12-611: Bissett may refer to: Bissett, Manitoba , a community in Canada Bissett (surname) , people with the surname Bissett Clan Bissett , a Scottish clan Bissett family (Ireland) , a branch of the Scottish clan that settled in Ireland See also [ edit ] Bisset Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-511: A Member of Parliament from September 1926 until July 1930. The 1996 population was 159, and in 2012 it is approximately 125, although it rises significantly during the summer when the lake cabins fill up. A new mining project, San Gold, was started near the town in 2005 and ceased operations in June 2015. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Bissett had a population of 115 living in 60 of its 125 total private dwellings,
36-587: A change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 108. With a land area of 31.62 km (12.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km (9.4/sq mi) in 2021. Manigotagan, Manitoba Manigotagan is a settlement in the Canadian province of Manitoba . It is located near the mouth of the Manigotagan River at Lake Winnipeg . From circa 1887 to circa 1893, the Hudson's Bay Company operated
48-425: A fur trade outpost here, called Bad Throat Post, and functioned as an outpost for Fort Alexander . The exact date that it was abandoned is unknown. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Manigotagan had a population of 173 living in 69 of its 273 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 176. With a land area of 37.06 km (14.31 sq mi), it had
60-577: A trader at Manigotagan, Manitoba , named Arthur Quesnel. The rocks had streaks of yellow running through them, which Quesnel and his friend Captain E. A. Pelletier recognized as being gold . At Rice Lake in March 1911, Two-hearts took Pelletier to a boulder of rusty quartz containing pure gold. Pelletier soon after staked a claim on 6 March, calling it Gabrielle , followed by other claims called San Antonio , Ross Fraction , and Island Fraction . The discovery of gold precipitated an era of prospecting in
72-455: Is a community situated on Rice Lake in the southeastern region of Manitoba , Canada , classified as a northern community and designated place . Located two and a half hours northeast of Winnipeg on Provincial Road 304 , Bissett is an entry point to Nopiming Provincial Park . The discovery of gold in the community in 1911 made the region the cradle of gold mining in Manitoba. This
84-557: The Boy Scouts of America Northern Tier High Adventure Base , which operates canoeing expeditions in the nearby Atikaki Provincial Wilderness . There is a school which features a half day nursery/kindergarten and one of the last remaining Grade 1 – 9 classrooms in Canada. Since around 1800, most of the land east of Lake Winnipeg belonged to the Anishinabe ( Saulteaux ); before the arrival of
96-549: The Anishinabe, the land was of the Cree . Joseph Tyrrell , in a Geographical Survey of Canada report, first identified the potential for gold in Bissett in 1900. In early 1911, a Cree fur trapper named Duncan Two-hearts set out from his trapline at Turtle Lake . In addition to fur, Twohearts had a small bag full of rocks he had collected at Rice Lake , which he was going to show to
108-618: The Wanipigow River watershed and in the current-day area of Nopiming . These regions became the hub of gold mining in Manitoba. The area saw an influx of prospectors from Kenora and Winnipeg, who came in canoes, following the old travel routes of the Indigenous peoples—the Bird (Oiseau), the Manigotagan , and other rivers. The only person who seems to have found success from the rush, however,
120-458: The title Bissett . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bissett&oldid=544541458 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bissett, Manitoba Bissett
132-408: Was Pelletier. The community of Bissett came as result of Manitoba's first gold rush in the early 20th century. With the help of mining executive John Draper Perrin , who helped finance the development of the town, the community was recognized in 1972, represented by a mayor and council. Situated on Rice Lake, the town was named after physician, surgeon and politician Edgar Douglas Richmond Bissett ,
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#1732855663665144-596: Was a steady industry for many years until closure of the mine in 1983. Mining executive John Draper Perrin helped finance the development of the town. Today, Bissett is home to the True North Gold Mine (also called the Rice Lake Gold Mine), San Antonio Gold Mine , Wynne Drilling Corporation, Northern Wings Bed and Breakfast, and the San Antonio Hotel. The township also hosts the base of operations for
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