Tisdale, Saskatchewan

Town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan
Nickname(s): Doghide
Motto: Land of Rape and Honey
Town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°51′00″N 104°03′00″W / 52.85000°N 104.05000°W / 52.85000; -104.05000
Country	Canada
Provinces and territories of Canada	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.)	Tisdale No. 427
Post office Founded	February 1, 1904[1]
Government
• Mayor	Al Jellicoe[2]
• Federal Electoral District Prince Albert M.P.	Randy Hoback
• Provincial Constituency Constituency of Carrot River Valley M.L.A.	Fred Bradshaw

Tisdale is a business centre for the rich agricultural area of northeastern Saskatchewan in Canada. The town is in the rural municipality of Tisdale No. 427.

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) and the 16-foot roadside statue of "The World's Largest Honey Bee" (the Giant Bee in Falher, Alberta, is actually bigger at 22 feet 8 inches).

History

The post office of Tisdale, provisional District of Saskatchewan, North West Territories was created February 1, 1904. 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.^[3]

Western Canada’s biggest gun shoot out took place just east of Tisdale in 1920. The historic gunfight involved a posse of Provincial Police and four outlaws^[3]

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.

Demographics

Economy

Tisdale is known as the "Land of Rape and Honey" due to its significance in both rapeseed and producing honey. Tisdale is also known as the Honey Capital of Saskatchewan. 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 the likely and obvious alternate meaning, industrial metal band Ministry named their 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey after seeing the motto on a Tisdale souvenir mug.^[7]

Attractions

• The world's second largest (only to that of Falher, Alberta's) honey bee statue (7 feet (2.1 metres) in height, sixteen feet long, four feet wide, and weighing two tonnes) is located as a roadside attraction in Tisdale.^[8][9]
• Falkon Theatre has operated since 1935.
• Tisdale Stock Car Club^[10] hosts the Silvertown Speedway race track.
• Shady Vale Retreat has a prayer labyrinth for those who stay and wish to meditate.
• The Tisdale & District Museum^[11] is located in Henry Hamilton Park.^[12]

Parks

5 major parks are located within the town. Some regional and provincial parks near Tisdale are:

• Kipabiskau Regional Park is located in the Barrier Valley nearby.
• Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is the largest neighbouring park.
• Wapiti Valley Regional Park is located nearby on Codette Lake.
• Wapiti Valley is a skiing venue for winter sports enthusiasts.
• Doghide River Trail is a scenic nature trail located on the Doghide River.

Sports

The Tisdale Skating Club is very successful and has turned out many national and provincial skaters over the past years. They also hosted the 2006 Starskate Provincial Championships.

Infrastructure

Tisdale Hospital^[13] is a 24-bed hospital with four doctors, an ambulance service, and long term care facilities.^[3]

Tisdale has twelve churches, two schools, and the Cumberland Regional College.^[3]

Tisdale Airport has a paved runway 14/32 with ARCAL (Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting), two grass runways, 17/35 and 08/26, a terminal building, and several hangars.

Tisdale RecPlex

Tisdale RecPlex (Tisdale's Recreational Centre)^[14] is a large 100,000 square foot joint-use complex that includes the following:

• Cumberland Regional College,^[15]
• Tisdale Middle and Secondary School.^[16]
• The Wapiti Regional Library and the school library
• a daycare
• a state of the art artificial ice arena and a 6 lane curling rink
• The John Baron Auditorium
• The Maurice Taylor Performing Arts Theatre.^[3]

An outdoor pool, outdoor ice rink, trails and playing fields are located on the grounds surrounding the complex.

Famous Tisdalers

• Brent Butt, comedian
• Lesley Magnus, field hockey player
• Sharon Thesen, poet
• Paul Nicklen, biologist and photographer

See also

• Corner Gas
• Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427, Saskatchewan

References

External links

• Town website
• Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
• Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (Tisdale)

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Coordinates: 52°51′N 104°03′W / 52.850°N 104.050°W / 52.850; -104.050 (Tisdale, Saskatchewan)