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Pokeshaw, New Brunswick
Pokeshaw is an unincorporated village in Gloucester County ( New Bandon Parish), New Brunswick, Canada. It houses a former provincial, now communal park that includes a beach, and a large rock island, Pokeshaw Island, also known as Bird Island, because of the many birds frequently seen on the top of the large rock. There are three main industries in Pokeshaw: fishing, farming and maple products. There are two farms in the area: Whelton's beef farm, near the Pokeshaw/ Grand Anse border, and Riordon Farms, a dairy farm, as well as a maple sugar camp, Riordon Maple Products. Pokeshaw and its surrounding areas are fertile with moose, deer and rabbit as well as abundant fish stocks. Fresh water springs and dense forests make for attractive outdoors activities such as hiking, fishing and hunting. The nearest village is Grande Anse and the larger towns are Bathurst and Caraquet. History Pokeshaw was settled by the Sisk family in the early 1800s and remained until the 1960s. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokeshaw Rock Island
Pokeshaw is an unincorporated village in Gloucester County ( New Bandon Parish), New Brunswick, Canada. It houses a former provincial, now communal park that includes a beach, and a large rock island, Pokeshaw Island, also known as Bird Island, because of the many birds frequently seen on the top of the large rock. There are three main industries in Pokeshaw: fishing, farming and maple products. There are two farms in the area: Whelton's beef farm, near the Pokeshaw/ Grand Anse border, and Riordon Farms, a dairy farm, as well as a maple sugar camp, Riordon Maple Products. Pokeshaw and its surrounding areas are fertile with moose, deer and rabbit as well as abundant fish stocks. Fresh water springs and dense forests make for attractive outdoors activities such as hiking, fishing and hunting. The nearest village is Grande Anse and the larger towns are Bathurst and Caraquet. History Pokeshaw was settled by the Sisk family in the early 1800s and remained until the 1960s. The ... [...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] |
New Bandon Parish, New Brunswick
New Bandon is a civil parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, the heavily francophone east comprises the towns of Hautes-Terres and Rivière-du-Nord, while the heavily anglophone west is part of the Chaleur rural district. The towns are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, Origin of name The parish was named for Bandon, County Cork in Ireland, source of many settlers of the area. History New Bandon was erected in 1831 from Saumarez Parish. In 1941 the boundary with Paquetville Parish and Saint-Isidore Parish was adjusted. In 1947 part of New Bandon was included in the newly erected Allardville Parish. Boundaries New Bandon ParishThe 1973 Territorial Division Act misspells the name New Brandon Parish; the name is spelt correctly in other modern government sources and in earlier versions of the Act. is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 18 and 29 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 034, 035, 052– ... [...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] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande-Anse, New Brunswick
Grande-Anse is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. The community is near the community of Pokeshaw on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula region, 25 km northwest of Caraquet and 45 kilometres east of Bathurst. Grande-Anse's tourist attractions include the Grande-Anse beach, and the Popes' Museum. History The village was first settled by Acadian Simon Landry in 1808, and was incorporated in 1968. On 1 January 2023, Grande-Anse amalgamated with Bertrand, Maisonnette, Saint-Léolin, and all or part of four local service districts to form the new town of Rivière-du-Nord. The community's name remains in official use. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grande-Anse 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. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Anse, New Brunswick
Grande-Anse is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. The community is near the community of Pokeshaw on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula region, 25 km northwest of Caraquet and 45 kilometres east of Bathurst. Grande-Anse's tourist attractions include the Grande-Anse beach, and the Popes' Museum. History The village was first settled by Acadian Simon Landry in 1808, and was incorporated in 1968. On 1 January 2023, Grande-Anse amalgamated with Bertrand, Maisonnette, Saint-Léolin, and all or part of four local service districts to form the new town of Rivière-du-Nord. The community's name remains in official use. Demographics 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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Bathurst ( 2021 population; UA 12,157 ) is the largest City in Northern New Brunswick, it overlooks the Nepisiguit Bay, part of Chaleur Bay and is at the estuary of the Nepisiguit River. As part of the New Brunswick local governance reform , effective Jan 1st, 2023 the following communities will be amalgamated with Bathurst. *87% of the local service district of North Tetagouche, *40% of the local service district of Big River, *68% of the local service district of Bathurst This will give Bathurst an estimated population 14,896 History Bathurst had been the location of the annual Mi'kmaq summer coastal community of Nepisiguit prior to European settlement. Europeans first reached the shores of the Baie des Chaleurs when in 1534 it was named by Jacques Cartier. Early settlers from France came to the area in the 17th century in what became part of the colony of Acadia. In 1607 Samuel de Champlain sailed into the Miramichi, and in 1636, Nicolas Denys was granted a seignory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraquet, New Brunswick
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow into the Caraquet Bay west of the town. The town was greatly enlarged in 2023 by annexing the village of Bas-Caraquet and several local service districts. Establishment Caraquet was first settled by Gabriel Giraud dit St-Jean who was a French trader and merchant. He married a Mi'kmaq woman and settled in Lower Caraquet. After the expulsion of the Acadians from southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1755, some Acadians settled in Upper Caraquet. Led by Alexis Landry in 1757, the original town site was founded at what is now called Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage. The land was officially granted for the town in 1774 through the Royal Proclamation to 34 families of Acadian, Normand and Mi'kmaq origins. The town is called Acadia's capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisk (surname)
Sisk is an Irish surname and has been found in East Cork since the 18th century. A modern version of the medieval surname Saghas of County Kildare. The earliest form of Sisk is found in Tenby, Wales in 1405. Sayse, from Sais, a sobriquet meaning "Saxon". ''The Surnames of Ireland'' Edward MacLysaght People with the surname include: * Bernice F. Sisk, (1910–95) American Congressman * Doug Sisk (born 1957) Major League baseball player * Howard Sisk (c.1930–2001) aka "Curly Howard", American radio disc jockey * Jerry Sisk, Jr. (1953–2013) American gemologist and co-founder of Jewelry Television * John Sisk, (1837–1921) Irish builder, founder of the Sisk Group * John Sisk, Jr. (born 1941) American football player * Johnny Sisk (1906–1986) American football player * Laura Wright née Laura Sisk (born 1970) American actress * Mark Sisk, (born 1942) Episcopal Bishop of New York * Mildred Gillars née Mildred Sisk (1900–88), nicknamed "Axis Sally", American broadcaster ... [...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] |
