35-950: The La Ronge Ice Wolves are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team based in La Ronge, Saskatchewan . They play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and play their homes games at the Mel Hegland Uniplex, which has a seating capacity of 1,200. Despite finishing fourth in their division and seventh overall in the league, the La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated the Humboldt Broncos , Flin Flon Bombers , Battlefords North Stars , and Yorkton Terriers to clinch their first SJHL Credit Union Cup. Ice Wolves' forward Liam Brennan
70-474: A borderline (warm-summer) humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb ; Trewartha Dc ) —prior to the 1991–2020 normals, it experienced a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc ; Trewartha Ec ). Winters are long, dry and very cold while summer is short, warm and wetter. Precipitation is fairly low, with an annual average of 513.6 millimetres (20.22 in). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Ronge
105-618: A bye past the first round, La Ronge beat the Flin Flon Bombers in five games, the Melfort Mustangs in five games, and won their second consecutive SJHL championship in seven games over the Yorkton Terriers. The Ice Wolves won the championship on home ice before a listed attendance of 1,339. Ice Wolves defensemen Dayton Fossum and goaltender Joel Danyluk shared the playoff MVP. The Ice Wolves again lost in
140-445: A major tourist fishing area. The highway between La Ronge and Prince Albert expanded the community further in the 1970s after it was paved. In the early 1950s and 1960s, the mineral resources in the La Ronge area began to be explored and developed. La Ronge's status changed from northern village to industrial town in 1965 and then to town on 1 November 1976 before finally becoming a northern town on 1 October 1983. In May 1999,
175-693: A population density of 150.9/km (390.7/sq mi) in 2021. The La Ronge population centre, the fourteenth largest population centre in the province, comprises four adjoining census subdivisions including the Northern Town of La Ronge, the Northern Village of Air Ronge and the Kitsakie 156B and Lac La Ronge 156 Indian reserves of the Lac La Ronge First Nation. In the 2016 Census, Statistics Canada reported that
210-436: 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
245-654: A third term after a failed bid to land himself a seat as a Saskatchewan MLA with the Saskatchewan Party in the April 2016 election. There are two high schools and three elementary schools in La Ronge and Air Ronge. High schools include Churchill Community High School and / Senator Myles Venne High School . Elementary schools in La Ronge and Air Ronge include Pre-cam Community School, Gordon Denny Community School, and Bells Point Elementary School. Northlands College maintains its main campus in La Ronge and took over
280-703: 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
315-580: Is also home to the La Ronge Ice Wolves ice hockey team of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , La Ronge minor hockey association and the La Ronge Crushers men's hockey league and the La Ronge women's hockey league. La Ronge also has a minor baseball program with many teams and age groups. La Ronge is home to an 8 team Ladies Slopitch League - JRMCC Ladies Slopitch ( slow-pitch softball ). The Churchill Community High School and
350-453: 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,
385-491: 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
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#1732794022716420-727: 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
455-659: The Lac La Ronge First Nation . The town is located approximately 250 km (160 mi) north of Prince Albert and lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge , is adjacent to Lac La Ronge Provincial Park , and is on the edge of the Canadian Shield . The name “La Ronge” comes from the lake itself, although the actual origin of the name is uncertain. The French verb ronger translates as “to gnaw”, with at least one explanation theorising that 17th- and 18th-century French fur traders referred to
490-528: 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
525-592: The ANAVET Cup, falling in seven games to the Portage Terriers . La Ronge, Saskatchewan La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan , Canada. The town is also the namesake of the larger La Ronge population centre, the largest in northern Saskatchewan, comprising the Northern Village of Air Ronge , and the Kitsakie 156B and Lac La Ronge 156 reserves of
560-541: The La Ronge Airport making it difficult to fight the fire from air with smokey conditions and unreliable weather making the fight against the fires very difficult. In total there were over a hundred fires burning in Northern Saskatchewan at once which forced over 13,000 residents to flee their homes, resulting in the province's largest evacuation ever. The fires were caused by low precipitation in
595-478: The La Ronge population centre had a population of 5,671 living in 1,704 of its 1,927 total dwellings, a +6.6% change from its 2011 population of 5,318. With a land area of 8.57 km (3.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 661.7/km (1,713.9/sq mi) in 2016. The following is a population breakdown of the La Ronge population centre by census subdivision. Several mining companies, government agencies, and airlines now keep offices in La Ronge, and
