The Town of Quispamsis is located in southwestern New Brunswick, 22 km northeast of the City of Saint John, situated along the scenic Kennebecasis and Hammond River waterways. These rivers provide an excellent opportunity for diversity to all boating enthusiasts from canoeing or kayaking the Hammond River Marshes to power boating, jet skiing or sailing the Kennebecasis River, which empties into the Saint John River, the greatest waterway in Eastern Canada. A cable ferry service crosses the Kennebecasis River to connect the Town to the picturesque Kingston's Peninsula area.

This beautiful suburban community consists of more than 58.89 sq kilometres (21 sq. miles) and is one of the Province's most rapidly expanding communities, having increased in population from 2,700 in 1973 to 8,446 in 1991 and to 13,521 in 1998. The Town of Quispamsis was incorporated as a Village in 1966, then later assumed Town status on December 22, 1982. With amalgamation of January 1, 1998, the Town of Quispamsis, the Village of Gondola Point, and a portion of Wells created the new town of Quispamsis.

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 the present-day Ritchie Lake located in the center of town.

The Community's Downtown Core and Industrial Park Development have increased rapidly during the past few years to include three plazas, two McDonald restaurants, Kentucky Fried Chicken, two Tim Horton's, and a enlarged Shoppers Drug Mart Mall, equipped with a multitude of various retail and service establishments available to the residents of the Kennebecasis Valley.

Due to the growing number of young families relocating to this rural, bedroom community, Quispamsis, has to offer many, active recreation programs, a wide variety of religious facilities, new subdivisions, regional fire, ambulance and police services, an arena, regional library, two elementary schools (French Immersion Programs), a middle school, and one of the largest high schools in the province.

Quispamsis offers many activities for outdoor enthusiasts and avid sports people alike. Enjoy the breathtaking view of our Hammond River Nature Park, over 40 acres of natural forested hillside sloping to an equal area of beautiful marshlands with over three miles of hiking trails, and a 50' long authentic Log Cabin, displaying ecology and the environment.

Also, for your outdoor pleasure, enjoy two other municipally owned parks, Ritchie Lake and Meenan's Cove. Meenan's Cove Park is nestled in a secluded cove on the attractive Kennebecasis River, offering the public, a sandy beach, lifeguard service, Red Cross swimming lessons, kayaking and canoe rentals, a large playground, picnic canopies, ballfield, barbeques, boat launch and dock facilities.

Ritchie Lake Park is located in the centre of our town and offers a picnic area, beach and walking trails. The Gondola Point Beach, a beautiful sandbar created on the shore of the Kennebecasis River, near the cable ferry service offers picnic canopies, sandy beach, seasonal Red Cross swimming lessons, and lifeguard service. Other town services include: two soccer fields, six playgrounds, and three tennis courts.

The Quispamsis Town Hall, constructed in 2002, now includes a very attractive Arts and Culture Park developed on the lands adjacent to the Town Hall building. Summer events at the Arts & Culture Park include; free weekly music and movie series, as well as a weekly arts market. It's a free spot for wireless internet connection and in the winter months sports a state of the art outdoor ice rink.

Water and sewer servicing in most commercial areas offers great potential for business growth. Construction of the connector road, Millenium Drive, offers many vacant acres of serviced Business-Park zoned land. Thus providing potential for future commercial development and quick access to the four lane highway connecting the Kennebecasis Valley, via a 15 minute drive, to the second largest urban area in the Martimes, Saint John. This short distance from the Fundy Fog belt and the cool breezes of the Atlantic Ocean permits warmer temperatures in Quispamsis in spring and summer.

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