Saint John is a seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick,Canada. It is Canada's oldest incorporated city,established by royal charter on May 18,1785,during the reign of George III. The port is Canada's third-largest by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk,break bulk,containers,and cruise. The city has a strong industrial base,including oil refining and manufacturing,matched with finance and tourism sectors and research institutions such as the New Brunswick Museum and the University of New Brunswick.
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John,New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada,and among the oldest public universities in North America. UNB was founded by a group of seven Loyalists who left the United States after the American Revolution.
St. Thomas University is a Catholic,English-language liberal arts university located in Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada. It is a primarily undergraduate university offering bachelor's degrees in the arts,education,and social work to approximately 1,900 students. The average class size is 30 and no class is larger than 60.
The New Brunswick Liberal Association,more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick,is one of the two major provincial political parties in New Brunswick,Canada. The party descended from both the Confederation Party and the Anti-Confederation Party whose members split into left-wing and right-wing groups following the creation of Canada as a nation in 1867. It is the current governing party in the province,led by premier Susan Holt.
John Babbitt McNair was the 23rd premier of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1952. He worked as a lawyer,politician and judge.
Sir John Douglas Hazen,was a politician in New Brunswick,Canada.
Sussex is a town in Kings County,New Brunswick,Canada. Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick,between the province's three largest cities,Saint John,Moncton,and Fredericton.
Bath is a former village on the Saint John River in Carleton County,New Brunswick,Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Carleton North.
Blaine Myron Higgs is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party since 2016.
Aida Maud Boyer McAnn Flemming,was a Canadian teacher,writer and animal welfare advocate. She founded the Kindness Club,a humane education organization for children between the ages of 5 and 13. She was the wife of Hugh John Flemming,who was Premier of New Brunswick from 8 October 1952 to 11 July 1960.
Brian Alexander Gallant is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 33rd premier of New Brunswick from October 7,2014,until November 9,2018. Of Acadian and Dutch descent,Gallant practised as a lawyer before winning the Liberal leadership in October 2012,securing the riding of Kent in a by-election on April 15,2013,shortly followed by his swearing in as Leader of the Opposition. After the 2014 election,in which the Progressive Conservative government of David Alward was defeated,Gallant was sworn in as Premier at the age of 32.
The 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2014 and dissolved on August 23,2018,for the new general election.
Shirley Bear was a Wolastoqiyik artist,traditional herbalist,poet,and activist from Tobique First Nation,part of the Wabanaki Confederacy.
Erica Deichmann Gregg D.Litt. was a Canadian studio potter. In the 1930s she and her first husband Kjeld Deichmann created Deichmann pottery,Canada's first studio pottery.
Hugh "Buff" Mackay was a Canadian lumberman and politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as member of the Progressive Conservative party,which he led from 1939 to 1951.
Rob McKee is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election. He represents the electoral district of Moncton Centre as a member of the Liberal Party. He was re-elected in the 2020 and 2024 provincial elections. He was the leader of the opposition in New Brunswick from September 2022 to May 2023.
Roxanne R. Fairweather is a Canadian businesswoman. She is the co-CEO of Innovatia.
Susan Holt is a Canadian politician,who is the premier-designate of New Brunswick and has been the leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association since August 6,2022. She has served as the MLA for Fredericton South-Silverwood since 2024. She previously served as the member for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore,and as the leader of the Opposition from 2023 until 2024. Upon taking office,she will be the first woman to serve as premier of New Brunswick.
