The Great Fire

Many may not realize that our great city is actually older than both Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces. Founded in 1903, Lloydminster was a part of the North West Territories. It wasn't until two years later in 1905 that the provinces were formed and coincidentally split Lloydminster right in two, resulting in the town of Lloydminster, Alberta, and the village of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan!

The Great Fire in 1929 nearly destroyed both communities, which lead to the two communities coming together to rise from the ashes. On May 20, 1930, Lloydminster officially became one city in two provinces (the only one in all of Canada to do so).