Torquay began in 1912, when the land was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway for $2,400. The name came at the suggestion of a railroad superintendent's wife, who proposed the English town of Torquay in Devon because, like its namesake, the area had an abundant water supply.
The Ambrose-Torquay Border Crossing, linking Torquay with the North Dakota village of Ambrose, opened in 1915 and is still in daily use. Politician Elmer Knutson, founder of the Confederation of Regions Party, was born on his family's farm at Torquay in 1914.
Torquay incorporated as a village on December 11, 1923, and held its first council meeting as the Village of Torquay on January 9, 1924. In May 2018 the Canadian government announced plans to build the country's first geothermal power plant in the area, with the eventual aim of using renewable energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Saskatchewan.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Torquay, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.