Northern Saskatchewan is a gorgeous place with very few amenities but plenty of natural resources. The landscape is a unique in that the western portion of the province consists of the Athabasca Basin, a sandstone sediment that overlies the older Precambrian shield. The Precambrian Canadian shield makes up the other northern half of the province. The beach sand soils that make up the Athabasca Basin are quite unique, resulting in the largest sand dunes in North America, known as the Athabasca Sand Dunes. The uniqueness of the Athabasca Basin is also in that its contact and formation of some of the largest uranium deposits in the world. At the contact point between the Athabasca Basin and the underlying Precambrian shield is hundreds of millions of pounds of uranium. In fact, the largest currently active uranium mine in the world is in Northern Saskatchewan. The push for more energy and greener energy sources will grow this area as a valuable resource in the province’s future. 

 
As an environmental consultant we are constantly put in the difficult position of working for and reporting to the mining companies and developers and submitting our results to the federal and provincial governments. Being out there in the remote wilderness opens your eyes to what more the region has to offer and protect. The people who live in these small northern communities are some of the nicest people, many of whom rely on the fishing, hunting and trapping industries to support their families, economically and physically. However, many of these communities need the support, education and new infrastructure to help with growing physical and mental health problems plaguing some communities. This generates a difficult battle and balance between development and protection of the land

 
It’s an area of the province I encourage everyone to go experience as it will really change your perspective on what this province has to offer.