Janeville is a community in
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.
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on the
Chaleur Bay
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. The Community is located at the Intersection of
Route 11 and
Route 340.
It straddles the boundary between
Bathurst and
New Bandon Parishes and is part of the local service district of
New Bandon-Salmon Beach
New Bandon-Salmon Beach is a local service district in New Brunswick, Canada. New Bandon was named after the town of Bandon in Ireland. It is located immediately East of the City of Bathurst, New Brunswick on Nepisiguit Bay.
History
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History
The community was named after Jane Dawson, one of the first arrivals to the area. The community primarily depended on agriculture and fishing, and was at one point served by the
Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway The Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway was a short line railway on the south shore of Chaleur Bay in New Brunswick that ran for 75 miles between Bathurst and Tracadie with a spur line to Shippagan. Completed in 1890, it became part of the Canadian N ...
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See also
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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 Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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