Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River

Saskatchewan River

The Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada, approximately long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg...

. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan. Prince Albert National Park

Prince Albert National Park

Prince Albert National Park covers in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is located north of Saskatoon. Though declared a national park March 24, 1927, it had its official opening ceremonies on August 10, 1928 performed by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The park is open all year but...

is located just 51 km north of the city and contains a huge wealth of lakes, forest, and wildlife. The city itself is located in a transition zone between the aspen parkland

Aspen parkland

Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections; the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to...

and boreal forest biomes. Prince Albert is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert No. 461

Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert No. 461 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 15. The seat of the municipality is located in the City of Prince Albert.-Demographics:...

and the Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491

Buckland No. 491, Saskatchewan

Buckland No. 491, Saskatchewan is a rural community in Canada near the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It was formed on December 11, 1911. It is a part of Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities SARM, Division 5.-Communities:...

History

The area was named by the Cree

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

as kistahpinanihk, which translates to sitting pretty place a great meeting place or meeting place

The first white man to travel through the area that is now Prince Albert was Henry Kelsey

Henry Kelsey

Henry Kelsey , aka the Boy Kelsey, was an English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company. Kelsey was born and married in East Greenwich, south-east of central London...

in 1692. The first establishment in the area, from which it would eventually derive its name, was a trading post set up in 1776 by Peter Pond

Peter Pond

Peter Pond was born in Milford, Connecticut. He was a soldier with a Connecticut regiment, a fur trader, a founding member of the North West Company, an explorer and a cartographer.-Biography:...

. James Isbister

James Isbister

James Isbister was a Canadian Métis leader of the 19th-century. Prominent among the Anglo-Métis of the area, he is considered by some to be the founder of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.-Life:...

, an Anglo-Métis

Anglo-Métis

A 19th-century community of the Métis people of Canada, the Anglo-Métis, more commonly known as Countryborn, were children of fur traders; they typically had Orcadian, Scottish, or English fathers and Aboriginal mothers. Their first languages were generally those of their mothers: Cree, Saulteaux,...

employee of the Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...

, settled on the site of the current city in 1862. He farmed there until 1866, and had been joined by a number of families who called the site Isbister's Settlement.

The community was founded in 1866 by Revd James Nisbet

James Nisbet

James Nisbet was a Scottish born missionary to Canada.-Early life:He was born near Glasgow in Scotland, the youngest of 10 children. In 1840, he had travelled with his older brother, Henry, to London both seeking to serve as missionaries with the London Mission Society. Henry was accepted, and...

, a Canada Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church in Canada

The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Protestant Christian church, of presbyterian and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875, although the United Church of Canada claimed the right to the name from 1925 to 1939...

minister who had come to establish a mission

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...

for the Cree

Cree

. Nisbet named the community after Albert, Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria, who had died in 1861. In 1879 the Presbyterian Church brought out Lucy Margaret Baker

Lucy Margaret Baker

Lucy Baker was a teacher who became involved in teaching and missionary work the region of present day Prince Albert, Saskatchewan....

to run the local mission school. During the same year, the local Freemasons established the first lodge in what is now the province of Saskatchewan: Kinistino Lodge No. 1, which still exists. "The Mission", the settlement centrally located, and "Porter Town", located to the west, were the two communities that would come together to form what is now Prince Albert. The settlement east of Prince Albert was termed Goschen before finally amalgamated, however East Prince Albert still appears on a 1924 map.

In 1884, Honore Jaxon and James Isbister

James Isbister

were involved in the movement which brought Louis Riel

Louis Riel

Louis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A....

back to Canada. In 1884, 500 people turned up to hear Riel speak. One month before this speech, he had returned from the United States following a political exile resulting from the Red River Rebellion

Red River Rebellion

The Red River Rebellion or Red River Resistance was the sequence of events related to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Settlement, in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba.The Rebellion was the first crisis...

that had occurred in 1869–1870.

In the Northwest Rebellion of the 1885, Prince Albert Volunteers

Prince Albert Volunteers

The Prince Albert Volunteers or Prince Albert Rifles were a historical body of militia organized in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, which served as Canadian government militia during the North-West Rebellion....

bore the heaviest casualties of the fighting at the Battle of Duck Lake

Battle of Duck Lake

The Battle of Duck Lake was a skirmish between Métis soldiers of the Provisional Government of Saskatchewan and Canadian government forces that signalled the beginning of the North-West Rebellion.-Prelude:...

. Surrounding settlers took refuge with the North-West Mounted Police in a hastily improvised stockade at Prince Albert, fearing an attack by Gabriel Dumont which never came. After the Battle of Batoche

Battle of Batoche

The Battle of Batoche was the decisive battle of the North-West Rebellion. Fought from 9 May to 12 May 1885 at the ad hoc Provisional Government of Saskatchewan capital of Batoche, the greater numbers and superior firepower of Middleton's force could not be successfully countered by the Métis ,...

, Major General Frederick Middleton marched to Prince Albert to relieve the town. Prince Albert was incorporated the same year under its first mayor, Thomas McKay

Thomas McKay (N.W.T. politician)

Thomas McKay was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1905. McKay was the brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative...

.

The first recorded stagecoach robbery in what is now Saskatchewan occurred in 1886, when a lone outlaw held up a carriage near Prince Albert.

In 1904, the settlement was incorporated as the City of Prince Albert. Its government is of a council-mayor type.

Prince Albert was the capital of the District of Saskatchewan

District of Saskatchewan

The District of Saskatchewan was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories. Much of the area was incorporated into the province of Saskatchewan. The western part became part of Alberta, and the eastern part is now part of Manitoba. Its capital was Prince Albert...

, a regional administrative division of what then constituted the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

. The District of Saskatchewan

District of Saskatchewan

was formed on May 8, 1882, and retained Prince Albert as the capital. This ended in 1905 when Saskatchewan became a province and Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

was designated the new provincial capital.

The federal constituency of Prince Albert

Prince Albert (electoral district)

Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:...

has been represented by three prime ministers of Canada:

John Diefenbaker
John Diefenbaker
John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...

, 13th Prime Minister (1957–1963), became the MP for Lake Centre
Lake Centre
Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1953. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Last Mountain, Long Lake and Regina ridings....

in 1940, and when that riding was abolished in 1952, represented Prince Albert from 1953 until his death in 1979.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...

10th Prime Minister, represented Prince Albert from 1926 to 1945.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....

7th Prime Minister, represented Prince Albert in the Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan (Provisional District)
The Provisional District of Saskatchewan was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1905....

provisional district (still part of Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

) in 1896, before returning to his Quebec East
Quebec East
Quebec East was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004....

riding later that year.

Prince Albert was one of the rival candidates to house either the University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...

or the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary

Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary

The Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary is classified as a Medium Security Facility with Maximum Security areas. It is located on a walled 20-acre parcel of land one kilometre west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada...

. The university was built in Saskatoon and the penitentiary was built in Prince Albert in 1911.

Royal visits

Prince Albert has welcomed the following members of Canada's Royal Family:

The Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI....

– 1958 and 1980
The Duke
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

and Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York is a British charity patron, spokesperson, writer, film producer, television personality and former member of the British Royal Family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, whom she married from 1986 to 1996...

(The Prince Andrew and Sarah) – 1989
The Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...

