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Taymouth, New Brunswick
Taymouth is a settlement in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is located 14.78 km SW of Boiestown, on the Canadian National Railway line, in Stanley Parish and St. Mary's Parish, York County. The community is centred around the intersection of Route 148 and Route 628. The former school has been turned into the Taymouth Community Centre, in which one upper floor room has become a fitness centre. History Notable people See also *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 municipal ... References Communities in York County, New Brunswick {{YorkCountyNB-geo-stub ... [...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 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 municipality. Municipalities Cities New Brunswick has eight cities: * Bathurst * Campbellton * Dieppe * Edmundston * Fredericton * Miramichi *Moncton * Saint John Towns New Brunswick has 27 towns. Villages New Brunswick has 66 villages. Regional municipalities New Brunswick has one regional municipality. Rural communities New Brunswick has seven rural communities. Indian reserves First Nations Parishes New Brunswick has 152 parishes, of which 142 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada and six as dissolved census subdivisions. Local service districts Neighbourhoods Other communities and settlements This is a list of communities and settlements in New Brunswick. A–B ; A * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully Independence, independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Acts, British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territories are federal territories whose governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boiestown, New Brunswick
Boiestown (1991 population: 349) is a Canadian community in the rural community of Upper Miramichi in Northumberland County, New Brunswick. It is situated on the Southwest Miramichi River approximately 60 kilometres northeast of Fredericton, near the province's geographic centre on Route 8 and the eastern terminus of Route 625. History Founded as a lumbering community in the early 19th century, Boiestown is named after Thomas Boies, a New Hampshire native who owned the area's first lumber mill. Forestry is still the main industry in the area. Boiestown's post office was established in 1842. Attractions Boiestown is home to the Central New Brunswick Woodsmen's Museum. Nearby attractions include Priceville Footbridge, the longest suspension footbridge in New Brunswick, and Nelson Hollow Bridge, the oldest covered bridge in the province. In popular culture Boiestown is the setting for ''Peter Emberley'', a well-known traditional ballad and a favourite lumbering song of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue and the physical size of its rail network, spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia across approximately of track. In the late 20th century, CN gained extensive capacity in the United States by taking over such railroads as the Illinois Central. CN is a public company with 24,671 employees and, , a market cap of approximately US$75 billion. CN was government-owned, as a Canadian Crown corporation, from its founding in 1919 until being privatized in 1995. , Bill Gates was the largest single shareholder of CN stock, owning a 14.2% interest through Cascade Investment and his own Gates Foundation. From 1919 to 1978, the railway was known as "Canadian National Railways" (CNR). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Parish, New Brunswick
Stanley is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Stanley, the incorporated rural community of Upper Miramichi, and the local service district of the parish of Stanley. Upper Miramichi was a member of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC), the others of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). Origin of name The parish takes its name from the settlement of Stanley, in turn named for Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time and an early supporter of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company that promoted settlement of the area. History The first iteration of Stanley was erected in 1837 from Douglas and Saint Marys Parishes. In 1838 Stanley was dissolved. In 1847 the modern Stanley was erected from Douglas and Saint Marys, expanding to include the northern part of the county. Boundaries St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York County, New Brunswick
York County (2021 population 105,261) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River (New Brunswick), Saint John River. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the northern section of the county. History York County was established in 1785, named after the second son of King George III of the United Kingdom, George III, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Prince Frederick-Augustus (1763-1827), who was made Duke of York in 1784. By 1831, the top half was highly populated, due to the rich soil in the region, so it was split off to become Carleton County, New Brunswick, Carleton County. Census subdivisions Communities There are eleven municipalities within York County (listed by 2016 population): First Nations There are two First Nations reserves in York County (listed by 2016 population): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 148
Route 148 is a north-south secondary highway in New Brunswick, Canada. Most of the route was previously part of Route 8 prior to the opening of the extended Marysville Bypass. Route description Route 148 begins at Route 105 in Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ..., then heads north through the villages of Nashwaak Village, Durham Bridge, Ross and Pleasant Valley before ending at Route 8 in South Portage. History This route was renumbered from Route 8 following that highway being moved to the Marysville bypass in 2014. See also * * References 148 148 {{NewBrunswick-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 628
Route 628 is a long mostly north–south secondary highway in the eastern portion of New Brunswick, Canada. The route starts at Route 148 in Taymouth where it travels south along the east bank of the Nashwaak River The Nashwaak River, located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada, is a tributary of the Saint John River. It is 113 kilometres long, draining an area of roughly . The river drains south from Nashwaak Lake (southeast of the village of Juniper) .... The road passes through Durham Bridge, Nashwaak and Manzer. From here, the route travels through Penniac and past Penniac Island before it ends as it crosses the Nashwaak River on a bridge to Route 8. History Prior to the opening of the Marysville Bypass in September 2014, this route started at Route 8 before the renumeration. See also * * References 628 628 {{NewBrunswick-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa.Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6; Statistique Canada 150, promenade du pré Tunney Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 The agency is led by the chief statistician of Canada, currently André Loranger, who assumed the role on an interim basis on April 1, 2024 and permanently on December 20, 2024. StatCan is accountable to Parliament through the minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, currently Mélanie Joly. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the '' Statistics Act'' man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
