Utopia, New Brunswick

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Utopia
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°08′52″N66°46′17″W / 45.14778°N 66.77139°W / 45.14778; -66.77139 Coordinates: 45°08′52″N66°46′17″W / 45.14778°N 66.77139°W / 45.14778; -66.77139
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
County Charlotte
Parish Saint George
Electoral Districts
Federal

New Brunswick Southwest
Provincial Charlotte-The Isles
Government
  Type Local service district
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E5C
Area code(s) 506
HighwaysNB 780.svg Route 780
NB 785.svg Route 785

Utopia is a Canadian unincorporated community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. [1]

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History

Camp Utopia

Utopia was home to Camp Utopia, the Canadian Army A-30 Canadian Infantry Training Centre from 1943 to 1958. [2] Units lodged here:

The base was replaced by a new and large base located in Gagetown in 1958. The structures at the base were demolished and left vacant since.

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References

  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Utopia
  2. "NBMHP | Army Training Centre at Camp Utopia | UNB".
  3. "Camp Utopia, A-30 Canadian Infantry Training Centre, New Brunswick".