The public is invited out to Gardiner Dam today to take part in the 50th Anniversary celebration.

Everything gets underway at about noon with speeches, a public BBQ and of course cake.

Gardiner Dam, located 25 kilometres north of the Village of Elbow on the South Saskatchewan River is the principal dam which includes Lake Diefenbaker.

60 percent of Saskatchewan’s population gets its drinking water from Lake Diefenbaker and the South Saskatchewan River.

More than a third of Saskatchewan’s population depends on Lake Diefenbaker for various purposes including power generation, irrigation, recreation, wildlife habitat, as well as municipal and/or industrial use.