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Nigadoo River
Nigadoo is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. Nigadoo is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Nepisiguit Bay, 15 km northwest of Bathurst and adjacent to Beresford. In the Mi'gmaq language "nigadoo" or "Mimoogwodoo" roughly translates as "place to hide". History The Name Nigadoo, comes from the old Mi’gmaq word “Mimoogwodoo” meaning “the hiding place”. Long before Samuel de Champlain, John Cabot or Nicolas Denys charted the Chaleur Region it was inhabited by the Mi’gmaq People. The legend on how Nigadoo got its name goes back to those times before European settlers came. Historically, is known that the Mi’gmaq people and the Iroquois (Mohawk) people were sometimes at war with each other, as their territories bordered each other around the area now known as Edmundston. It was during one of these wars or conflicts that it was said that a hundred Iroquois canoes were s ... [...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] |
Beresford, New Brunswick
Beresford is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated on the shore of Nepisiguit Bay, part of Chaleur Bay immediately north of the city of Bathurst. 79% of the town's residents are francophone. The community is slated to be dissolved into the amalgamated new town of Belle-Baie on January 1, 2023. History In March 1813, the municipal council of Northumberland decided to regroup the territories north of Miramichi into two districts: one being from Neguac to Pokemouche, the other from Caraquet and including the whole north-east region of New Brunswick. In 1814, this re-organisation continued and the territory was subdivided into parishes. Some examples of those were Alnwick (Neguac and Tabusintac), Saumarez (from Tracadie to Caraquet), and Beresford (from Nepisiguit to Restigouche). Names were then given to these new civil parishes honouring naval and military men (Nelson, Wellington, and Carleton, for Thomas Carleton). Beresford was named fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle-Baie
Belle-Baie is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. History Belle-Baie was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former town of Beresford and the former villages of Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher and Pointe-Verte as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas. The adjacent unincorporated areas included the former local service districts of Dunlop, Laplante, Madran, Robertville, Petit-Rocher-Nord, Petit-Rocher-Sud and Tremblay, and portions of the local service districts of Bathurst, Beresford and North Tetagouche. The new town's name was initially announced as Baie-Jolie sur mer, but after negative reaction from the residents the transition committee withdrew the name and proposed Belle-Baie instead. The towns language policy for news releases to be reviewed after some residents complained they were in French only. The review is expected to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Service District (New Brunswick)
A local service district (LSD) is a provincial administrative unit for the provision of local services in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. LSDs relate to areas of the province's former county municipalities that were not incorporated as municipalities around centres of population. They are defined in law by the ''Local Service Districts Regulation'' of the ''Municipalities Act''. In 2017, the ''Municipalities Act'' was replaced by the ''Local Governance Act'', which continued the ''Local Service Districts Regulation''. LSDs are operated by provincial staff. Residents have the opportunity to serve in an advisory capacity to provincial staff. As management units collectively referred to as unincorporated areas, application of the LSD concept has evolved to fit changes in communities over time, and they define their communities to varying degrees. For example, sub-units of the LSD make it possible to have separate taxing units within a LSD where one area may have grown to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick
Pointe-Verte (2016 pop: 886) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry. The community is slated to be dissolved into the amalgamated new town of Belle-Baie on January 1, 2023.Sébastien Lachance"La nouvelle grande ville de la région Chaleur s’appellera Belle-Baie" '' L'Acadie Nouvelle'', May 17, 2022. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ... conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Verte had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Language N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick
Petit-Rocher is a formerly incorporated Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Sitting on both Chaleur Bay and Nepisiguit Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst, Petit-Rocher's residents are 89% Francophone. On 1 January 2023, Petit-Rocher amalgamated with Beresford, Nigadoo, Pointe-Verte and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Belle-Baie. The community's name remains in use by the province's 911 system. History The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. The name literally means 'little rock', and is pronounced by most anglophones in the region as ''Petty Roche''. The name of the village is reputed to derive from the fact that the village's founders disembarked on a small rock. The village was named ''Little Roche'' from 1850 to 1854, then ''Madisco'' until 1870, and then ''Petit Rocher''. The hyphenated form ''Petit-Rocher'' was adopted in 2009. Some old maps have the name ''Petite Roche'' (1812) and ''Sainte Roque o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadians
