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Line 1: {{Short description\|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}} ~~<!-- Infobox begins !-->~~ {{Infobox settlement \| official_name = Watson Line 25 ⟶ 26: \| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts#Saskatchewan — 14 seats\|Federal Electoral District]] Humboldt - Melfort - Tisdale [[Member of Parliament\|M.P.]] \| leader_title2 = [[List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts\|Provincial Constituency]] [[Melfort (provincial electoral district)\|Melfort]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly\|M.L.A.]] ~~\| area_magnitude = 9~~ \| area_total_km2 = 2.83 \| elevation_m = Line 63: \| url =http://www.elections.ca/home.asp \| access-date =2014-07-15}}</ref> }} ~~}} <!-- Infobox ends !-->~~ '''Watson''' is a [[town]] of 777 residents in the [[~~List~~Rural ~~of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan\|rural municipality]]~~Municipality of [[Lakeside No. 338~~, Saskatchewan\|Lakeside~~]], in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada\|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]]. Watson is located on the intersection of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5\|Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6\|Highway 6, the Canam Highway]]. Watson is approximately the same distance from [[Saskatoon]] which is to the west, and [[Regina, Saskatchewan\|Regina]] to the south, which gives rise to its town motto, ''"Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan''". == History == Settlers began arriving in the early 1900s, many of them [[German American]] Catholics.<ref name="esask">{{cite encyclopedia \|url = http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/watson.html Line 155: \|} == Geography == Jansen Lake, Houghton Lake, [[Lenore Lake]], Ironspring Creek, ~~Big Quill Lake~~ and ~~Little~~the [[Quill ~~Lake~~Lakes]] are all close to Watson. == McNab Regional Park == '''McNab Regional Park''' ({{Coord\|52.1227\|-104.5284\|display=inline}})<ref>{{cite web \|title=McNab Regional Park \|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWIF\|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database \|publisher=Government of Canada \|access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> is a [[List of protected areas of Saskatchewan#Regional parks\|regional park]] on the south side of Watson.<ref>{{cite web \|title=McNab Regional Park \|url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/2887/mcnab-regional-park \|website=Tourism Saskatchewan \|publisher=Government of Saskatchewan \|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> Access is from Highway 6. The park has a golf course, campground, mini-golf, swimming pool, and playground. The golf course is a 9-hole, par 35 grass greens course. The men's tees total 3,174 yards while the women's total 2,946. The clubhouse is licensed and there are rentals available.<ref>{{cite web \|title=McNab Regional Park, Watson, Sk \|url=https://www.mcnabpark.com/ \|website=McNabPark \|publisher=Town of Watson \|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> The park, founded in 1980, was named after the [[Peter McNab]] family. Peter McNab was a professional ice hockey player who played on five different [[National Hockey League\|NHL]] teams during the 1970s and 1980s. [[Max McNab]], who also played in the NHL and was born in Watson, was there at the time to officially open the park. In 2001, the park was upgraded with an expanded golf course, grass greens, a new clubhouse, and a larger pool complex.<ref>{{cite web \|title=McNab \|url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/park/mcnab/ \|website=Regional Parks of Saskatchewan \|publisher=Saskatchewan Regional Parks \|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> == Transportation == The town is located at the junction of [[Saskatchewan Highway 5]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 6]]. Line 175 ⟶ 182: Margo Subdivision [[Canadian National Railway]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cn.ca/en/our-services/maps-and-network\|title = Maps and Network \| Our Services \| cn.ca}}</ref> == Notable people == [[Dustin Tokarski]] – [[National Hockey League\|NHL]] Goaltender [[Ross Lonsberry]] – [[National Hockey League\|NHL]] Player [[Max McNab]] – [[National Hockey League\|NHL]] Player, Coach, GM [[Rod Gantefoer]] – [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] MLA, Finance [[Jordan McLean]] - [[Pilot, Engineer, Man Rocket]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Official website\|http://www.townofwatson.com}}