Town of Rocanville | |
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Coordinates: 50°23′06″N 101°41′31″W / 50.385°N 101.692°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 5 |
Rural Municipality | Rocanville |
Post office Founded | 1904 |
Town established | 1904 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ron Reed |
• M.P. (Souris—Moose Mountain) | Ed Komarnicki (2008) |
• M.L.A. (Moosomin) | Don Toth (2007) |
Elevation | 519 m (1,703 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 869 |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0A 3L0 |
Area code | 306 |
Website | rocanville.ca |
Rocanville is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, and home to the largest oil can in the world.[1] It is home of the Nutrien Rocanville mine which recently announced a $1.6 billion expansion. Rocanville is also home of the Symons Oiler factory which produced over 1 million oil cans during the Second World War.[2] The town erected the giant oil can to commemorate the factory.
Rocanville is also known for crop circles that were discovered there in the fall of 1996.[3]