Waskatenau

Waskatenau
Village
Village of Waskatenau
Waskatenau

Location of Waskatenau

Coordinates: 54°05′51″N 112°47′4″W / 54.09750°N 112.78444°W / 54.09750; -112.78444Coordinates: 54°05′51″N 112°47′4″W / 54.09750°N 112.78444°W / 54.09750; -112.78444
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census Division 12
Municipal district Smoky Lake County
Government
 • Mayor Casey Caron
 • Governing body Waskatenau Village Council
Area (2011)[1]
 • Total 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation 362 m (1,188 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 255
 • Density 427.6/km2 (1,107/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Highways 28
831
Waterways North Saskatchewan River
Website Official website

Waskatenau (pronunciation: /wəˈsɛtnə/ wə-SET-nə) is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Smoky Lake County, 90 km northeast of the city of Edmonton. Waskatenau is a Cree word meaning "opening in the bank".[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Village of Waskatenau had a population of 255 living in 115 of its 140 total dwellings, a -8.3% change from its 2006 population of 278. With a land area of 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 425.0/km2 (1,100.7/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

In 2006, Waskatenau had a population of 278 living in 152 dwellings, a 10.3% increase from 2001.[3] The village has a land area of 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) and a population density of 466.1/km2 (1,207/sq mi).[4]

Home Run For Life softball marathons

Waskatenau is known for its repeated efforts to set a world record for the longest continuous game of softball. The town held three such softball marathons, known as the "Home Run For Life", as fundraisers for the Cross Cancer Institute and Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. In late June 2005, the first marathon went for 60 hours and 4 minutes and raised $75,000, unofficially holding the world record for less than 1 day before a team in Quebec broke it. Waskatenau tried again in 2007, and played for 108 hours and 3 minutes from June 27 to July 1, raising over $91,000.[5][6] However, the Guinness Book of World Records disallowed the record for technical reasons. Finally, in 2009, Home Run For Life III successfully set the official, Guinness-approved record for the "longest game of softball", playing 115 hours and 3 minutes from June 30 to July 5,[7][8] and raising more than $110,000.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. ↑ A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1967. p. 2.
  3. ↑ Waskateneau Community profle – Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Waskatenau – Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Alta. village set for record softball game", Canwest News Service, June 26, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Softball team claims world record", Edmonton Journal, July 2, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Longest marathon playing softball". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Ashley Thompson, "In pursuit of a Guinness record", NovaNewsNow.com in The Hants Journal, August 27, 2010.

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