Tisdale, Saskatchewan

Tisdale
Town
Nickname(s): Doghide
Motto: Land of Rape and Honey
Tisdale
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
Area
 • Total 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,180

Tisdale is a business centre for the rich agricultural boreal forest area in central Saskatchewan, Canada. This town is in the Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427, Saskatchewan.

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).

This town is the administrative office of the Kinistin Saulteaux Nation band government.

History

English explorer Henry Kelsey passed through this area in 1690 during his exploration of the Carrot River.

The post office of Tisdale, provisional District of Saskatchewan, North West Territories was created on 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 Canadian Northern Railway.[3]

Western Canada’s biggest gun shoot out took place just east of Tisdale in 1920. The historic gunfight involved a posse of Saskatchewan 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 the farmland in the Northeast region 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 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

Parks

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

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:

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

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Town of Tisdale website". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority
  8. ↑ LARGE CANADIAN ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS, World's Largest Honey Bee, retrieved 2007-05-27
  9. ↑ BIG THINGS IN SASKATCHEWAN, Town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, retrieved 2007-05-27
  10. ↑ "Tisdale Stock Car Club". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  11. ↑ "Tisdale & District Museum". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  12. ↑ Town of Tisdale
  13. ↑ "Tisdale Hospital". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  14. ↑ "Tisdale RecPlex" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  15. ↑ "Cumberland Regional College". Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  16. ↑ "Tisdale Middle and Secondary School". Retrieved 2013-02-07.

External links

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

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