WEYBURN

city, southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Souris River. It was settled during the 1890s after the Soo Line Railroad from Estevan came through to Moose Jaw (92 miles northwest). Tradition holds that the place-name originated from the Scottish wee burn (small brook), in reference to the Souris River, but the actual derivation is unclear. Weyburn has become a distributing point for a productive grain and mixed-farming region and is situated on one of Canada's most prolific oil fields. The city's manufactures include cables, plastics, steel and glass fibre products, and carbonated beverages; an industrial complex is at the city's airport. A provincial mental hospital, Weyburn Collegiate Institute (1913), Southeast Region Community College, and Western Christian College serve the community. Inc. village, 1900; town, 1903; city, 1913. Pop. (1991) 9,673.