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Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick
Lincoln is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Fredericton and the local service districts of Rusagonis-Waasis and the parish of Lincoln, all of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The parish may have been named for its proximity to York County, as the traditional English counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire shared a border. Another possible source is Lincoln, Massachusetts, former home of the Glasier family who settled there. History Lincoln was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes. It extended to Charlotte County and included most of Gladstone Parish. In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish. Boundaries Lincoln Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 127 and 137 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 390, 391, 409, and 410 at same site. * on the northeast by the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes In New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their borders. They provided convenient boundaries for electoral districts and organising delivery of government services for some time after 1966 but were gradually supplanted for such purposes by local service districts (LSDs), which better represent communities of interest. Local governance reforms scheduled for 1 January 2023 will abolish the local service district as a unit of governance but this will not affect the existence of civil parishes. Parishes are still usedAs of July 2021, by more than a dozen Acts and more than fifty Regulations. to describe legal boundaries for health administration judicial matters, agricultural boards, and some other entities; highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of King George III. The port is Canada's third-largest port by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, Breakbulk_cargo, break bulk, containers, and cruise. The city was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 69,895 over an area of . French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604 (the feast of St. John the Baptist) and is where the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River gets its name although Mi'kmaq and Maliseet, Wolastoqiyik peoples lived in the region for thousands of years prior calling the river Wolastoq. The Saint John area was an important area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Parish, New Brunswick
Burton is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it was divided between the town of Oromocto, the Indian reserve of Oromocto 26, CFB Gagetown, and the local service district of the parish of Burton. The town and LSD are both members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Ralph Burton, military commander-in-chief in Montreal at the time of its establishment as a township. History Burton was first established in 1765 as a Nova Scotia township. Burton was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of Sunbury County. The parish extended further inland than the township. In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish. In 1896 the boundary with Blissville was altered along the Nerepis Road. In 1949 the boundary with Blissville was changed back to its pre-1896 course. Boundaries Burton Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 127, 137, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maugerville Parish, New Brunswick
Maugerville (, MAJOR-ville) is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the local service districts of Noonan and the parish of Maugerville (which further includes the special service area of Inner Maugerville), both of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Joshua Mauger, Nova Scotia's agent in England and first name on the list of grantees in the township. History Maugerville was first established in 1765 as a township of Nova Scotia. The boundaries were significantly different, including part of Sheffield Parish but not extending as far inland. Maugerville was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes. In 1850 Maugerville was extended to the county line, adding unassigned land to its rear. Boundaries Maugerville Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 96, 105, 106, 114, 115, 116, 126, and 127 at same site. Rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericton International Airport
Fredericton International Airport is an airport in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada, southeast of Fredericton. The airport is classified as an international airport by Transport Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 55 passengers or 140 if offloaded in stages. Part of the National Airports System, the airport is owned by Transport Canada and operated by the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority. The airport has two runways and is the second-busiest airport in New Brunswick in terms of passenger levels, after the Greater Moncton International Airport. In 2016 the airport handled 377,977 passengers and in 2008 the airport went from 34,078 aircraft movements to 73,330, an increase of 115%, prompting Nav Canada to provide a control tower in 2009/2010. In 2009 the airport saw the number of movements rise by 44.8% to 106,178, making it the 19th-busiest in Canada and the only one in the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln, New Brunswick
Lincoln (2011 pop.: 6,458) is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Geography Located on the west bank of the Saint John River between Fredericton and Oromocto, Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution. History Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution. When the Loyalists moved from the newly independent colonies to British North America, Captain Benjamin Glazier moved in March 1776 to this area and named it Lincoln, as that is where he came from in Massachusetts. Then Upper and Lower Lincoln were created. Then on 18 May 1785 was proclaimed as the Official Birthday of Lincoln. The latter, Upper Lincoln became part of the City of Fredericton, but Lower Lincoln is now only Lincoln and is a Local Service District. A Local Service District (L.S.D.), elects an Advisory committee an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnetic Declination
Magnetic declination, or magnetic variation, is the angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a magnetized compass needle points, corresponding to the direction of the Earth's magnetic field lines) and true north (the direction along a meridian towards the geographic North Pole). This angle varies depending on position on the Earth's surface and changes over time. Somewhat more formally, Bowditch defines variation as “the angle between the magnetic and geographic meridians at any place, expressed in degrees and minutes east or west to indicate the direction of magnetic north from true north. The angle between magnetic and grid meridians is called grid magnetic angle, grid variation, or grivation.” By convention, declination is positive when magnetic north is east of true north, and negative when it is to the west. ''Isogonic lines'' are lines on the Earth's surface along which the declination has the same constant value, and line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oromocto River
The Oromocto River is a tributary of the Saint John River in southwest New Brunswick, Canada. The Oromocto River is formed by the combination of the North and South Branches near Fredericton Junction, and flows north-northeast for to its mouth at the Saint John River in the town of Oromocto. North Branch Oromocto River, in length, flows east-northeast from Oromocto Lake (near Harvey Station), passing through the villages of Tracy and follows sections of Route 645 and Route 101 to Fredericton Junction. South Branch Oromocto River, long, flows north-northeast from South Oromocto Lake, mostly through forest land to the head of the Oromocto River. See also *List of bodies of water of New Brunswick This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls. New Brunswick receives precipitation year-round, which feeds numerous streams and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint La ... Rivers of New Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John River (Bay Of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at about . A part of the border between New Brunswick and Maine follows 130 km (80 miles) of the river. A tributary forms 55 km (35 miles) of the border between Quebec and Maine. New Brunswick settlements through which it passes include, moving downstream, Edmundston, Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John. It is regulated by hydro-power dams at Mactaquac, Beechwood, and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Hydronym Samuel de Champlain visited the mouth of the river on the feast day of John the Baptist in 1604 and renamed it the Rivière Saint-Jean or Saint John River in English. Many waterways in the system retain their origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
