Davis, Saskatchewan
Davis is an unincorporated community south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Davis was once a village but has since shrunk to a handful of houses. It is just northwest of the Muskoday First Nation and southeast of Prince Albert. Davis was named for Senator Thomas Osborne Davis a prominent Prince Albert merchant and Liberal Party member in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Davis is located in the Aspen parkland biome.
Education
[edit]Most students go to Osborne School a few miles south of Davis. High School students go to one of the high schools in Prince Albert.
| Osborne School | |
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R.R. #2, Site 10, Comp #48 , , , S6V 5P9 | |
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| School type | Elementary |
| School board | Saskatchewan Rivers School Division |
| Principal | Ina Holmen |
| Grades | K to 8 |
| Enrolment | 99+ |
| Education system | Public |
| Colour(s) | Black and Yellow |
| Sports | Basketball Track & Field Volleyball Badminton |
| Team name | Osborne Stingers |
| Website | Osborne School |
An old one room school house still stands. It even has an old fashioned school bell on it.
Further reading
[edit]- What's in a Name - The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names, Western Producer Prairie Books, E.T. Russell
External links
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53°07′33″N 105°38′20″W / 53.12572°N 105.63887°W
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