Good News Current and Past residents of the Village of Canwood and District! A History Book Committee has been formed and has started work on a new History Book for Canwood and Area which will be published in conjunction with our 100th Anniversary in 2016.
Welcome to the Big River Community website. As you browse through our pages we hope you will discover a community full of activity, surrounded by the wonder and beauty of nature. A town where Main Street leads you right down to your new favorite fishing spot. We want to impress upon you that you truly have stepped onto Naturés Doorstep by coming to Big River.
SMEATON AND DISTRICT NEWSwhere the north beginsSmeaton, Saskatchewan, is a small community of fewer than 200 residents, situated at Mile Zero of the Hanson Lake Road. We like to think we live where the north begins. To the north of us are many lakes and the highway leading to Flin Flon and Creighton. To the south of us is the Fort a la Corne Forest, where diamond exploration companies hope to prove up diamond mines in the world's largest kimberlite deposits. REASONS TO LIKE SMEATON, SASKATCHEWAN:Smeaton is a quiet, friendly community midway between Prince Albert and Nipawin, on Highway 55, at the start of the Hanson Lake Road. We have low taxes and utility bills. High speed internet and cell phone services are available in our area. Smeaton has a large Recreation Centre boasting a large gym, skating and curling rinks. Students are bused to the Choiceland School, twelve miles away. Our Health Centre is open five days a week where a nurse is available,and a doctor or nurse practitioner is available one afternoon a week