Carrot River Economic Development

06/06/2026

Check this out!!

🎄 CHRISTMAS IN JULY IS COMING TO KUNZ’S KORNER HAVEN! 🎄

Who says you have to wait until December to celebrate Jesus’s birth? 🎁✨

Join us all month long for our Christmas in July festivities! We’ll be bringing the holiday spirit to summer with:

🎄 Special sales and promotions
🎁 Fun holiday-themed events
❤️ Fundraisers supporting some amazing local groups
🍬 Christmas cheer, community, and surprises along the way!

Whether you’re looking for a great deal, wanting to support a worthy cause, or just love Christmas as much as we do, there’s something for everyone.

Stay tuned for event announcements, fundraiser details, and all the festive fun we have planned! ☀️

❤️🎄✨

06/05/2026

We love this!

05/28/2026

📣 SINP Employer Workshop – Registration Open 📣

Are you a business owner struggling to fill positions or interested in learning more about hiring through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)?

Join us for an upcoming employer workshop:

📅 June 4, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM

This session is designed for businesses currently using SINP, considering the program, or simply wanting to learn more about how it works.

Topics will include:
✔️ SINP employer information
✔️ Hiring and supporting foreign workers
✔️ Program requirements and processes
✔️ Questions and discussion with other employers

Registration is now open:
https://forms.gle/S2ofs4ufCNH2A8Wu6

Workforce challenges are affecting many businesses across Saskatchewan, this workshop is an opportunity to explore one potential workforce solution and connect with other local employers.

Please enter your basic information below to register for the upcoming workshop regarding the SINP on June 4th @ 9:00am in the Council Chambers.

05/27/2026

Are you a young entrepreneur aged 18–35 building something in Saskatchewan? 🙋
$5,000 bursaries + mentorship support are up for grabs through the Young Entrepreneur Bursary Program, funded by the Government of Saskatchewan and administered by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. 57 recipients will be selected from across the province.
Don't leave this one on the table. ⏰
📅 Deadline: July 17, 2026
Learn more:

The Young Entrepreneur Bursary Program provides $5,000 grants and mentorship to 57 young business owners across Saskatchewan.

05/22/2026

Vendors Wanted for the Outback Market!

Our weekly Outback Market returns this June at Community Square and we’re inviting ALL types of vendors to join in!

📍 Wednesdays
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📅 June 10 through to September 9

The Outback Market is more than just a traditional farmers market, it’s a welcoming community market with space for everything from fresh produce and baking to handmade crafts, thrift finds, home-based businesses, collectibles, plants, preserves, woodworking, art, clothing, antiques, and all the nifty little things shoppers love to browse.

Have extra garden produce?
Love to bake?
Make handmade items?
Run a side hustle or home-based business?
Have treasures perfect for thrifters and bargain hunters?
We’d love to have you set up!

Participation is simple:
✔️ Have a Town business licence
✔️ Complete a vendor form (primarily for food vendors/public health requirements)

That’s it!

This is a friendly, low-pressure market and multiple vendors of the same type are absolutely welcome - our customers are looking for variety and we’ve had strong community support from shoppers attending regularly.

Come sell, connect, and be part of the summer atmosphere in Saskatchewan’s OUTBACK! ☀️

05/19/2026

Mark this date down - what a fun way to give time to our community!

🌸 Our Annual Planting Day is Back! 🌸

Join us on June 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Town Shop on Birch Road as we team up with local greenhouse operators and volunteers to plant 58 community planters that will brighten Carrot River all summer long!

These planters will be placed throughout town for businesses and municipal staff to help care for and enjoy all season long.

Whether you have a green thumb or just want to lend a hand, we’d love to see you there! Many hands make light work… and a whole lot more flowers. 🌼🌿

05/19/2026

Market season is coming up quick and we want to meet with all vendors - current, new and past!!!

Let's meet to discuss:
- commitment/interest of vendors
- location options
- Market day & time
- Season start and end date

Past seasons have seen vendor commitement come and go, so this season we would like to support finding what will work best for you! Please attend, share this post and invite fellow vendors.

Christine Trombley has graciously been the unofficial market manager the past two years - THANK YOU for your commitment.
Carrot River Arts and Culture Centre Inc. offers an indoor option if there is interest - this could be during inclimate weather as needed, or on a regular basis. No changes are being made at this time, this is your opportunity have discussion and help plan!

05/12/2026

More excellent opportunities in Carrot River - build your career here!

While we look for the perfect fit for our Centre director, we welcome you to check out our job listing on saskjobs.

We are looking for a motivated person, with level 3 ECE, computer literacy, and management experience. If this is you, apply today.