August 2, 2024
The cart, which is anticipated to be finished in time for the annual Silver Birch Rodeo and Celebration Days, resembles the type used by Metis people to migrate during the Canadian west.
KIKINO – Kikino Métis Settlement is hoping to one day have the distinction of being home to the world’s largest Red River cart.
According to Roger Littlechilds, settlement administrator for Kikino, the idea to build the world’s biggest cart started out as kind of a joke, to see if the community could qualify for the Guinness World Book of Records. But now, as the project nears completion, Kikino officials are hoping that it will indeed break a world record, and it is no longer a joke.
“We sent in a registration to the Guinness World Book of Records,” Littlechilds told Lakeland This Week, adding that Kikino administration is hoping to hear back from officials with the Guinness World Book of Records within the next week, saying that it will most likely entail an initial site visit.