The Jansen Discovery Lodge is a permanent workforce housing facility built for 2,586 workers at BHP Billiton's Jansen Potash Project located 130 km east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ATCO Structures & Logistics was contracted to provide engineering design, manufacturing, on-site assembly, foundations, utility distribution, roads, and ongoing lodge operations including food services, housekeeping, management, and maintenance. Critical to the project's success was providing sustainable work opportunities to local First Nations communities through a joint venture agreement between ATCO, George Gordon, Daystar, and Kawacatoose First Nations.

1. CANADA
Permanent
Workforce Housing
Jansen Discovery Lodge
The Jansen Discovery Lodge is the largest Canadian contract in ATCO Structures & Logistics’
history, featuring a permanent accommodations facility for 2,586 workers at BHP Billiton’s Jansen
Potash Project.
ATCO is providing engineering design, manufacturing, assembly on site, as well as all site related
construction services including foundations, utility distribution, roads, etc. ATCO is also responsible
for the ongoing lodge operations including food services, housekeeping services, lodge
management, and maintenance. This complete offering fully demonstrates the extent of our
capabilities as a turn-key workforce accommodations provider.
Features include:
Local Involvement:
Critical to the success of this program are the sustainable work opportunities offered to the
residents of the area. ATCO, the George Gordon, Daystar, and the Kawacatoose First Nations
have entered a joint-venture agreement to deliver and operate the facility, enabling capacity
building initiatives aimed at providing sustainable working opportunities to the members of the local
aboriginal community.
PROJECT SNAPSHOT
DATE: 2012
LOCATION: 130 km east of
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CLIENT: BHP Billiton Canada
Inc.
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 85,000 sq.
ft. core; 30,000 sq. ft. pre-eng
buildings; approx total 930,000 sq.
ft.
FEATURES: 59 two storey
dormitories, arctic corridors,
hockey rink, extensive high-end
amenities
CATEGORY: Workforce Housing
Permanent Operating Facility
MARKET SEGMENT: Mining
Aerial view of camp
Core building Guest services Dormitories 2-storey design
Lounge 160 sq.ft. rooms
Convenience store Private bathrooms
Library Flat screen TV
Medical centre Telephone
Laundry facility Internet
Sports Complex Pre-engineered building Theatre Pre-engineered building
Full size gymnasium 200 theatre style seats
Raised running track
Squash courts Outdoor Full size hockey rink
Multi-purpose room
Weight and aerobic equipment
Steam rooms
Core building entrance