(The Prince Edward) – 2003

Economy

Prince Albert is situated on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River

North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....

, with rich agricultural land to the south and the boreal forest to the north. Although Prince Albert is centrally located in Saskatchewan, it is the second most northerly city in the province after Meadow Lake

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

Meadow Lake is a city located in north west Saskatchewan, Canada about north east of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. On November 9, 2009, it officially became Saskatchewan's 14th city....

. This physical location has led to the creation of the slogan "Gateway to the North".

After being established as a mission centre, the main impetus for growth was speculation that the Transcontinental Railway would travel north from the Red River Valley along Hind's fertile belt through to Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

. When the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...

chose a more southerly route, Prince Albert's growth collapsed:

The La Colle Falls hydroelectric power dam project was an attempt to provide affordable electricity to attract industry By 1927, the project was abandoned as the city was close to bankruptcy. In 1945, Prince Albert National Park

Prince Albert National Park

was established, and the tourism sector helped to again revive Prince Albert's economy.

The city's location has benefited the community in many ways through the years as an agriculture, forestry, tourism, mining, retail, and service centre for the immediate market and the northern communities. Prince Albert has a total trade area of 140,000 people, including an additional 12,000 that can be included if Flin Flon

Flin Flon

Flin Flon is a Canadian mining city located on the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba.- Founding :...

and The Pas are accounted for. The major contributing factor to this is the role of Prince Albert as a retail and service centre to these northern communities.

There are a number of major developments that are happening around Prince Albert. Diamond exploration is currently occurring east of the City in the Fort à la Corne region and it is expected a mine may go up around 2010–2011. In addition to diamond prospects, Bio-fuels are also playing a significant role to the area. The Prince Albert region is one of the richest areas in the province for agriculture, and with the current emphasis on bio-fuel technology from the provincial and federal governments, it is expected that this economic sector will grow. Uranium

Uranium

Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...

is also expected to play a bigger role in the future development of Prince Albert. There is speculation that,due to the proximity the uranium mining in northern Saskatchewan, the area could be ideal for a value-added type of business.

The forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

industry is also a major contributor to the economy of Prince Albert. Prince Albert currently hosts the Provincial Forestry Centre, a building that hosts significant wood and forestry related types of businesses and associations. With the closure of the Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. It is the world's largest private sector owner of softwood timberland; and the second largest owner of United States timberland, behind Plum Creek Timber...

mill, new opportunities may develop from the availability of the forest. Prince Albert Pulp Company is the areas largest employer.

Prince Albert is still heavily reliant on its government service sector, which accounts for about 11% of the workforce. There are two prisons, the Prince Albert Correctional Centre and the Saskatchewan Federal Penetentiary.

Chief Joseph Custer, Kistapinanihk 231, Northern Lights 220 and Wahpeton 94B Indian Reserves are within 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) of the city.

Geography

Prince Albert is located on the White Fox Plain of the Saskatchewan River lowlands. These lowlands are located in the physiographic region of the Saskatchewan Plains Region of the Central Lowlands Province. The natural vegetation

Flora of Saskatchewan

The native flora of the Saskatchewan includes vascular plants, plus additional species of other plants and plant-like organisms such as algae, lichens and other fungi, and mosses...

of the area consists of aspen parkland to the south and southern boreal forest to the north of the North Saskatchewan River. These two ecoregions have differing soil types: the northern forested soils are brunisolic and sandy, whereas south of the river are black chernozemic soils. The North Saskatchewan River

North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....

runs through the centre of Prince Albert. The main soils of the city of Prince Albert are those of the valley complex consisting mainly of regosolic soils which produce natural vegetation which are not forest nor grassland but a complex of the two. It is here that the treeline of Saskatchewan begins, and to the north of the city begins the forested growth of Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)

Jack Pine

Jack pine is a North American pine with its native range in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia, and the northeast of the United States from Minnesota to Maine, with the southernmost part of the range just into northwest Indiana...

, as well as other boreal forest

Flora of Saskatchewan

The native flora of the Saskatchewan includes vascular plants, plus additional species of other plants and plant-like organisms such as algae, lichens and other fungi, and mosses...

growth in the Prince Albert National Park

Prince Albert National Park

, and Nisbet forest

Nisbet Provincial Forest

The Nisbet Provincial Forest is a provincially protected mixed-wood forest surrounded by Aspen parkland in Central Saskatchewan Canada. It consists of a north block north of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and a south block between Duck Lake, Saskatchewan and MacDowall, Saskatchewan...

. The agricultural soils around Prince Albert have some limitations and about 25% of the land is covered with sloughs or potholes. The land use is divided into the southern woodland area north of Prince Albert and cropland to the south.

The Quaternary glacial geology precludes the region to have been covered by a large glacial lake. The bedrock geology is a part of the phanerozoic basin and belongs to the Lea Park and Milk River Formation

Milk River Formation

The Milk River Formation is a near- shore to terrestrial sedimentary unit deposited during the Late Cretaceous in southern Alberta...

Climate

Prince Albert experiences a humid continental climate

Humid continental climate

A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....

(Köppen climate classification

Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...

Dfb). The coldest month on average is January with an average low of −25.2 °C, and July is the hottest month with an average high of 23.9 °C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Prince Albert was 39.4 °C on July 19, 1941. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Prince Albert was −56.7 °C on February 1, 1893.

Demographics

The city of Prince Albert ranked as the 122 largest Census subdivision (municipality) in the country of Canada

Canada

. Prince Albert has one of the highest obesity rates in the country. In 2005, 32.37% of the residents were considered obese. This is nearly twice the national average. The 2006 Sask Health Population was recorded at 40,140.

Census	Population
1901	1,785
1911	6,254
1921	7,558
1931	9,905
1941	12,299
1951	17,149
1961	24,168
1971	28,464
1981	31,380
1991	34,181
2001	34,291
2006	34,138

Infrastructure

The first hospital was constructed in 1899, followed by a maternity home built in 1945 which lasted approximately twelve years.

Historic trails

In 1866, Prince Albert was established as a mission post, and a trail to Fort Carlton arose. This trail connected the growing community to the Carlton Trail

Carlton Trail

The Carlton Trail was the primary land transportation route connecting the various parts of the Canadian Northwest for most of the 19th Century. It stretched from the Red River Colony up to what is today Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan via Fort Ellice...

, the main land transportation route in Western Canada of the 19th century. The trail followed along the current Lily Plain grid road in Saskatchewan to the ferry service at Lilly Plain post office.

The Qu'Appelle (Troy)

Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, is a small village and formerly in ecclesiastical terms a city, with considerable historic significance located on Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline, some east of the provincial capital of Regina.Qu'Appelle was for a time the terminus of the...

– Prince Albert Trail was in use from 1883 transporting mail and freight goods from the rail depot at Qu'Appelle

Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

across the ferry at St. Louis

St. Louis, Saskatchewan

St. Louis is a Canadian village in the province of Saskatchewan, south of Prince Albert and northeast of Batoche. It was founded by Métis settlers in the late 19th century, and is the northernmost Southbranch Settlement, a series of communities which range from Fish Creek in the south along the...

to Prince Albert.
Besides these two trails, Prince Albert was also served by the Montreal Lake–PA, Green Lake

Green Lake, Saskatchewan

Green Lake is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its residents are predominantly Métis people.Green Lake is located northeast of Meadow Lake, and northwest of Big River...

