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Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick
Sheffield is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Sheffield, which was a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The parish was named for Baron Sheffield, notable as a friend of the province. History Sheffield was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes; it extended twenty-five miles inland and included part of Northfield Parish. In 1850 Sheffield was extended to the county line, adding unassigned territory to its rear. In 1855 the parish was split into two polling districts, Eastern and Western. The boundary ran along the modern parish line with Northfield. In 1857 the Eastern District was erected as Northfield Parish. Boundaries Sheffield Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 116, 127, and 128 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 331, 351, 352, 372, 373, 391, and 392 at ... [...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] |
Fredericton
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 63,116 and a metropolitan population of 108,610 in the 2021 Canadian Census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Fredericton Region Museum, and The Playhouse, a performing arts venue. The city hosts the annual Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, attracting regional and international jazz, blues, rock, and world artists. Fredericton is also an important and vibrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gagetown Parish, New Brunswick
Gagetown is a civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between CFB Gagetown, the village of Gagetown and the local service district of Upper Gagetown, the latter two of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The original township was named in honour of General Thomas Gage, British Commander-in-Chief, North America at the time; he was principal grantee of the township. History Gagetown was created in 1765 as Gage Township in Nova Scotia. In 1786 the township formed the core of Gagetown Parish when New Brunswick erected its counties and parishes. The parish added territory back to the Charlotte County line. In 1838 the rear of Gagetown was included in the newly erected Petersville Parish. Boundaries Gagetown Parish is bounded Remainder of parish on maps 138, 139, and 148 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 393, 411, 412, 429, and 430 at same site. * on the northeast by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canning Parish, New Brunswick
Canning is a civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Canning, both of which were members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The parish was probably named in honour of George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Commons at the time. Shortly after the parish's erection Canning became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. History Canning was erected in 1827 from Waterborough Parish. In 1835 the northwestern part of Canning was included in the newly erected Chipman Parish. Boundaries Canning is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 127 and 128 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 332, 352, 353, 372, 373, 392, and 393 at same site. * on the northeast by a line beginning on the Sunbury County line about 400 metres north-northeasterly of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield, New Brunswick
Sheffield is a community in Sunbury County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It lies within the St. John River valley and is served by New Brunswick Route 105 (former Trans-Canada Highway) and New Brunswick Route 695. History Notable people The founder of Burpee Seeds, W. Atlee Burpee was from Sheffield. See also *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 municipalit ... References Communities in Sunbury County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripples, New Brunswick
Ripples is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick near the village of Minto and Route 10 on the Little River. History Ripples housed a World War Two internment camp, from 1940 to 1945. This camp held internees of many different nationalities. The most famous prisoner was Camillien Houde, mayor of Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ... at the time, who was interned for encouraging resistance to military conscription.Jones, Ted ''Both sides of the wire: the Fredericton Internment Camp'' (Volume 2, New Ireland Press 1988) Notable people See also * List of communities in New Brunswick References Communities in Sunbury County, New Brunswick World War II internment camps in Canada {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albrights Corner, New Brunswick
Albrights Corner is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of 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 .... History Albrights Corner was originally called Little River but popularly became named after Thomas Sidney Albright (d. 1914), who owned and operated a farm and general store there for many years. His widow Lillian (Jordan) continued to operate the farm until the late 1950s. Notable people See also * List of communities in New Brunswick References Communities in Sunbury County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Queens County, New Brunswick
Queens County (french: Comté de Queens; 2016 population 10,472) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown. Geography The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county. Census subdivisions Communities There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population): *Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. 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, Queens County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zion, New Brunswick
New Zion is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. It is located 5 kilometres southwest of Minto Minto may refer to: Places Antarctica *Mount Minto (Antarctica) Australia *Minto, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Minto railway station * Minto County, Western Australia * Parish of Minto, New South Wales Canada * Minto City, British C .... History New Zion was settled in 1860 and by 1866 it became a farming and coal mining settlement of about three families ( Cokeley / Coakley, Corey, and Sowers, however New Zion was in Sheffield Parish by at least as early as 1851 as Northfield Parish was not established until 1857. James H. Sowers was the first postmaster of New Zion, with the first post office established in 1875. Notable people See also * List of communities in New Brunswick References Communities in Sunbury County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
