Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

Stony Rapids
Northern hamlet
Stony Rapids Sign NASA map of Stony Rapids
Stony Rapids Location of Stony Rapids in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 59°15′16.99″N 105°50′18.99″W / 59.2547194°N 105.8386083°W / 59.2547194; -105.8386083
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Post office established	1937
Government
• Mayor	Sandra Hanson
• MLA Athabasca	Buckley Belanger
• MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Georgina Jolibois
Area
• Total	3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	243
• Density	61.3/km2 (159/sq mi)
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC−6)
Postal code	S0J 2R0

Stony Rapids is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of the border to the Northwest Territories, the community is astride the Fond du Lac River. This river connects the community to Fond-du-Lac, Uranium City and Camsell Portage.

Stony Rapids had a total population of 243 residents in 2011. 140 residents chose Dene as their mother tongue, 95 chose English and 5 chose French. All also spoke English.

There are no paved roads that connect Stony Rapids to the rest of the province. There is a dirt/gravel road from Stony Rapids to Points North Landing and from there to the southern part of the province. This road is open year round although during the summer it is quite rough and slow traveling. Also, there is a winter ice road from Fond-du-Lac and Uranium City for most of the winter. In the summer months, the travel is done by boat. There is also a year-round road to the community of Black Lake, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast.

Like most northern communities, Stony Rapids relies on its Stony Rapids Airport and Stony Rapids Water Aerodrome for vital transportation.

The Athabasca Health Facility completed in 2003 at the cost of $12.7 million provides health care services to the Athabasca region. The hospital, located on reserve land (Chicken 224) of the Black Lake Dene Nation adjacent to Stony Rapids, is part of the Athabasca Health Authority.

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