Northumberland County (2006 population 48,868), having the largest area of any county in the province, is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the northwestern corner of the county.
The county is dominated by the Miramichi River, world famous for its salmon fishing. The lower portion...
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Northumberland County (2006 population 48,868), having the largest area of any county in the province, is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the northwestern corner of the county.
The county is dominated by the Miramichi River, world famous for its salmon fishing. The lower portion of the river is an estuary which widens into Miramichi Bay, a part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The city of Miramichi is a local service centre for the county and surrounding regions with schools, hospitals and government offices and retail locations. The county has several saw mills in the city of Miramichi and up the Southwest Branch of the Miramichi River. There is a large pulp and paper mill at Newcastle, and another pulp mill at Chatham.
Chatham was also home to an air force base, CFB Chatham, until 1996. Renous, located along the...
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