Carrot River is located in North-East Saskatchewan (population location) and center Saskatchewan (Geographical location). The name Carrot River is from the wild carrots growing along the river. Settlement was slow until the Canadian National Railway came in 1931 bringing farmers from the south. More roads and drainage ditches being built improved conditions around Carrot River and it became a village in 1941 and incorporated as a town on April 1, 1948. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) • Land 591,670 km² • Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Binomial name Daucus carota Species Daucus carota Wild carrot or Queen Annes lace, Daucus carota, is the ancestor of the domesticated carrot of Europe, widely introduced in North America. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1963, the Squaw Rapids Hydro-Electric (renamed to E.B. Campbell Hydro-Electric Dam) in Saskatchewan was built 50 km north of Carrot River, forming Tobin Lake, an excellent fishing and recreation area close to the town which brings lots of tourism from all over the world. More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in 2004. ...

Weyerhaeuser is the town's largest employer and has a $14 million upgrade in past years. A 1999 acquisition of SaskForest Products makes the Carrot River Sawmill one of North America's largest forest product companies. The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. ...

Premier Sask Inc. harvests peat, a decayed matter and the forerunner to coal and has a packing and shipping plant at Carrot River. Expanding markets for peat have allowed the Carrot River plant to expand. Premier Sask Inc. ships approximately 1.6 million four cubic foot bales per year. Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetable matter. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining). ...

Tourism is bolstered by the discovery of Big Bert, the remains of a 92 million year old crocodile near Pasquia Park on the shores of the Carrot River. Pasquia Park is located 6 miles (10 kilometers to the south) and Big Bert is the first to be found in North America. Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma See full taxonomy. ...

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Town of Carrot River