Bissett | |
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Community | |
 San Gold Mine in Bissett | |
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| Coordinates: 51°01′33″N 95°41′02″W / 51.02583°N 95.68389°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Incorporated | 1972 |
| Named for | Edgar Douglas Richmond Bissett |
| Area | |
| • Land | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Website | bissettcc.com |
Bissett is a community situated on Rice Lake in the southeastern region of Manitoba, Canada, classified as a northern community and designated place.[1] Located two and a half hours northeast of Winnipeg on Provincial Road 304, Bissett is an entry point to Nopiming Provincial Park.[2]
The discovery of gold in the community in 1911 made the region the cradle of gold mining in Manitoba.[3][4] This 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 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.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Bissett, Northern community [Designated place], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bissett". Eastman Tourism. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Parks and Protected Spaces | Conservation and Climate | Province of Manitoba". gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Mysyk, W. K.; Clark, H. G.; Hood, W. C. "Gold in Bissett" (PDF). Laramide Petrologic Services. Retrieved 15 July 2024.