History
The area was named after John Palliser, the leader of the 1857–1859 survey expedition to Canada's west, who first remarked on this area. Palliser discovered it was a dry land with no trees; thus, he thought it would be unsuitable for growing crops. A few years later John Macoun, a government official, argued that it would be good for growing wheat and advertised it as such to immigrant farmers. The triangle began to be settled and farmed at the start of the 20th century.
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