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Burnsville, New Brunswick
Burnsville is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is situated in Paquetville, a parish of Gloucester County. History When settled in 1874, the community initially took the name of Milltown. The community's current name is derived from that of Kennedy Francis Burns, a Canadian politician and President of the Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway, the same company that built a railroad through Burnsville. See also *List of communities in New Brunswick *List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick This is a list of notable people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Gloucester County, they all live or have lived in Gloucester County and have had significant connections to the communities. T ... References Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paquetville Parish, New Brunswick
Paquetville is a civil parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, is its divided between the towns of Hautes-Terres and Rivière-du-Nord, the regional municipality of Tracadie, and the Chaleur rural district. The municipalities are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, while the rural district is a member of the Chaleur RSC. Origin of name The parish may have been named in honour of Joseph-Marie Paquet, a priest influential in New Brunswick church politics and parish priest at Caraquet for two decades before his death in 1869. History Paquetville was erected in 1897 from Caraquet Parish. In 1903 the spelling was changed to Pacquetville then changed back in 1941. Boundaries Paquetville Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 18, 29, and 30 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 073, 074, 093, and 094 at same site. * on the west and north by a line beginning south of Dunn Pond on the rear line of gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture. Census subdivisions Communities There are nineteen municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population): First Nations There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed with 2016 population): Parishes The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population): Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Gloucester County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Francis Burns
Kennedy Francis Burns (January 8, 1842 – June 23, 1895) was a Canadian businessman and politician of the Liberal party. Biography Born a Roman Catholic in Thomastown, Republic of Ireland, he emigrated to British North America. He worked as a clerk for a merchant at Chatham, New Brunswick and was sent by the same employer to Bathurst, New Brunswick in 1861. There he bought his employer's store in 1863. On 26 September 1865, Burns married Harriet McKenna. After he acquired property at a place later known as Burnsville on the Caraquet River, including a hydraulically-powered sawmill, he entered the lumber trade as K.F. Burns and Company. With his brother-in-law Samuel Adams he formed in 1878 the Burns, Adams and Company and built in East Bathurst a steam-powered sawmill, which entered production in 1880. Adams left the company in 1880, and it reverted to its former name. Initially, the company exported its Burnsville lumber from Caraquet to Britain, and then, after the 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraquet And Gulf Shore Railway
The Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway was a short line railway on the south shore of Chaleur Bay in New Brunswick that ran for 75 miles between Bathurst and Tracadie with a spur line to Shippagan. Completed in 1890, it became part of the Canadian National Railway in 1923 as the Caraquet Subdivision, remaining in operation until 1986. History In the early 1870s, the forest on the shores of Chaleur Bay were seen to be receding. A group of Bathurst townspeople involved in the lumber trade imagined that the area around Tracadie could serve to feed their industry if only a suitable form of transport could be arranged. Thus was born the Caraquet Railway Company on 18 April 1874. The first contracts were not let until a decade later. On 7 August 1884, the sod-turning for the Caraquet Railway occurred, with luminaries like Kennedy Francis Burns in attendance. On 30 June 1885 the first section from Bathurst to Stonehaven was completed. Two years later approximately 30 km of rail ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipality. Cities New Brunswick has eight cities. Indian reserves First Nations Parishes New Brunswick has 152 parishes, of which 150 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada. Local service districts Rural communities New Brunswick has seven rural communities. Towns and villages New Brunswick has 27 towns and 66 villages. Neighbourhoods Local service districts Other communities and settlements This is a list of communities and settlements in New Brunswick. A–B ; A * Aboujagne * Acadie * Acadie Siding * Acadieville * Adams Gulch * Adamsville * Albert Mines * Albrights Corner * Alderwood * Aldouane * Allainville * Allardville * Allison * Ammon * Anagance * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Gloucester County, New Brunswick
This is a list of notable people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Gloucester County, they all live or have lived in Gloucester County and have had significant connections to the communities. This article does not include People from Bathurst as they have their own wiki page. Members of the House of Assembly of New Brunswick The House of Assembly of New Brunswick was, between 1784 and 1968, founded on a representative democracy based on a county system. This list, from MacMillan (reference below), is of Members elected in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, which was originated in 1827 on the partition of Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Cabinet members seem to be indicated in MacMillan's list by the prenominal Honourable. Other people from Gloucester County See also * List of people from New Brunswick References Bibliography * {{People of Canada * Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
