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People From Riverview, New Brunswick
This is a list of notable people from Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. Although not everyone in this list was born in Riverview, they all live or have lived in Riverview and have had significant connections to the community. If people are in this article, do not include them in the list of people from Albert County. See also *List of people from New Brunswick References {{People of Canada * Riverview, New Brunswick Riverview is a town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of , and a population density of . Riverview ... Riverview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview, New Brunswick
Riverview is a town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of , and a population density of . Riverview's slogan is "A Great Place To Grow". With a population of 20,584 in 2021, Riverview is the largest town in New Brunswick, and despite being designated as a town it is the fifth-largest municipality in the province, being more populous than the cities of Edmundston, Bathurst, Campbellton, and Miramichi. History Though the Petitcodiac River was a regular transportation corridor for aboriginal peoples, the first known settlements in the area were three Acadian ''villages'' in what are now Turtle Creek, Lower Coverdale and Point Park. The French-speaking families were forced to abandon the area in 1758 during the Grand Derangement. Resettlement of what would become Riverview began around 1783 when settlers from Yorkshire, England began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the west. It is part of Eastern Canada and is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canada, Atlantic provinces. The province is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental climate, continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas - predominantly in Moncton, Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John and Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the New Brunswick Official Languages Act (1969), Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an official language, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Albert County, New Brunswick ...
Amiens France list of notable people from Albert County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Albert County, they all live or have lived in Albert County and have had significant connections to the communities. This article does not include People from Riverview as they have their own section. See also *List of people from New Brunswick {{People of Canada * Albert Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s * Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Foster (writer)
Charles Basil Foster (17 January 1923 – 23 April 2017) was an English-born Canadian publicist, newspaper editor, author and songwriter. He was born in Cheshire, England. During World War II he was a pilot with the Royal Air Force. The RAF sent him to a base in Alberta, Canada for flight training and while on leave he visited Hollywood. There, he met Sidney Olcott, a Canadian-born silent film star who introduced him to numerous other expatriate Canadian actors in Hollywood including Mary Pickford. After the war, Foster used these contacts to begin a career as a publicist in London and in Hollywood, working for such well-known performers as Marilyn Monroe, Richard Burton, Boris Karloff, Errol Flynn and Benny Hill. He was also a songwriter, contributing such titles as "Goodnight Till Tomorrow" (as Basil Foster) for Issy Bonn and others. Foster later became a writer for comedians in the 1960s including Bob Hope and Jack Benny and contributed scripts to a number of 1960s sitco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Jayner
Travis Jayner (born May 9, 1982 in Riverview, New Brunswick) is a Canadian-born American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. He earned a bronze medal in the 5000-meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, J.R. Celski, Jordan Malone and Simon Cho. He is currently the Short Track Speedskating Elite Athlete Representative for the US Speedskating Board of Directors. Early life Jayner's father, Jack Jayner, was a U.S. and North American short track champion in high school, and Canadian short track champion 11 years later, early in his business career as an architect. In 1975, he founded a speed skating club in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, and introduced Travis and his brother Alex to the sport when they were five years old. Born to unilingual English-speaking parents, Jayner successfully completed the Early Total French Immersion Option of Frank L. Bowser Elementary School in Riverview, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael LeBlanc
Michael LeBlanc, (born February 25, 1987) is a Canadian track athlete specializing in the 100 metres. LeBlanc specializes in the 100m and 200m for outdoor, and the 60m for indoor. He set his personal best in the 100m in Sacramento, California, in 2007 during the NCAA Division I Championships by running a time of 10.17 with a legal wind measurement of 1.8. On February 19, 2012, LeBlanc set his personal best for the 60m with a time of 6.61, earning him a spot on Team Canada for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Life Michael LeBlanc was born in Riverview, New Brunswick, on February 25, 1987, and graduated from Riverview High School in 2005. Michael's brother Andre works for DreamWorks in visual effects, including in such movies as Shrek 2, Madagascar, and How To Train Your Dragon. LeBlanc only began running in 2003, at the age of 16, yet running impressive times in just his first few competitions and setting numerous provincial records which still st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Miller (Canadian Football)
Mike Miller (born March 15, 1989) is a Canadian former professional Canadian football, football player who is currently the special teams coordinator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the CFL as a linebacker and Fullback (gridiron football), fullback for 11 years. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won with the Edmonton Eskimos in 103rd Grey Cup, 2015 and with the Blue Bombers in 107th Grey Cup, 2019 and 108th Grey Cup, 2021. He is the CFL's all-time leader in List of Canadian Football League records (individual)#Tackles (recorded since 1987), career special teams tackles and holds the record for most special teams tackles in one game with seven. University career Miller played CIS football as a defensive back with the Acadia Axemen football, Acadia Axemen from 2007 to 2010. Professional career Edmonton Eskimos Miller was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Edmonton Eskimos on May 18, 2011. He made the team's active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
