Hills Island (New Brunswick)

Hills Island

Geography
Location	Bay of Fundy
Highest elevation	45 m (148 ft) [1]
Administration
Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Parish	Saint George Parish

Hills Island (formerly McCann Island ^{[2] [3]} ) is an island in the Saint George Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada in the Bay of Fundy. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

It is the largest and easternmost of the islands that separate Letang Harbour and Bliss Harbour. ^{[1] [8] [9]}

In 2001, Hills Island Salmon Ltd, based out of Beaver Harbour, was awarded a $397,142 grant. ^[10]

In 2024 it was listed for private sale, noting a 3-bedroom off-grid cottage with solar power with an outbuilding. ^[11]

References

1. "ATL 106 : Gulf of Maine et Baie de Fundy" (PDF). publications.gc.ca.
2. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ag/article/download/33484/1882529785/1882539856
3. "Place names - Hills Island".
4. "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
5. "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
6. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
7. Canada, Library and Archives (November 25, 2016). "Naval Reserve Lands - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Cape Breton - L'Etang, McCann's, Flea and Man of War Islands Archives / Collections and Fonds". recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca.
8. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Eldridge%27s_coast_pilot%2C_no._1_%28microform%29_-_eastern_section_from_Chatham_to_St._John%2C_N.B._%28IA_cihm_06063%29.pdf
9. https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/sailing_directions_for_nova_scotia_bay_1891.pdf
10. https://www.bibliotheque.assnat.qc.ca/DepotNumerique_v2/AffichageFichier.aspx?idf=25926
11. https://www.privateislandsonline.com/public/magazine-issues/pdf/pim-30-digital.pdf