Alvena
Alvena | |
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| Village of Alvena | |
 Main Street Alvena | |
  Alvena Location of Alvena  Alvena Alvena (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 106°01′00″W / 52.51667°N 106.016667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 15 |
| Rural Municipality | Fish Creek |
| Established (Post Office) | 1887-10-01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1936 |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 55 |
| • Density | 128.0/km2 (332/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
Alvena (2006 Population 55) is a village within the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402, Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 60 km northeast of Saskatoon. The village is named after the community of Alvena, South Carolina.
History
Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian descent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1] Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area.[2] Earlier settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis.[3] Many of these families were involved in the Battle of Fish Creek which occurred on April 24, 1885 in Tourond's Coulee, a few miles west of what later became the village of Alvena.[4]
Demographics
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Notable people
- Edward Bayda - former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan.[7]
- Francois-Xavier Letendre dit Batoche - founder of Batoche, Saskatchewan later lived on a homestead within 1 km of what later became the Village of Alvena. His widow and some of his children lived there until at least 1920.[8]
- Jesse Sawitsky - Drummer of legendary punk rock band Swayze.
See also
References
- ^ Ukrainian Pioneer Days in Early Years 1898-1916 in Alvena and District, Saskatchewan published by Appel Printing, 1980, North Battleford, SK
- ^ Kaleidoscope. Many Cultures - One Faith. The Roman Catholic Diocease of Prince Albert 1891 - 1991, 1990. Solange Lavigne.
- ^ Alvena, Saskatchewan Genealogy and Homestead History
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- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Edward Bayda Received Honorary Degree
- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online "Letendre, dit Batoche, Francois-Xavier
External links
- Alvena, Saskatchewan Genealogy and Homestead History by Sheila Schmutz
- Letendre Homestead near present-day Alvena, SK by Sheila Schmutz
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