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Fredericton is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River,also known by its Indigenous name of Wolastoq,which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick,the city had a population of 63,116 and a metropolitan population of 108,610 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John.
The Nashwaak River,located in west-central New Brunswick,Canada,is a tributary of the Saint John River. It is 113 kilometres long. The river rises from Nashwaak Lake and flows south and east through uninhabited land and rapids to the community of Nashwaak. From Nashwaak,the Nashwaak River flows southeast to Nashwaak Bridge and Taymouth,then south through several rural communities such as Durham Bridge,the historic town of Nashwaak Village and Penniac before it reaches the town of Marysville. It flows into the Saint John River opposite downtown Fredericton.
Fredericton North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada from 1973 to 2006,and was contested again in the 2014 New Brunswick general election. It was split between the ridings of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak from 2006 until 2014.
Fredericton-Silverwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created using the name Fredericton South in the 1973 redrawing of electoral districts by splitting the two-member district of Fredericton and was first used in the 1974 general election. Its name was changed to Fredericton-Silverwood in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts. The riding was split in two along Smythe Street in the 2013 redistribution,with half of the riding going to Fredericton South and half to Fredericton West-Hanwell.
Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Pam Lynch of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.
Kelly Lamrock is a lawyer and political consultant in the province of New Brunswick,Canada. He was previously a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak,and Minister of Social Development in the New Brunswick cabinet before opening Lamrock's Law in Fredericton.
The history of Fredericton stretches from prehistory to the modern day. Fredericton,New Brunswick was first inhabited by the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet peoples. European settlement of the area began with the construction of Fort Nashwaak by the French in 1692. In 1783,the United Empire Loyalists settled Ste. Anne's Point,and in the next year,renamed the settlement Frederick's Town. The name was later shorted to Fredericton in April 1785.
Fredericton-Lincoln is a former and newly upcoming provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Craig Leonard who served in the cabinet as Minister of Government Services.
Grand Lake-Gagetown was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Ross Wetmore.
Fredericton-Fort Naswaak was an electoral district returning members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for three elections:1995,1999,and 2003.
Nashwaaksis is a neighbourhood and former village in the city of Fredericton,New Brunswick;it is located on the north bank of the Saint John River and at the mouth of the Nashwaaksis Stream,which should not be confused with the larger Nashwaak River nearby. The word Nashwaaksis is corrupted from the Maliseet word for the area,Nesuwahkik,with the "-sis" appendage meaning "little Nashwaak".
Eric MacKenzie is an educator and former political figure in New Brunswick,Canada. He represented Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Frederick Ross Wetmore is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Gagetown-Petitcodiac as a member of the Progressive Conservatives until 2024. From 2018 to 2020 he was Minister of Agriculture,Aquaculture,and Fisheries in the Higgs government.
The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election on October 27,2012 to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election. Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002 over Jack MacDougall. Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27,2010,after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9,2010.
Fort Nashwaak was the capital of Acadia and is now a National Historic Site of Canada in present-day Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada. It was located strategically up the Saint John River and close to the native village of Fort Meductic for military purposes.
Fredericton-York is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election,having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries from portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and York North.
Andrew Bruce Harvey is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Carleton-Victoria as a member of the Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2020 New Brunswick general election.
Benoît Bourque is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kent South as a member of the Liberal Party.
Gilles LePage is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Restigouche West as a member of the Liberal Party.
Chuck Chiasson is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Victoria-la-Vallée as a member of the Liberal Party.
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- ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2010: Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
- ↑ gnb.ca: "Select Committee on Cannabis" Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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