New Richmond, Quebec
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New Richmond is an incorporated municipality in Quebec
, Canada
situated on the southern coast of the Gaspé Peninsula
between the municipalities of Maria
and Caplan
. The first European settlers arrived from Scotland in 1755. The first arrivals were the Duthie brothers, George and John Duthie and their families. Their descendants still reside in the area today. It is one of the very few remaining municipalities on the Gaspé which still has a relatively large English-speaking population. It was originally a centre of farming, logging, and shipbuilding.
New Richmond is bounded on the west by the Grand Cascapedia River. The Little Cascapedia runs to the east of the town proper.
The town has a British Heritage Museum. There is a small shopping centre, an indoor swimming pool, hockey arena as well as a theatre.
There is a large wharf located to the east of the town. This was built to service cargo ships which would arrive to be loaded with "Kraft" paper or bunker oil. It now serves a primarily recreational role.
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Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
situated on the southern coast of the Gaspé Peninsula
Gaspé Peninsula
The Gaspésie , or Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé, is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, extending into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
between the municipalities of Maria
Maria, Quebec
Maria is a municipality in Quebec....
and Caplan
Caplan, Quebec
Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
. The first European settlers arrived from Scotland in 1755. The first arrivals were the Duthie brothers, George and John Duthie and their families. Their descendants still reside in the area today. It is one of the very few remaining municipalities on the Gaspé which still has a relatively large English-speaking population. It was originally a centre of farming, logging, and shipbuilding.
New Richmond is bounded on the west by the Grand Cascapedia River. The Little Cascapedia runs to the east of the town proper.
The town has a British Heritage Museum. There is a small shopping centre, an indoor swimming pool, hockey arena as well as a theatre.
Industry
The town experienced considerable growth in the 1960s with the development of a linerboard paper mill by Bathurst paper, later Consolidated Bathurst and then through a number of name changes until it became Smurfit Stone. Economic downturns in the region led to the mill being reduced in operations and subsequently many residents left for other regions. In 2006 the mill completely halted operations, leaving the town with no major industry.There is a large wharf located to the east of the town. This was built to service cargo ships which would arrive to be loaded with "Kraft" paper or bunker oil. It now serves a primarily recreational role.
Education
There is an English-language school (New Richmond High School) located in the center of town which serves grades K-8, after which students attend high school in the town of Bonaventure at Bonaventure Polyvalent School. French-speaking children have their own school (Bois Vivant) and complete high school in the town of CarletonCarleton-sur-Mer, Quebec
Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, located on route 132, along Baie des Chaleurs.- Culture :* attracts over 20,000 spectators to see local and international artists...
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Demographics
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 3,050 | 82 % |
| English | 625 | 17 % |
| Both English and French | 25 | 1 % |
| Non Official language only | 10 | <1 % |
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