31-680: Uranium City is a northern settlement in Saskatchewan , Canada. Located on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories , it is 230 metres (750 ft) above sea level. The settlement is 760 kilometres (470 mi) northwest of Prince Albert , 760 kilometres (470 mi) northeast of Edmonton and 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of the Northwest Territories-Saskatchewan boundary. For census purposes, it
62-600: A route with Saskatoon and Regina until that company cancelled its service in November 2008. It now serves Uranium City with a flight from Saskatoon that stops in Prince Albert, Points North and Stony Rapids. There is also a small water aerodrome located next to Uranium City. There is no normal road access connecting Uranium City with the rest of Canada. There is provision for a winter road which connects with Fond-du-Lac . Saskatchewan Highway 962 provides travel for
93-550: A short distance within the local area. A significant bridge replacement project on Highway 962 was conducted in 2001 at the Fredette River . Local telephone service is provided by SaskTel and was first available in Uranium City on 30 November 1955. Current telephone numbers for international calling are of the form +1 306 498 xxxx ( NPA-NXX : 306–498, CLLI : URCYSK05DS0). Canada Post continues to deliver mail to
124-436: A special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet. Saskatchewan has 151 organized hamlets that are established via ministerial order and under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern and central Saskatchewan. The people in a hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within
155-504: A treated gravel runway of 3,935 ft (1,199 m) operated by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure . The airport is one of the few employers left in the community. West Wind Aviation previously served Uranium City with flights to Prince Albert and Saskatoon three times a week. Norcanair served the community with scheduled flights until it ceased operations in 2005. Transwest Air also provided
186-468: A unique, chartered "district" with authority over education, health, and welfare. The population of Uranium City started to grow significantly only once Eldorado Resources made a deliberate initiative in 1960 to see staff housed in Uranium City instead of the Eldorado campsite . After reaching a population of 2,507 in 1981, the closure of the mines in 1982 led to economic collapse, with most residents of
217-486: A year record wind chill readings below −40 °C or −40 °F. The lowest temperature ever recorded in the settlement was −48.9 °C (−56.0 °F) on 15 January 1974 and on 7 February 2021. Education in Uranium City is under the authority of the Northern Lights School Division #113 , a school district that covers most of northern Saskatchewan. The only remaining school in Uranium City
248-448: Is Ben McIntyre School, serving classes from kindergarten to Grade 9. The school opened in 1977 and is named after the first teacher in Uranium City who established the first school in the community in 1952 with 40 students in ten grades. As of September 2005, 10 students were enrolled. Secondary education was provided by CANDU High School, named after a nuclear reactor . According to travellers Vincent Chan and Tricia Holopina who visited
279-703: Is a town in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District . Its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act . A northern village may apply for town status when the actual resident population is at least 500. Saskatchewan has two northern towns. A northern village is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. A northern hamlet may apply for northern village status when
310-453: Is at least 50 and the northern settlement contains at least 25 separate dwelling units or business premises. Unlike hamlets and northern settlements, northern hamlets are municipal corporations. Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets. In Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community that is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality . It has at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots,
341-491: Is created by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act . Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, which are located in the central and southern portions of the province. Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities. Saskatchewan has 24 northern municipalities, which includes the sub-types of northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. A northern town
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#1732771965253372-476: Is located within the province's Division No. 18 territory. In 1949, athabascaite was discovered by S. Kaiman while he was researching radioactive materials around Lake Athabasca near Uranium City. In 1952, the provincial government decided to establish a community to service the mines in the Beaverlodge uranium area developed by Eldorado Mining and Refining , a federal crown corporation . In 1954,
403-727: Is regulated by The Municipalities Act , while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act . Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD) is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act . In the 2021 Census , Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505. Saskatchewan presently has 786 municipalities of various types (urban, rural and northern municipalities) and sub-types (cities, towns, villages, resort villages, northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets). Saskatchewan has 466 urban municipalities, which includes
434-472: Is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements. A ghost town is a town that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all of its businesses and services to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway , railway tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource . Uranium City Water Aerodrome Uranium City Water Aerodrome ( TC LID : CKG6 )
465-403: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Uranium City had a population of 91 living in 41 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of 24.7% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 5.99 km (2.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.2/km (39.3/sq mi) in 2021. The community has a certified airport, Uranium City Airport , that features
496-528: The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), are further classified into three sub-types – northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. Rural municipalities are not classified into sub-types. Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD. The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets
