A recent decision in Duck Lake has many scratching their heads and worrying about the Saskatchewan community’s future.

On Wednesday, Duck Lake’s town council announced it had voted in favour of selling the naming rights to the town, potentially erasing a name deeply connected with the province’s history.

Read more: • What the duck? Town of Duck Lake plans to sell its naming rights • Many Duck Lake residents ‘blindsided’ by town’s potential name change • Former Duck Lake Mayor slams the idea of changing town name

The town is accepting offers for its municipal naming rights until March 1, 2026, with a minimum bid of $10 million. Mayor Jason Anderson said the town is ready to reinvent itself, and money for the naming rights will go towards revitalizing housing and business incentives

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