The Tragedy of La Colle Falls – a History
The La Colle Falls story is one that is, or should be familiar to those who live in the Prince Albert area. The doomed hydroelectric dam was scrapped in 1914 leaving a debt that would be a burden to the city until 1965.
However, during the time from 1910-1914, Prince Albert experienced a boom feeding off of the euphoric optimism and speculation that came with the ambitious project.
Nothing better represents this period of development than the city survey map of 1912, which reflects the future plans for the city.
The city shown on the map is much larger than the city limits of 1994. Due to the speculation of land development the number of real estate brokers increased from 10 in 1908 to 56 in 1913.