Livelong, Saskatchewan Explained

Livelong^[1] 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.^[2]

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 from its 2016 population of 74. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.^[3]

Local businesses

Livelong is the home of

• Forest Edge Studios, featuring the Wildlife Art of Canadian Artist C.D. (Dave) Hiebert^[4]
• 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.^[5]

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.)^[6]

Clubs

• Livelong Pinetoppers^[7]
• 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.^[8]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan

External links

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

53.4478°N -108.7044°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Livelong . Canadian Geographical Names Database . Government of Canada . 11 February 2024.
2. http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/monuments/sk/livelong.htm War Monuments in Canada
3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.
4. Web site: Forest Edge Studio . Forest Edge Studio . 11 February 2024.
5. Web site: Trails End Buffalo Stix . Buffalo Stix . 11 February 2024.
6. Web site: Turtle Lake Watershed Inc. . Make A Change . 11 February 2024.
7. http://www.ceder.net/clubdb/view.php4?action=query&StateId=60 Club Data Base Saskatchewan
8. Web site: Sherman . Jason . Other voices . Books in Canada . 11 February 2024.