Weyburn

Weyburn
Nickname : The Opportunity City
Location in Saskatchewan
Weyburn
State :	Canada
Province :	Saskatchewan
Coordinates :	49 ° 40 ′  N , 103 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′  N , 103 ° 51 ′  W
Height :	561  m
Area :	15.78 km²
Residents :	10,870 (as of 2016)
Population density :	688.8 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Central Time ( UTC − 6 )
Postal code :	S4H
Area code :	+1 306
Mayor :	Marcel Roy
Website :	www.weyburn.ca
All Saints Church - Weyburn

Weyburn is a city in the Canadian Prairie Province of Saskatchewan . In 2016 it is the ninth largest city in this province with 10,870 inhabitants.

geography

Weyburn is located on the Souris River , about 100 kilometers southeast of Regina . The border with the US state of North Dakota in the south is 75 kilometers away. Saskatchewan Highways 13 , 35 and 39 run through Weyburn. Wayburn Airport is to the northwest .

history

The area was first settled in 1892 after railway lines were installed there. Some chroniclers believe that the settlement got its name from a Scottish settler who crossed the Souris River and used the Scottish words wee for 'small' and burn for 'brook' to describe the place. This word creation was later changed to Weyburn . Other historians believe that the place name was chosen in honor of a supervisor involved in the construction of a railway line . The city soon developed into a major railway junction.

Today Weyburn is Canada's largest inland grain transhipment point. In addition, crude oil is produced from over 600 wells in the area . The city is home to the Weyburn Red Wings ice hockey team, as well as the Turner Curling Museum and Soo Line Historical Museum .

sons and daughters of the town

• Shirley Douglas (1934-2020), actress
• Pat Binns (* 1948), politician
• Guy Gavriel Kay (born 1954), fantasy author
• Tiger Williams (born 1954), ice hockey player
• Gordon Sherven (born 1963), ice hockey player
• Derrick Pouliot (* 1994), ice hockey player

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census Canada
2. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Naming ( memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ The Opportunity City ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

Commons : Weyburn, Saskatchewan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Weyburn Red Wings website - Weyburn Red Wings ice hockey team
• weyburn.ca/modules - Turner Curling Museum
• historicplaces.ca - Soo Line Historical Museum