The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the descendants of a few Acadians who escaped the Expulsion of the Acadians (aka The Great Upheaval / ''Le Grand Dérangement'') re-settled. Most Acadians in Canada continue to live in majority French-speaking communities, notably those in New Brunswick where Acadians and Francophones are granted autonomy in areas such as education and health. Acadia was one of the 5 regions of New France. Acadia was located in what is now Eastern Canada's Maritime provinces, as well as parts of Quebec and present-day Maine to the Kennebec River. It was ethnically, geographically and administratively different from the other French colonies and the French colony of Canada (modern-day Quebec). As a result, the Acadians developed a distinct history and culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepisiguit River
The Nepisiguit River is a major river in northern New Brunswick, Canada, which enters the sea at the city of Bathurst, into the Nepisiguit Bay, part of the Bay of Chaleur. Nepisiquit River Bay, brook, and falls. Appears in Jesuit Relations (1643) as Nepegiguit, a corruption through the French of the Micmac Win-peg-ij-oo-ik, " the river that dashes roughly along"- a reference to the torrential character of the river. Description The source of the river lies north of the Christmas Mountains, in the rugged terrain between Mount Carleton, and Big Bald Mountain. Several falls are present along the river's course, including Indian Falls (near Popple Depot), Nepisiguit Falls and Pabineau Falls. Along this river lies a vast forest, where many individuals from New Brunswick set up camps. Lodges are set up along the river including Governors Lodge, Rogers Lake Lodge and many others. These lodges play host to the many individuals taking part in several different outdoor activities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspé Peninsula
The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia (; ), is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by Chaleur Bay and the Restigouche River. The name ''Gaspé'' comes from the Miꞌkmaq word , meaning "end", referring to the end of the land. The Gaspé Peninsula is slightly larger than Belgium, at . The population is 140,599 as of the 2011 census.The population of the Gaspe Peninsula is determined by adding the population of two federal electoral districts, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, while subtracting that of the Magdalen Islands. It is also noted as being the only region outside the Channel Islands to contain native speakers of Jersey Norman. Geography Sea cliffs dominate the peninsula's northern shore along the St. Lawrence River. Cap Gaspé, jutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmundston
Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Saint-Joseph. History During the early colonial period, the area was a camping and meeting place of the Maliseet (Wolastoqiyik) Nation during seasonal migrations. From the mid to late eighteenth century, one of the largest Maliseet villages had been established at Madawaska and had become a refuge site for other Wabanaki peoples. The Maliseet village was originally located near the falls at the confluence of the Madawaska and Saint John Rivers. Currently, the City of Edmundston surrounds a federal Indian Reserve (St. Basile 10/Madawaska Maliseet First Nation). Originally named ''Petit-Sault'' (Little Falls) in reference to the waterfalls located where the Madawaska River merges into the Saint John River, the settlement was renamed ''Edmun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaleur Bay
frame, Satellite image of Chaleur Bay (NASA). Chaleur Bay is the large bay in the centre of the image; the Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence is seen to the east.">Gulf_of_St._Lawrence.html" ;"title="Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence">Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence is seen to the east. Chaleur Bay, also Chaleurs Bay, baie of Chaleur (in ), is an arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence located between Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The name of the bay is attributed to explorer Jacques Cartier (Baie des Chaleurs). It translates into English as "bay of warmth" or "bay of torrid weather". Chaleur Bay is the 31st member of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club. Chaleur Bay is host to an unusual visual phenomenon, the Fireship of Chaleur Bay, an apparition of sorts resembling a ship on fire which has reportedly appeared at several locations in the bay. It is possibly linked to similar sighting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Denys
Nicolas Denys (1598? – 1688) was a French-born merchant, governor, author, and settler in New France. He founded settlements at St. Pierre (now St. Peter's, Nova Scotia), Ste. Anne (Englishtown, Nova Scotia) and Nepisiquit (Bathurst, New Brunswick). Denys' writings about the lands and peoples of Acadia were published in two volumes in 1672. The work, entitled ''The Description and Natural History of the Coasts of North America'', remains the leading authority regarding the conditions of Acadia for the years 1632 through 1670. Life Early years in France Nicolas Denys was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, about 1598, the son of Jacques Denys, a captain in King Henri IV's Royal Guard and equerry to the king. His mother was Marie Cosnier. He was baptized in 1603. Early years in Acadia When Cardinal Richelieu authorized a stronger French presence in the New World, he commissioned Isaac de Razilly to be lieutenant-general of Acadia and Nicolas Denys accompanied the expedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