–PA, and Fort à la Corne–PA trails.

Canadian Northern & Grand Trunk Pacific

Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company

The Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company was a railway that operated between Regina, Saskatchewan and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada via Craik, Saskatoon and Rosthern....

(QLSRSC) arrived in Prince Albert in October 1890 as a means to link the three major cities of Saskatchewan through one railroad. For the next few years the line was seldom used, and in order to raise capital, QLSRSC leased the line out to the Canadian Pacific Railway. Canadian Pacific soon realized the economic uncertainty of the line, and the lease was cancelled after only a few years of service.

By 1906, less than twenty years after the line was completed, it was sold to the Canadian Northern Railway

Canadian Northern Railway

The Canadian Northern Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.-Manitoba beginnings:CNoR had its start in...

(CNoR). Canadian Northern also crossed the North Saskatchewan River, heading west towards Shellbrook. Prince Albert was slated to become a northern hub for rail service into the north, however with little economic activity in the area, no branch lines were ever extended into the north except for the Paddockwood spur, which was subsequently abandoned during the 1990s as a grain-dependent branch line.

Grand Trunk Pacific (GTP) also serviced Prince Albert through a branch line that headed north from Young, through St. Louis and North into Prince Albert. Later both the CNoR and GTP were nationalized, eventually becoming the Canadian National Railway (CN).

Canadian National & Canadian Pacific

For years the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

and Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

dominated the city of Prince Albert, operating on both sides of 15th Street. The Canadian Pacific Railway branched off at Lanigan moving north up to Hagen, then under trackage rights with CN, and curved towards the northeast end of Prince Albert. This was CPR's principal northern site, with many of the branch lines feeding back to Prince Albert. These branch lines almost entirely served lumber mills and grain elevators as principal commodities.

In 1991 CPR decided to shut down rail line operations in Prince Albert and the surrounding area. CPR sold the Meadow Lake line to CN, and abandoned the Meath Park branch up to Choiceland

Choiceland, Saskatchewan

-Climate:-External links:...

. Many small CN branch lines extended past Prince Albert hauling primarily grain, but proved ineffective due to larger and more accessible grain elevators. As a result, many were abandoned through the 1990s. Lines that have been abandoned include the Paddockwood Spur (CN), CPR to Meath Park, CPR to Lanigan, CN to Shellbrook

Shellbrook, Saskatchewan

Shellbrook, Saskatchewan is rural community in Saskatchewan, Canada west of Prince AlbertTown, pop 1,276, located 44.5 km W of Prince Albert and served by Hwys 3, 40, and 55.- History :...

, and CN to St. Louis

St. Louis, Saskatchewan

. As grain storage and sorting technology improved over the years, a state of the art Inland elevator was built, located north of Prince Albert. This facility was owned by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was a grain handling, agri-food processing and marketing company based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Pool created a network of marketing alliances in North America and internationally which made it the largest agricultural grain handling operation in the province of...

, later succeeded by Viterra. The smaller elevator located in the CN yards — owned by United Grain Growers

United Grain Growers

United Grain Growers, or UGG, was a Canadian grain distributor. Founded in 1906 in Winnipeg, UGG was active in grain sales, crop inputs and livestock production services...

, later acquired by Agricore United

Agricore United

Agricore United was a farmer-directed agri-business in Canada. It supplied crop nutrition and crop protection products, and offered grain handling and marketing services. It was created on November 1, 2001 by the merger of Agricore and United Grain Growers. It was headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba...

which was also succeeded by Viterra — operated in Prince Albert until Viterra announced its cease of operations on April 1, 2008. Today, only the Inland terminal owned by Viterra

Viterra

Viterra Inc. is a leading global agri-business with extensive operations in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. With a growing international presence that includes trading and marketing offices on four continents, Viterra delivers high quality nutritious food ingredients to more...

, located in White Star, continues to operate.

In December 1997, CN announced the branch line was up for sale due to lack of productivity. The engines primarily used by CN at the time were GMD1s for short haul and yard shunting, and EMD SD40-2W/EMD SD40-2

EMD SD40-2

The EMD SD40-2 is a C-C locomotive produced by EMD from 1972 to 1989.The SD40-2 was first introduced in January 1972 as the mid-range offering in EMD's six-axle "Dash-2" series, competing against the GE U30C and the MLW M630...

s for long-haul trips. CP utilized switchers due in part to the light rail on many of their branch lines. These switchers were manufactured by Montreal Locomotive Works (Bombardier) and were designated as RS-23.

Carlton Trail Railway

OmniTRAX, an American shortline railway company, bought the former CN

Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

line and named it Carlton Trail Railway

Carlton Trail Railway

The Carlton Trail Railway is a shortline railway with its headquarters in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is operated by OmniTRAX, an American transportation company in Denver, Colorado...

(CTRW or CTR). Currently, Carlton Trail Railway

Carlton Trail Railway

The Carlton Trail Railway is a shortline railway with its headquarters in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is operated by OmniTRAX, an American transportation company in Denver, Colorado...

resides in the old CN yard, storing tank cars for CN, transporting grain, and refurbishing diesel engines for other OmniTRAX

OmniTRAX

OmniTRAX, Inc. is one of North America's largest private railroad and transportation management companies, providing management services to 16 regional and short-line railroads that serve 10 U.S...

lines. Carlton Trail has recently discussed abandoning several parts of the shortline due to increasing costs and poor track condition. In 2001 CTRW announced the abandonment of the Birch Hills branch line, but the City of Prince Albert intervened, citing the possibility of an ethanol plant. In 2008 Carlton Trail announced the Meadow Lake line would be abandoned by April 1, 2009. Carlton Trail primarily operates EMD GP10

GP10

The EMD GP10 is a diesel-electric locomotive that is the result of rebuilding a GP7, GP9 or GP18.The Illinois Central Railroad had three separate rebuild programs to upgrade their old EMD GPs and GPs that they had purchased from equipment dealers such as Precision National Corporation in Mount...

s for switching and long-haul transport.

Highway

Prince Albert is located on SK 2

Saskatchewan Highway 2

Highway 2 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the longest Saskatchewan Highway, at 809 km . The highway is partially divided and undivided. However, only about near Moose Jaw, near Chamberlain, and near Prince Albert are divided highway...

, SK 3

Saskatchewan Highway 3

Highway 3 is a major provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border, continues west as Alberta Highway 45 to the Manitoba border, and then continues east as Highway 77. Highway 3 is about 615 km long. The CanAm Highway comprises ...

, SK 11

Saskatchewan Highway 11

Highway 11 is a major north-south highway in Saskatchewan, Canada that connects the province's three largest cities: Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. It is a structural pavement major arterial highway which is approximately long. It is also known as the Louis Riel Trail after the 19th century...

, SK 55

Saskatchewan Highway 55

Highway 55 is a provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Alberta Highway 55 near the Alberta border until Highway 9. Highway 55 is 652 km long. It forms part of the interprovincial Northern Woods and Water Route.-Attractions:On the West portion...

, and SK 302

Saskatchewan Highway 302

Highway 302 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the northern terminal of the Weldon Ferry, which connects to Highway 682 across the South Saskatchewan River, to a dead end near the Nisbet Provincial Forest...

