Fault Lines : Life and Landscape in Saskatchewan’s Oil Economy

Valerie Zink is a Saskatchewan photographer whose works have been exhibited in galleries across the prairies. Emily Eaton is a University of Regina geography professor whose research involves Saskatchewan’s fossil fuels industry. This volume depicts the cultural, economic, and geographic impacts of Saskatchewan’s oil boom on the province. Zink’s 77 photographs range from rolling landscapes to portraits of rig hands to small-town signs, capturing both the human and environmental dimensions of oil work on the prairies. Eaton’s text situates the province’s oil industry as a complex web of issues and concerns: gender representation, Indigenous land rights, and a risk-and-reward rhythm mix with accounts of rural economic evolution and individual success.