The Tisdale area first appears in the written record in 1690, when English explorer Henry Kelsey passed through while exploring the Carrot River. The post office opened on February 1, 1904, in the provisional District of Saskatchewan, North-West Territories. The community was first called Doghide, after the Doghide River that flows through town. When the railway arrived, it was renamed Tisdale in honour of F.W. Tisdale, an employee of the Canadian Northern Railway.
In 1920, western Canada's biggest gun shoot-out took place just east of town, pitting a squad of Saskatchewan Provincial Police against four outlaws. Tisdale marked its 100th birthday in 2005 with a homecoming celebration alongside Saskatchewan's centennial, and took on beautification projects, including a new town square.
Tisdale grew into the business and grain handling centre of its region, served by both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways. For 60 years it was known for rapeseed and honey, and it is still called the Honey Capital of Saskatchewan, with a roadside honey bee statue to match. In 2016 the town replaced its old motto with "Opportunity Grows Here."
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Tisdale, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.