Lanigan (pop. 1300) is a town in south-central

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, Canada, at the intersection of TransCanada Yellowhead

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and Highway 20, approximately 117 km east of

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and 170 km north of Regina. Lanigan is surrounded by the RM of Usborne No. 310 and is about 2 kilometres west of

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and about 10 km west of Jansen Lake.

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are about 34 km to the east along the Yellowhead Highway.

Sports and recreation

The town of Lanigan has a wide variety of sporting activities and facilities, including a nine-hole grass green golf course, a 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool, a

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rink with four sheets of ice, ball diamonds, camping, and tennis courts. At the heart of Lanigan is the Lanigan Recreation Complex that features a skating rink, a fully equipped kitchen, a hall, and meeting room facilities. The complex is home to the Lanigan Pirates of the Long Lake Hockey League.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Lanigan had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

The Age of Electric The Age of Electric is a Canadian rock band founded in 1989 with members from Lanigan and Regina, Saskatchewan. The members are Todd Kerns (vocals/guitar), Ryan Dahle (guitar/backing vocals), John Kerns (bass), and Kurt Dahle (drums/backing voca ...

, an

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band *

Cori Bartel Corinne "Cori" Morris (born June 21, 1971 as Corinne Bartel) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She played lead for the Olympic silver medal-winning Cheryl Bernard rink from 2005 to 2011. Currently, she plays lead for Susan O'Connor, a ...

, Athlete (curling) *

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, who is noted for scoring overtime winner for Toronto in a 1964 playoff game against

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, while playing with a fractured

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, NHL player and member of 2013

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champion

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, NHL player with the

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, former NHL player with the

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and

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* * * {{Authority control Towns in Saskatchewan Usborne No. 310, Saskatchewan

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Demographics

Notable people

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