Weyburn residents will have plenty of opportunity to celebrate Canada's 133rd birthday on Saturday, July 1, with a number of events planned in the city.

Canada Day kicks off with a pancake breakfast, put on by the Weyburn branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, at 8 a.m. on the Leisure Centre grounds. The breakfast will be served until 11 a.m.

Music by the Polka Knights will entertain breakfast diners from 8-9:45 a.m. Children's activities in the pool and on the lawn will take place between 9-11 a.m., including face painting.

The opening ceremonies for Canada Day begin at 10 a.m., with the Legion and Knights of Columbus members forming a colour guard and marching to the monument in the middle of Jubilee Park.

The event will include the singing of O Canada and greetings from the City.

Activities on the grounds of the Leisure Centre are finished at noon. There will be a loonie public swim from 1-5 p.m.

Fireworks will be set off from the exhibition grounds this year at dusk, approximately 10-10:15 p.m.

Provincial government offices will be closed on Friday, June 30 and/or Monday July 3. The post office will be closed July 3, and City Hall is closing on June 30.

The Weyburn Review office will be closed Friday, June 30. Rural correspondents are reminded to get their news in on Thursday.