Birch HillsSaskatchewan

Health in Birch Hills trails almost every Canadian town

Measured across the North Central East health region: health survey and life expectancy

Chronic conditions run at just over a fifth of adults, age-standardised, above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike, and the region has more smokers than Saskatchewan, 18% of adults to 13%. Across the region, 47% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole reaches 49%. What’s more, a baby born in the region can expect 77.0 years, 79.6 for a girl and 74.5 for a boy (2022/2024).

Birch Hills faces fewer hazards than 98% of Canadian towns

Little of the land around Birch Hills has burned: 0.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.007% a year. Radon is about average around Birch Hills: 7.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. No flood study for Birch Hills is on the national inventory. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Prince Albert Parkland RHA, with Birch Hills one part of it.

For the force that serves Birch Hills, the Crime Severity Index is 332, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Birch Hills itself

The violent index for its police area came to 426, above Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 45.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 106.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Prince Albert detachment area, Birch Hills included.

Rent takes less of local pay in Birch Hills than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

The owner-occupied share of households is 82%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

Commuters in Birch Hills travel further than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

2 schools in and around Birch Hills: 2 schools for every grade

Secondary school means a trip of 26 km at the nearest, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Winter nights bite in Birch Hills: January lows of −22.8°C, colder than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

In July the thermometer climbs to 24.2°C by day, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (25.0°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 24 May, and the first in autumn, 15 September, lie 113 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 86 mm.

Expect November days around −2°C in Birch Hills, nights around −11°C

Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −23°C by night. Then December: −9°C by day, −19°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Prince Albert forecast.

In 2021, Randy Hoback carried Prince Albert by 17,126 votes, a margin wider than 95% of Canada’s ridings

Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Prince Albert, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Birch Hills.

The nearest public library to Birch Hills is Kinistino Public Library, 27 km away

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More of Birch Hills’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%

Over-65s are 22% of the population. Visible minorities make up 2.4% of the population, below Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Also worth knowing: under-15s account for 19% of the population.

The nearest provincial park to Birch Hills is Great Blue Heron Provincial Park, 70 km away

The largest is Crystal Springs: 2,134 ha, 9.6 km from the edge of town. Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Prince Albert National Park, at 73 km.