Dalhousy (New Brunswick)

History

The site was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534. The city was named in the honor of Lord Dalhousie at the 19th century. The place was named in 1826 and was incorporated in 1905.

The town of Dalhousie began its economic advancement in 1930, when a mill with paper NBIP was built there. It was the beginning of its forestry economics. In the years which followed, the community knew a population growth which lasted until worms the end of the year 1970-1980.

In the Years 1990, the urbanization and centralization proved to be an imminent phenomenon, with the detriment of the north of the province. Then, one saw a massive rural migration towards the cities of the south of the province of the New Brunswick.

In the Years 2000, the city was with the catch with other problems: the crisis of the sawlog for export to the United States and the development of the Asian market. After the closing of the factory Smurfit Stone, which shook hard the town of Bathurst, the factory of Paste and papers (act. Bowater) was afraid. Thanks to an expensive and perilous decision, the future of this factory was thus saved.

However, on November 29th, 2007, one announced the permanent closure factory of Dalhousie for the beginning of the 1st quarter of 2008. In truth, this closing had the effect of a bomb, whereas 300 direct uses as several savings in agglomeration (what represents several thousands of workers who could possibly lose their employment because of the economic crisis to be envisaged) were reduced to nothings. Other details will be to come…

Administration

The Maire is Clem Tremblay and the city council men are Gail Fearon, Robert Harquail, Linda Jones, Pauline Leblanc Furlong, Anthony Letourneau and Syvia Malley. Dalhousy was the Chef-lieu county of Restigouche of its creation in 1837 until the abolition of the governments of county, in the Années 1960.

Major events

The city was the host, with Bathurst and Campbellton, of the 10th edition of the Jeux of winter of Canada, in February 2003. More than 3200 athletes took part in the 21 sports registered with the program.

Geography

The majority of the dwellings of the town of Dalhousie rests on a vallonneuse slope.

The city gives on the Baie of Heats.

With the length of the east coast of the city, one finds the famous rock Good-Friend.

Culture

The city is an ethnic mixture between descendants English, Écossais, Irish, Acadiens and Autochtones.

Linguistic side, the mainly spoken language is the English very near, followed by the French.

The case of hockey

A thing dissociates the city particularly: passion for the Hockey. As example, in 2006, 3 teams of this city gained the provincial championships of hockey of the New Brunswick, of which the male Cyclones and female Cyclones of the secondary schools " To the four vents" and " Rangers ".

Moreover, hockey believed with industry. As example, the current mayor of the city, Clem Tremblay, was an hockey player who was attracted downtown not only for economic reasons (i.e for an employment), but for sporting reasons.

In addition, a resident of the city recently a book wrote on the history of hockey with Dalhousie. This book is available near the local stores (in English only).

Very recently, the cyclones of the school To the Four Winds of Dalhousie have to gain the championship of the eliminatory series against the Acadian ones of Caraquet. The municipality is very proud them.

Economy

Its economy is based on the production of paper, the forestry development and SME. The city is also equipped with an excellent seaport for the transport of its paper outside the country.

Demography

According to the census of Statistical Canada, the city counted 3676 inhabitants in 2006, compared to 3928 in 2001, that is to say a fall of 6,4%. The city counts 1665 private residences, has a surface of 14,90 km and a Population density of 253,4 inhabitants to the km.

It undergoes, like several other cities of the Northern part of the province of the New Brunswick, the shock of the Rural migration, mainly with the profit of the South-east of the province, in particular the Grand Moncton. In truth, this exodus is the effect of the massive development of Large Moncton.

Adjacent localities

NR : Bay of Heats, followed Miguasha.

SO : DSL of Dundee

E/SE : Indigenous reserve of Eel To rivet Bar, followed Charlo.

S : Eel To rivet Crossing

O : DSL of Point-The-Nim.

External bonds

Official site of the town of Dalhousie
the official site of school AQV of Dalhousie
Report/ratio of Statistics Canada

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