Foam LakeSaskatchewan

For health, Foam Lake gets a D−

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 78.6 years, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 20%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 13% for Saskatchewan. Measured from where Foam Lake’s residents live, a hospital is 35 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out. Across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Saskatchewan (49%). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the South East health region as a whole, not for Foam Lake alone.

Crime runs heavier where Foam Lake is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 128

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Foam Lake itself

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 152, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and above Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 31.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Foam Lake doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Wadena detachment area.

Household incomes in Foam Lake trail those of 92% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 21 min, between Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 84% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

Renting in Foam Lake costs 17% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

77% of households own their home, about level with Canadian towns (74%) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (71%).

Summers stay cool in Foam Lake: July afternoons reach 24.2°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

In January, overnight lows in Foam Lake settle at −20.0°C. Rain and melted snow add up to 501 mm a year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) but below Canadian towns (883 mm). Snow peaks in December: 23 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to June: 86 mm on average.

Foam Lake skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). 11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and above Canadian towns (2.8%).

Foam Lake in November: highs near −2°C, lows near −10°C

Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. Then December: −9°C by day, −17°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 24 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Wynyard forecast.

Foam Lake has no public library of its own; the nearest is Wynyard Branch Library, 47 km away

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Foam Lake.

25% of homes tested in Foam Lake’s area are above the radon guideline

Water Security Agency has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Nobody publishes radon tests for Foam Lake alone, so this card uses the figure for the Sunrise RHA.

Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park, 47 km away, is the closest provincial park to Foam Lake

No national park lies within 100 km. Of the land within 10 km, 6.8% has protected status, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 2.8 km out lies the largest, Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, at 126,136 ha. The 10 km around town hold 25 protected areas.

Around Foam Lake, 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school: 2 schools in all

The closest elementary school is 32 km away, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Foam Lake

Before 1961 is when 32% of the homes went up, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).