• Source: Livelong, Saskatchewan

    • Livelong is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
    An annual celebration "Live it up day" is held in early August. It is a one-day fun-filled fair. Breakfast, supper and dance, street entertainment, parade, food vendor booths and beer gardens. Horseshoes, baseball games, bingo, bowling, games of chance, and children's games. Third annual $1000 hole-in-one play-off.
    A war memorial cenotaph was erected in front of the Livelong Legion #192. Constructed in 1988 in memory of all veterans of Livelong and district. The cenotaph was constructed by Bill Rhode, Sam Rhode, and Murray Kopp. Art Dorval made the cross and it was erected by Chief Denny.


    Demographics


    In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Livelong had a population of 100 living in 39 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of 35.1% from its 2016 population of 74. With a land area of 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 588.2/km2 (1,523.5/sq mi) in 2021.


    Local businesses


    Livelong is the home of
    Forest Edge Studios, featuring the Wildlife Art of Canadian Artist C.D. (Dave) Hiebert
    Trails End Buffalo Stix - Cranberry Craze are a meat and fruit snack. Named by Food in Canada in 2005 as one of the top 10 entrepreneurs.


    Churches


    St. John's Anglican Church


    Organizations


    Turtle Lake Watershed Inc. Their mission: The maintenance of a healthy aquatic ecosystem within the Turtle Lake watershed basin. (Turtle Lake is approx. 6 miles north of Livelong.)


    Clubs


    Livelong Pinetoppers
    Livelong Curling Club


    Pop culture


    Girl at the Window: Author Byrna Barclay takes her readers from Livelong, Saskatchewan to Spain and the Island of Crete in this collection of short stories published in 2004.
    The Garden of Eloice Loon, written by Edna Alford a Livelong resident.


    See also


    List of communities in Saskatchewan


    References




    External links


    Trails End Buffalo Stix
    Sylvester Brother's Handcrafted Log Homes
    Cenotaph at Livelong Legion

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