Dorchester (2011 population: 1,167) is a Canadian village and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
It is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the lush Memramcook River valley near the river's discharge point into Shepody Bay. Dorchester is an English-speaking community but it is adjacent to French-speaking Acadian areas farther up the Memramcook River valley.
The village's main employer today is the Correctional Service of Cana...
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Dorchester (2011 population: 1,167) is a Canadian village and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
It is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the lush Memramcook River valley near the river's discharge point into Shepody Bay. Dorchester is an English-speaking community but it is adjacent to French-speaking Acadian areas farther up the Memramcook River valley.
The village's main employer today is the Correctional Service of Canada, which operates a prison complex now comprising the medium-security (once maximum-security) Dorchester Penitentiary, and the minimum-security Westmorland Institution.
Many residents commute to work in the nearby towns of Sackville and Amherst or the cities of Moncton and Dieppe.
Although situated on the CN Rail main line between Halifax and Montreal, Dorchester no longer has a passenger station, with travellers having to entrain/detrain in Sackville or Moncton. The nearest airport is the Greater Moncton International Airport, a 40 km drive...
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