New BrunswickNew Brunswick
The report is
about the province of New Brunswick. This province is located in Newfoundland's
Atlantic Provinces. New Brunswick is the eight largest in size among the
provinces and second among the Atlantic Provinces. New Brunswick entered Canada
as a province on July 1, 1867. This province's flower is the Purple Violet. The
population in New Brunswick is approximately 710, 422. It is ranked 8th of
Canada's provinces. New Brunswick's capital is Fredericton. New Brunswick has
mainly cold winters and warm summers. The total area of New Brunswick is 28, 355
square miles including five hundred twenty square miles of water. There are ten
members of the House Of Commons from New Brunswick, and ten members of the
Senate. 
The first people of New Brunswick were Indians of the Algonquian group. There were two tribes--the Micmac of the east shore and Etchemin, of the south shore and the St. John River Valley. Many Indian place-names-- Miramichi, Skoodawabskooksis, Nepisiguit, and Restigouche-- were adopted by both the French and English settlers.
Jacques Cartier landed on the shores of New Brunswick in the summer of 1534. On June 24, 1604, Samuel de Champlain and Pierre du Guast, sier de Monts, discovered the St. John River. They named it in honor of John the Baptist. The region was settled by the French. Together with Nova Scotia it was known as Acadia. In 1755 there were 10, 000 French residents. In that year most of the people were exiled by the British, who had obtained possession of Acadia in 1713 by the Treaty of Utrecht. Many returned after the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
After the French were expelled, the British settled in New Brunswick. The arrival of the United Empire Loyalists helped develop the region. These former American colonists remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War. In 1783, their property was confiscated by the United States, and approximately 14, 00 emigrated to Canada. At, Ste-Anne's Point, Frederick Town (Fredericton) was settled by Loyalists in 1783. In 1785 it became New Brunswick's capital.
The boundary with Maine was long in dispute. Troops were marshaled, but no fighting took place. This so-called Aroostook War was settled by Daniel Webster and Britain's Baron Asburton in 1842. Self-government was granted by Britain in 1848. On July 1, 1867, New Brunswick became one of the four original provinces of the dominion.
With the development of communications in the 19th century, the population increased with immigration from Europe. In the second half of the 20th century, New Brunswick entered an era of industrial advancement. The discovery of rich mineral deposits in the northeastern part of the province and the opening of the Irving petroleum refinery, the Beechwood and Mactaquac hydroelectric plants, and the Trans-Canada Highway enhanced the economy.
Eighty-five percent of New Brunswick is productive forest land. New Brunswick is also a major supplier of potatoes for sale, fresh or for processing, and more than a third of it's farms are diary. In New Brunswick the food that they eat are: potatoes, poultry, eggs, milk, pigs, beef cattle, apples, blueberries, strawberries, and grain.
In New Brunswick, the school system provides education through high-schools. Pupils of Grade 7 through high-school travel public buses to junior-high and senior-high. Some Universities and Colleges in New Brunswick are Mount Allison University, Sackville; St. Thomas University, Fredericton; Universite de Moncton; University of New Brunswick, Fredericton and Saint John.
In New Brunswick football is the main sport. Football began to develop during the mid- 1800's. The object of the game was simply to kick around ball into the other teams goal line. The teams sometimes have thirty or more players. The first college game was played on November 6, 1869.
There are many tourist destinations in New Brunswick. Some of these
are Acadian Historic Village, near Caraquet that has buildings, artifacts, and costumes
of French pioneers dating
from 1783. Campobello Island, in the Bay of Fundy, an international park maintained by Canada and United States. Fundy National
Park, on Bay of Fundy. Hartland, the world's longest covered bridge (1,282 feet; 391
meters). Hopewell Cape, "The Rocks," are giant, sandstone cliff formations.
King's Landing Historical Settlement, near Fredericton; recreation of Loyalist
village of the 1800's. Kouchibouguac National Park, on Kouchibouguac Bay.
Partridge Island, in the Bay of Fundy; world's first steam foghorn, and St. Andrews
Blockhouse National Historic
Site in St. Andrews.
In New Brunswick more than half the people are English, Irish, and Scottish. About one third are descendants of the original French settlers. The people are 40% Catholic, 40% Protestant, and 18% other religions.
In conclusion New Brunswick is an interesting province and also a great place for a vacation.
Sources Used
Compton's Encyclopedia 2000 CD-Rom The Learning Company
The Complete Reference Collection CD-Rom Company 1997 TLC Properties Incorporated.