Duck Lake is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 88 kilometres north of Saskatoon and 44 kilometres south of Prince Albert on highway 11, in the rural municipality of Duck Lake. The population of Duck Lake was 624 in 2001, according to the census of Canada. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples strength) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area Ranked 7th... Saskatoon is located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria Location of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Downtown Prince Albert Prince Albert is the third-largest city (after Saskatoon and Regina) with a population of 41,072 as of 2006, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Highway 11 in Saskatchewan, Canada, also known as the Louis Riel Trail, connects the provinces three largest cities: Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. ... A rural municipality is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

In 1885, Duck Lake was the site of the Battle of Duck Lake, a conflict between Métis warriors and the Government of Canada, at the start of the Northwest Rebellion. At Duck Lake, the Prince Albert Trail, which ran from Regina to Prince Albert, crossed the Carlton Trail and it marked the halfway point between the Métis headquarters at Batoche and the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Carlton. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Battle of Duck Lake is the name given to the skirmish between Métis warriors of Saskatchewan and Canadian government forces that signaled the beginning of the North-West Rebellion on March 26, 1885. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mestizo. ... The Canada wordmark, used by most agencies of the Canadian federal government. ... The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford... The Carlton Trail was the primary land transportation route connecting the various parts of the Canadian Northwest for most of the 19th Century. ... Batoche, Saskatchewan is the site of the historic Battle of Batoche, the last battlefield in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... Fort Carlton was a Hudsons Bay Company fur trade post during much of the 19th century. ...