in 1892 the station house was built. the town of osler came into existence soon after and became one of many towns and villages to spring up along the new railroad. osler officially became a village on april 9, 1904, and stayed a village until may 1, 1918, when it became a hamlet. then, in 1949 it was upgraded to organized hamlet status. osler became a village for a second time in 1968, and was officially designated town of osler in 1985.