St. LaurentManitoba

Commuters in St. Laurent travel further than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, 39 min on average

For health, St. Laurent sits behind 95% of Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Interlake-Eastern Health Region

By their own account, half of adults here are in very good or excellent health, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (52%) and Canadian towns (52%), whereas the region has more smokers than Manitoba, 17% of adults to 12%. Life expectancy in the region is 78.5 years (81.3 for women, 76.0 for men, 2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of St. Laurent live 48 km from a hospital on average, and 100% of them more than 30 km.

The force covering St. Laurent records more serious violence than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at 235

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under St. Laurent

Its police area recorded 35.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Manitoba’s towns (18) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 54.4 property crimes are reported each year.

Buying in St. Laurent takes 2.6 years of household income for the median home, fewer than the 4.7 typical across Canada

A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 82% of households are owner-occupiers.

January nights in St. Laurent drop to −19.1°C (Manitoba towns −21.2°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

The most precipitation falls in June: 80 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 184 in a normal year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year.

Radon is St. Laurent’s main hazard: 25% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Source area for radon tests: the Interlake health region

Some 6.2% of the land within 25 km of St. Laurent has burned since 1986; at 0.16% a year that is moderate, not high. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

More of St. Laurent’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 56%

29% speak both English and French, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (7.2%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15.

Expect November days around freezing in St. Laurent, nights around −8°C

A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to −7°C and −16°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Oak Point forecast, on the Weather page.

A 18,704-vote win for James Bezan made Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman safer in 2021 than 88% of ridings

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St. Laurent has no public library of its own; the nearest is Pauline Johnson Library, 36 km away

The next is South Interlake Regional Library (Teulon), 48 km away.

St. Laurent touches Dr. Frank Baldwin Wildlife Management Area

5.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). No national park lies within 100 km. For a provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park lies 50 km off. Biggest among them: Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area, 11,275 ha, 7.9 km off.

In and around St. Laurent, 2 schools: 2 schools for every grade

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 3.3 km off, above both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).