. Prince Albert demarks the change of name for SK 2

Saskatchewan Highway 2

. The stretch of Highway 2 from Moose Jaw to Prince Albert was designated in 2005 as Veterans Memorial Highway. The renaming coincided with Veterans Week 2005. 176.3 miles (283.7 km) of Saskatchewan Highway 2 contribute to the CanAm Highway

CanAm Highway

CanAm Highway passes through these states in the United States; Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, as well as the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The international Can-Am Highway travels along U.S. Route 85 and Interstate 25, connecting Mexico to Canada through...

between Prince Albert and La Ronge

La Ronge, Saskatchewan

La Ronge is a community of about 2,700 people in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. There are an additional 2,000 people living in the Lac La Ronge First Nation bordering the town, and another 1,000 people living in the neighbouring community of Air Ronge...

. The CanAm highway

CanAm Highway

south of Prince Albert is designated on SK 3

Saskatchewan Highway 3

between Melfort

Melfort, Saskatchewan

Melfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400...

and Prince Albert. SK 11

Saskatchewan Highway 11

connects Saskatchewan's three largest cities: Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

, Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

and Prince Albert. On June 20, 2001 the entire length of Saskatchewan Highway 11

Saskatchewan Highway 11

was re-named the Louis Riel Trail at a ceremony which took place at the Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre. The Louis Riel Trail connects major sites of the 1885 North-West Rebellion

North-West Rebellion

The North-West Rebellion of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel against the Dominion of Canada...

Transit

Prince Albert Transit

Prince Albert Transit provides local city bus service in the City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Intercity service for passengers and freight to destinations throughout the rest of the province is provided by the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, with connecting service to national bus...

is the local city bus service with Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

The Saskatchewan Transportation Company is a Crown Corporation of the Government of Saskatchewan, created in 1946 by an Order in Council....

providing intercity service for passengers and freight throughout Saskatchewan, with connecting service to national bus routes.

Education

Anglican Bishop John McLean opened Emmanuel College on November 1, 1879, the first University of the District of Saskatchewan

District of Saskatchewan

. A federal act later incorporated Emmanuel College into the University of Saskatchewan Emmanuel College moved to Saskatoon

Saskatoon

in 1907 to become a part of the provincial University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

, following the inception of Saskatchewan as a province in 1905.

The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division operates 33 schools and the Prince Albert Catholic School Division operates nine schools.
The city has five high schools. St. Mary High School, and Rivier Academy (private, all-girls) are part of the Prince Albert Catholic School Division

Prince Albert Catholic School Division

The Prince Albert Roman Catholic School Division is the host of nine schools in the Prince Albert urban area. It offers education in both French immersion and English on the elementary and high school level. It also contains an all-girl junior/high school facility, as well as an alternative...

, while Carlton Comprehensive High School (largest high school in Saskatchewan), Wesmor (Acronym of the rural elementary schools Wildrose, East Central, Spruce Home, Meath Park, Osborne, and Redwing), and P.A.C.I (Prince Albert Collegiate Institute) are in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division

Saskatchewan Rivers School Division

The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division #119 comprises 33 schools in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan area, and is the third largest school division in the province. This division has over 9500 students enrolled, with 365 support personnel, 475 teachers, and 88 division owned buses...

.

Post-secondary schools found in Prince Albert include the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) Woodland Campus, First Nations University of Canada (Northern Campus), Gabriel Dumont Institute

Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research is a post-secondary educational institution in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is administered by and services the Métis population of Saskatchewan...

, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT), and Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP).

Local media

Internet Access

In February 2007, Prince Albert was selected as one of four cities in Saskatchewan to provide free-of-charge wireless Internet access. The free Internet access, made possible through the Government of Saskatchewan's " The Saskatchewan Connected Initiative", will be available to the City's downtown area, as well as the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology is a diploma-granting college that has four campuses across Saskatchewan. More than 12,000 students are enrolled in its programs and has approximately 29,000 additional individual registrations....

(SIAST) Woodland Campus.

Radio

AM 540 CBK
CBK (AM)
CBK is a Canadian clear-channel station, broadcasting the CBC Radio One network at 540 AM to most of southern Saskatchewan. The AM transmitter is located in Watrous, the city of licence, but the studios are in the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre, 2440 Broad Street in Regina. This facility also houses...

, CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...

, CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
AM 900 CKBI
CKBI (AM)
CKBI is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music radio format at 900 AM in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The station also serves as the broadcast home of the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League. All three stations of Rawlco Radio Prince Albert are located at 1316...

, country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

, Rawlco Radio
FM 88.1 CJLR-3, MBC Radio
FM 89.1 CBK-1
CBK-FM
CBK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network at 96.9 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan.The station was launched in 1977. Its studios are at the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre, 2440 Broad Street in Regina, along with CBK and CBKT.-Rebroadcasters:-External...

, CBC Radio 2, CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
FM 90.1 CKSF
CBKF-FM
CBKF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Première Chaîne network at 97.7 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan.-History:The station was launched on April 24, 1975...

, Première Chaîne, CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
FM 99.1 CFMM
CFMM-FM
CFMM-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 99.1 FM in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The station is owned by Rawlco Radio and is branded as Power 99...

, contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...

, Rawlco Radio
FM 100.1 CIAM-FM
CIAM-FM
CIAM-FM is a community radio station broadcasting at 92.7 MHz on the FM dial in Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Canada. CIAM-FM is a listener supported community broadcast...

, Community Radio
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...

, CARE Radio Broadcasting Association
FM 101.5 CHQX
CHQX-FM
CHQX-FM, branded as Mix 101.5, is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 101.5 FM in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. CHQX is owned by Rawlco Radio...

, active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...

, Rawlco Radio

There is also an internet radio station based in Prince Albert known as "Life Radio". Life Radio is a Christian based website, designed to appeal to Christian youth.

Television

Channel 2 CBKFT-2, SRC
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...

(French language)
Channel 6 CBKST-9, CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

(formerly CKBI-TV
CKBI-TV
CKBI-TV was a television station in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. In operation from 1958 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it is now a repeater of the network's station in Saskatoon, CBKST.-History:...

)
Channel 8 CIPA
CIPA-TV
CIPA-TV is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is an affiliate of CTV Television Network. CIPA began transmission in 1987...

, CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
Cable 9 Saskatchewan Communications Network
Saskatchewan Communications Network
SCN is a Canadian English language cable television entertainment, information, and educational channel in the province of Saskatchewan...
Cable 10 Shaw Cable, local community channel

Newspapers

Prince Albert Daily Herald
Prince Albert Daily Herald
The Prince Albert Daily Herald is a daily newspaper serving the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and the surrounding area for over 100 years....
Prince Albert Shopper
Rural Roots

Online

paNOW

Metal

One of the first metal bands of the Prince Albert area was known as "The Blood Sucking Pigeons From Hell". The group released three albums on the independent Heavy Metal Connection label. Their first album, which was self-titled, was released in 1986 and followed up in 1988 by Boy You Gotta Big C*** and finally by Brutallica Live in the same year. The group never officially disbanded, but has been relatively inactive since the early 1990s.

