Quispamsis

For the electoral district, see Quispamsis (electoral district).
Quispamsis
Town

Quispamsis Town Hall

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Nickname(s): Quispam', Q-Dot, Q-Pam
Motto: "Quispamsis Floreat"  (Latin)
"Quispamsis Flourish"
Quispamsis
Coordinates: 45°25′56″N 65°56′46″W / 45.43216°N 65.94621°W / 45.43216; -65.94621Coordinates: 45°25′56″N 65°56′46″W / 45.43216°N 65.94621°W / 45.43216; -65.94621
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Kings County
Parish Rothesay Parish
Incorporated (village) 1966
Incorporated (town) December 22, 1982
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Fundy Royal
Provincial Quispamsis
Government
  Type Town Council
  Mayor Gary Clark
  Deputy Mayor Libby O'Hara
  Councillors
  MLA Blaine Higgs (PC)
  MP Alaina Lockhart (L)
Area
  Land 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 17,886
  Density 313.5/km2 (812/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian postal code E2E, E2G, E2S
Area code(s) 506
Telephone Exchanges 847, 848, 849
NTS Map 021H05
GNBC Code DAVTW
Website www.quispamsis.ca

Quispamsis (/ˈkwɪspæmsɪs/ or /kwɪspæmˈsɪs/, sometimes shortened to /kwɪsˈpæm/; 2011 population: 17,886) is a suburb in Kings County, New Brunswick of Saint John. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Saint John, in the lower Kennebecasis River valley.

History

Arts and Culture Park / Town Hall

The original inhabitants of the area were the Maliseet First Nation, part of the Algonquin Federation . The name, "Quispamisis" was translated from the Maliseet language and means, "big lake in the woods", the lake being present-day Ritchie Lake. Acadians, British pre-Loyalists and Loyalists settled in the area around 1783, with many receiving land grants along the Kennebecasis and Hammond Rivers.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19816,022    
19867,185+19.3%
19918,446+17.6%
19968,839+4.7%
200113,757+55.6%
200615,239+10.8%
201117,886+17.4%

Quispamsis amalgamated in 1998 with the nearby communities of Gondola Point and Wells to form the present town, covering an area of 60 km² and bordering the town of Rothesay to the southwest with the Hammond River along its northeastern boundary. Quispamisis is the fastest growing town in the province of New Brunswick.

Education

Quispamsis has a number of schools from grades K-12, these schools are:

School Grades
Quispamsis Elementary School K-5
Lakefield Elementary School K-5
Chris Saunders Memorial Elementary School K-5
École des Pionniers K-5
Valley Christian Academy K-12
Quispamisis Middle School 6-8
Rothesay Netherwood School 6-12
Kennebecasis Valley High School 9-12

There is a new K-5 Anglophone elementary school slated to be open fall 2015 and a new K-5 Francophone elementary school slated to be open fall 2014.

Parks

There are many ways to keep fit and busy in Quispamsis. There is a wide variety of recreational parks which offer beautiful scenery and unique amenities. Parks open at dawn and closed at dusk.

The public parks:

Arts and Culture Park (12 Landing Court) – includes walking trails, WiFi, picnic/chess tables, benches, stage and mezzanine. During the summer months there are outdoor movies and music free of charge and ice skating during the winter months.

Hammond River Park (28 Reynar Drive) – includes 40 acres of beautiful land, fire pit, barbecue, picnic tables, hiking trails and authentic log cabin which is available for rent.

Off Leash Park (222 Vincent Road) – fenced in area, trails and benches. This park is for all dog lovers. This is an area to let your dog run free and have fun!

Meenan’s Cove Park (199 Model Farm Road) – includes picnic tables, barbecues, beach, boat dock, playground, ball field, walking trails and beach volleyball courts. This park is wonderful for the entire family.

Ritchie Lake Park (Cedar Grove Drive) – includes picnic tables, beach and walking trails.

Quispamsis Recreation Centre - includes two soccer fields, a baseball field, tennis courts, and a playground as well as walking trails.

Gondola Point Beach - Gondola Point Beach is a supervised freshwater beach with changing rooms and picnic areas. It is situated on a sandbar overlooking the Kennebecasis River at the entrance to the Gondola Point Cable Ferry service in Quispamsis. In the summer of 2014 there was a section on the beach fenced off for a `dog beach`

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References

  1. "Community highlights for Quispamsis". Community Profiles, 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. qplex. Town of Quispamsis http://qplex.quispamsis.ca/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
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