The North Shore is a region in the northeastern part of the

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province of

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. Specifically, it refers to the province's northern shoreline which borders Chaleur Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence as well as the estuary portion of the

Restigouche River The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec. The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the App ...

, including all coastal communities between Tide Head and Lameque Island. The North Shore faces the southern shore of

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's Gaspe Peninsula. The area contains the northwestern coast of the

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in Gloucester County, a predominantly French-speaking area, as well as

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-speaking areas in the cities of Bathurst and Campbellton and the town of Dalhousie. The North Shore is also the home of the

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...

Eel River Bar First Nation Eel River Bar First Nation, or Ugpi'ganjig is a Mi'gmaq First Nation located in Northern New Brunswick. It has a registered population of 757 people, of which 346 live on reserve. The total number of people living on the reserve is 415 as of 2 ...

. The geographic area of the North Shore is sometimes expanded to include areas along New Brunswick's east coast on the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Lameque Island to

Miramichi Bay Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Miramichi River. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of uni ...

and sometimes to include the estuarine portions of the

Miramichi Valley The Miramichi Valley is a Canadian river valley and region in the east-central part of New Brunswick. It extends along both major branches of the Miramichi River and their tributaries, however it is generally agreed that the much larger Southw ...

around the city of Miramichi.

Other references

* The name "North Shore" will always be remembered in connection with the North Shore Regiment of the Canadian Army which had 70 battle honours in World Wars I and II. It was part of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment from 1954 to 2012 as the 2nd Battalion, RNBR (North Shore), but is now again a distinct regiment, the North Shore Regiment. * The name "North Shore" was used in the ''North Shore Leader'', a weekly newspaper published from 1906-1978 before being renamed to the ''Miramichi Leader''.

References

Citations of Use of the Term * *p 59, ''The Maritime Provinces: A Handbook for Travellers, A Guide to the Chief Cities...'', 3rd Ed. James R. Osgood & Co. Boston, USA, 1883.

External links

* http://members.tripod.com/maltoch/northshorergmt.html * http://www.cbc.ca/news/dday/minute.html {{coord, 47, 37, 34, N, 65, 37, 42, W, scale:1000000_source:CGNDB, display=title Geography of Gloucester County, New Brunswick Geography of Restigouche County, New Brunswick Geographic regions of New Brunswick