Earl Grey, Saskatchewan
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Earl Grey is a village in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 66.67 kilometers from the city of Regina, Saskatchewan. A small statue of a grain elevator is displayed in the downtown area, a commemorative tribute to the village's once-thriving grain economy.
The area was first settled in 1901 by Paul Henderson, younger brother of Jack Henderson, hangman of Louis Riel.[1] Subsequent to Paul Henderson's death from exposure in 1903, other settlers followed; in 1906 the village was incorporated and named "Earl Grey" after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Canada's then-Governor-General.[2]
Currently, the town has two churches, one Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, several old-age homes, a hotel, a curling rink, and a veteranary clinic. The public school was downsized to a Kindergarten-Grade 8 school in the 2003-2004 school year, and eventually to a Kindergarten-Grade 6 school, before closing completely in 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Black, Norman Fergus (1913). A HISTORY OF SASKATCHEWAN AND THE OLD NORTH WEST.
- ^ Shortt, Adam & Doughty, Arthur G., editors (1914). Canada and Its Provinces: Volume 19: The Prairie Provinces Part One
