ɪt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd lˈætʃfɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌv pˈʌblɪk wˈɜːks, fɹˈænsɪs ɹˈɑːbɚt lˈætʃfɚd, ænd wʌz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ tˈaʊn ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈɪftiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
It was renamed Latchford in 1905 in honour of the provincial commissioner of public works, Francis Robert Latchford, and was incorporated as a town on July 15, 1907.