37-653: La Loche ( / l ə l ɒ ʃ / ) is a village in northwest Saskatchewan . It is located at the end of Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest . La Loche had a population of 2,827 in 2016 and is within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District . Bordering La Loche to the north and reached via Highway 955 is the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) with
74-1051: A business community that serves the population and the mining companies exploring north of the community. Air services are provided via the La Loche Airport . The La Loche Water Aerodrome is no longer in use. The Canada Post office receives mail five times a week. The La Loche detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the La Loche Volunteer Fire Department serve La Loche and nearby communities. The northern village of La Loche provides water and sewer service, garbage pick-up, road maintenance, snow removal and through CHPN Communications local radio and cable television services (12 free channels are available). SaskPower provides electricity. SaskTel provides telephone, 911 emergency service and internet services (including high speed service). Cellular service
111-600: A population of 822 people. The La Loche/CRDN population centre with 3,649 people represents about 30 percent of the Denesuline speakers of Canada. The Denesuline language is spoken by 89% of the residents. The northern hamlet of Black Point lies on the southern shore of the lake and is accessible via the Garson Lake Road Highway 956 . This road ends in Garson Lake . From there a winter road
148-436: A special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet. Saskatchewan has 151 organized hamlets that are established via ministerial order and under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern and central Saskatchewan. The people in a hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within
185-599: Is a town in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District . Its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act . A northern village may apply for town status when the actual resident population is at least 500. Saskatchewan has two northern towns. A northern village is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. A northern hamlet may apply for northern village status when
222-453: Is at least 50 and the northern settlement contains at least 25 separate dwelling units or business premises. Unlike hamlets and northern settlements, northern hamlets are municipal corporations. Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets. In Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community that is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality . It has at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots,
259-402: Is available through multiple service providers. Propane and Heating Oil are the main sources of heat in the winter. Methy Construction and Maintenance Corporation owned by the northern village offers commercial and residential property development and construction and contracting for heavy equipment. The La Loche Health Centre serves a regional population of over 4,000 people and is part of
296-752: Is built every year to Fort McMurray , Alberta. Located on the northern end of Lac La Loche is the Methye Portage or Portage La Loche. This portage to the Clearwater River was in use for more than a century during the North American fur trade . Brigades such as the Portage La Loche Brigade from Fort Garry came from the south while the Athabasca and Mackenzie brigades came from the north. At Rendezvous Lake on
333-491: Is created by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act . Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, which are located in the central and southern portions of the province. Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities. Saskatchewan has 24 northern municipalities, which includes the sub-types of northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. A northern town
370-727: Is regulated by The Municipalities Act , while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act . Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD) is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act . In the 2021 Census , Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505. Saskatchewan presently has 786 municipalities of various types (urban, rural and northern municipalities) and sub-types (cities, towns, villages, resort villages, northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets). Saskatchewan has 466 urban municipalities, which includes
407-447: Is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements. A ghost town is a town that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all of its businesses and services to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway , railway tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource . Turnor Lake Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732790467705444-547: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , La Loche had a population of 2,514 living in 724 of its 814 total private dwellings, a change of 2.9% from its 2016 population of 2,444 . With a land area of 15.47 km (5.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 162.5/km (420.9/sq mi) in 2021. The La Loche Population Centre has a population of 3,649 in two adjoining communities. These two communities and their 2016 Canada Census population are: La Loche (northern village) with 2,827 residents and
481-528: The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), are further classified into three sub-types – northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. Rural municipalities are not classified into sub-types. Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD. The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets
518-647: The Saskatchewan Health Authority . The La Loche Medical Clinic operates from within the main hospital building. Ambulance services are available as is a 911 call service for emergencies, and there are two pharmacies within the community. The Armand Bekkattla Treatment Centre is located at the Clearwater River Dene Nation. List of communities in Saskatchewan#Northern villages Communities in
555-595: The 19 km (12 mi) portage the fur brigades would meet every year and exchange trade goods for furs. The furs were then brought to York Factory on the Hudson Bay for shipment to England. The Methye Portage is now part of the Clearwater River Provincial Park and a National Historic Site . The Clearwater River is also a Canadian Heritage River . Fur trade posts were built on Lac La Loche soon after Peter Pond came through
592-502: The Clearwater River Dene Nation was officially created. In 1820 George Back while travelling through with Franklin's Coppermine expedition of 1819–1822 stopped at Lac La Loche House (the HBC trading post). He described this post as "logs piled one above the other with mud and moss to fill up the crevices - there is a single partition which divides the Master's room from that of the men. -
629-628: The Clearwater River Dene Nation with 822 residents. In 2006 there were 590 registered members of the Clearwater River Dene Nation and other First Nations living in La Loche. In 2011 there were 680 registered members. The La Loche Arena Complex houses the Robbie Fontaine Memorial Arena, a meeting hall, the local radio station CHPN-FM , activity rooms and offices. The Dave O'Hara Public Library at Ducharme School offers internet access. The La Loche Friendship Centre and
666-559: The La Loche Sport, Recreation and Culture Board organize many of the activities and festivals that occur every year and are working together on the development of a community recreation area which now offers a skateboard park, a children's playground and an outdoor skating rink. The week-long "Yanessa Days Festival", the "La Loche Long Sun Run," and the Canada Day celebrations are a few of the popular yearly events. Our Lady of
