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Carole Keddy
Carole Juanita Keddy (June 20, 1937 – January 2016) was an educator and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. She represented Saint John Champlain in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Keddy was educated at the New Brunswick Teacher's College, the University of New Brunswick and the University of Maryland, College Park. She was a teacher, vice-principal and principal in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon and Germany and taught at Simon Fraser University. She also owned and operated a manufacturing company while in British Columbia. From 1962 to 1966, Keddy worked with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Following her career in provincial politics, Keddy ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Saint John City Council The Saint John City Council or Saint John Common Council as distinguished by the city's own charter, is the city council for ... [...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] |
