Where is weyburn sk

I grew up in Fishing Hook, Saskatchewan. Riversdale in Saskatoon, blocks from the river. Neighbours who are chill, walking distance from downtown, beautiful trees everywhere and good coffee places close by. North Battleford. Despite the bad reputation in the media this town is full of many amazing and talented people from all walks of life! The nature around us in the lake areas to the north the ski hill to south and access to the biggest star filled night skies is amazing!

City status, small town love. I can catch the game at Boston Pizza, and watch the northern lights dance from my front door step. As for the mayor of Yorkton, Sask. Let us know in the comments section below why your hometown needs to get on MoneySense's radar. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.

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In the spring of , anticipating a land rush, the CPR established a land office at Weyburn, and soon homesteaders were arriving in droves. A local school district was set up in , and at the time businesses were springing up on the townsite. Weyburn was incorporated as a village on October 22, , attained town status on August 5, , and received its city charter on September 1, , becoming the sixth city in the province.

The population of Weyburn climbed from in to 3, by The city serves a trading area of approximately 25, people. Weyburn has more than stores and services; educational facilities include five elementary schools, two junior high schools, and one high school; post-secondary studies are available through the Southeast Regional College. More than 15 church organizations serve the community; the city has two radio stations: AM and Magic The city has a wide range of sports and recreation facilities; the Weyburn Colosseum is home to the Weyburn Red Wings of the Saskatchewan Junior hockey League.

The home of the Canadian author and playwright W. Douglas Centre, a performing arts centre housed in the former Calvary Baptist Church built in , where Douglas, a Baptist minister, preached his first sermon. Other community landmarks include the Weyburn water tower, built in , the Signal Hill Arts Centre, situated in a former hospital then nursing home, the Weyburn Court House, designed by Provincial Architect Maurice Sharon and built in , and the Souris Valley Regional Care Centre, which opened as the Saskatchewan Hospital in The Saskatchewan Hospital was built for the treatment of the mentally ill, and as one of the largest buildings in the province at the time of its completion, it had the capacity for patients and a staff of