Titanic is a hamlet in Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan Canada, midway between Saskatoon and Prince Albert National Park. The hamlet is located four kilometers north of Highway 212, approximately 20 km west of Duck Lake, Saskatchewan about 5 km east of Fort Carlton. Originally settled by French Canadians and named Mourey for a local Catholic priest, its postmaster applied to have the name changed to Titanic in 1912, following the tragedy of the Titanic earlier that year. It was first among nearly 30 communities across the country which petitioned the postmaster general to change their names to Titanic that same year. The name "Mourey" had been adopted just seven months prior to the disaster, so historical attachment did not run deep. Furthermore, another town by the same name, named for th