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Waskatenau

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conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Waskatenau recorded a population of 186 living in 99 of its 129 total private dwellings, a -27.1% change from its 2011 population of 255. With a land area of 0.6 km (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 310.0/km (802.9/sq mi)
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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, and raising more than $ 110,000.
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The 1880s name for the area was Wah-Sat-now after the nearby cleft as mentioned above. The Wah-Sat-Now (Cree) band in residence there in the 1880s later moved to the Saddle Lake reserve.
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The new spelling Waskatenau was in common use by 1920. About that time a CNR line was built from Edmonton to St. Paul. Waskatenau was the station built between Radway and Warspite.
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word meaning "opening in the bank" in reference to the clef in the nearby ridge through which the Waskatenau Creek flows. It is pronounced WAS-ET-NA, with a silent "k."
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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. However, the
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A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities
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The Village of Waskatenau was incorporated on May 19, 1932.
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Waskatenau is known for its repeated efforts to set a
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Waskatenau, Alberta
Village
Waskatenau is located in Alberta
54°05′51″N 112°47′4″W / 54.09750°N 112.78444°W / 54.09750; -112.78444
Province
Alberta
Region
Central Alberta
Census Division
12
Municipal district
Smoky Lake County
Village
Time zone
UTC−7
DST
UTC−6
Highways
28
831
North Saskatchewan River
Official website
/wəˈsɛtnə/
wə-SET-nə
village
central Alberta
Smoky Lake County
Edmonton
Cree
2021 Census of Population

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