Earl Grey, Saskatchewan

Earl Grey, Saskatchewan

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. [Black, Norman Fergus (1913). A HISTORY OF SASKATCHEWAN AND THE OLD NORTH WEST.] 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. [Shortt, Adam & Doughty, Arthur G., editors (1914). Canada and Its Provinces: Volume 19: The Prairie Provinces Part One]

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.

References

External links

[http://www.earl-grey.ca/ Official website of the Village of Earl Grey]
* [http://www.saskschools.ca/~earlgrey/ Official website of Earl Grey School]


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