for 60 years, until october 2015, tisdale was known as the "land of rape and honey" due to its significance in both rapeseed and honey production. tisdale is also known as the honey capital of saskatchewan. one third of the farmland in the northeast region is cropped into canola and 10% of the honey produced in canada comes from this area. traditionally the area produces about 9 million pounds ($7.2 million) in honey. due to the obvious alternate meaning, industrial metal band ministry named their 1988 album "the land of rape and honey" after seeing the motto on a tisdale souvenir mug. the town adopted the new motto "opportunity grows here" on august 22, 2016.