Friendship City Partnership

In 2020, Thorey en Plaine requested a twin city project with the City of Prince Albert with the primary focus of honouring six Canadian Soldiers, one from Prince Albert, Mr. Jim Giles, who died in the Second World War. 

Jim Giles was born in Prince Albert and lived south of the City in the Red Deer Hill area. He was one of six allied airmen who died when their plane was shot down over France in 1944. Thorey en Plaine look after the graves of these soldiers, as well as a monument at the site of the crash. Thorey en Plaine is a Village in France with a population of just over 1000 people.

In October of 2021 City Council made a motion “That the City enter into a Friendship City Relationship/Partnership with the community of Thorey en Plaine, France”.

The two communities have formed a committee and have been meeting over Zoom. A charter was also developed to provide the purpose and direction for the Friendship City Partnership. Both documents are below.