The North Shore is a region in the northeastern part of the

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province of

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. Specifically, it refers to the province's northern shoreline which borders

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, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence as well as the estuary portion of the

Restigouche River The Restigouche River (, ) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec. The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the Appalachian Mountains of nort ...

, including all coastal communities between Tide Head and Lameque Island. The North Shore faces the southern shore of

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's Gaspe Peninsula. The area contains the northwestern coast of the

Acadian Peninsula The Acadian Peninsula () is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population located there. Two major islands o ...

in Gloucester County, a predominantly French-speaking area, as well as English-speaking areas in the cities of Bathurst and Campbellton and the town of Dalhousie. The North Shore is also the home of the

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Mi'kmaw'' or ''Mi'gmaw''; ; , and formerly Micmac) are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Bru ...

Eel River Bar First Nation. The geographic area of the North Shore is sometimes expanded to include areas along New Brunswick's east coast on the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Lameque Island to

Miramichi Bay Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Miramichi River. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of unin ...

and sometimes to include the estuarine portions of the

Miramichi Valley The Miramichi Valley is a Canadian river valley and region in the east-central part of New Brunswick. It extends along both major branches of the Miramichi River and their tributaries, however it is generally agreed that the much larger Southw ...

around the city of Miramichi.

Other references

* The name "North Shore" will always be remembered in connection with the North Shore Regiment of the Canadian Army which had 70 battle honours in World Wars I and II. It was part of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment from 1954 to 2012 as the 2nd Battalion, RNBR (North Shore), but is now again a distinct regiment, the North Shore Regiment. * The name "North Shore" was used in the ''North Shore Leader'', a weekly newspaper published from 1906-1978 before being renamed to the ''Miramichi Leader''.

References

Citations of Use of the Term * *p 59, ''The Maritime Provinces: A Handbook for Travellers, A Guide to the Chief Cities...'', 3rd Ed. James R. Osgood & Co. Boston, USA, 1883.

External links

* http://members.tripod.com/maltoch/northshorergmt.html * http://www.cbc.ca/news/dday/minute.html {{coord, 47, 37, 34, N, 65, 37, 42, W, scale:1000000_source:CGNDB, display=title Geography of Gloucester County, New Brunswick Geography of Restigouche County, New Brunswick Geographic regions of New Brunswick