Location of Weyburn, Saskatchewan

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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 347 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (379 × 655 pixel, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/png) Location of Weyburn, Saskatchewan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 347 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (379 × 655 pixel, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/png) Location of Weyburn, Saskatchewan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford...

Weyburn is the birthplace of acclaimed Canadian writers W. O. Mitchell, Guy Gavriel Kay and Mark Steven Morton, and former NHL hockey player Dave "Tiger" Williams. It was also home to Canadian politician Tommy Douglas who is credited with the establishment of Medicare in Canada. In 2005, Douglas was voted the Greatest Canadian in a nationwide poll on CBC Television's "The Greatest Canadian". British medical researcher Dr Humphry Osmond is also a former resident of Weyburn. It is also the birthplace of the former Premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns. William Ormond Mitchell, PC , OC , D.Litt better known as W.O. Mitchell (March 13, 1914 – February 25, 1998) was a Canadian writer. ... Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction. ... Mark Steven Morton (born December 31, 1963) is a Canadian author. ... David James Tiger Williams (born 3 February 1954 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974-75 to 1987-88. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician. ... Humphry Fortescue Osmond (July 1, 1917 - February 6, 2004) was a British psychiatrist, known for coining the word psychedelic and for his groundbreaking research in using psychedelic drugs in medical research. ... Motto: i lost P.E.I. again mom:well, look under the couch Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman - Premier Pat Binns (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 4 - Senate seats 4 Confederation July 1, 1873 (7th) Area Ranked 13th... Patrick George Binns (born October 8, 1948 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan), is a Canadian politician and the Premier of Prince Edward Island. ...

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 every 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 Canada and was considered 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 1,500 patients. The history of the facility is explored in the documentary Weyburn: An Archaeology of Madness.[1]

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. The Weyburn Red Wings are an ice hockey team, based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and currently playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. ... SJHL Emblem The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Tier II Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. ... SJHL Emblem The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Tier II Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. ... The Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL), an association of Canadian Junior A hockey leagues and teams, formed in November 1993, emerging from the Canada West Association of Junior A Hockey. ...

According to the Canada 2006 Census: The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

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Footnotes: ^↑ The data has not yet been released and is based on 2001 Census. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

Yellow Grass is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada at . ... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford... Assiniboia is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Location of Estevan, Saskatchewan Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. ...

External links

• City of Weyburn Web Site
• Soo Line Historical Museum
• Tatagwa Parkway

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Coordinates: 49°40′N, 103°51′W Image File history File links Flag_of_Saskatchewan. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... The province of Saskatchewan, Canada is divided into 18 census divisions according to Statistics Canada. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... 7 Division No. ... 8 Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, often abbreviated as SARM, is an independent association that is responsible for representing the governments of the many rural municipalities in Saskatchewan. ... SARM Division No. ... SARM Division No. ... SARM Division No. ... SARM Division No. ... SARM Division No. ... SARM Division No. ... This is a list of incorporated cities of Canada in alphabetical order by province. ... Location of Estevan, Saskatchewan Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Flin Flon, Manitoba (pop. ... Location of Humboldt, Saskatchewan Humboldt is a small Saskatchewan city located 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Saskatchewan Highway 5 and Saskatchewan Highway 20. ... Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling a provincial border. ... Location of Melfort, Saskatchewan Melfort (2006 population 5,192 is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately 95 km (60 mi) southeast of Prince Albert. ... Location of Melville, Saskatchewan Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. ... Location of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km west of Regina. ... Location of North Battleford, Saskatchewan North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria Prince Albert is the third-largest city (after Saskatoon and Regina) with a population of 41,072 as of 2006, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford... Nickname: Location of Saskatoon (indicated by the red star) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan Establishment 1883 Incorporation 1906 Government  - Mayor Don Atchison  - Governing body Saskatoon City Council  - MP Carol Skelton Brad Trost Maurice Vellacott Lynne Yelich  - MLAs Graham Addley Pat Atkinson Lorne Calvert Ken Cheveldayoff Eric Cline David Forbes Andy... Swift Current is a small city in Southwest Saskatchewan. ... Yorkton is a city in the south-east of Saskatchewan, Canada, near the Manitoba border. ... Communities of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada See also: list of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, list of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan C - City H - Hamlet NH - Northern hamlet NV - Northern village RV - Resort village T - Town V - Village U - Unincorporated Aaskana, Saskatchewan (Former name of Red Deer Hill) Abbey, Saskatchewan... This is a list of rural municipalities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan // A Aberdeen No. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... List of Indian Reserves in Saskatchewan, Canada See also: list of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, list of communities in Saskatchewan // A Atahkakoop First Nation B Beardys & Okemasis First Nations C Cakastepesin - no longer exists. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...