Tisdale, Saskatchewan
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- For the actress and singer, see Ashley Tisdale.
Tisdale is a business centre for the rich agricultural area of northeastern Saskatchewan in Canada.
Located at the junction of Highway 35 and Highway 3, and serviced by both the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, Tisdale is the grain handling centre of the region with five inland grain terminals, and is the centre of local industry. The intersection of Highways #3 and #35 has traffic volumes of 11,200 vehicles per day and is the location of the largest 7-Eleven in Canada (by floor space). Also found at this corner is the roadside attraction of "The World's Largest Honey Bee".
The Community was originally known as "Doghide" after the Doghide River that flows through the town, but with the arrival of the railway the community was renamed "Tisdale" in honour of F.W. Tisdale, an employee of the CN Railway. Western Canada’s biggest gun shoot out took place just east of Tisdale. The historic gunfight involved a posse of Provincial Police and four outlaws and original artifacts are on display at the Tisdale Museum.
Tisdale is known as the "Land of Rape and Honey" due to its significance in producing both rapeseed (canola) and honey. One third of farmland in the Northeast is cropped into canola and 10% of the honey produced in Canada comes from this area. Traditionally the area produces about 9 million pounds ($7.2 million) in honey. Due to its possible multiple meanings, industrial metal band Ministry named their 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey after seeing the motto on a Tisdale souvenir mug[1] (see also Saskatchewan in popular culture).
Tisdale boasts a 24-Bed Hospital with four doctors, an ambulance service, and long term care facilities. There are 12 churches, two schools, and the Cumberland Regional College.
In 2005, Tisdale celebrated its 100th birthday with a homecoming celebration in conjunction with Saskatchewan's centennial. The town also underwent beautification projects, including the construction of a new town square.
- For more information see also the Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427, Saskatchewan
[edit] Famous Tisdalers
- Brent Butt, comedian
Juston Chadney, Coolest guy ever so stop taking my freakin name of of this site.
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According to the Canada 2001 Census:
| Population: | 3,063 (+3.3% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 4.62 km² |
| Population density: | 662.9 people/km² |
| Median age: | 43.5 (males: 40.7, females: 45.5) |
| Total private dwellings: | 1,405 |
| Mean household income: | $32,424 |
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| West: Melfort | Tisdale | East: Hudson Bay |
| South: Wadena |
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