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By Carol Thomson May 28, 2021 | 6:47 AM There is a video on social media which the Town of Biggar hopes will go viral. It’s Saskatoon-born Hollywood actor Kim Coates urging everyone to support the Biggar main Street Revitalizataion project. He says he and his parents and brothers would often visit the Biggar area because they have family there. Biggar’s Community Development Officer, D’Shae Bussiere, lists off some of Kim Coates television and movie credits, which include Sons of Anarchy, Bad Blood, Black Hawk Down and Battlefield Earth. The goal is to raise $2.5-million which will be matched by the Brownlee Family Foundation. It’s a big goal for a town of 2,500 with the surrounding R.M. population at around 800, but D’Shae says a few years ago when the idea for the revitalization was in its beginnings, community members were asked if they thought it was a reachable goal, and the answer was a resounding yes. ....
Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Apr 13, 2021 3:12 PM 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. 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, joined town officials and business leaders to launch a $5M revitalization campaign for the town of Biggar on Tuesday. ....