Prince Albert has housed a steady metal scene that has been consistent for the past few years. Although it remains primarily a teenage gathering, the metal scene continues to gain steam due to the efforts of local production groups such as Built Low and other groups. Some of the more prominent bands are Cessate, Dead Like God, and Symbiote,

Punk rock

In the 1990s the local punk band Oswald's Walking Connection enjoyed some prominence being featured on a continental compilation CD, and subsequently releasing a few independent recordings before breaking up. For a short time the punk band Counter-State emerged, playing only once to a small crowd. Before the band's demise in late 2005, they were able to release the EP Fighting For Our Lives.

Deriving influences from bands such as Aus Rotten and Leftöver Crack

Leftöver Crack

Leftöver Crack is an American punk rock band formed in 1998, following the breakup of the ska punk band Choking Victim. Primarily playing an amalgam of ska and hardcore punk, they classify themselves as "crack-rocksteady". The band is currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords for CD releases, and...

, 2 Minute Hate is also a well known punk band in the later 1990s that appeared on the punk music scene in Prince Albert. They did a number of shows in the city sharing the stage with other bands such as Shed. 2 Minute Hate had some of the biggest turnouts at their shows in Prince Albert, hitting the scene when the punk fashion/genre was really getting popular. Members of 2 Minute Hate still reside in Prince Albert (Will Yannacoulias and Barrett Prokopie) and are working on other projects, while lead singer/guitar Trevor Bremner now resides in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

and is working on a CD release. Another up and coming Punk/Metal band one the rise is The Never Was takes their sound form hardcore Punk bands such as Pennywise and Propaghandi.

Rave/electronic

In the late 1990s and early turn of the century Prince Albert had a relatively vibrant electronic dance music scene. Local groups such as 3thos Productions and Da Funk Squad (DFS) were responsible for the majority of events put on in the city during this period. The scene began to dwindle after public perception of these events began to emerge in favour of a viewpoint that 'raves' were facilitating the use of illicit substances. The combination of this viewpoint and changing trends in society played a role in the decreased frequency of these events in Prince Albert, but a turn around seems to be underway. Due to popular request, an 3thos reunion show is now in the works. Original group spokesperson, Induced Evolution, said the group looks forward to the event, but in trademark 3thos fashion, provided no guarantees that the show will not be abruptly shut down somewhere around the stroke of midnight. The event is planned for the summer of 2012.

Alternative rock

Two members of the former Prince Albert band Inches Away, Steve Adams and Rob Macintosh, helped form Saskatoon rock band Black Book Value in 2007. They recorded a full album in 2009 with Ryan Andersen (Nickelback, Hinder, Theory of a Deadman) entitled "Breach the Silence". On January 18, 2010, Rock 102FM (Saskatoon) announced that they were the regional winners of the Radio Star National Songwriting Contest with their single "My Way".

Country

Prince Albert's Country North Show has featured such local performers as
Jessica Robinson

Jessica Robinson (country singer)

Jessica Robinson is a country music singer from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her first album, Hummingbird, was released in 2005.-Albums:-Singles:-External links:* - Official site**...

and Donny Parenteau

Donny Parenteau

Donny Parenteau is singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best for known his solo career and his work as fiddle player, guitarist, and mandolin player for country music singer Neal McCoy...

. After a stint as a Neal McCoy

Neal McCoy

Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...

fiddle player, Parenteau returned home to launch his own solo career. Other artists stay in the city and have become well known throughout the local country music scene. Heidi Munro, Rick Martin (sometimes alongside his band Country Connection), and Steppin' Out, among others. Steppin' Out has been known to play rock in addition to country. Parenteau and country/gospel artist Rick Martin have won Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in their respective categories.

Concerts

The Northern Lights Casino
Northern Lights Casino
Northern Lights Casino, is a casino located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The facility includes a Casino , lounge, and restaurant opened in 1996....

also helps to bring in many small independent and major country and native bands to the city. Some artists include Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender , born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados...

, Donny Parenteau, Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...

, among others.
In the summer of 2005 Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane, OC Canadian musician and humanitarian, best known for his hit songs "Life Is a Highway", "Lunatic Fringe", "Human Race" and "I Wish You Well". Cochrane fronted the Canadian rock band Red Rider and has won seven Juno Awards...

did a live free show as part of the province's Centennial Celebrations. It was held in Prime Ministers Park.
12th Street Station is a venue at the Prince Albert Winter Festival. It showcases a variety of genres such as blues, rock, jazz, among others. It has grown in popularity each year.
Since the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts was built, Prince Albert is now able to bring in bigger more well known acts. The first show at the Rawlinson Centre was on April 2, 2003 and Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...

was the headliner. Other acts to perform in the Rawlinson Centre include Adam Gregory
Adam Gregory
Adam Gregory is a country music singer and actor. Active since 2000, he has recorded three studio albums, including 2000's The Way I'm Made and 2002's Workin' On It, both on Epic Records, as well as a self-titled album in 2006 on Mensa Records...

, Colin James
Colin James
Colin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres. He grew up as a Quaker.-Early years:...

, Rita MacNeil
Rita MacNeil
Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country...

, Theresa Sokyrka
Theresa Sokyrka
Theresa Sokyrka is a Canadian singer-songwriter. On the second season of Canadian Idol, she was the final runner-up to winner Kalan Porter.-Biography:...

, Arrogant Worms, Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass
The Canadian Brass is a brass quintet founded by Dr. Charles Daellenbach and Gene Watts in 1970. In addition to maintaining a heavy international touring schedule, the Canadian Brass have recorded over 80 CDs and DVDs...

, Doc Walker
Doc Walker
Doc Walker is a country music group from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They have won Canadian Country Music Awards and had radio hits with the songs "I Am Ready" and "The Show is Free" from the 2003 album Everyone Aboard. In 2001 they released the album Curve...

, David Usher
David Usher
David Usher is a British-born Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly the frontman for the alternative rock band Moist, he embarked on a solo career beginning in the late 1990s.-Biography:...

, Girlicious
Girlicious
Girlicious is an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from the CW reality TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of members Natalie Mejia, Chrystina Sayers, Nichole Corvoda and...

, among others.

Drama

Carlton High School is known for its productions dealing with topics such as Nazism, dark Gothic romances, and light-hearted children's plays. Every year, three productions are put on with one being a children's play that tours the public elementary schools in November. The next play is put on in early March and is a contestant in the region 7 drama festival. The final play is often presented in early May, consisting of a large cast and crew. Most often this play is of a Shakespearean genre, but with a strange modernized twist. The drama club often does a short film to complement the final play.

Carlton High School also has a French drama group called Les Solipsistes, directed by Michael Bowden, a French immersion and core French teacher. The group performs two plays every year, one Christmas play, directed towards children, and a competition play for the drama festival.

Prince Albert is also home to the Odyssey Dinner Theatre, which puts on two or three plays a year, which are always accompanied by a dinner.

Over the last three years Shakespeare in the Park has been performed in Kinsmen Park, and produced by Prince Albert's ShortStuff Productions. ShortStuff Productions is a local theatre group started by Joan and Desmond Short. Their past shows have included Jesus Christ Superstar, Baba & Gido's 50th Wedding Anniversary, and The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...

.

Prince Albert's newest theatre group, SmokeScreen Productions, was formed in 2005. The group was formed by 4 friends who love theatre and wanted to have fun. The group's first production was The Ferris Wheel, and they have since performed numerous plays such as The Midlife Crisis of Dionysis, Whoppers, and many more. SmokeScreen productions has won numerous awards at Saskatchewan's Theatre festivals such as Best Play, Best Director, Best Technical, Best Actor, as well as numerous Honorable Mentions.

