Broderick train station
• an antique wood stove
• a collection of over 400 salt & pepper shakers
• antique hospital equipment donated by the Outlook Union Hospital
• the original printing press from Outlook Printers
• the proposed model plan of Gardiner Dam and Lake Diefenbaker
• original artwork by acclaimed artist Arthur Evoy{{cite web

| title =SKNAC (Arthur Evoy)

| url =http://www.sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=263

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} who was born in Outlook

• The Canada Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre, a research facility located on the outskirts of town, tests different crops, diseases, chemicals under dryland and irrigation. The centre has many tours during the summer as well as a field day in July.{{cite web

| title =Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre

| url =http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1186153747182&lang=eng

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }}

Outlook has a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Outlook was {{convert|41.1|C|0}} on June 16, 1933 and July 4, 1937.{{cite web

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1915-02-01%7C1971-12-31&mlyRange=1915-01-01%7C1971-12-01&StationID=3316&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1937&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=6&Day=9&txtStationName=outlook&timeframe=2&Year=1933

| title = June 1933

| work = Canadian Climate Data

| date = October 31, 2011

| publisher = Environment Canada

| access-date = May 2, 2016}}{{cite web

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1915-02-01%7C1971-12-31&mlyRange=1915-01-01%7C1971-12-01&StationID=3316&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1937&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=9&txtStationName=outlook&timeframe=2&Year=1937

| title = July 1937

| work = Canadian Climate Data

| date = October 31, 2011

| publisher = Environment Canada

| access-date = May 2, 2016}} The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-52.2|C|0}} on February 25, 1919.{{cite web

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1915-02-01%7C1971-12-31&mlyRange=1915-01-01%7C1971-12-01&StationID=3316&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1937&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=2&Day=9&txtStationName=outlook&timeframe=2&Year=1919

| title = February 1919

| work = Canadian Climate Data

| date = October 31, 2011

| publisher = Environment Canada

| access-date = May 2, 2016}}

{{Weather box

| location = Outlook, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1915–present

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| Jan record high C = 10.6

| Feb record high C = 14.4

| Mar record high C = 23.3

| Apr record high C = 33.9

| May record high C = 37.2

| Jun record high C = 41.1

| Jul record high C = 41.1

| Aug record high C = 39.4

| Sep record high C = 37.5

| Oct record high C = 32.8

| Nov record high C = 22.8

| Dec record high C = 16.1

| year record high C = 41.1

| Jan high C = -8.1

| Feb high C = -5.3

| Mar high C = 1.5

| Apr high C = 11.7

| May high C = 18.4

| Jun high C = 22.5

| Jul high C = 25.6

| Aug high C = 25.0

| Sep high C = 18.9

| Oct high C = 11.0

| Nov high C = 0.4

| Dec high C = -6.0

| year high C = 9.6

| Jan mean C = -13.1

| Feb mean C = -10.1

| Mar mean C = -3.4

| Apr mean C = 5.3

| May mean C = 11.5

| Jun mean C = 16.1

| Jul mean C = 18.9

| Aug mean C = 18.0

| Sep mean C = 12.3

| Oct mean C = 5.1

| Nov mean C = -4.1

| Dec mean C = -10.7

| year mean C = 3.8

| Jan low C = -18.0

| Feb low C = -14.8

| Mar low C = -8.2

| Apr low C = -1.1

| May low C = 4.7

| Jun low C = 9.8

| Jul low C = 12.1

| Aug low C = 10.9

| Sep low C = 5.6

| Oct low C = -0.9

| Nov low C = -8.5

| Dec low C = -15.4

| year low C = -2.0

| Jan record low C = -45.0

| Feb record low C = -52.2

| Mar record low C = -46.1

| Apr record low C = -28.3

| May record low C = -10.8

| Jun record low C = -6.1

| Jul record low C = 0.0

| Aug record low C = -1.1

| Sep record low C = -12.2

| Oct record low C = -28.9

| Nov record low C = -34.4

| Dec record low C = -42.2

| year record low C = -52.2

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 13.9

| Feb precipitation mm = 8.6

| Mar precipitation mm = 19.3

| Apr precipitation mm = 21.6

| May precipitation mm = 42.6

| Jun precipitation mm = 63.9

| Jul precipitation mm = 56.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 42.8

