McGivney is a
settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
in
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 ...
, located 14.78 km SW of
Boiestown, on the
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN i ...
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 Parliam ...
, 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 municipalit ...
References
Settlements in New Brunswick
Communities in York County, New Brunswick
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