Renous-Quarryville (2020 population: 1188) is a Canadian local service district in Northumberland County,

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. It is located 25 mi upstream of Miramichi, and is situated where the

Renous River The Renous River is a tributary of the Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick, Canada. The Renous River has its origins south of Holmes Lake in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountains, in the northwest corner of Northum ...

, and the

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. discharges into the

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. It is named for the Renous river, and settlement, as well as Quarryville's quarry, hence the name "Renous-Quarryville local service district." Renous proper, and the river is probably named for a Micmac chief, Sock Renou. Renous-Quarryville is 5 kilometres east of Blackville where the majority of students attend school, although many also attend Millerton school. The community is the site of the Atlantic Institution, a

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maximum-security

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located on the site of a former

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ammunition depot. On March 30, 2019, the Tom Donovan Arena in Renous was named 2019 winner of the

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national contest, with a $250,000 prize for arena upgrades and an NHL pre-season game to be played in the area on September 18, 2019. On that date, the

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faced the Florida Panthers. Said game had taken place in the city of Bathurst, about an hour away.

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Communities in Northumberland County, New Brunswick Designated places in New Brunswick Local service districts of Northumberland County, New Brunswick Mining communities in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub

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