Festivals

Every year Prince Albert has a variety of festivals, fairs, shows, etc. Different times of the year yield different festivals.

Aboriginal Music & Arts Festival – October 4–8, 2007– Music & Performing Arts & Artist Showcases — Industry Trade Show — followed by major international pow wow.
Canada Day celebrations – July 1 – Prince Albert in the park.
Canadian Challenge International Sled Dog Race – The longest all-Canadian sled dog race — January 31 – February 4, 2007
Downtown Street Fair – Prince Albert — held in June
Farm Fair
Focus on Women- Annual Trade Show -
Founder's Day- June — on the North Saskatchewan river bank — Prince Albert.
James Smith Annual Pow Wow- James Smith Cree Nation — first weekend of August.
Kidzfest – held in July
Prince Albert International Childrens Festival
Lifestyles Annual Trade Show -900 CKBI – held late October.
Metis Fall Festival – 3 Day Festival honoring Métis Heritage — held in September
Muskoday Rodeo & Chuckwagon Races- Muskoday First Nations — Held in June
Muskoday Pow Wow- Muskoday First Nation — held in August.
Prince Albert Exhibition & Summer Fair
Prince Albert Winter Festival – February 7–25, 2007 – Largest in Western Canada.
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival – Holds concerts in conjunction with this provincial event
Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare in the Park is a concept used across the world, as a form of free public presentation of William Shakespeare's works. Such performances exist in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America....

- Kinsmen Park — by Short Stuff Productions of Prince Albert.
Sturgeon Lake Pow Wow- Sturgeon Lake First Nations — held in July.
Taste of Prince Albert – Restaurants provide samples of their cuisine for a small price — Entertainment — held in the Kinsmen Park.
Thanksgiving Annual International Pow Wow- October 5–8, 2007 – More than 1500 dancers.
Vintage Power Machines Threshing Festival- held in July.
Waskesiu Festival- Waskesiu — PA National Park — held in July.

Sports

The city is home to the Prince Albert Raiders

Prince Albert Raiders

The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert...

of the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

. The Raiders, who won the Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

in 1985, play out of the 3,571 seat Art Hauser Centre

Art Hauser Centre

The Art Hauser Centre is a multi-purpose arena in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was built in 1971 and is home to the Prince Albert Raiders Ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League...

. The city is also home to the Prince Albert Mintos

Prince Albert Mintos

The Prince Albert Mintos are a franchise in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League . Their home rink is the Art Hauser Centre formerly Comuniplex....

of the Midget AAA Hockey League. They won the 2006 and 2007 Telus Cup. They also play out of the Art Hauser Centre.

A few of the sporting events of the Prince Albert area include the Bull Riders Challenge, Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race, Canoe tours on the North Saskatchewan, Celtic Games (By McDowell), Chuck wagon and Chariot Races, Fresh Air Experience Road Race, Potash Golf Tournament, Rotary Club Ice Fishing Derby, and Sask-Loppett. The Sports Hall of Fame honours Prince Albert and area athletes, builders, and teams of notable merit.

The Alfred Jenkins Soccer Field House, budgeted at 11.1 million dollars, became operational in 2009.

Museums and points of interest

There are three historical museums in Prince Albert. The combined The Evolution of Education Museum

The Evolution of Education Museum

The Evolution of Education Museum is situated on Highway #2 South in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.The school in which the museum is housed was built in 1920 and was finally closed in 1963. This school was originally located 20 miles northeast of Prince Albert, and is named after Clayton...

and Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections

Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections

The Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections is a museum in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. It covers the history of law enforcement in early Prince Albert and Saskatchewan....

are located at the tourist information centre just off of Highway #2 South. The second museum, the Historical Society Museum

Historical Society Museum

The Prince Albert Historical Museum is operated by the Prince Albert Historical Society in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. It exhibits the history of the area in a building that was originally the first mission school built in 1867...

, is located in an old Fire Hall at the north end of Central Avenue on River Street. The John G. Diefenbaker House is a historic site open to the public and is found on 249 19th Street West. The Prince Albert Heritage Museum (c. 1911) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

Across from the Historical Society Museum, is the site of Diefenbaker's constituency office that is not open to the public. Among the other heritage, historic and protected sites of Prince Albert are the Blockhouse from the 1885 Rebellion & First Presbyterian Church/School, Historic St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Honeywood (Dr. A.J. Porter) Heritage Nursery, Keyhole Castle

Keyhole Castle

The Keyhole Castle is located in the East Hill neighborhood of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Built as the residence for Samuel McLeod, a former business man, mayor of Prince Albert and federal politician. the home was built as the residence for him and his family. The architect was Erich...

, LaColle Falls Hydroelectric Dam

LaColle Falls Hydroelectric Dam

LaColle Falls Hydroelectric Dam is a partially complete hydroelectric dam built by the City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The dam is located on the North Saskatchewan river approximately 45 kilometres east of the city in an area that inaccessible. Construction started in 1909 and the partially...

, Oldest Downtown Store, and The Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr.

Other historical points of interest include:

The St. Louis Light
St. Louis Light
The St. Louis Light, St. Louis Ghost Light, or St. Louis Ghost Train is a supposedly paranormal phenomenon seen near St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada....

, a commonly visited, supposedly paranormal, phenomenon occurring south of the city.
Fort de la Corne
Fort de la Corne
Fort de la Corne was built in 1753 by Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne at the same time that the second Fort Paskoya was built. It was built a little lower than the Saskatchewan River Forks at the mouth of the Pehonan Creek, a new establishment which originally bore the name of Fort des...

, a short distance east from Prince Albert, is the furthest westward post of the French Empire in North America (see New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...

).
The Prince Albert Sanitorium, completed in 1930 and treated tuberculosis patients.
The Buckland Wildlife Management Unit, located within 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of the city.

Prince Albertans

Fabulous people from Prince Albert include athletes, politicians, authors, actors, etc.. |Parent, Ryan

Ryan Parent

Ryan Parent is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays within the Vancouver Canucks organization of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

