By Brad Brown
Citizen Staff

It’s official.

The Town of Kipling is finally home to the world’s largest paperclip.

Erected at the town’s Bell Park in July 2006, the paperclip was formally recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest last month.

The town received its certificate on Jan. 25 after numerous delays.

The paperclip was built by Ardel Steel of Regina. It measures 15-feet two-inches in length, three-feet two-inches wide, and weighs in at 3,043 pounds.

It stands as a monument to the story of Kyle MacDonald who, through a series of trades, eventually bartered one red (normal-sized) paperclip for a house on Main Street in Kipling.