703-605: The Methye Portage in 1778. The Atlas of Canada shows four posts of the North West Company beginning in 1780 to 1819 and three posts of the Hudson's Bay Company beginning in 1819. Another map by the archaeologist Don Steer in 1972 shows the locations and the dates of seven of these posts. North West Company posts were located on the large peninsula called 'Big Point' (circa 1789-91) and on the south west side of
740-815: The Pre-K to 6 program while the Dene Building delivers the 7 to 12 program. The school has an enrollment of over 900 students. The school is a provincial school and is part of the Northern Lights School Division#113 . The first school of La Loche was built in 1941 and was called the Community Day School. In 1942 it had an enrollment of 23. Clearwater River Dene School at Clearwater River is a K-12 school with an enrollment of 200. The Gabriel Dumont Institute offers adult basic education and skills training. La Loche has
777-481: The Province of Saskatchewan , Canada, include incorporated municipalities , unincorporated communities and First Nations communities. Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and northern municipalities. Urban municipalities are further classified into four sub-types – cities , towns , villages and resort villages. Northern municipalities, which are located in
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#1732790467705814-629: The Visitation Roman Catholic Church has regular services (10:30 a.m. on Sundays) and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas . Clearwater River Ministries has regular services (6:00 PM on Sunday) and bible studies (6:00 PM on Wednesday). La Loche Community School consists of two buildings (The Ducharme Building and the Dene Building). The Ducharme Building offers
851-493: The change to town status. When a town's population exceeds 5,000 people, the council may request a change to city status, but the change in incorporation level is not mandatory. Towns with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 500 limit. For example, the towns of Fleming , Francis , and Scott have populations that have dropped under 500 people and are still qualified under town status. Towns with populations below
888-472: The community. In 1953 a new Roman Catholic Mission church which is still in use was constructed. The first road (Highway 155) reached La Loche in 1963. Water/sewer and electricity became available to most homes in 1974. Direct dial telephone came in 1974, television in 1976 and a skating arena in 1978. In 1979 a new high school was opened, Highway 955 to the Cluff Lake uranium mine site was completed and
925-401: The former has half a roof to it - some parchment windows make up the whole". The NWC Post, he wrote was "a square and flat roofed hut just seven feet high - neither wind nor weather tight in which are stowed - Master, men, women, children, dogs and sledges". Back provides an early indication of settlement on Lac La Loche when on his return journey in 1822 he wrote in his journal: "We touched at
962-407: The houses on the borders of the lake and embarked a man in each canoe". On January 22, 2016, four people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting spree in La Loche . Two people, said to be the suspect's cousins, were killed at their home, a teacher and an educational assistant were killed at La Loche Community School . A 17-year-old male suspect was apprehended and taken into custody. In
999-400: The jurisdiction of a rural municipality and do not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. The following are hamlets that are neither special service areas nor organized hamlets. Like a generic hamlet, a special service area is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. Unlike a generic hamlet,
1036-459: The lake (1819–21). A Hudson's Bay post was located at the mouth of the portage in 1810. Transportation depots were located at each end of the portage from the 1820s to 1880s. In 1857 a permanent trading post was built on the south end of the Portage. This post moved to nearby West La Loche in the 1870s until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. The HBC relocated their post across the lake at La Loche in
1073-586: The lake. In 1922 Father Jean-Baptiste Ducharme O.M.I. wrote that there were 500 people in the La Loche Mission area. The Mission included other communities such as Bull's House (at the end of the La Loche River), Turnor Lake , Descharme Lake and Garson Lake. In the 1940s a convent was built for the Grey Nuns (now a private residence) along with the first hospital and the first school of
1110-560: The limit may, however, revert to village or resort village status if the town council requests it. Saskatchewan has 146 towns. The people of an organized hamlet may request that the hamlet be incorporated as a village or resort village. In order to qualify, the hamlet must have been an organized hamlet for at least 3 years, have a population of at least 100 in the most recent census, and contain at least 50 separate dwelling units or business premises. Saskatchewan has 260 villages. Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages. A rural municipality
1147-463: The majority of which are an average size of less than one acre . The Government of Saskatchewan recognizes three different types of hamlets – generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada , while unorganized hamlets are not. Generic hamlets in Saskatchewan are under
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1184-433: The newly purchased Revillon Frères buildings where they remained until they sold their northern stores in 1987. The Revillon Frères post had been in La Loche since 1906. Missionary priests have been coming to La Loche since 1845. In 1860 the separate La Loche Mission of Notre Dame de la Visitation was established. Father Jean-Marie Pénard O.M.I. (the first resident priest of La Loche from 1895 to 1917) wrote in 1895 that
1221-492: The opinion that the reversion to town status is in the public interest. The city of Melville retains city status as of 2010 despite dropping below 5,000 population in the 1990s. Saskatchewan has 16 cities, including Lloydminster and not including Flin Flon . In Saskatchewan, towns are formed from villages or resort villages with a population of at least 500 people. The council of the village or resort village must request
1258-401: The population is at least 100 and the northern hamlet contains at least 50 separate dwelling units or business premises. Saskatchewan has 11 northern villages. A northern hamlet is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. A northern settlement may apply for northern hamlet status when the population
1295-602: The population of La Loche at the Mission was around 100 people and the population at the fort in West La Loche (6 mi (9.7 km)s from the Portage) was 60 to 70 people. In 1911 he wrote that La Loche had 200 people with another 80 to 100 people living in two communities across the lake. He added that during the autumn of 1911 most residents left for winter camps to the north to hunt leaving only 60 or 70 people around
1332-447: The rural municipality in which the hamlet is located. The minimum requirements for organize status include a permanent population of at least 80 residents, 40 separate dwelling units or places of business, a taxable assessment of at least $ 4 million, and any other factor the minister may consider appropriate. A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration
1369-400: The sub-types of cities, towns, villages and resort villages. In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status . A city does not automatically revert to town status if the population drops below 5,000; this only occurs if the city council requests it, the majority of electors vote to revert to town status or the appropriate provincial minister is of
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