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| Country | Canada |
| Provinces of Canada | New Brunswick |
| Founded | 1700s |
| Incorporated - Town | 1889 |
| City | 1958 |
| Government | |
| - Type | City Council |
| - Mayor | Mark Ramsay |
| - Councillors | Denis Turcotte,,-John Hello,--Christian Mercier,--Sterling Loga,--Gary Parker,---Mark Ramsay,---Gilbert Cyr |
| - Acting CAO | Manon Cloutier |
| Area | |
| - City | 1,195. The JC Van Horne Bridge is a Canadian steel through truss/steel deck truss bridge crossing the Restigouche River between Campbellton, New Brunswick Pointe-à-la-Croix ( Cross Point in English) is a Town located on the Restigouche River in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 21 km² (461. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) |
| - Urban | 18. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 66 km² (7. 2 sq mi) |
| - Metro | 1,630. 35 km² (629. 5 sq mi) |
| - Quebec Part | 435. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk 14 km² (168 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - City | 14,826 |
| - Density | 12. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/km² (32. 1/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 7,384 |
| - Urban Density | 395. 7/km² (1,024. 9/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 17,888 |
| - Metro Density | 11/km² (1,630. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 35/sq mi) |
| - Quebec Part | 3,062 |
| - Quebec Part Density | 7. 0/km² (18. 1/sq mi) |
| Includes NB and QC Parts [1] | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Canadian Postal code | E3N |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 753, 759, 760, 789, 790 |
| NTS Map | 021O15 |
| GNBC Code | DAHEI |
Campbellton (2006 population 7,384) is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−3 Single zone countries without DST Suriname Single zone countries with DST Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code New Brunswick - 110 FSAs All rural codes in the province have been phased out A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 506 is the telephone Area code in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, encompassing the whole province In the field of Telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general Geographical Names Board of Canada is a national committee of the Canadian Government Department of National Resources which authorizes the names used on official Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Restigouche County (2001 population 36134 is located in north-central New Brunswick, New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally
Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958. The Restigouche River ( Ristigouche in French is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Pointe-à-la-Croix ( Cross Point in English) is a Town located on the Restigouche River in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional economy. Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. A pulp mill in nearby Atholville is the largest employer in the area, while wealthy sport fishermen seeking Atlantic Salmon flock to the scenic Restigouche Valley every summer. A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fiber source into a thick fiber board which can be shipped to a Paper mill for further Atholville (2006 population 1317 is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of Fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern The region sees extensive snow falls every winter and alpine and nordic ski facilities at Sugarloaf Provincial Park provide winter recreation opportunities for visitors and local residents.
Campbellton is a retail and service centre for Restigouche County and the Gaspé Peninsula. The Gaspésie (official name or also Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé is a Peninsula constituting part of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence
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Events
Annual special events include Promotion Plus, [2] in the winter as well as the Salmon Festivalin late June. Other efforts to increase tourism include an 8. 5 metre (27. 88 feet) salmon statue made of stainless steel. Restigouche Sam, as the statue was christened, was donated to the city to honour Campbellton's historical connection to the salmon rich Restigouche River. Several murals have also been created to beautify the city.
Geography
Campbellton is 20 km upstream (west) from the mouth of the Bay des Chaleurs Dalhousie and approximately 100 km northwest of Bathurst. The JC Van Horne Bridge is a Canadian steel through truss/steel deck truss bridge crossing the Restigouche River between Campbellton, New Brunswick Pointe-à-la-Croix ( Cross Point in English) is a Town located on the Restigouche River in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec Dalhousie (2006 population 3676 is a Canadian town located in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Bathurst ( 2006 population 12714 UA 18154 CA population 31424 is a Canadian city in Gloucester The city is approximately 160 km northeast of St. Leonard in the Saint John River valley and approximately the same distance from Mont Joli, Quebec in the St. Lawrence River valley. Saint-Léonard is a Canadian town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick. The Saint John River (French Fleuve Saint-Jean) is a river approximately 418 mi (673 km long located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the Mont-Joli is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway
History
The area around the site of the present city was settled by non-First Nations people circa 1700 with a non-permanent trading post based on fishing and fur trading with the Mi'gmaq. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people The Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation (in Francis-Smith orthography Listukuj Míkmaq) is a First Nations community with a registered population (2003 of 3152 members
It was here that the Battle of the Restigouche, the final naval battle between the English and French for the possession of North America, was waged in 1760, marking a turning point for the settlement. The Battle of Restigouche was a naval battle fought during the French and Indian War between elements of the Royal Navy and the small flotilla of French
In 1910 a disastrous fire sparked by a sawmill on the waterfront destroyed a large portion of the town. It was subsequently rebuilt and many of the city's historic buildings are constructed of brick in the months and years following the fire.
Demographics
Racial Profile
- 60% White
- 25% Aboriginal
- 15% other
Educational institutions
Campbellton is home to two high schools: one catering to the francophone (Polyvalente Roland-Pépin) community and the other to anglophones (Sugarloaf Senior High School). White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. Aboriginal people in Canada, also known as Canadian aboriginal citizens, are people who belong to recognized indigenous groups in the Canadian Constitution Act Sugarloaf Senior High School is an English high school with French Immersion located in Campbellton New Brunswick The other grade schools are Lord Beaverbrook and Campbellton Middle School for the English, while École Apollo XI accommodates the young french students.
The New Brunswick Community College has a campus in Campbellton which provides instruction in various trades, including wood-working and office administration. The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC is a community college
References
External links
- The NB Lighthouses Website
- Campbellton website
- Campbellton, New Brunswick is at coordinates
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