Local Attractions
Heritage Village is a replica of a village community from the turn of the century right up to about the 1940's. Buildings and artifacts make up a collection that will take you back in time. The Village offers a bit of everything from household items to machinery. While visiting the Village, you can see a one-room school, a rural municipality office, a country church, a blacksmith shop, and much much more!
You can call to learn about the Weyburn Crocus Tour at (306) 842-2922 or (306) 848-3217, which operates year round. Begin this fascinating driving tour of Weyburn's historic sites by following the crocus signs that start at the Soo Line Historical Museum, which provides a guide booklet of the Crocus Tour for free. This tour features 18 stops including W.O. Mitchell's former residence, Weyburn's first and second hospitals, the original Calvary Baptist Church where T.C. 'Tommy' Douglas preached prior to his political career, the Power House Museum (a.k.a. Soo Line Museum), the King George Hotel, the Weyburn Security Bank, the Souris Valley Regional Care Centre, the Turner Curling Museum, the original W.O. Mitchell residence, the Big Wheel, Weyburn's Court House, Weyburn's first post office, the Salemka Residence (a world renowned opera singer originally from Weyburn), the Powell residence, Signal Hill, Signal Hill Arts Centre, Weyburn's Water Tower, and Heritage Village.
Touted as "First in the World", this unique Museum is of interest to curlers and non-curlers alike. Don and Elva Turner, besides being avid curlers, are also avid curling collectors. When their impressive collection outgrew their basement, the City of Weyburn offered to give it a permanent home in its present day location. The Turner collection features many rare, historical curling pieces, including one of the largest collections of curling pins in the country.
Constructed in 1912 as the Weyburn General Hospital, it was the first publicly run medical facility in the community. Constructed under agreement with the Town of Weyburn and R.M. of Weyburn No. 67, it was the only hospital from Portal to Regina at the time. It contained a nurses training school from the beginning until 1936. It ceased as a hospital when the Weyburn Union Hospital opened in October 1952. It was sold to the Sisters of the Cross and was operated as Mount Saint Mary's nursing home until 1984. The building was later purchased by the City of Weyburn for an arts centre.
The Allie Griffin Art Gallery is located at 45 Bison Avenue in Weyburn Saskatchewan in the lower level of the Weyburn Public Library. It features touring exhibitions from the Mendel Art Gallery, the Mackenzie Art Gallery, the Saskatchewan Craft Council, the Saskatchewan Arts Board through OSAC, and many locally curated shows. The exhibitions feature the work of well-known as well as emerging Saskatchewan artists.
Located at 411 Industrial Lane in Weyburn (off of Highway No. 39 East), the Soo Line Historical Museum is open year round for those who wish to visit. The unique museum houses Weyburn and area pioneer and Aboriginal artifacts and the Soo Line archives.
Constructed in 1906, it was built as the Calvary Baptist Church. To preserve it as a heritage building, it was moved from downtown Weyburn in 1985 and transformed into a centre for the performing arts. It is a tribute to the late Honourable T.C. Douglas, the former Baptist minister who preached his very first sermon in this building. The T.C. Douglas Centre was officially opened on October 19, 1991 as a tribute to a man who made an outstanding contribution to his country. The Centre hosts numerous productions and events throughout the year. While attending events, be sure to tour the T.C. Douglas Centre archive room.
This mosaic is the result of a request by the City of Weyburn for a mural depicting Weyburn's history from past to present. It is intended as a Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee Project (1965) in honour of the Weyburn and district pioneers, whose efforts over the years have made Weyburn one of the finest, most up-to-date cities of its size in Canada.