527-493: The change to town status. When a town's population exceeds 5,000 people, the council may request a change to city status, but the change in incorporation level is not mandatory. Towns with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 500 limit. For example, the towns of Fleming , Francis , and Scott have populations that have dropped under 500 people and are still qualified under town status. Towns with populations below
558-791: The city in 2002, locals state that the school was opened in 1979 and closed in 1983 after only three years of service, with the building since sustaining extensive vandalism. The following people are associated with Uranium City by birth, residence or career: Northern settlement Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan , Canada, include incorporated municipalities , unincorporated communities and First Nations communities. Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and northern municipalities. Urban municipalities are further classified into four sub-types – cities , towns , villages and resort villages. Northern municipalities, which are located in
589-440: The community leaving. The Uranium City Act was repealed on 1 October 1983, reducing the community to an unincorporated "northern settlement". The local hospital closed in the spring of 2003. Its population in 2016 was 73, including a number of Métis and First Nations people. The town is considered a uranium boomtown due to the rapid increase in population during the mining period and substantial depopulation that followed. In
620-426: The community. The post office is located at the municipal office ( Postal Code : S0J 2W0). Radio broadcasting in the community is provided by: Until 2012, television service was provided by CBKAT operating on channel 8 at a power of 15 watts. This was a rebroadcast of CBC Television service from CBKST Saskatoon . Until 2003, the local transmitter's television programming originated from CBC North . This repeater
651-400: The jurisdiction of a rural municipality and do not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. The following are hamlets that are neither special service areas nor organized hamlets. Like a generic hamlet, a special service area is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. Unlike a generic hamlet,
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#1732771965253682-560: The limit may, however, revert to village or resort village status if the town council requests it. Saskatchewan has 146 towns. The people of an organized hamlet may request that the hamlet be incorporated as a village or resort village. In order to qualify, the hamlet must have been an organized hamlet for at least 3 years, have a population of at least 100 in the most recent census, and contain at least 50 separate dwelling units or business premises. Saskatchewan has 260 villages. Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages. A rural municipality
713-618: The local newspaper, The Uranium Times , noted that 52 mines were operating and 12 open-pit mines were next to Beaverlodge Lake. Initially, most of the residences in Uranium City were simply tents. Some of the mines operating in the area included the Gunnar Mine , the Lorado Mine , and the Fay-Ace-Verna Mine in Eldorado, Saskatchewan . Two options were considered for communities in the region: small communities near
744-463: The majority of which are an average size of less than one acre . The Government of Saskatchewan recognizes three different types of hamlets – generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada , while unorganized hamlets are not. Generic hamlets in Saskatchewan are under
775-554: The mine site or larger more centralized communities with adequate services. Not wanting to replicate some of the problems associated with small mining towns at the time in Northern Ontario , the government pushed for the second option and modelled Uranium City after the community of Arvida, Quebec . In 1956, the provincial government passed the Municipal Corporation of Uranium City and District Act , creating
806-492: The opinion that the reversion to town status is in the public interest. The city of Melville retains city status as of 2010 despite dropping below 5,000 population in the 1990s. Saskatchewan has 16 cities, including Lloydminster and not including Flin Flon . In Saskatchewan, towns are formed from villages or resort villages with a population of at least 500 people. The council of the village or resort village must request
837-401: The population is at least 100 and the northern hamlet contains at least 50 separate dwelling units or business premises. Saskatchewan has 11 northern villages. A northern hamlet is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. A northern settlement may apply for northern hamlet status when the population
868-447: The rural municipality in which the hamlet is located. The minimum requirements for organize status include a permanent population of at least 80 residents, 40 separate dwelling units or places of business, a taxable assessment of at least $ 4 million, and any other factor the minister may consider appropriate. A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration
899-470: The settlement was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 30 June 2021 during the 2021 Western North America heat wave . Wind chill factors are prominent as well in the winter months, making the cold temperatures seem to be much colder than they actually are. Uranium City has recorded one of the coldest wind chill factors of any Canadian location, with −74 °C or −101.2 °F wind chill reading being recorded on 28 January 2002. Additionally, an average of 34 days
930-400: The sub-types of cities, towns, villages and resort villages. In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status . A city does not automatically revert to town status if the population drops below 5,000; this only occurs if the city council requests it, the majority of electors vote to revert to town status or the appropriate provincial minister is of
961-608: Was one of 620 analog television signals nationwide shut down by the CBC on 31 July 2012 due to budget cuts. Uranium City is part of the Taiga Shield Ecozone and experiences a subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ) with long, cold, snowy winters, brief transitional periods, and short, cool, and humid summers. The temperature range is typically large due to frigidly cold winter temperatures that often plunge below −30 °C (−22 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in