Biscotasing, Ontario
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 Biscotasing from Biscotasi Lake
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| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Municipality | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°17′58″N 82°06′15″W / 47.29944°N 82.10417°WCoordinates: 47°17′58″N 82°06′15″W / 47.29944°N 82.10417°W |
| Population | 22 |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Timezone | Eastern Time Zone (UTC−5) |
| - summer (DST) | Eastern Time Zone (UTC−4) |
| FSA | P0M |
| Area code | 705, 249 |
  Location of Biscotasing in Ontario
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Biscotasing, often referred to as simply Bisco, is a community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on the shores of Lake Biscotasi on the Spanish River in 1884 by Canadian Pacific Railway as a railway construction town, and the first divisional point west of Sudbury. The rails of westward track laying gangs reached this area in October 1884.
Biscotasing is an access point for canoeists, fishermen, and back-country campers to the area including Biscotasi Lake Provincial Park. It has one general store that functions as the post office, tackle shop, grocery store and Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) outlet; a community centre; a church; and the one-room Biscotasing railway station served by Via Rail. The town also is accessible by floatplane and by a long drive on the Sultan Industrial Road. Although the year-round population is only 22, during the summer season, the population swells to around 300, mostly tourists.
The early development of Biscotasing was dictated solely by the needs of the railway. The CPR acquired a 470-acre (190 ha) parcel of land at Biscotasing in 1884 and by November had cleared 30 acres (12 ha). A frame station the size of 30 × 35 feet (11 m), was constructed, with offices upstairs, a large freight shed 40 × 140 feet (43 m), a telegraph office, several residences for company officials and a number of boarding houses were completed before the end of that year. A wye track had also been installed to allow work trains to turn around prior to returning to the east. Later a roundhouse was built to service the locomotives.
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