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The Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in Mactaquac, New Brunswick. It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 670 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New Brunswick's power demand.
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 took the decision to revert it to its original name as well.
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Mactaquac Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park with an area of 5.25 square kilometres (2.03 sq mi). It is located on the Saint John River 15 kilometres west of Fredericton, New Brunswick in the community of Mactaquac.
Queensbury is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Evandale is a community in Canada, in the province of New Brunswick. It is situated on the west bank of the Saint John River, and on New Brunswick Route 102.
Hawkshaw is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick located on the Saint John River. It is situated in Dumfries, a parish of York County. Much of this community was submerged by water when the Mactaquac Dam was built in 1967. Prior to construction, many of the buildings were moved and others were burned. The town of Nackawic was built nearby to house the displaced residents.
Scotch Lake is a small community in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. It was founded by six families from Roxburghshire and Dumfriesshire in 1820. It has a population of around 300.
Bear Island is a Name Place in Queensbury Parish, New Brunswick, Canada, located on the north shore of the Saint John River.
Bright is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Route 615 is a 23.2-kilometre (14.4 mi) long east–west secondary highway in the eastern portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
Route 616 is a 13.1-kilometre (8.1 mi) long mostly north–south secondary highway in the eastern portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
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References
- ↑ "Mactaquac". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Mactaquac, NB, Canada (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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