Grand Bay-Westfield
| Grand Bay-Westfield | |||
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| Location in New Brunswick | |||
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| Province : | New Brunswick | ||
| County: | Kings County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 22 ′ N , 66 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 59.86 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5117 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 85.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Postal code : | E5K | ||
| Area code : | +1 506 | ||
| Foundation : | 1998 | ||
| Mayor : | Grace Losier | ||
| Website : | www.town.grandbay-westfield.nb.ca | ||
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Grand Bay-Westfield is a city in Kings County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick with 5117 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Grand Bay-Westfield is 12 miles north of the Bay of Fundy , on the west bank of the Saint John River and on the connecting roads New Brunswick Route 102 and New Brunswick Route 177 . The New Brunswick Route 7 touches the place in the west. A cable ferry is available for transport to the eastern side of the Saint John River . Saint John is around 15 kilometers to the southeast and Oromocto around 50 kilometers to the northwest.
history
Originally the area was inhabited by Maliseet Indians . Later, Acadians and Loyalists settled and founded the towns of Grand Bay and Westfield . The name Grand Bay was chosen by the French explorer and colonizer Samuel de Champlain because of its proximity to the Bay of Fundy and the impressive view of the surrounding waters. It is believed that Westfield got the name from settlers who came from Westfield , Massachusetts . As a residential area to the nearby City of Saint John, the region was also known as the cottage country . The main livelihood of the residents was the timber industry . On January 1, 1998, the two places merged to form the city of Grand Bay-Westfield.
Today, the majority of the residents work in the nearby operations of the Moosehead Brewery, the JD Irving conglomerate and the Point Lepreau nuclear power station .
Individual evidence
Web links
- heyevent - Grand Bay