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  Encyclopedia: New Brunswick
New Brunswick is bounded on the north by Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and Chaleur Bay and on the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Northumberland Strait.
New Brunswick was one of the four original provinces of Canada formed with Confederation in 1867.
Following Confederation, New Brunswick suffered the effects of an economic downturn precipitated by the Great Fire of 1877 in Saint John and the decline of the sailing shipbuilding industry, and compounded by the global recession sparked by the Panic of 1893.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/New-Brunswick   (10558 words)

  
 St. John River, New Brunswick
The St. John in its upper reaches is slim and graceful, a delicate band through fields and forests, and it looks quiet until you come to Grand Falls where suddenly you see the power of it.
One of the beauties of the St. John at the moment is that few American small-boat owners seem to know about it; if they did the stream would be crowded with craft from half the Eastern States, for there is no river on the continent more suited to pleasure boats than this.
Canada is moving into the lower St. John, just as French Canadians have been steadily moving into the upper reaches of the river, and the power techniques of modern Canada are producing electrical energy from the stream sufficient for dozens of factories.
new-brunswick.net /new-brunswick/rivers/sjriver1.html   (2253 words)

  
 ACOA Website - News - News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A new business district is being developed next to the Trans-Canada Highway to help stimulate economic development in the region thanks to a partnership between the Town of St.
Leonard, the Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick.
The extension of the access road positions the Town of St. Leonard to move forward with the business district project that was identified in its strategic plan.
www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca /e/media/press/press.shtml?3432   (608 words)

  
 Acadian Genealogy Homepage; St. Basile (New Brunswick) Acadian Church!
As people from the lowlands of Fredericton (New Brunswick) and those from the St. Lawrence area came in large number to the Madawaska Territory, the population of the region increased to such an extent that it became necessary to have a civil organization to have control over the population.
The oldest parishes in Nova Scotia are Halifax erected in 1784, Arichat in 1787 and St. Mary's Bay in 1792.
From the bank of the River at the foot of the hill, could be seen a new edifice in the making...the new church with dimensions of 55 by 35 feet.
www.acadian.org /mad-chur.html   (2087 words)

  
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Hartland is the smallest incorporated town in New Brunswick.
From Fort Kent we drove northeast along US 1 south to the town of St. David, which is the northern most town in Maine that is accessible by private automobile.
From St. Leonard we drove south on Trans-Canada 2 to Grand Falls and camped nearby for two nights.
home.comcast.net /~dale.cher.onthego/webpub/HowardandKarenSmith/MigrationReports/MigrationReport128.htm   (954 words)

  
 St. John River - TheBestLinks.com - Canada, England, France, Fredericton, ...
Turning south from Oromocto, the river is joined by the short Jemseg River which empties New Brunswick's largest lake, Grand Lake and its various tributaries.
The St. John River has also been of tremendous importance to the development of western New Brunswick in the form of a transportation artery, particularly prior to rail transport when paddle wheelers clogged its waterways.
The Upper St. John Valley in Aroostook County, Maine and Carleton County, New Brunswick is also an important area for the cultivation of potatoes.
www.thebestlinks.com /St._John_River.html   (516 words)

  
 Acadian Genealogy Homepage; St. John Valley (#2)!
The highway in New Brunswick follows the River; therefore, the traveler may see all the American towns, as he wends his way along the River on the New Brunswick side.
This section was renowned for its hard pine trees, therefore New Brunswick and Maine vied for the complete possession of the entire territory until 1842, the year the permanent boundary was fixed.
They made the St. John River the dividing line between Maine and New Brunswick, from Van Buren to St. Francis, and the St. Francis River the dividing line between the two at St. Francis.
www.acadian.org /st-j-val.html   (2009 words)

  
 Maine New Brunswick summit eyes border issues
A similar conference was held in 1985, organized by then state Sen. Paul Violette of Van Buren and New Brunswick Member of the Legislative Assembly Percy Mockler of St. Leonard, New Brunswick, which is located across the St. John River from Van Buren.
Mockler, New Brunswick's minister for intergovernmental and international relations, also is one of the organizers of next week's conference.
In the St. John Valley, many people on both sides of the border are related and conduct business with one another.
www.bangornews.com /news/templates?a=8149&z=12   (438 words)

  
 Overview - Maine Drug Threat Assessment
New York City remains the primary distribution center for the bulk of Maine's cocaine and heroin that is distributed by Dominican DTOs.
New York City is also the focal point for their command-and-control activities.
Cocaine destined for New York City is typically transported from the Caribbean hidden in containerized air and maritime cargo while the heroin is transported from South America by couriers on commercial airlines.
www.usdoj.gov /ndic/pubs/657/overview.htm   (1389 words)