630-1093: The Nortep / Norpac program after the Saskatchewan provincial government cut funding to the program in March 2017. La Ronge is connected to southern Saskatchewan by Highway 2, which continues north as Highway 102. La Ronge is served by the La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport and the La Ronge Water Aerodrome . Northern village (Saskatchewan) Communities in 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
665-759: The Senator Myles Venne High School both have many sports programs and partake in the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association. There are many other sports available in the community including volleyball , broomball , curling and a women's hockey program. In 2009, La Ronge elected 21-year-old councillor Thomas Sierzycki as its mayor. This established La Ronge as having one of the youngest mayors in Canada. Sierzycki stayed in office for two terms up until October 2016 when he decided not to run for
700-493: 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
735-536: The community of La Ronge was evacuated after a fire burned through the far north of the town. The wildfire burned multiple houses before conditions pushed the fire away from the town and crews were able to extinguish it. Once again in July 2015, La Ronge was threatened by dangerous forest fires that combined forcing approximately 7,000 people to evacuate from their homes. Many cabins and homes were burnt. The fire came within 2 km of La Ronge and burned completely around
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#1732794022716770-400: 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,
805-419: The lake as la ronge (literally, the chewed ) due to the abundant beaver population along the lake’s shoreline. Undoubtedly, many of the trees along the water’s edge would have been visibly chewed, or completely gnawed to the ground and taken away by the rodents for their dam construction . In 1782, Swiss born fur trader Jean-Étienne Waddens had a fur trade post on Lac La Ronge. In March 1782, Waddens
840-560: 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
875-559: The local Chamber of Commerce has many other retail and service businesses amongst its members. La Ronge Wild Rice Corporation processes freshly harvested wild rice (in August to October) from Northern Saskatchewan farmers. Tourism also brings in many of people to the La Ronge area. In the summer time, many people visit the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park which is Saskatchewan's largest Provincial Park. The community
910-402: 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
945-492: 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
980-401: 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
1015-447: 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
1050-622: The semi-finals of the RBC Cup, with the Kings defeating the Wolves 5–2 on home ice. The Ice Wolves went into the 2011 SJHL playoffs as the top team in the league with 86 points and their first regular season points title in team history. The Ice Wolves featured the top three scorers from the regular season in Travis Eggum (106), Marc-Andre Carré (106) and Doug Lindensmith (98). After receiving
1085-400: 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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1120-540: The winter and summer months and also high temperatures. La Ronge is surrounded by several First Nations reserves, with the Northern Village of Air Ronge located just south of the community on Highway 2. With access to all other points north, east and west, and transportation linkage to the south, La Ronge is also the northern hub for the Saskatchewan provincial government. According to the Köppen–Geiger and Trewartha climate classification systems , La Ronge experiences
1155-431: Was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 23 August 1929. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −52.2 °C (−62.0 °F) on 15 February 1936. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , La Ronge had a population of 2,521 living in 915 of its 1,034 total private dwellings, a change of -6.2% from its 2016 population of 2,688 . With a land area of 16.71 km (6.45 sq mi), it had
1190-507: Was fatally wounded in a quarrel with his associate Peter Pond . La Ronge began in 1904 as a fur trading post and meeting place, but with the decline of hunting and the fur market, La Ronge has diversified into other areas. Many of the Dene , Cree , and white trappers used La Ronge as their central service point. It incorporated as a northern village on 3 May 1905. With the extension of Highway 2 from Prince Albert in 1947, La Ronge became
1225-744: Was named playoff MVP after scoring a hat-trick overtime goal winning the series. With the win, the Ice Wolves advanced to the ANAVET Cup , but had already guaranteed themselves a position in the 2010 Royal Bank Cup as their opponent, the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League , were hosting the National Championship. The Ice Wolves fell in five games to the Kings. The teams met again in
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