Air RongeSaskatchewan

Air Ronge faces more hazards than almost every Canadian town

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. At 1.55% of the land burned each year (40% within 25 km since 1986), Air Ronge is in the very high wildfire band. In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Water Security Agency. Nobody publishes radon tests for Air Ronge alone, so this card uses the figure for the Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca health region.

The force covering Air Ronge records more serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 1,169

No police detachment reports under Air Ronge’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Its police area records 289.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 146.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (15.2) and Canadian towns (12).

Rent takes less of local pay in Air Ronge than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 76%.

Commuters in Air Ronge have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

89% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

More of Air Ronge’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 66%

Immigrants make up 4.4% of residents, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 4.8% of the population, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Air Ronge has colder winters than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −23.3°C

Snow totals 146 cm over the year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and close to Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 109 frost-free days, from 28 May to 14 September. Also worth knowing: a normal November brings 25 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to July: 89 mm on average.

Air Ronge in November: highs near −4°C, lows near −11°C

December follows at −11°C by day and −21°C by night. A normal November brings 27 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −23°C. ECCC’s forecast for La Ronge is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Air Ronge in Ottawa as MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

In the census’s list of municipalities, Air Ronge is a northern village.

Air Ronge has no public library of its own; the nearest is Alex Robertson Public Library, 3.1 km away

Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Air Ronge’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.

Protected areas cover 29% of the country around Air Ronge

Prince Albert National Park is the closest national park, 91 km from town. Within 10 km is a single protected area. Some protected land is inside the town: 19% of its area.

Life expectancy around Air Ronge is 70.0 years, 11.5 less than for the typical Canadian town

The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Air Ronge live 2.9 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. A pharmacy is nearer: 2.3 km on average, with 2.0 within 3 km of the typical home. Air Ronge doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Far North health region.