Big River began around the turn of the 20th century as a company town, created as a base for the lumber industry. Commercial fishing also played a major part in the community in its early years.
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Weather in Big River
1°
Rain mixed with snow
Wind WSW 18 km/h, gusts 29 · Humidity 85%
- Tonight -4°
- Fri 2°-7°
- Sat 4°-4°
- Sun 5°-2°
- Mon 7°-2°
- Tue 8°-3°
- Wed 6°
Tonight: Rain mixed with light snow ending early this evening then cloudy with 30 percent chance of light snow. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.
Normal for today: high 3°, low -7°
- 9 h 40 min of daylight, 4 min 2 s shorter than yesterday · sunrise 8:01 a.m., sunset 5:42 p.m.
- Frost likely tonight, low -4°
- Waning gibbous · the Beaver Moon is full Nov 24
- On this day: record high 19° in 2008, record low -18° in 1925
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Forecast for the Spiritwood area, 61 km away, observed at Spiritwood at 3:00 p.m. Forecast and alerts from Environment and Climate Change Canada; water advisories from the Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Health Authority, checked at 3:53 p.m..
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Council- Phone
- 306-469-2112
- Website
- bigriver.ca
- Office
- 606 1st Street North
Big River SK S0J 0E0 - Box 220
Big River SK S0J 0E0
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