> |Simair, Rod and Denyse>

Name	Occupation	Notes
Bales, Mike Mike Bales Michael Raymond Bales is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, he has played for the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League. He attended the Ohio State University, lettering with the Buckeyes from 1990 to 1992, and was drafted by Boston in the fifth...	Hockey player	Was a NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... goalie for the Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... and Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... .
Barlow, Burke	Musician	Barlow is a member of the folk band The Deep Dark Woods The Deep Dark Woods The Deep Dark Woods are a Canadian alternative country band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, currently signed to Sugar Hill Records in the United States and Six Shooter Records in Canada... .
Bergen, Todd Todd Bergen Todd Bergen is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who had a short-lived career, most notably with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League in 1984–85.-Playing career:...	Hockey player	Bergen is a retired NHL player who played one season with the Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... in 1984–85.
Bower, Johnny William "The China Wall" Johnny Bower John William Bower , nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie.-Playing career:...	Hockey player	Bower is a National Hockey League Hall of Famer.
Burgess, David Luther David Luther Burgess David Luther Burgess was a World War I flying ace who, in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in a by-election held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan....	World War I pilot and politician	Burgess was a World War I flying ace Flying ace A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more... who, in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... in a by-election held in Prince Albert. He ran as an Independent.
Cameron, Angus Angus Cameron (ice hockey) Scott Angus "Scotty" Cameron was a Canadian ice hockey centre for the New York Rangers of the NHL. He was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.-External links:...	Hockey player	Cameron was an NHL player for the New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... .
Clarke, Lawrence	HBC official	Clarke was a Hudson's Bay Company Official, early Territorial Government Representative and prominent local citizen considered by some to be the instigator of the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
Comiskey, John	Football player	Plays center with the Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... in the CFL Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football.... .
Crawford, Neil Stanley Neil Stanley Crawford Neil Stanley Crawford was a politician and jazz musician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Neil was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He married Catherine May Hughes September 3, 1951...	Politician and jazz musician	Crawford practiced law in Edmonton, Alberta in the 1950s and 1960s. He served as an executive assistant to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker between 1961 and 1963 and served as Young Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues.... Association President from 1963 to 1964. He had a jazz band composed of provincial MLAs called the Tory Blue Notes and played trumpet.
Dallman, Rod Rod Dallman Rod Dallman is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played seven National Hockey League games with the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...	Hockey player	NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... player for the New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... and Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... ; career penalty minute leader for the Springfield Indians Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existence for a total of 60 seasons from 1926 to 1994, with... . Born in Quesnel, British Columbia Quesnel, British Columbia -Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709.... , played junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert... , currently lives in Prince Albert.
Davis, Thomas Osborne Thomas Osborne Davis (Canadian politician) Thomas Osborne Davis was a Canadian Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Canadian Senate....	Politician	Davis was a Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament... representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Canadian Senate Canadian Senate The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister... . He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895. He died in office as mayor when he was 60.
Dent, Ivor Ivor Dent Ivor Graham Dent, was a politician from Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a former candidate for the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:...	Politician	Dent, CM Order of Canada The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit... was born in Prince Albert and became a politician in Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces... , Canada, a former mayor of Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , and a former candidate for the Canadian House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament... and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton... .
Dewdney, Selwyn Hanington Selwyn Dewdney Selwyn Hanington Dewdney was an author, illustrator, artist, activist and pioneer in both art therapy and pictography.- Early life :...	Author, illustrator, artist, activist and pioneer in both art therapy and pictography	Born in Prince Albert, moved to Kenora, Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... . Received post secondary education at the University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... where he received a general Bachelor of Arts. Ontario College of Education and received a High School Assistant's Certificate and Art Specialists Certificate. He also took a course in landscape painting.
Diefenbaker, John John Diefenbaker John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...	Diefenbaker, PC Queen's Privy Council for Canada The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,... , CH Order of the Companions of Honour The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion.... , QC Queen's Counsel Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law... , FRSC, FRSA Royal Society of Arts The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity... (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957 to April 22, 1963. Diefenbaker House Diefenbaker House Diefenbaker House is a museum located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The museum building was built in 1912 and purchased in 1947 by The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker and his then wife Edna Diefenbaker... in Prince Albert is open as a museum to the public in the summer season. It is a home where Diefenbaker lived for ten years with his first wife, Edna Brower and when she died, his second, Olive Palmer.
Dougherty, Liam Liam Dougherty Liam Dougherty is a Canadian ice dancer. He has competed with partners Mylène Girard, Terra Findlay and Melissa Piperno.-Biography:...	Ice dancer	Dougherty, born in Prince Albert is a provincial, national, and international ice dancer with several different partners.
Ducommun, Rick Rick Ducommun Richard "Rick" Ducommun is a Canadian actor and comedian, often seen in supporting roles on both television and the silver screen.Ducommun was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan...	Actor	Ducommun, born July 3, 1956 in Prince Albert is a Canadian Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... actor and comedian, often seen in supporting roles on both television and the silver screen.
Fleming, Robert Robert Fleming (composer) Robert James Berkeley Fleming was a Canadian composer, pianist, organist, choirmaster and teacher.Robert was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. At a young age his family settled in Saskatoon where he first studied with his mother...	Composer, pianist, organist, choirmaster and teacher
Goertzen, Glenda	Author	Goertzen, BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA... , born in Morse Morse, Saskatchewan -External links:** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan... , currently lives in Prince Albert and is a children's author.
Guard, Kelly Kelly Guard Kelly Guard is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for HC Pustertal-Val Pusteria in Italy's Serie A. He helped lead the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League to a Memorial Cup championship in 2004.-Playing career:Guard spent his entire junior career with...	Hockey player	Was signed to a contract in the NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... with Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... though he never played a game. Played in Europe during the later part of his career, but retired due to sustaining an injury.
Hanson, Leot	Musician	Guitarist for the The Sheepdogs The Sheepdogs The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, consisting of Ewan Currie on vocals and guitar, Leot Hanson on guitar, Ryan Gullen on bass and Sam Corbett on drums.... .
Henry, Dale Dale Henry Dale "Hank" Henry is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 132 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders.-External links:...	Hockey player	Henry played 132 games in the NHL for the New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... .
Hicks, John V. John V. Hicks John Victor Hicks, SOM was a Canadian poet. He was born in London, England but his parents immigrated to New Brunswick while he was still an infant...	Poet	Hicks, born in England but resided in Prince Albert, became a published poet during the last two decades of his life receiving the Saskatchewan Order of Merit Saskatchewan Order of Merit The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Johnson, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Grant Devine, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to... and an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the... .
Hill, Douglas Douglas Hill Douglas Arthur Hill was a Canadian science fiction author, editor and reviewer. He was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the son of a railroad engineer, and was raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. An avid science fiction reader from an early age, he studied English at the University of Saskatchewan...	Author	Hill was a Canadian Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... science fiction author, editor Editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete... and reviewer born in Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance... , Manitoba but raised in Prince Albert.
Hoback, Randy Randy Hoback Randy C. Hoback in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Prince Albert in the 2008 Canadian federal election...	Politician	Hoback was elected to represent the electoral district of Prince Albert Prince Albert (electoral district) Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:... in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... .
Hovdebo, Stanley Stanley Hovdebo Stanley J. Hovdebo was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an educator by career....	Politician and educator	Hovdebo was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an educator by career. He served terms provincially and nationally.
Isbister, James James Isbister James Isbister was a Canadian Métis leader of the 19th-century. Prominent among the Anglo-Métis of the area, he is considered by some to be the founder of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.-Life:...	Métis Métis people (Canada) The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with... leader	Isbister was a Canadian Métis leader who founded the Isbister settlement the precursor of Prince Albert and may have been the first farmer to grow wheat in the area.
