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Biggar Revitalization Project supported by Brownlee Family Foundation funding
There's a Biggar future on the horizon for the central Saskatchewan town, which is being supported by a revitalization campaign backed by former resident Wayne Brownlee. Brownlee and his wife, Ina Lou...
Keenan Sorokan
Apr 13, 2021
The aim of the Biggar Revitalization Project is to overhaul Main Street and downtown, but the centrepiece of the revitalization will see the Canadian National Railway grounds, an iconic landmark with a deep history in the area, turned into a multi-use park with a festival stage, historic garden and tourism hub.
'The truck went poof, down:' Biggar grandmother recalls slough rescue
"I thought I was going to be holding that man's hand, and that would be the last hand he held." Those were the thoughts of Biggar's Karen Jiricka following a dangerous situation at a slough near the t...
Craig Silliphant
Sep 04, 2020
Quick thinking and timely response saved a man's life near Biggar on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2020. His truck ended up in a slough and quickly submerged into the water. (Facebook/James Stanley Jiricka)
Two men facing drug, weapons charges after raid near Biggar
The RCMP’s Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit has laid a number of drug- and gun-related charges in the wake of a raid Friday near Biggar. The RCMP said shots were fired at officers during...
CKOM News
May 19, 2020
Wildfire temporarily closes Highway 14 between Biggar and Perdue
A large brush fire closed Highway 14 between Biggar and Perdue for over an hour on Saturday, as RCMP asked people to avoid the area. Police noted the smoke from the fire was causing "near zero visibil...
May 16, 2020
A large brush fire closed Highway 14 between Biggar and Perdue on May 16, 2020. (Cory Willness/Twitter)
RCMP officer wounded after shooting near Biggar
An RCMP officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury Thursday night after being shot during the execution of a search warrant near Biggar. In a media release Friday, the Mounties said the incident h...
CKOM News
May 15, 2020
RCMP conducted a major investigation at a home near Biggar on May 15, 2020 after an officer was shot there. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
RCMP warn western Sask. communities after string of break-ins
The RCMP have put out a crime watch advisory after a string of break-ins in multiple communities west of Saskatoon. According to Biggar's RCMP Detachment Commander Dereck Crozier, the spree has hit Un...
Harrison Brooks
Jan 03, 2020
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Biggar Fire Department issues warning after false safety inspection
The Biggar Fire Department is asking residents in the area to be on the lookout for a man impersonating members of their department. In a Facebook post on Saturday evening, Biggar Fire said a rural re...
CKOM News
Sep 15, 2019
Crews work to keep Biggar-area wildfire from spreading
A wildfire that has raged since Monday in a brush area southwest of the town of Biggar continues to pose a serious challenge for fire crews. Jeanne Marie de Moissac is the reeve of the Rural Municipal...
Apr 24, 2019
Charring and smoke seen in the area of a large brush fire southwest of Biggar, Sask. on April 23, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
State of emergency as fire burns southwest of Biggar
The Government of Saskatchewan reported late Tuesday morning that the fire that has been burning near Biggar since Monday was no longer posing a threat to the town. During a conference call, Provincia...
CKOM News
Apr 23, 2019
A brush fire seen in the Argo Bush southwest of Biggar on April 22, 2019. (Karen Itterman/Twitter)
Brush fire forces evacuation of area southwest of Biggar
A wildfire near Biggar forced the evacuation of an area southwest of the town on Monday, as fire crews grappled with flames in a densely forested area. Reports of smoke in the Argo Brush Recreation Ar...
CKOM News
Apr 22, 2019
A brush fire burns in the Argo Bush southwest of Biggar on April 22, 2019. (Karen Itterman/Twitter)
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