  
 EDNA B O DONNELL - Maine Album Page from the Bangor Daily News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
She was born Dec. 1, 1902, in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, the daughter of Jack and Marie (Violette) LaPointe.
Edna was born and raised on a large farm in St. Leonard, New Brunswick.
The excitement of her dad's saloon, fox farm, the ferry which crossed the St. John River, and the many happy moments spent with her mother helping with the boarders, watching her mother weave and spin wool into yarn and blankets.
www.bangornews.com /news/templates?a=64068   (464 words)

  
 Articles - New Brunswick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The northwestern part of the province is comprised of the remote and more rugged Miramichi Highlands, Chaleur Uplands, and the Notre Dame Mountains with a maximum elevation at Mount Carleton of 820 metres.
The Catholic population often clashed with the existing Protestant residents, coming to a head with a gun battle in Saint John in 1849.
Saint John is a port city, with heavy industry in the form of pulp and paper, oil refineries, and drydocks, all owned by the family of the late K.C. Irving.
www.bowling-balls.net /articles/New_Brunswick   (2540 words)

  
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Near-record cold air covered the Maritimes on the 11th with St. Leonard, New Brunswick, recording -35.8 deg.
In contrast, daily-record maximums were set at a number of stations in Nova Scotia and southeastern New Brunswick, on the 15th and near-record warm temperatures were recorded in Newfoundland.
Significant precipitation is expected for coastal British Columbia, southern and central Ontario, the St. Lawrence Valley and the Maritimes.
www.ncf.carleton.ca /freenet/rootdir/menus/social.services/eco/info/climrept/no.03   (778 words)

  
 St. Leonard Seniors, All local seniors in St. Leonard, New Brunswick ? St. Leonard date sex clubs dating & St. Leonard ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Beaulieu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Candidates were told that they would have to file new appeals if they wished to appeal.
All candidates in the above-noted competition were advised that a new eligibility list had been published and that the new appeal period expired on 8 July 1991.
In the case at hand, the Department has given a new notice that it intends to appoint.
www.psc-cfp.gc.ca /recours/dec/decisions/beaulie_e.htm   (733 words)

  
 The Town of Van Buren, Maine
A portion of the Town's property, consisting of all land within 250 feet horizontal distance of all watercourses (primarily, the Saint John River), is governed by the State of Maine's shoreland zoning regulations.
With the upgrade, everything was installed new, all pumps at the facility and the pump station were replaced.
Two new circular clarifiers were installed, plus a sludge holding tank of 278,000 gallons to hold the sludge in the winter months.
www.vanburenmaine.com /government.html   (1604 words)

  
 The Home Page Of Project Oasis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This is a new library that will serve the community of 20+ laborers and children living in the area.
Upper St. John Libraries; New Brunswick, Canada: A total of ten public libraries (including Bibliotheque Dr. Lorna J. Violette in St. Leonard, New Brunswick), two school libraries, and one book mobile library.
One of the poorest countries in the world, the small, but new library serves a large populatin within the province of Oubritenga.
www.projectoasis.org /ed_cp.html   (1141 words)

  
 Technology in St. Leonard NEW BRUNSWICK Canada - Pagelite Search The Canadian Web Directory
She is an.....Miss Burke graduated from St. Rose High School, Belmar, and..
of St. Lawrence in eastern Canada, the province of New Brunswick is...
Her family is from New Brunswick (St. John, Allardville, Bathurst...
search.pagelite.ca /canada/NEW%20BRUNSWICK/St.%20Leonard/Technology%20in   (393 words)

  
 masternormal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ouellet Cedar Inc. was founded in 1996 in St-Léonard, New Brunswick by Gérard Ouellet, president, and Serge Ouellet, vice-president.
Rigid quality standards and the implementation of an effective quality control system allowed it to be recognized the first year as a manufacturer of quality "premium" shingles.
Since its foundation Ouellet Cedar Inc. has reinvested a large part of its profits in the modernization of its installation, in new shingle machinery, and in creating a new division specializing in the production of a shingle with added value; "resquared".
ouelletcedar.com /entreprise_en.html   (209 words)

  
 The Home Page of Project Oasis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This is a new library that will serve the community of 200+ laborers and the children living there.
Upper St. John Libraries; New Brunswick, Canada: A total of ten public libraries (including Bibliotheque Dr. Lorne J. Violette in St. Leonard, New Brunswick), two school libraries, and one book mobile.
This small but new library serves a large population within the province of Oubritenga.
www.projectoasis.org /news.html   (1053 words)

  
 Obituaries for February 18, 2000
He was a member of the New Hampshire Realtors Association and had been involved in Habitat for Humanity and the renovations and expansion of the Cross Roads House of Portsmouth.
She was a communicant of St. Christopher Church.
Born in St. Leonard, New Brunswick on Sept. 30, 1917, he was the son of Fred and Clarina (Oulette) Cormier.
www.seacoastonline.com /2000news/2_18obit.htm   (513 words)

