Wollaston Lake is a hamlet

Hamlets of Saskatchewan

Hamlets are designated by the council of a municipal district or county when a community has a generally accepted name and boundary. Hamlets can contain non-residential areas within their boundaries, and are administered by the municipal districts...

 in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. It is the only community on Wollaston Lake

Wollaston Lake

Wollaston Lake is located in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. With a surface area of 2286 km² , it is the largest lake in the world that drains naturally in two directions...

. The community has a population of about 800 people, a quarter of whom are members of the Lac La Hache Indian Band. Access is provided by Wollaston Lake Airport

Wollaston Lake Airport

Wollaston Lake Airport, , is located adjacent to Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:...

 and Highway 905

Saskatchewan Highway 905

Highway 905 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 102 to Highway 964 near Black Lake. The highway is approximately 456 km long.Highway 905 starts at Saskatchewan Highway 102, about 22 km southwest of Southend...

. The highway is on the west side of the lake and the community is on the east side. Access from the highway is provided by an ice road

Ice road

Ice roads are frozen, human-made structures on the surface of bays, rivers, lakes, or seas in the far north. They link dry land, frozen waterways, portages and winter roads, and are usually remade each winter. Ice roads allow temporary transport to areas with no permanent road access...

 in the winter (November to June) and by barge

Barge

A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...

in the summer.