Category: New Brunswick

What Alcohol Does New Brunswick Produce?

These award-winning operations hand-craft high-quality spirits like rum, gin, vodka, whisky, brandy, absinthe, and other liquors. Many include local products, like grains, maple syrup, molasses, berries, and even Ganong’s chicken bones candy (a chocolatey, cinnamon-flavoured treat). What alcohol is produced in Canada? The brewing industry produces a variety of beers including lager, ale, porter and […]

Does New Brunswick Have Fossil Fuels?

To date, this field has produced about 800,000 barrels of oil and 30 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas. Fossil fuel exploration continued fitfully in New Brunswick during the 20th century until a natural gas field was discovered at McCully, near Sussex, in 2000. Where does New Brunswick get its energy? New Brunswick Power Corporation […]

Are There Any Reserves In New Brunswick?

New Brunswick is home to 32 Indian reserves, of which 18 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada. How many reserves does New Brunswick have? According to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s Indian Register System, as of December 31, 2021, there are approximately 16,985 First Nations people in New Brunswick, 9,968 on reserve and […]

How Did New Brunswick Benefit From The Confederation?

A united British North America, it was believed, would be able to better defend its borders. For New Brunswick, confederation also provided a 10-year allowance, to compensate for lost revenues, and a promise from Great Britain to help with the costs of building the Inter-Colonial Railway. What were the benefits of Canadian confederation? Confederation would […]