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'''Biscay Bay''' is a town in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].
'''Biscay Bay''' is a [[Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador)|local service district]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].


== Origin of Name ==
== Origin of Name ==
This name appears as early as 1675 in The English Pilot, a guide to navigation. At the time, [[Basque people|Basques]] were called “[[Biscay]]ans,” {{citation needed|date=August 2008}} and the bay was used by the early Basque fishermen.<ref>The Basque History of the World, Mark Kurlansky, 1999, {{ISBN|0-8027-1349-1}}</ref>
This name appears as early as 1675 in The English Pilot, a guide to navigation. At the time, [[Basque people|Basques]] were called "[[Biscay]]ans", {{citation needed|date=August 2008}} and the bay was used by the early Basque fishermen.<ref>The Basque History of the World, Mark Kurlansky, 1999, {{ISBN|0-8027-1349-1}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==


There is very little known about Biscay Bay before 1845, but most of the land area of Biscay Bay was owned by William D. Jackson, an English merchant, when Thomas Ryan of [[Trepassey, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trepassey]] (originally from [[Ireland]]) went to live there in that year.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}} Other families at the time were the Easemans and Whites.
There is very little known about Biscay Bay before 1845, but most of the land area of Biscay Bay was owned by William D. Jackson, an English merchant, when Thomas Ryan of [[Trepassey, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trepassey]] (originally from [[Ireland]]) went to live there in that year.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}} Other families at the time were the Easemans and Whites.


== Economy ==
== Geography ==
Biscay Bay is in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] within [[Division No. 1, Subdivision V, Newfoundland and Labrador|Subdivision V]] of [[Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 1]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&type=0&SearchText=Biscay+Bay&SearchType=Begins&wb-srch-place=search | title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Search results (Biscay Bay) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=June 17, 2019 | accessdate=January 5, 2022}}</ref>


== Economy ==
The [[census]] of 1857 shows Biscay Bay with {{convert|4.5|acre|m2}} of improved land producing 20 barrels of [[potato]]es and three tons of [[hay]].
The [[census]] of 1857 shows Biscay Bay with {{convert|4.5|acre|m2}} of improved land producing 20 barrels of [[potato]]es and three tons of [[hay]].


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Very heavy [[timber]] grew along the shore of Path End but as the years went by, it became necessary to go farther and farther inland to get wood. Today, Biscay Bay is almost void of trees. The area boasted abundant [[Vaccinium vitis-idaea|partridge berries]], [[Cloudberry|bakeapples]], [[rabbit]]s, [[partridge]]s, [[Common Eider|eider duck]], [[fox]], [[beaver]], [[muskrat]] and [[weasel]]. The coming of the branch railway in 1913 added extra impetus to the area, as it had a sawmill in 1920.
Very heavy [[timber]] grew along the shore of Path End but as the years went by, it became necessary to go farther and farther inland to get wood. Today, Biscay Bay is almost void of trees. The area boasted abundant [[Vaccinium vitis-idaea|partridge berries]], [[Cloudberry|bakeapples]], [[rabbit]]s, [[partridge]]s, [[Common Eider|eider duck]], [[fox]], [[beaver]], [[muskrat]] and [[weasel]]. The coming of the branch railway in 1913 added extra impetus to the area, as it had a sawmill in 1920.


== Family ==
== Government ==
Biscay Bay is a local service district (LSD)<ref name=LSD>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/files/Copy-of-Local_Service_District_Directory-October-2021.pdf | title=Directory of Local Service Districts | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | date=October 2021 | accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.<ref name=LSDfaqs>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/faq/faq-lsd/ | title=Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> The chair of the LSD committee is Yvonne Skinner.<ref name=LSD/>


== See also ==
The principal names were Ryan, White,Coombs and Shea
*[[List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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*[[List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador]]

== Geography ==
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 28 January 2023

Not to be confused with Biscayne Bay in Florida or the Bay of Biscay in France and Spain.

Biscay Bay
Local service district
Map
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionSouthern Avalon Peninsula
Population
65 (2,006)
Highways Route 10

Biscay Bay is a local service district in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Origin of Name

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This name appears as early as 1675 in The English Pilot, a guide to navigation. At the time, Basques were called "Biscayans", [citation needed] and the bay was used by the early Basque fishermen.[1]

History

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There is very little known about Biscay Bay before 1845, but most of the land area of Biscay Bay was owned by William D. Jackson, an English merchant, when Thomas Ryan of Trepassey (originally from Ireland) went to live there in that year.[citation needed] Other families at the time were the Easemans and Whites.

Geography

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Biscay Bay is in Newfoundland within Subdivision V of Division No. 1.[2]

Economy

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The census of 1857 shows Biscay Bay with 4.5 acres (18,000 m2) of improved land producing 20 barrels of potatoes and three tons of hay.

When Jackson died, his daughter Caroline decided to go back to live in England so she sold the land to Thomas Ryan and Richard Hartery for 150 pounds.

Residents farmed root crops and hay, raised sheep, cattle and pigs and also fished for cod inshore. It was not until the early 1930s that the road made much difference to the community and most transportation was by water. The community averaged 600 quintals of saltfish annually in the late 1930s and early 1940s, but 1943 was a good year when 970 quintals were made and sold for $12.50 per quintal.

Very heavy timber grew along the shore of Path End but as the years went by, it became necessary to go farther and farther inland to get wood. Today, Biscay Bay is almost void of trees. The area boasted abundant partridge berries, bakeapples, rabbits, partridges, eider duck, fox, beaver, muskrat and weasel. The coming of the branch railway in 1913 added extra impetus to the area, as it had a sawmill in 1920.

Government

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Biscay Bay is a local service district (LSD)[3] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[4] The chair of the LSD committee is Yvonne Skinner.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Basque History of the World, Mark Kurlansky, 1999, ISBN 0-8027-1349-1
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Search results (Biscay Bay)". Statistics Canada. June 17, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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