The City of Weyburn is a small city located in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located along the Souris River, the three highways that pass through the city offer routes leading towards Carlyle (and the Manitoba border), Estevan (and the U.S. border to North Dakota, leading to Minot), and the provincial capital of Regina. The origins of the name "Weyburn" have been disputed: many say it was coined by a Scottish man who exclaimed that he saw a "Wee Burn" (a small creek, corrupting into its modern spelling), while some say it was named after a steelworker who worked on the railways.

Its growth has been attributed primarily to the agricultural and oil industries that are situated in its surrounding area, along with its key position on the Soo Line Railway; linking the important railway hub of Moose Jaw to the United States.

Formation

Weyburn was populated by settlers in the late 1800's by the completion of two railway lines by the Canadian Pacific Railway; one from Brandon, Manitoba to Estevan, Saskatchewan, and one from Portal, North Dakota known as the Soo Line. In preparation for the ensuing land rush, a post office was established in 1895, while a land office and school division opened in 1899. Weyburn was constituted as a village on October 22, 1900, became a town on August 5, 1903, and officially became Saskatchewan's 6th city on September 1, 1913. Weyburn grew slowly at first (reaching over 3,000 residents by 1916), but the growth of the oil industry in the 1950's helped grow the city even further.