Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan
Sandy Bay | |
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Main Beach on the Churchill River | |
Location of Sandy Bay in Saskatchewan Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°18′54″N 102°11′10″W / 55.315°N 102.186°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Census division | 18 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
Sandy Bay is a northern village in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated on the shore of Wasawakasik Lake — which is a lake along the course of the Churchill River — about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the community of Pelican Narrows and 91 kilometres (57 mi) northwest of Creighton and Flin Flon. The community consists of two parts the Northern Village of Sandy Bay and the Wapaskokimaw 202 reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. Access is via Highway 135 and the Hanson Lake Road.
The community has a health clinic, community resource centre, pre-school, K-12 school, and a day-care. Sandy Bay has a population of about 1,200, of whom about one quarter are members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation.