Barr colony

The Reverend Isaac Montgomery Barr, who had been devising a plan for an “All-British Colony,” established a partnership with George Exton Lloyd that would solidify their names in western Canadian lore. The two English clergymen were able to win grudging support from the Canadian government while selling their initiative to the British public. On 31 March 1903 almost 2,000 colonists set sail from Liverpool accompanied by their leaders. During an arduous and badly managed trek to their final destination, a reserve of land on the future Saskatchewan–Alberta border, the irate colonists deposed Barr, chose Lloyd as head, and established a townsite that they named Lloydminster. Here Lloyd intended to develop a model community consisting of exclusively British stock and based on the highest moral standards. He would meet resistance in achieving both goals.