Biggar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Town of Biggar | |
 Biggar town limit sign | |
| Motto(s): "New York is big, but this is Biggar." | |
  Biggar  Biggar | |
| Coordinates: 52°03′32″N 107°58′44″W / 52.059°N 107.979°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 12 |
| Rural Municipality | Biggar |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1909 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1911 |
| Founded by | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway |
| Named for | William Hodgins Biggar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Rickwood |
| • Town Manager | Marty Baroni |
| • Governing body | Biggar Town Council |
| • MLA (Biggar-Sask Valley) | Randy Weekes (SKP) |
| • MP (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) | Kelly Block (CON) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,161 |
| • Density | 137.2/km2 (355/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0K 0M0 |
| Area codes | 306, 633 |
| Highways | Highway 4 Highway 14 Highway 51 |
| Website | townofbiggar |
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Biggar is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on Highway 14, 93 kilometres (58 mi) west of Saskatoon, the province's most populous city.
Biggar has become well known for its unusual town slogan, an Olympic athlete, and a world-record deer. The town was featured on American morning newsmagazine The Today Show in February 2010 as part of an ongoing Canadian-oriented segment during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System (Town of Biggar)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.