Weyburn, Saskatchewan
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Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 110 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is 70 kilometers north of the border with the United States.
Weyburn is the birthplace of acclaimed Canadian writers W. O. Mitchell, Guy Gavriel Kay and Mark Steven Morton. It was also home to Canadian politician Tommy Douglas who in 2005 was voted the Greatest Canadian by CBC television. British medical researcher Dr Humphry Osmond is also a former resident of Weyburn. It is also the birthplace of the current Premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns.
Weyburn was founded in the late 1800's on the shores of the Souris river by railroad workers. The name of the town comes from the Scots phrase "wee burn," meaning "small river," in reference to the Souris river which runs through the city. Weyburn was officially incorporated as a village in 1902, a town in 1903, and a city in 1913.
Weyburn is the largest inland grain gathering point in all of Canada. Well over half a million tons of grain pass through the Weyburn terminals each and ever year. Weyburn is also home to the world's only curling museum, the Turner Curling Museum. Weyburn is also home to the Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital. When opened in 1921, it was the largest building in Saskatchewan and was considered on the cutting edge of experimental treatements for people with mental disabilites. The facility had a reputation of leading the way in theraputic programming. At it's peak, the facility was home to approximately 1,500 patients.
Weyburn is the home of the Weyburn Red Wings of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The Red Wings have been Canadian Junior A Hockey League Champions on two occasions, in 1984 and 2005.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
| Population: | 9,534 (-1.9% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 15.72 km² |
| Population density: | 606.3 people/km² |
| Median age: | 39.8 (males: 38.1, females: 41.4) |
| Total private dwellings: | 4,223 |
| Mean household income: | $38,469 |
| Northwest: Yellow Grass | North: Regina | |
| West: Assiniboia | Weyburn | East: Carlyle |
| Southeast: Estevan |
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| Census Divisions: | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 |
| Cities: | Estevan - Flin Flon (part) - Humboldt - Lloydminster (part) - Melfort - Melville - Moose Jaw - North Battleford - Prince Albert - Regina - Saskatoon - Swift Current - Weyburn - Yorkton |
| See also: | List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan |
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