Belledune

Belledune
Village

Belledune

Location within New Brunswick.

Coordinates: 47°54′N 65°49′W / 47.900°N 65.817°W / 47.900; -65.817
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Gloucester
Parish Beresford
Founded 1799
Village 1968
Government
  Mayor Ron Bourque
Area[1]
  Total 189.33 km2 (73.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,548
  Density 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 9.5%
  Dwellings 851
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s) E8G
Area code(s) 506
Highways
Route 11

Route 134

Belledune (2011 population: 1,548) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

The community of Belledune was created through the amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Belledune in 1994. The community dubbed itself a "Supervillage" after this amalgamation. Belledune's population meets the requirements as a "Town" under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, but it has not requested a change in municipal status.

History

The village was first settled by Francois Guittard around 1815.[2] Guittard was originally from Paris, France and after fighting in Napoleon's army, he later defected to the British army. He and his wife Marie emigrated to Canada and after a brief settling in Riviere-Ouelle, Quebec, were granted land in New Brunswick. Guitard had also helped map the New Brunswick coastline with the British military. Settlers from the Miramichi Valley moved towards Belledune after the 1825 Great Miramichi Fire.

Economy

Belledune underwent unprecedented development during the era of premier Louis Robichaud (1960's) when a major regional port was built to service various industries on the north shore of New Brunswick.

The first major industrial projects at the port included in 1966 a lead and zinc smelter, now owned by Xstrata with a nominal production of 120,000 tonnes per year.[3][4][5] built in support of the lead and zinc mines opened south of Bathurst during the 1950s in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The smelter has managed to extract silver from its imported silver lead concentrates, and in 2011 produced 400mt of pure silver valued at 448M$; the company proposes to increase its silver production to 700mt.[6] The current permit to operate is file number I-7107.[7]

A fertilizer plant has been set up in Belledune too. NB Power opened the Belledune Generating Station, a coal-fired thermal generating station, at the port in 1993.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Belledune, New Brunswick[11]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,087    
1996 2,060−1.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,923−6.7%
2006 1,711−11.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,548−9.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Belledune, New Brunswick[11]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,550
1,285 Decrease 13.2% 82.90% 235 Increase 14.6% 15.16% 25 Increase 25.0% 1.61% 5 Increase n/a% 0.32%
2006
1,705
1,480 Decrease 13.4% 86.80% 205 Decrease 6.8% 12.02% 20 Increase 100.0% 1.17% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
1,940
1,710 Decrease 3.9% 88.14% 220 Decrease 15.4% 11.34% 10 Decrease 71.4% 0.52% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
2,075
1,780 n/a 85.78% 260 n/a 12.53% 35 n/a 1.69% 0 n/a 0.00%

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Belledune, New Brunswick
  2. gnb.ca: "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick - RS108-Guittard,-F | Land Petitions: Original Series"
  3. cbc.ca: "Brunswick Smelter, union reach agreement", 15 Aug 2014
  4. gnb.ca: "Xstrata Canada Corporation - Brunswick Smelter - Class 1 Air Quality Approval"
  5. ic.gc.ca: " Brunswick Smelter a Glencore Company "
  6. gnb.ca: "FACILITY MODIFICATION - SILVER REFINERY OPTIMIZATION PROJECT" (Department of Environment Impact Management Branch) August 2011
  7. gnb.ca: "Approval to Operate I-7107 - XSTRATA CANADA CORPORATION for the operation of the Belledune Lead Smelter and Bulk Handling Facility"
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  11. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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Coordinates: 47°54′N 65°49′W / 47.900°N 65.817°W / 47.900; -65.817

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