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Douglas (2001 population: 2,369) is a Canadian suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.
Located on the east bank of the Saint John River, Douglas developed as a farming community but has witnessed two residential subdivisions developed in recent decades, largely for residents commuting to Fredericton.
Canadian writer and Confederation Poet Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, who has been called the "father of Canadian literature," was born in Douglas on January 10, 1860. [1]
York North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 1973 out of the old two member district of York by taking those parts of York County outside the city of Fredericton and north of the Saint John River. The districts boundaries were significantly altered in 1994 — losing the villages of Nackawic, Millville and surrounding communities — and its name was changed to Mactaquac as a result. In 2006, its boundaries were restored to nearly its original configuration and though the Electoral Boundaries Commission did not recommend a name change, the legislature later decided to revert it to its original name as well.
Kingsclear is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
CFXY-FM is a Canadian radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The station uses the on-air brand Bounce 105.3 with an adult hits format. The station is owned by Bell Media, which also owns sister stations CIBX-FM and CKHJ. The station's transmitter is off Route 620 at Hamtown Corner in Douglas, north west of Fredericton.
CIBX-FM is a commercial radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, owned by Bell Media and known as Move 106.9. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format. The studios and offices are on Rookwood Avenue in Fredericton, shared with sister stations CFXY-FM and CKHJ.
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts was a Canadian poet and prose writer. He was one of the first Canadian authors to be internationally known. He published various works on Canadian exploration and natural history, verse, travel books, and fiction." He continued to be a well-known "man of letters" until his death.
Burtts Corner is a Canadian rural community in Douglas Parish, York County, New Brunswick. It is located on the Keswick River, a tributary of the Saint John River, between the communities of Keswick and Zealand at the intersection of Route 104 and Route 617.
Zealand is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick close to the intersection of Route 104 and Route 616.
Boiestown is a Canadian community in the rural community of Upper Miramichi in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.
The New Brunswick Museum, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, is Canada's oldest continuing museum. The New Brunswick Museum was incorporated as the "Provincial Museum" in 1929 and received its current name in 1930, but its history goes back much further. Its lineage can be traced back another 88 years to 1842 and to the work of Dr. Abraham Gesner.
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.
Red Bank, New Brunswick is a small rural community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located approximately 20 km west of Miramichi, New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Little Southwest Miramichi River, at its confluence with the Northwest Miramichi River. The community lies on the southwest bank of the NW Miramichi and opposite its sister community Sunny Corner around the intersection of Route 420 and Route 425.
Kennetcook is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants. Also see adjacent community of Upper Kennetcook.
Westcock is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, about eight kilometres southwest of Sackville. In 1866, Westcock was a farming and lumbering settlement with about 62 families, while in 1898, Westcock had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 church and a population of 150.
Saint Marys is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Stanley is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Durham Bridge is a rural settlement in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the provincial capital of Fredericton on New Brunswick Route 8, where its eponymous bridge crosses the Nashwaak River. Locally, there is often a distinction made between Upper and Lower Durham, differentiating the settlement north of the bridge from that south of the bridge.
Parker Ridge is a Canadian community in the rural community of Upper Miramichi in York County, New Brunswick. on Route 625.
Hardwood Ridge is an unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
New Avon is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
New England Settlement is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
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