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Recent News
Town of Duck Lake Celebrates Centennial with ACFC (January 31st 2012) - On Saturday, February 25, 2012, the Town of Duck Lake will celebrate the 100th year of its incorporation as a Town. L'Association Catholique Franco-Canadienne de la Saskatchewan, founded in Duck Lake in 1911, will share in the celebration. The ACFC is a provincial French organization which instituted and promotes the French language, education and religion throughout Saskatchewan. Celebration events include a Mass at the Blessed Sacrament Church, and refreshments, rib-eye steak dinner, entertainment and dance, with Donny Parenteau, at the Duck Lake Belle-a-drome. The evening will incude the unveiling of the ACFC jubilee theme song. Tickets for the event are $35.00 each and are available at the Town Office (English) 467-2277 and the Regional Interpretive Centre (French) 467-2057.
Citzen of the Year (January 9th 2012) - Edwin and Jocelyn Pelletier have been chosen as Duck Lake and District's citizen of the year.
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| The Town of Duck Lake is located on Highway #11, 88 kilometres North of Saskatoon and 44 kilometres South of Prince Albert. Duck Lake is in the center of an area great in historical importance. Within a few minutes drive from Town a person can visit the site of the Battle of Batoche, the site of the Battle of Duck Lake, the site of the Duck Lake Massacre, Fort Carlton, a buffalo jump, the St. Laurent Shrine and the Seager Wheeler Farm. Because this area is rich in history the Town of Duck Lake has an aggressive tourism marketing effort that focuses upon the Indian, Metis, and Pioneer cultures. |
The Regional Interpretive Centre has been in operation since 1992 and has between approximately 8,000 visitors a year. This centre is the showcase for the history of this region. There are ten murals and one metal sculpture that are located on various buildings throughout town which tell the stories of the major past events that contributed to the uniqueness and richness of the region. These murals draw a lot of tourists and perform an important function of informing people of the events that has shaped Duck Lake's and the region's culture. It is because of the Murals Committee and all their hard work that the murals are in Duck Lake. Anyone who travels in this area will have an experience that they will never forget.
For more information please contact the Town Office in Duck Lake at (306)- 467-2277 or write to Box 430, Duck Lake, SK S0K 1J0.
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