| Sep precipitation mm = 34.1

| Oct precipitation mm = 16.6

| Nov precipitation mm = 14.6

| Dec precipitation mm = 14.7

| year precipitation mm = 348.6

| rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 0.3

|Feb rain mm = 0.3

|Mar rain mm = 5.9

|Apr rain mm = 16.1

|May rain mm = 39.0

|Jun rain mm = 63.9

|Jul rain mm = 56.1

|Aug rain mm = 42.8

|Sep rain mm = 32.8

|Oct rain mm = 12.6

|Nov rain mm = 3.1

|Dec rain mm = 0.3

|year rain mm = 273.0

|Jan snow cm = 13.6

|Feb snow cm = 8.3

|Mar snow cm = 12.9

|Apr snow cm = 5.5

|May snow cm = 3.6

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 1.3

|Oct snow cm = 3.8

|Nov snow cm = 11.6

|Dec snow cm = 14.7

|year snow cm = 75.3

|Jan sun = 93.5

|Feb sun = 122.8

|Mar sun = 157.7

|Apr sun = 213.2

|May sun = 266.3

|Jun sun = 283.6

|Jul sun = 319.6

|Aug sun = 288.2

|Sep sun = 186.5

|Oct sun = 156.9

|Nov sun = 91.4

|Dec sun = 73.9

|year sun = 2253.6

|Jan percentsun = 35.9

|Feb percentsun = 43.7

|Mar percentsun = 42.9

|Apr percentsun = 51.4

|May percentsun = 55.1

|Jun percentsun = 57.1

|Jul percentsun = 64.0

|Aug percentsun = 63.7

|Sep percentsun = 49.0

|Oct percentsun = 47.3

|Nov percentsun = 34.1

|Dec percentsun = 30.0

|year percentsun = 47.9

| source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3318&autofwd=1

| title = Outlook PFRA

| work = Canadian Climate Normals

| date = September 25, 2013

| publisher = Environment Canada

| access-date = May 2, 2016}}{{cite web

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=outlook&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1937&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25

| title = Outlook

| work = Canadian Climate Data

| date = October 31, 2011

| publisher = Environment Canada

| access-date = May 2, 2016}}

| date = December 2010

}}

File:Outlook Saskatchewan Former CPR Station 2010.jpg

File:SkytrailOutlook.jpg

File:Outlook Sask Highway Bridge 2010.jpg

The Outlook Recreation Complex has a skating rink, a 4-sheet curling rink, a bowling alley, and an indoor archery range. Adjacent are five baseball diamonds.{{cite web

| title =Outlook Website (Recreation)

| url =http://town.outlook.sk.ca/recreation.htm

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} As of 2021, The Outlook Recreation Complex also offers a multi-sport court in the summer months, including basketball, pickleball, shuffleboard, volleyball, badminton, lacrosse, floor hockey, and tennis.{{cite web

| title =SaskToday (Outlook)

| date =April 30, 2021

| url =https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/local-news/outlook-rec-plex-set-to-soon-offer-multiple-activities-4170304

| access-date =August 16, 2021 }}

The Jim Kook Arena in the Complex is home to many sports programs throughout the year, including the Outlook Minor Sports program. It is home to the Outlook Ice Hawks senior hockey team.{{cite web

| title =Sask Valley Hockey League - SVHL

| url =http://www.hockeyleaguestats.com/svhl/

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }}

The Outlook Stock Car Association{{cite web

| title =Outlook Stock Car Association (2008 season winners)

| url =http://www.insidetracknews.com/forum/index.php?topic=112.0;wap2

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} maintains a stock car 1/3 mile high banked clay oval track. The track runs 10 or more races a season.

• Outlook Airport used to be located South East of Outlook. It was closed in 2019.
• Outlook used to have an award-winning recycling program. The Town of Outlook has recycled nearly three million pounds of cardboard as of 2003, and nearly 2 million pounds of newspaper.{{cite web

| title =Town of Outlook Waste Disposal & Recycling

| url =http://town.outlook.sk.ca/recycling.htm

| access-date =December 13, 2012 }} During 2019, the local program was scrapped for Loraas pickup based in Saskatoon due to high costs.

Outlook is located within the Sun West School Division.

• Outlook High School - a public school offering grades 6–12 which also houses the Wheatland Library Outlook Branch. Outlook High School is home to the Blues athletics program, which includes football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, curling and cross-country.
• Outlook Elementary School is a public school offering grades K–5.
• Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute is a fully-accredited high school offering grades 9–12, with residences for 120 students.

• Charles Francis Bolton (born 1932) – neurologist
• Pete Ferry (1914–1971) – curler
• Marcia Kilgore (born 1968) – beauty industry entrepreneur
• Kirk Reynolds (born 1974) – Olympic sports shooter
• Samantha Ridgewell (born 1996) – professional ice hockey goaltender
• Don Saxton (born 1956) – Olympic volleyball player
• Logan Stephenson (born 1986) – professional ice hockey player
• Shay Stephenson (born 1983) – professional ice hockey player

• List of towns in Saskatchewan

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{{Geographic location

| North = Delisle

| West = {{hlist|Milden | Dinsmore | Conquest}}

| Center = Outlook

| East = {{hlist|Broderick | Kenaston | Davidson}}

| South = {{hlist|Macrorie | Lucky Lake | Beechy}}

}}

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Category:Division No. 11, Saskatchewan

Category:Towns in Saskatchewan

Category:Populated places on the South Saskatchewan River