North Shore, New Brunswick
- North Shore, New Brunswick
The North Shore refers to the northeast portion of the Province of New Brunswick along the salt water of the Bay of Chaleur, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Miramichi Bay. It consists of much of Restigouche, Gloucester and Northumberland counties.
The area contains the Acadian Peninsula in Gloucester County, a predominately French speaking area. The lagest concentration of English speakers is in the Miramichi Valley in Northumberland County. The North Shore is also the home of several Micmac First Nations communities, including Burnt Church, Eel River Crossing and Eel Ground.
The name "North Shore" will always be remembered in connection with the North Shore Regiment of the Canadian Army which had 70 battle honours in World Wars I and II. It is now a part of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment.
The name was also found in the "North Shore Leader", a weekly newspaper published for many years in Newcastle by George Roy McWilliam, longtime Member of Parliament for Northumberland-Miramichi.
The principal cities of the area are Miramichi, Bathurst and Campbellton and the towns include Dalhousie, Tracadie, Caraquet, Shippagan and Neguac.
References
Citations of Use of the Term
*pp 437, 453, "A Great and Noble Scheme, The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from their American Homeland", John Mack Faragher, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2006
*p 59, "The Maritime Provinces: A Handbook for Travellers, A Guide to the Chief Cities...", 3rd Ed. James R. Osgood & Co. Boston, USA, 1883.
External links
* http://members.tripod.com/maltoch/northshorergmt.html
* http://www.cbc.ca/news/dday/minute.html
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