Tisdale, Saskatchewan

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official_name = Town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan
nickname = Doghide
motto = land of rape and honey


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subdivision_type1 = Provinces and territories of Canada
subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_name2 = Tisdale No. 427
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Zimmer, Roland (2006)
leader_title1 =Federal Electoral District Humboldt - Melfort - Tisdale M.P.
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Tisdale is a business centre for the rich agricultural area of northeastern Saskatchewan in Canada. The post office of Tisdale, provisional district of Saskatchewan, North West Territories was created 1904-02-01. However, Tisdale is now a town in the rural municipality of Tisdale No. 427, in the Canadian province of 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). Also found at this corner is the roadside attraction of "The World's Largest Honey Bee".

Tisdale's Recreational Centre the Tisdale RecPlex, hold Cumberland Regional College, Tisdale Middle and Secondary School, a 6 lane curling rink, state of the art artificial ice arena, as well as the John Baron Auditorium and Maurice Taylor Performing Arts Theatre.

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

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. 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 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 [ [http://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&csid=1&csid1=1423 Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority ] ] .

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. Tisdale Airport has a paved runway 13/31 with ARCAL (Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting), a terminal building, and several hangars.

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. Tisdale is also home to Rylan Oleksyn who was voted Canada's best looking guy under 18 in December 2007.

:"For more information see also the Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427, Saskatchewan

Demographics (2006)

Canada_CP_2006|pop= 2,981 |popDelta=- 2.7 %
landArea=4.62 |popDensity=645.2|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A
privateDwell=1,434|privateDwellusual= 1,350|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

Town statistics (2001)

Canada_CP_2001|pop=3,063|popDelta=+3.3%
landArea=4.62|popDensity=662.9|medianAge=43.5|medianAgeM=40.7|medianAgeF=45.5
privateDwell=1,405|medianHHIncome=32,424

Geography

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 neighboring 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.

ites of Interest

*World's Second (only to that of Falher, Alberta's) Largest Honey Bee (7 Feet (2.1 Metres) in height, eighteen feet long, four feet wide, and weighing two tonnes) is located as a roadside attraction in Tisdale in honour of the land of rape and honey [Citation
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*Falkon Theatre has operated since 1935.
*Tisdale Stock Car Club hosts the Silvertown Speedway race track.
*Shady Vale Retreat has a prayer labyrinth for those who stay here, and wish to meditate.
*the Tisdale & District Museum is located in the Henry Hamilton Park [Citation
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Famous Tisdalers

*Brent Butt, comedian
* Lesley Magnus, field hockey player

Area statistics

*Lat (DMS) 52°51′ N
*Long (DMS) 104°03′ W
*Dominion Land Survey 1-45-15-W2Time zone (CST) UTC−6

Location

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Runciman, Nipawin
West=Valparaiso-Star City, Melfort
Center=Tisdale
East=Eldersley, Crooked River, Hudson Bay
South=Sylvania, Wadena

ee also

*Corner Gas

References

External links

* [http://www.townoftisdale.com/ Town website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/AB-ON/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/Oxbow.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/RandMcNally1924/index.html Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide]
* [http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]