Weyburn is the tenth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the United States. The name is reputedly a corruption of the Scottish "wee burn," referring to a small creek. The city is surrounded by the

Rural Municipality of Weyburn No. 67 The Rural Municipality of Weyburn No. 67 (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality (RM) in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Div ...

History

The

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(CPR) reached the future site of Weyburn from

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

in 1892 and the Soo Line from

North Portal North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

on the US border in 1893. A post office opened in 1895 and a land office in 1899 in anticipation of the land rush which soon ensued. In 1899, Knox Presbyterian Church was founded with its building constructed in 1906 in the high-pitched gable roof and arches, standing as a testimony to the faith and optimism in the Weyburn area. Weyburn was legally constituted a village in 1900, a town in 1903 and finally as a city in 1913. From 1910 until 1931 the Weyburn Security Bank was headquartered in the city. Weyburn had since become an important railroad town in Saskatchewan – the Pasqua branch of the Souris, Arcola, Weyburn, Regina CPR branch; Portal Section of the CPR / Soo Line; Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Shaunavon, Lethbridge CPR section; the Brandon, Marfield, Carlyle, Lampman, Radville, Willow Bunch section of the

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(CNR); and the Regina, Weyburn, Radville, Estevan, Northgate CNR section have all run through Weyburn. Weyburn was previously home to the Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital, which was closed as a health care facility and sold in 2006, and demolished in 2009. When the mental hospital opened in 1921, it was the largest building in the British Commonwealth and was considered to be on the cutting edge of experimental treatments for people with mental disabilities. The facility had a reputation of leading the way in therapeutic programming. At its peak, the facility was home to approximately 2,500 patients. The history of the facility is explored in the documentary ''Weyburn: An Archaeology of Madness''.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Weyburn had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Ethnicity

Geography and climate

Weyburn is situated near the upper delta of the long Souris River. The Souris River continues southeast through North Dakota eventually meeting the Assiniboine River in Manitoba. In the 1800s this area was known as an extension of the ''Greater Yellow Grass Marsh''. Extensive flood control programs have created reservoirs, parks and waterfowl centres along the Souris River. Between 1988 and 1995, the Rafferty-Alameda Project was constructed to alleviate spring flooding problems created by the Souris River.

Climate

Weyburn has a humid continental climate ( Köppen ''Dfb'') typical of Southern Saskatchewan.

Economy

Weyburn is the largest inland grain gathering point in Canada. Well over half a million tons of grain pass through the Weyburn terminals each year. Oil and gas exploration make up the other major component of the economy.

Culture

The Soo Line Historical Museum (c. 1910) is a Municipal Heritage Property under Saskatchewan's Heritage Property Act. Weyburn is also home to the world's first curling museum, the Turner Curling Museum.

Education

Elementary and secondary

The

public school Public school may refer to: * State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government * Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...

system, South East Cornerstone School Division No. 209, operates the following schools. * Assiniboia Park Elementary School * Legacy Park Elementary School * Weyburn Comprehensive High School * Haig School (now closed) * Queen Elizabeth School (now closed) * Souris School (now closed) It also operated Weyburn Junior High School from 1966 to 2016, which was closed in favour of relocating students to Weyburn Comprehensive High School. Haig School, Queen Elizabeth School, and Souris School are being closed in favour of relocating students to Legacy Park Elementary School in September 2021. The

separate school In Canada, a separate school is a type of school that has constitutional status in three provinces (Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan) and statutory status in the three territories ( Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut). In these Canadi ...

system, Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 140, operates St. Michael School.

Post-secondary

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offers technical, trade and non-degree programs, as well as distance learning from the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan.

Other

The Weyburn Public Library is a branch of the Southeast Regional Library system.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Weyburn is at the junction of highways 13, 35 and 39. The

Weyburn Airport Weyburn Airport is located north-east of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada at the hamlet of North Weyburn. History The aerodrome was constructed in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training ...

is northeast of the city.

Utilities

Electricity is provided by SaskPower and natural gas is provided by SaskEnergy. The city maintains its own water treatment plant and waste management system. Telephone and internet services are provided by both SaskTel and Access Communications.

Health care

The Weyburn General Hospital is operated by the SunCountry Health Region.

Public safety

The Weyburn Police Service and local RCMP detachment provide law enforcement for the city. Fire protection services are provided by the Weyburn Fire Department.

Sports and recreation

Weyburn is the home of the Weyburn Red Wings of the

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...

(SJHL) and the Weyburn Beavers of the Western Canadian Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league in Canada's prairie provinces. In addition, Weyburn is home to Saskatchewan's largest amateur wrestling club.

Local media

Golden West Broadcasting Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. is a Canadian radio and digital media company based in Altona, Manitoba. It is the largest independent radio broadcaster in Canada. The company primarily operates small-market radio stations and internet portals in ...

operates three radio stations that serve Weyburn and the surrounding area; full service country station

CFSL CFSL is a Canadian radio station licensed to Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Owned by Golden West Broadcasting, it broadcasts a country music, country format on the assigned frequency of 1190 Hertz, kHz, and serves the southeast portion of the province. T ...

1190 AM, hot adult contemporary station CKRC-FM 103.5, and mainstream rock station

CHWY-FM CHWY-FM is a radio station in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Broadcasting on 106.7 FM, the station is owned by Golden West Broadcasting, which received approval from the CRTC on February 17, 2012. It shares studios with Golden West's other Weyburn statio ...

106.7. All three stations, and the cluster's news website ''Discover Weyburn'', are based out of studios on 305 Souris Avenue in downtown Weyburn. * Glacier Media Group publishes three newspapers for Weyburn and area: the ''Weyburn Review'', ''Weyburn and Area Booster'', and ''Weyburn This Week''.

Notable people

* Tenille Arts - country music singer * Pat Binns - former premier of Prince Edward Island * Neil Cameron - politician, academic, journalist * Graham DeLaet - professional golfer * Shirley Douglas - actress * Tommy Douglas - politician, recipient of The Greatest Canadian award in 2004 * Larry Giroux, played in the NHL for the

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, Hartford Whalers, Kansas City Scouts, and St. Louis Blues *

Eric Grimson William Eric Leifur Grimson (born 1953) is a Canadian-born computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he served as Chancellor from 2011 to 2014. An expert in computer vision, he headed MIT's Department ...

- former Chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Brett Jones - professional football player * Guy Gavriel Kay - writer * Trenna Keating – actress * Brendon LaBatte - professional football player * W. O. Mitchell - writer * Humphry Osmond - medical researcher *

Derrick Pouliot Derrick Pouliot (born January 16, 1994) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). H ...

- professional hockey player * John Saywell - Canadian historian *

Dave "Tiger" Williams David James "Tiger" Williams (born February 3, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 1974–75 NHL season to the 1987–88 NHL season. He is the NHL's career leader in p ...

- former professional hockey player

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 1898 establishments in Saskatchewan Cities in Saskatchewan Division No. 2, Saskatchewan Populated places established in 1898