Jackson, Honoré Honoré Jackson William Henry Jackson , also known as Honoré Jackson or Jaxon, was a leader of the North-West Rebellion in Canada in 1885....	Métis leader	Louis Riel Louis Riel Louis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A.... 's secretary, leader of the Prince Albert Settler's Union in the early 1880s.
Jerome, Harry Harry Jerome Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	Sprinter
Karloff, Boris Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...	Actor	Karloff was famous for his roles in horror films portraying characters like Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first... 's Monster and The Mummy, resided in Prince Albert during the early 20th century. He applied to Harry St. Clair of Prince Albert's Harry St. Clair players and toured with them between 1912 and 1914 before becoming famous in Hollywood.
Lamont, John Henderson John Henderson Lamont John Henderson Lamont was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada....	Supreme Court Justice	Lamont was born in Horning's Mills, Canada West, but became a Prince Albert lawyer, Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... politician, and Supreme Court Justice.
Mair, Charles Charles Mair Charles Mair was a Canadian poet and journalist. He was a fervent Canadian nationalist noted for his participation in the Canada First movement and his opposition to Louis Riel during the two Riel Rebellions in western Canada.-Life:Mair was born at Lanark, Upper Canada, to Margaret Holmes and...	Poet	Mair was a 19th century Canadian nationalist poet who resided in Prince Albert for several years in the early 1880s.
MacDowall, Day Hort Day Hort MacDowall Day Hort MacDowall was a politician from old Northwest Territories, Canada.Born in Carruth House, Renfrewshire, Scotland, MacDowall immigrated to Canada in 1879. He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in 1883 and served until 1885...	MLA	MacDowall was a prominent citizen and was elected as a representative for Prince Albert to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Assembly is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories... in 1883 and served until 1885.
Mason, Chris	Musician	Mason is a member of the folk rock band The Deep Dark Woods.
Manson, Dave Dave Manson -Playing career:Manson played junior hockey with his hometown Prince Albert Raiders in the Western Hockey League. Manson was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and joined the team a year later. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix...	Hockey player	Manson is a retired NHL player starting out with the Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... who is now an assistant coach with his former junior hockey team, WHL's Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert... .
McKay, Thomas Thomas McKay (N.W.T. politician) Thomas McKay was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1905. McKay was the brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative...	Politician and farmer	McKay represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1905. McKay was the brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative Party of Canada. McKay was a Protestant Métis or Anglo-Métis individual, and was involved in the Saskatchewan Rebellion on the side of the federal government.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE , called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success...	Author	Montgomery, CBE Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... , between 1890 and 1891 at the age of 16, lived in Prince Albert with her father and step-mother. She later went on to publish 20 novels, over 500 short stories, an autobiography and a book of poetry.
Morgan, Blair Blair Morgan Blair Morgan is a multi-time CMRC Canadian National championship-winning motocross racer who currently races for Ski-Doo Racing. He is also a multi-time World Snocross snowmobile champion and a 5-times X-Games gold medalist. Blair is a fan-favorite in the sport for his sheer speed and determination...	Motocross/Snowcross athlete	Morgan was a five time X-Games gold medalist for snowcross
Mrazek, Jerome Jerome Mrazek Jerome John Mrazek is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one NHL game for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1975–76 NHL season. He played for three seasons with the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He also played in the IHL and AHL.-External links:*...	Hockey player	Mrazek is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take... goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring... who played in one NHL game for the Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... .
Nelson, Jeff	Hockey player	Nelson played in the NHL for the Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... and Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... . He current plays for the Mississippi RiverKings in the Central Hockey League Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... .
Nerland, Carney	RCMP informant	Nerland was a white supremacist, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,... informant, who garnered national media attention in 1991 after killing a man on the basis of his skin colour.
Newall, Ted Ted Newall James Edward Malcolm Newall, is a Canadian businessman, the son of Robert Robertson Newall and Lillian Alice Sheldon.-Biography:...	Entrepreneur	businessman
Hockey player	Parent, born in Prince Albert, is a Canadian Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... professional ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take... defenceman Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring... who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... of the National Hockey League National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... (NHL).
Parenteau, Donny Donny Parenteau Donny Parenteau is singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best for known his solo career and his work as fiddle player, guitarist, and mandolin player for country music singer Neal McCoy...	Country music singer, songwriter, and musician	Parenteau is a former fiddle player for country music star Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... , but moved back to Prince Albert to start a solo career. He has achieved success locally, provincially, and nationally.
Pederson, Denis Denis Pederson Denis Erio Pederson is a professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga...	Hockey player	Pederson played 435 games in the NHL with such teams as New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... , Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... , Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena.... , Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... , and St. Louis Blues. He currently plays for Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin ' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members... of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Robinson, Jessica Jessica Robinson (country singer) Jessica Robinson is a country music singer from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her first album, Hummingbird, was released in 2005.-Albums:-Singles:-External links:* - Official site**...	Country music singer	Robinson has achieved some success nationally in the country music genre.
Robson, Jim Jim Robson Jim Robson was a radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to 1999...	Broadcaster	Robson was a radio and television broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... from 1970 to 1999 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup... , the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.
Ruskowski, Terry Terry Ruskowski Terry W. "Rosco" Ruskowski is a former National Hockey League centre, who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars....	Hockey player	Ruskowski is a retired NHL centre, who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... . Previously, he played for the Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... of the WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... . Ruskowski is the only player to captain four different NHL teams.
Artists	The Simairs are world renowned ceramic artists who live near Prince Albert. They are winners of numerous awards and prizes for their work in crystalline glazed porcelain.
Stevenson, John John Stevenson (Canadian Senator) John James Stevenson was a Saskatchewan politician and Canadian Senator.He was born in Russell, Ontario, but subsequently moved west where he worked as a farmer and lumber merchant in Saskatchewan...	Politician	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... MLA and Senator.
Tapper, Richard Findlay	Swimmer	Tapper competed for New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
Taylor, Allan R. Allan R. Taylor Allan R. Taylor, O.C. is a Canadian banker. Taylor joined the Royal Bank of Canada as a clerk in his hometown at the age of sixteen local. He rose to become the chairman and CEO of the bank, serving in that capacity from 1986 until 1995.In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of...	Banker
Thompson, Max Max Thompson (skier) Max Thompson is a Canadian Nordic combined skier.Thompson made his World Cup debut in January 2006 at Harrachov, Czech Republic...	Nordic combined skier Nordic combined The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...	Thompson has competed nationally and internationally at the Olympics in the event.
Vickers, John Jon Vickers Jonathan Stewart Vickers, CC , known professionally as Jon Vickers, is a retired Canadian heldentenor.Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he was awarded a scholarship to study opera at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto...	Opera singer	Vickers, CC Order of Canada The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit... was born in Prince Albert and is a retired Canadian Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... opera tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... singer.
Weaver, George George Weaver (politician) George Dyer Weaver was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was a metallurgical engineer by career....	Politician and metallurgical engineer
Wilson, Rick	Hockey player	Wilson, also born in Prince Albert, is a retired professional ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take... defenceman Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring... and head coach Head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches... . He is currently an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... .
Yeo, Dylan Dylan Yeo Dylan Yeo is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the AHL.-Playing career:...	Hockey player	Yeo currently plays for the Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... in the AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... .

External links

Prince Albert Potluck Community - For Woodland SIAST students and young singles and couples.
Carlton Comprehensive High School
E.A. Rawlinson Centre Official Site
NASA balloons launched from Prince Albert – History of the use as stratospheric balloon launch base of the Grass Field airport between 1985 and 1990
Prince Albert on Google Maps
Prince Albert Historical Society
Prince Albert Airport
Prince Albert Mintos (midget AAA hockey)
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert Patriot Website
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Virtual Prince Albert – Interactive 360 panorama imagery and more!
Waskesiu – in Prince Albert National Park
Map of Prince Albert at Statcan
http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/prince_albert.html Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

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