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Quispamsis
Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to Quispam ) is a suburban town located in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located within Saint John's metropolitan area, it borders the town of Rothesay to form the Kennebecasis Valley and is located along the lower Kennebecasis River. As of 2021, the population of Quispamsis was 18,768. History The region was initially inhabited by the Maliseet First Nation, who were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The name "Quispamsis" was derived from the Maliseet language, signifying "little lake in the woods," possibly referring specifically to the present-day Ritchie Lake. Around 1783, Acadians, British pre-Loyalists and Loyalists settled in the area, with many individuals receiving land grants along the Kennebecasis and Hammond Rivers. In December 1982, Quispamsis' application for town status was accepted by the province; it was New Brunswick's largest village at the time. Amalgamation Following the December 1992 release of a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quispamsis (electoral District)
Quispamsis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created as Kennebecasis in 1994 and included the town of Quispamsis and surrounding communities along the Kennebecasis River Valley. The district was reduced in size following the 2006 electoral redistribution such that only the Town of Quispamsis were within it so its name was changed to reflect that. Quispamsis means little lake in the woods. The district will remain relatively unchanged following the 2013 electoral redistribution, losing only some of its eastern polls to Hampton. The former Premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs, represented Quispamsis Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to Quispam ) is a suburban town located in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located within Saint John's metropolitan area, it borders the town of Rothesay to form the Kennebecasis Valley and is locat .... Higgs was re-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Kennedy
Aaron Kennedy is a Canadian sports journalist and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 general election. He defeated Blaine Higgs in the riding of Quispamsis, who had been serving in that riding since 2010 and as Premier of New Brunswick since 2018. Kennedy previously worked for the town of Quispamsis, where in 2011 he began serving as the town's communications manager. In July 2021, Kennedy began serving as the interim chief administrative officer; his term finished in August 2024 after his role was succeeded by a permanent hire and he pursued the Liberal nomination for the 2024 election. Early life and career Aaron Kennedy was born in 1969 or 1970 and is originally from Oromocto, New Brunswick. He graduated from the Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where he studied radio broadcasting. Kennedy began working as a news and sportscaster for Fredericton radio stations CIHI-FM and CKHJ before writing for the ''Oromocto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennebecasis Valley
The Kennebecasis Valley, also known as simply Kennebecasis ( ), its abbreviated term KV, as well as "The Valley," is a region of Greater Saint John. Situated along the Kennebecasis River, it encompasses the bedroom communities of Quispamsis and Rothesay, suburbs of Saint John, New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to .... The Kennebecasis Valley also includes the neighbourhood of Millidgeville, located within the city limits of Saint John. The Kennebecasis Valley has its own regional police force and fire department, the Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department, which has two stations, one in each town. Both of these departments overlook both Quispamsis and Rothesay. The Kennebecasis Valley is known for its large deer population, with the area having its own N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennebecasis River
The Kennebecasis River ( ) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "''Kenepekachiachk''", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately 95 kilometres, draining an area in the Caledonia Highlands, an extension of the Appalachian Mountains, inland from the Bay of Fundy. Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee Description The river's source is in the foothills of Albert County, near the rural community of Goshen. It runs southwest through the community of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay Parish, New Brunswick
Rothesay is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it was divided for governance purposes between the towns of Rothesay and Quispamsis and the local service district of the parish of Rothesay, all of which were members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). Origin of name The parish may have been named in honour of the Duke of Rothesay, one of the hereditary titles of the Prince of Wales, who visited the area in 1860 as part of his tour of North America. History Rothesay was erected from Hampton Parish in 1870. In 1873 the boundary with Hampton was clarified among the islands of Hammond River and altered to run along grant lines on the mainland. Boundaries Rothesay Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 157 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 460, 461, 473, and 474 at same site. *on the northwest by the Kennebecasis River; *on the east by a line running up the Hammond River through it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay, New Brunswick
Rothesay () is a suburban town located in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located within Saint John's metropolitan area, it borders the town of Quispamsis to form the Kennebecasis Valley and is located along the lower Kennebecasis River. As of 2021, the population of Rothesay was 11,977. Geography Located along the lower Kennebecasis River valley, Rothesay borders the city of Saint John to the southwest, and the neighbouring town of Quispamsis to the northeast. It is served by a secondary mainline of the Canadian National Railway, though there is no longer any passenger service on the line. History The town of Rothesay developed first as a shipbuilding centre and later as a summer home community for Saint John's wealthy elite with the arrival of the European and North American Railway in 1853. There is a commonly known story that the new town was named in honour of the visiting Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, in 1860 because the area was said to have reminded h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Saint John
Greater Saint John () is a metropolitan area surrounding Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun .... It has a population of 126,202. The census metropolitan area of Saint John consists of 16 municipalities and parishes in addition to the City of Saint John. List of towns, communities and cities See also * Transportation in Greater Saint John References Geographic regions of New Brunswick Saint John {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings County, New Brunswick
Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton and it was named as an expression of loyalty to the British Crown. Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county. Approximately half of the Kings County population of 71,184 (as of 2021) lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John. Census subdivisions Communities There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2016 population): Parishes The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population): Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kings County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Mother tongue (2016) Protected areas and attractions Notable people Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association (), commonly 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. The current political organization emerged in the 1880s to serve as an organization housing the supporters of Premier Andrew G. Blair and, later, federal Liberal Party of Canada leader Wilfrid Laurier. Today, the New Brunswick Liberal Party follows the centre-left tradition. They compete with the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick to form the government. The Green Party of New Brunswick is the only other party that has seats in the legislature. The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John ''de jure'' when the colony was created in 1784 but came into session only in 1786, following the first elections in late 1785. The legislative assembly was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature. Its upper house counterpart, the Legislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished in 1891. Its members are called " Members of the Legislative Assembly", commonly referred to as "MLAs". History Nova Scotia originally covered most of the territory of today's Maritime provinces. In 1784, New Brunswick became a distinct colony from Nova Scotia. Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time. The first elections took place in November 1785. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of E Postal Codes Of Canada
__NOTOC__ This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is E. Postal codes beginning with E are located within the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains computer data storage, data computers can read, but not write or erase. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold b ...s. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy directories can also be consulted in all post offices, and some libraries. New Brunswick There are currently 112 FSAs in this list. All rural codes in the province have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New Brunswick Provincial Electoral Districts
This is a list of the 49 electoral districts used for elections to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, in Canada. Electoral district breakdown (Riding by Riding) Capital # Carleton-York # Fredericton-Lincoln, Fredericton Lincoln # Fredericton North # Fredericton South-Silverwood # Fredericton-Grand Lake # Fredericton-York # Hanwell-New Maryland # Oromocto-Sunbury Northern # Bathurst (electoral district), Bathurst # Belle-Baie-Belledune # Caraquet (electoral district), Caraquet # Hautes-Terres-Nepisiguit # Miramichi Bay-Neguac # Miramichi East (electoral district), Miramichi East # Miramichi West (electoral district), Miramichi West # Restigouche West # Restigouche East # Shippagan-les-Îles, Shippagan-Les-Îles # Tracadie (electoral district), Tracadie River Valley # Carleton-Victoria # Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières # Grand Falls-Saint-Quentin # Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston, Madawaska-Les Lacs-Edmunston # Woodstock-Hartland South # Fundy-The Isles-Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
