This settlement was incorporated as a village in 1909, named after the grand counsel of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, W. H. Biggar. The G.T.P.R. established Biggar as a divisional point and as a home terminal where train crews changed. As a result, Biggar experienced rapid growth and was incorporated as a town in 1911.
A side effect of all this is that Biggar is skipped by the alphabetic naming scheme used by the G.T.P.R. to assign names to unnamed stations and sidings along its length. Along the G.T.P.R., Biggar is situated between Neola and Oban.
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad went out of business in the early 1920's. The railroad was taken over by the Canadian government and was made part of the Canadian National Railroad which is very active to this day. Biggar maintained its status as a divisional point. Canadian National Railroad is a major part of Biggar's local economy.
Here are links to some excellent online resources regarding the history of the Town of Biggar:
Historic aerial photos of Biggar
Town of Biggar Website: History of Biggar
Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada : a pictorial history
Biggar Museum & Gallery
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