The village was originally called Notukeu but the name was changed to Scotsguard because there was already another village named Notukeu in Saskatchewan. The town grew quickly & by 1935, the population had reached 350. And business boomed in those early years. The town had a bank, six grain elevators, a large stockyard, three lumber yards, three hardware stores, a pair of busy garages, a drug store, two grocery stores, an insurance business and two livery barns. Scotsguard, which had a mayor from 1926 to 1941, was also the site for the municipal office.