Ripples, New Brunswick

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Ripples is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick near the village of Minto and Route 10 on the Little River.

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History

Ripples housed a World War Two internment camp known as Internment Camp B70, from 1940 to 1945. [1] This camp held internees of many different nationalities. The most famous prisoner was Camillien Houde, mayor of Montreal at the time, who was interned for encouraging resistance to military conscription. [2] [3] The internment camp museum is located in Minto. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Remnants of Second World War internment camp remain in rural N.B.", CTV News Atlantic, October 30, 2013, accessed Aug. 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jones, Ted Both sides of the wire: the Fredericton Internment Camp (Volume 2, New Ireland Press 1988) ISBN   0920483259
  3. ↑ "Former NB Internment Camp B/70 History | New Brunswick Internment Camp Museum". NBICM. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Point of Interest: NB Internment Camp B70 Museum". University of New Brunswick . Retrieved 12 May 2024.

45°58′59″N66°12′00″W / 45.983°N 66.200°W / 45.983; -66.200

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