Lakeland Ridges is a
village
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municipality in the
Canadian province
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of
New Brunswick
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. The jurisdiction was formed through the
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
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s which saw the consolidation of local government entities into regions or districts.
History
Lakeland Ridges was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of
Canterbury
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and
Meductic as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.
Infrastructure
The
New Brunswick and Canada Railway
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extended the former
St. Andrews and Quebec Railway line to Canterbury in 1859, placing Lakeland Ridges roughly halfway between
Woodstock
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to the north and
McAdam to the south. The New Brunswick and Canada Railway was purchased by the
New Brunswick Railway
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in 1882. In 1890, the New Brunswick Railway was purchased by the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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, which operated the line through Canterbury to serve its rail network in the upper Saint John River valley until rail service was abandoned in the early 1990s. The original CPR passenger station on Water Street in Canterbury was demolished in the 2000s and the rail line is now a
rail trail
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and part of the
Sentier NB Trail system.
Education
Lakeland Ridges has a school called
Canterbury High School, which educates students from kindergarten to grade 12 all in one building. The school has escaped closure several times but had its future sealed in 2002 with an extensive construction overhaul and addition of a new gym. Prior to 1975, Canterbury High School held grades 7–12, The Old Green School house beside Mill Street housed Grade 1, 2, 3 and 6 and Grades 4 and 5 were held in Meductic School.
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
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References
2023 establishments in New Brunswick
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
Communities in York County, New Brunswick
Populated places established in 2023
Villages in New Brunswick
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