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Prince Albert is the third-largest city (after Saskatoon and Regina ) with a population of 41,640 as of 2001, in the province of Saskatchewan , Canada . It is situated more-or-less in the center of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River . The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the most northerly major centre as well to its being situated where the agricultural prairie of the south meets the forested and lakeland areas of the north. Prince Albert National Park , located just 50km north of the city, has a huge wealth of lakes, forest, and wildlife. HISTORY The first white man to come through the area that is now Prince Albert was Henry Kelsey in 1692. The first establishment in the area was a trading post set up by Peter Pond , which the area is now named after (1776). James Isbister , an Anglo-Metis employee of the Hudson's Bay Company 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 . He later moved back to Prince Albert and lived out his remaining days there. The community was founded in 1866 , by Rev. James Nisbet , a Canada Presbyterian Church minister who came to establish a Mission for the Cree , who named the community after Prince Albert Of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , in honour of the deceased 1861 husband of Queen Victoria . In 1884 Honore Jaxon and James Isbister were involved in the movement which brought Louis Riel back to Canada. In the Northwest Rebellion of the following year, Prince Albert Volunteers bore the heaviest casualties of the fighting at the Battle Of Duck Lake , and 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 , Major General Frederick Middleton marched on to Prince Albert to relieve the town. 1885 also marks the year that Prince Albert was incorporated as a town under its first mayor, Thomas McKay. In 1904 , the settlement was incorporated as the city of Prince Albert, then named after Prince Albert Victor , father of the Prince Of Wales (the future King Edward VII ). Its government is of a council-mayor type. By odd political coincidence, the federal constituency of Prince Albert has been represented by three Prime Ministers Of Canada :
There are three historical museums of high interest in Prince Albert. The combined The Evolution Of Education Museum and Rotary Museum Of Police And Corrections are located at the tourist information centre just off of Highway #2 South. The second museum, the Historical Society Museum , is located in the original 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. Across from the Historical Society Museum, is the site of Diefenbaker's constituency office that is not open to the public. Famous people from Prince Albert include sprinter Harry Jerome , singer Jon Vickers , and Ice Hockey player Johnny Bower . Prince Albert was also for a time home to Lucy Maud Montgomery , the author of '' Anne Of Green Gables ''. As well, Boris Karloff , famous for his roles in horror films portraying characters like Frankenstein 's Monster and The Mummy , resided in Prince Albert during the early 20th century. In the early beginnings of Saskatchewan, Prince Albert was one of the choices to house either the University Of Saskatchewan or the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary . Due to Saskatoon's convenient location, the university was built there, and the penitentiary was built in Prince Albert. Interesting facts
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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 the 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 Shakespearian orient but with a strange modernized twist. As well, the drama club often does a short film to complement the final play. ECONOMY The future of wood processing in Prince Albert is in doubt because of an October 5, 2005 announcement by Weyerhaeuser stating it would be closing down the Pulp and Paper Mill located just east of the city. The closure began on January 3, 2006 with paper production being stopped. The pulp mill continued operating until April 13, 2006, when the Weyerhaeuser Pulp and Paper Mill officially closed. The 690 people who were employed by Weyerhaeuser lost their jobs. It is expected that many more jobs will be lost because some other businesses in the forestry industry relied mainly on the Pulp and Paper Mill. The closure is speculated to have a negative impact on the economy, causing housing prices to drop. Prince Albert's primary industries are mining, forestry and agriculture. A maximum-security Penitentiary also exists to the west of the city. EDUCATION The city has a total of five high schools. St. Mary High School, and Rivier Academy (private, all-girls) are part of the Prince Albert Catholic School Division , 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 Central Institute) are in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division . The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division operates 26 schools and the Prince Albert Catholic School Division operates nine schools. 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 , and Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT). LOCAL MEDIA Radio stations
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FAMOUS PRINCE ALBERTANS Notable persons who were born or lived in Prince Albert include:
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