Utopia is a Canadian unincorporated community in
Charlotte County,
New Brunswick
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History
Camp Utopia
Utopia was home to Camp Utopia, the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
A-30 Canadian Infantry Training Centre from 1943 to 1958. Units lodged here:
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The Carleton and York Regiment
The Carleton and York Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1954, the regiment was amalgamated with The New Brunswick Scottish and The North Shore (New Brunswick) ...
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The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, and is part of the 5th Canadian Division's 37 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment is headquartered in Bathurst, New Brunswick, with sub-units l ...
- 1943 to 1954.
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8th Canadian Hussars
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(Princess Louise's) - 1954-1955
The base was replaced by a new and large base located in
Gagetown in 1958. The structures at the base were demolished and left vacant since.
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
Communities in Charlotte County, New Brunswick
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