  
 New Netherland Project Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Education in New Netherland and the Middle Colonies: Papers of the 7th Rensselaerswyck Seminar of the New Netherland Project, eds.
Dutch New York and New Jersey in the Age of Revivals.
Schrire, Carmel and Merwick, Donna "Dutch-Indigenous Relations in New Netherland and the Cape in the Seventeenth Century"; 11-20.
www.nnp.org /project/bibliography.html   (6115 words)

  
 1851 New Brunswick Census, Victoria Co., St Leonard Parish, pp.1-2
Page 1 1851 Census of New Brunswick County: Victoria Page no: 1 Recensement de 1851 au Nouveau-Brunswick Comté: Victoria Page no: 1 Reel no: C996 Division: St.
Leonard Bobine no: C996 Division: St-Léonard Enumerated by: William D. Kearney / Recenseur: William D. Kearney Reference: Image of page 1 / Image de page no.1 Transcribed and Proofread by C. Gagnon.
Leonard Bobine no: C996 Division: St-Léonard Enumerated by: William D. Kearney / Recenseur: William D. Kearney Reference: Image of page 2 / Image de page no.2 Transcribed and Proofread by C. Gagnon.
www.upperstjohn.com /1851/stl1.htm   (1141 words)

  
 Isabel Roy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Born in Van Buren, Maine, she was educated in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada.
Roy was a member of St. Joseph's Church.
She was a former member and president of the British Club Auxiliary and was an officer for the Catholic Daughters of America.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20010727/OB_003.htm   (186 words)

  
 1851 New Brunswick Census, Victoria Co., St Leonard Parish, pp.11-12
Page 11 1851 Census of New Brunswick County: Victoria Page no: 11 Recensement de 1851 au Nouveau-Brunswick Comté: Victoria Page no: 11 Reel no: C996 Division: St.
Leonard Bobine no: C996 Division: St-Léonard Enumerated by: William D. Kearney / Recenseur: William D. Kearney Reference: Image of page 11 / Image de page no.11 Transcribed and Proofread by C. Gagnon.
Leonard Bobine no: C996 Division: St-Léonard Enumerated by: William D. Kearney / Recenseur: William D. Kearney Reference: Image of page 12 / Image de page no.12 Transcribed and Proofread by C. Gagnon.
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 Jobs in St. Leonard NEW BRUNSWICK Canada - Pagelite Search The Canadian Web Directory
Leonard Andrews, he had two sons Leonard and Ernest and one...
St Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada (YSL) - St Leonard Apt.
Gerry Poitras, of St-Leonard, New Brunswick, was winner of the Individual Achievement Award (Atlantic...
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 Maine Local Government - Town of Van Buren - Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 1791 they settled near Keegan, a village just north of the main settlement, to farm and work in the lumbering industry.
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad arrived in 1905 and soon extended its reach further up the St. John Valley.
Located across the St. John River and international border from St. Leonard, New Brunswick, the town is at the junction of U.S. Routes 1 and 1A.
www.state.me.us /local/aroostook/van_buren/437.html   (147 words)

  
 Maine Acadian Culture
Bar Harbor, ME Maine Acadians share beliefs and experiences tying them to a river, the land, their families, and to their common religion, languages, and history.
The land borders the St. John River, flowing between the United States and Canada, and extends away from the river to the "back settlements." Here people speak Valley French, a mixture that includes old French, Quebecois, and English terms — sometimes mixed within a sentence.
During the 1780s Acadians settled Malecite homelands in the Saint John Valley, and here they were joined by settlers from the St. Lawrence River valley.
www.hikercentral.com /parks/maac   (421 words)

  
 Reservations: Hotel of St Leonard, New Brunswick CA
Rooms Plus offers a comprehensive directory of hotel and motel accommodations in St Leonard New Brunswick and for all of the United States and Canada.
St Leonard hotel and motel reservations can be made using the Rooms Plus Travel Guide - the largest directory of accommodations covering the USA and Canada.
You can find a place to stay in most places throughout New Brunswick - in both large and small communities.
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 University of Maine at Fort Kent - Valley Vision   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
One of the two presenters at the colloquium will be Louise Gravel Shea who will be speaking on "La Grande Riviére", which is the international area that encompasses Van Buren, Maine and St. Leonard New Brunswick.
The author will speak of her findings in the publication, in which she discusses the aftermath and impact of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, and how it forever changed the two communities along the St. John River that were once one.
Before becoming an author and an historian, Gravel-Shea spent ten years as a travel agent, during which time she was fortunate enough to visit 70 different countries.
www.umfk.maine.edu /valleyvision/release/default.cfm?recordID=03052   (479 words)

  
 List of communities in New Brunswick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Communities of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada
See also: List of parishes in New Brunswick
See also: List of other Canadian Cities, Towns and Villages by Province
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_communities_in_New_Brunswick   (65 words)

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