Patricia Sandberg presents on that elusive quality, voice

January 10, author Patricia Sandberg gave a presentation to the local branch of Canadian Authors. Referring to her self-published book Sun Dogs and Yellowcake, she talked about getting the voices of her fellow townspeople right, and described her project as a "memoir of a town."

Before assembing her fascinating work of Canadian social history, Sandberg interviewed over a hundred people who had lived in the temporary fifties boom town of Gunnar Mines. There she too grew up, playing in the tailings pond with other kids and handling yellowcake, partially refined uranium ore destined for the Cold War weapons buildup. Located in northern Saskatchewan, this purpose-built town grew into a warm community that left its former residents with warm memories even decades later. What remains are the memories and the ongoing cleanup.