Mistatim ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the

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and Census Division No. 14. It is just north of

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. Mistatim is east of the Town of Tisdale and west of

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...

. The

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is to the south. The Mistatim post office first opened in 1907 and closed down in 1914, to re-open in 1917. Mistatim Station post office was established in 1930, with a change of name to Mistatim in 1938. The early village was a settlement of Germans, Hungarians, French and Scots. Early surveying and settlement in the area was difficult in this heavily forested area without roads, and several

muskeg Muskeg (Ojibwe: mashkiig; cr, maskīk; french: fondrière de mousse, lit. ''moss bog'') is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or ...

areas could not be crossed until winter freeze up. Mistatim is located south of the Pasquia Forest Reserve, and north of the Porcupine Forest Reserve. The Cree word ''Mistatim'' literally translates to big dog, in reference to horses.

History

Mistatim incorporated as a village on July 1, 1952.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Mistatim 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. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Mistatim recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Transportation

As early as April 2, 1905 Mistatim Siding was located at SW 1/4 Section 15, Township 45, Range 10 West of the 2nd Meridian on the CNR railway. Mistatim was located on the Neepawa - Dauphin - Hudson Bay Junction - The Pas - Prince Albert - North Battleford CNR Branch Line. Mistatim was a station located at mile 436 between Bannock and Peesane. Passenger service via the CNR stopped in 1977. The Shaw railway was a private railway about long providing logging transportation. Access to Mistatim presently is via Sk Hwy 3 which underwent micro-resurfacing during the summer of 2008 for a length of .

Economy

Mistatim is a member of the EDEN Regional Economic Development Authority (REDA) which was formed in 1995. This REDA is one of 31 in the province which organise together municipal governments, businesses, and co-ops to encourage tourism, investment, economic and recreational activities in the area. Located south of the tree line in the province of Saskatchewan, Mistatim is home to both agricultural mixed farming and forestry as an economic base. The Mistatim cemetery is located at SE Section 15- Township 45- Range 10 West of the 2nd Meridian. The first burial was in 1936, and by 1999, there have been transcribed 211 burials.

Features and attractions

Besides

, there are several neighboring lakes which are stocked with fish. Deer, elk or moose hunting as well as duck hunting are activities in this heavily forested area. The Mistatim bog situated in the southern

boreal forest Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...

, features black spruce, moose and waterfowl. This

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...

area is protected under the Wildlife Habitat Protection Act. The Golden Rods Senior Citizen Center provides recreational activities for the senior population. A unique new feature in the Mistatim region is the ''Mistatim Castle''. This two storey home constructed above a three car garage with duck pond is within a mile of the village. The provincial government was petitioned in 2002 to encourage the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association to provide groomed snowmobile trails in the area and the Mistatim Snow Packers Inc. has been established. The Mistatim Arena was constructed as a part of the Canadian centennial project in 1967, and features ice rink and curling rink.

Education

The Mistatim public library is part of the regional Wapiti Regional Library. In 1929, a log school house was constructed on the site of the Mistatim school, and this log school building was demolished in 1940. Bachelor School District 5009 was first established in 1932. In 1939 a new teacherage was constructed as well as a two-room school was finished. This school was demolished in 1961, to be replaced by a modern school with a new gymnasium added in 1977. The former school building, which offered Kindergarten to grade 12, closed in 2001 and has been converted into a community center. Deldale School District #5171 was constructed in 1939. To the east of Deldale, the Bannock School District #5190 was established in 1941.Frederick's Siding School, and Motion School were two other one room school houses in the area.

References

Villages in Saskatchewan Bjorkdale No. 426, Saskatchewan Division No. 14, Saskatchewan {{coord, 52.867, N, 103.357, W, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki