Tisdale, Saskatchewan
| Tisdale | |
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| Town | |
| Nickname(s): Doghide | |
| Motto: Opportunity Grows Here | |
 Tisdale
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| Coordinates: 52°51′00″N 104°03′00″W / 52.85000°N 104.05000°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Provinces and territories of Canada |
 Saskatchewan
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| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Tisdale No. 427 |
| Post office Founded | February 1, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Al Jellicoe |
| • 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 the business centre for the rich agricultural boreal forest area in Northeastern 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 regional 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.
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.
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
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