Quispamsis

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nickname = Quispam', Q-Dot, The Q (as coined on The Score TV network)
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image_caption = The name Quispamsis translates to, "little lake in the woods"


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subdivision_name1 = flag|New Brunswick
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subdivision_name2 = Kings County
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government_type = Town Council
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name =Murray Driscoll
leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
leader_name1 = Emil Olsen
leader_title2 = Councillors
leader_name2 = Daryl Bishop, Gary Clark, Lisa Loughery, Gerry Maher, Pierre Rioux, Beth Thompson
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1966
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = December 22,1982
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latd=45.43216
longd=-65.94621
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postal_code_type = Canadian postal code
postal_code = E2E, E2G
area_code = 506
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website = [http://www.quispamsis.ca www.quispamsis.ca]
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:"For the electoral district, see Quispamsis (electoral district)."Quispamsis (2006 pop.: 15,239) is a Canadian town located in Kings County, New Brunswick. It is located 20 kilometres northeast of Saint John, in the lower Kennebecasis River valley.

History

The original inhabitants of the area were the proud Maliseet First Nation, part of the great Algonquin Federation. The name, “Quispamsis” was translated from the Maliseet language and means, “little 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.

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

Sports

Quispamsis is home to the only current NHL hockey player from New Brunswick, Randy Jones. Jones was born in the town and is currently a defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers. Retired NHL player Yvon Vautour also calls Quispamsis home. Quispamsis has also been very successful in developing Hockey officials. Chris Lee and Tim Peel (both current NHL Referees) mastered their skills in the Valley hockey scene. Other notables who have had success in the international scene are Adam Russell, Derek Doucette (QMJHL, AHL, IIHF World Men's, 2006 Winter Olympics) and Jeff Hopkins (QMJHL, AHL, World Under 17, CHL (Texas)) both began their careers in Quispamsis Hockey.

Education

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

Facts

* The cable ferry, linking the Kingston Peninsula, was originally installed by William Pitt and is reportedly the first underwater cable ferry in the world.

* The population of Quispamsis qualifies for "city" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however the town has made no move to change its municipal status.

See also

* Amalgamations of New Brunswick

References

External links

* [http://www.quispamsis.ca Town of Quispamsis - official website]