Historic Town Sees Pushback For Renaming Plan

DUCK LAKE – A historical Saskatchewan municipality is facing blowback from its residents complete a scheme that could spot nan municipality renamed aft a company.

Duck Lake, northeast of Saskatoon, approved trading nan naming authorities successful a constrictive ballot astatine a municipality assembly gathering past week.

Mayor Jason Anderson says companies tin taxable their bids to nan town, which won’t judge thing little than $10 million.

He says nan scheme could consequence successful nan municipality being named aft a brand, but residents will person nan last opportunity successful a plebiscite should a institution travel forward.

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Denis Poirier, Duck Lake’s erstwhile mayor, says galore are angry pinch nan idea, arguing it would erase nan town’s identity,

Duck Lake was settled by French-speaking Métis group and is located adjacent nan tract of nan first conflict of nan Northwest Rebellion, an uprising led by Louis Riel successful 1885 complete onshore rights.