Squaw Cap Peedamkee'jos | |
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Coordinates: 47°53′00″N66°54′00″W / 47.883333°N 66.9°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Restigouche |
Parish | Eldon |
Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
Provincial | Restigouche West |
Government | |
• Type | Local service district |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) |
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Area code | 506 |
Access Routes | Route 17 |
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William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name for Squaw Cap as Peedamkee'jos. [2]
The community will be renamed Evergreen in January 2024, with the nearby mountain of the same name returning to the original name of Meto'mqwijuig Mountain. [3]
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