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Encyclopedia > Perth Andover, New Brunswick
Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
Motto: Where people and trails meet
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Victoria County
Established 1966
Government
 - Mayor Karen Titus
 - MP Mike Allen (C)
 - MLA Larry Kennedy (L)
Population (2001)
 - City 1,800
Time zone Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4)
Postal code span: E7H
Website: http://www.perth-andover.com/

Perth-Andover is a Canadian village in Victoria County, New Brunswick. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in... Victoria County (2001 population 21,172) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Michael K. Allen (born circa 1956) is an American lawyer active in Ohio Republican politics. ... Larry Kennedy is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... AST is UTC-4 The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), resulting in UTC-4. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Victoria County (2001 population 21,172) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in...


The village is divided by the Saint John River with Perth on the east bank and Andover on the west bank; both were separate communities until municipal amalgamation in 1966. The Saint John River is a river, approximately 418 mi (673 km) long, located in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ...


Until the abolishment of county government in New Brunswick in 1966, Andover was the shire town of Victoria County. Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in... A shire town is another term for county seat or county town, meaning the place a countys government is based. ... Victoria County (2001 population 21,172) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ...


The mayor of Perth-Andover is Karen Titus. She was elected on May 14, 2001 and re-elected by acclamation on May 10, 2004. The next municipal election will be held on May 12, 2008].


Perth-Andover is host to the annual Gathering of the Scots Festival which is held at Baird's Campground in late May.


History of Perth-Andover

On the night of April 1, 1987, there was high water rising up and people began to evacuate. They evacuated the seniors first and then the patients of the hospital. On the morning of April 2, 1987 the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge was demolished by the large ice jam and many residents homes in Perth-Andover were flooded. An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...


The destruction of the railway bridge saw CP Rail's network north of Perth cut off from its railway lines in the southern part of New Brunswick and accelerated the abandonment of these rural branchlines. CP Rail tried but was unsuccessful in blaming NB Power for failing to control water discharges from its hydro-electric dams on the river. Railway service was removed from the northern end of the Saint John River valley during the early 1990s. NB Power (French: Energie NB), formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation is a provincially owned Crown Corporation. ...


Notable Residents

  • Matt Andersen - Blues musician
  • Peter Vido - Author of The Scythe Must Dance

External links

The Castle Inn

  Results from FactBites:
 
Perth-Andover, New Brunswick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (126 words)
Perth-Andover is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
The two sides of the river, Perth on the east and Andover on the west, were separate towns until 1967.
Until the abolishment of county government in New Brunswick in 1967, Andover was the seat of Victoria County.
Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada (461 words)
The villages of Andover and Perth are incorporated together as a district, for the purpose of providing residents with electric light, power and heat.
Perth, located on the east bank of the river, owes its name to a Scottish city.
This is a view of Perth and Andover in years gone by.
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