McGivney is a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation
*Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money
*Settlement (litigatio ...
in
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering 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 ...
, located 14.78 km SW of
Boiestown, on the
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
line, in
Stanley Parish,
York County.
History
A post office was active here from 1909 to 1974, when the settlement was known as ''McGivney Junction''. One was also located here from 1955 until 1970.
McGivney, NB is where the CN Miramichi subdivision (McGivney - Newcastle) and the CN Nashwaak subdivision (McGivney - Fredericton) met the CN Napadogan subdivision (Moncton - Edmundston). Freight and passenger trains rolled through on the Napadogan sub, while local freights went north and south on the other two subdivisions. In time, the Miramichi and Nashwaak subdivisions were abandoned, and all that remains is the Napadogan subdivision with its occasional freight trains.
No. 32 Ordnance Depot
Opened in 1942 on Highway #8 in the Village of McGivney as No. 1 Magazine Company, a detachment of No. 7 Ordnance Depot. The Depot, run by the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, consisted of 24 buildings.
The Depot remained open after World War II and was renamed No. 2 Ordnance Depot, but not long after, it was changed to No. 32 Ordnance Depot.
Permanent married quarters were added in the 1950s.
As a result of the
unification of the Canadian armed forces
The unification of the Canadian Armed Forces took place on 1 February 1968, when the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged to form the Canadian Armed Forces.
History
A white paper was tabled in the Parliame ...
, the Depot was renamed No. 32 Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot in 1966, but this would be short-lived. The unification led to the consolidation of numerous military establishments. No. 32 CFAD was deemed redundant and as a result, closed in 1969.
Today some of the Depot's buildings remain, including the ammunition storage bunkers and less than half of the PMQs. The camp chapel is now a Baptist church and Sergeants’ Mess was relocated off site, for use as the South Portage Recreation Center.
Notable people
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 municipal ...
References
Settlements in New Brunswick
Communities in York County, New Brunswick
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