▁North ▁West ▁Territ ories ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁The ▁community ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁" D og hide " ▁after ▁the ▁Dog hide ▁River ▁that ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁town , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁renamed ▁" T is dale " ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁F . W . ▁T is dale , ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Northern ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Western ▁Canada ' s ▁biggest ▁gun ▁shoot ▁out ▁took ▁place ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁T is dale ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁The ▁historic ▁gun f ight ▁involved ▁a ▁pos se ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Provin cial ▁Police ▁and ▁four ▁out la ws ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁T is dale ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁birth day ▁with ▁a ▁home coming ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁S ask atch ew an ' s ▁cent enn ial . ▁The ▁town ▁also ▁under w ent ▁beaut ification ▁projects , ▁including ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁town ▁square . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Econom y ▁For ▁ 6 0 ▁years , ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁T is dale ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Land ▁of ▁R ape ▁and ▁H oney " ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁significance ▁in ▁both ▁rap ese ed ▁and ▁h oney ▁production . ▁T is dale ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁H oney ▁Capital ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁One ▁third ▁of ▁the