A cheese factory opened in Biggar on June 1, 1935 [1] Mr. William Affleck was in charge. [2] Mr. Affleck was a cheese and buttermaker in Ontario before he came out west to homestead. [3] He won first prize for cheese at the Buffalo World Fair in 1901. [3]

Sources:
1. The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, May 28, 1935, page 1.
2. The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, May 16, 1935.
3. The Independent, Biggar, Saskatchewan, March 31, 1955, page 1.