RCE Saskatchewan was an observer at public consultations held by Yancoal Canada and community meetings throughout the region regarding a proposed solution potash mine: the Yancoal Southey Potash Project (Yancoal Project). RCE Saskatchewan determined from (1) those discussions, (2) the collected concerns of various constituent groups; and, (3) a review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS), document itself that RCE Saskatchewan could play an important role in bringing attention to:

1. The magnitude of the Yancoal Project warranting a far more complex Environmental Impact Assessment;
2. The philosophical stance of the Yancoal Project with its understanding of what constitutes appropriate development being outdated; and,
3. The Yancoal Project Environmental Impact Study not including inclusive research examining how the construction of the mine and its continued operation might affect the social and cultural aspects of the communities impacted including the potential loss of social capital and other cultural assets.

The RCE Saskatchewan submission to the Yancoal Southey Potash Project Environmental Impact Assessment of the Government of Saskatchewan strategically engaged in resource/research linking providing both the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada with inclusive information regarding the Yancoal Project's deficiencies and acted to bring science and social science researchers and community members together to assist in the review process.