The Village of Canterbury was established in 1825 and named Howard Settlement after Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861), Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick from 1823-1831. It was renamed Canterbury in 1859 for Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton (1814-1877), third Viscount of Canterbury and the…
The Lord Beaverbrook Hotel was constructed in 1946. It’s Grand Opening in mid-1948 was ‘the social event’ in New Brunswick, with dignitaries from local, provincial, federal and international governments in attendance, as well as predominate locals including Lord Beaverbrook (Sir…
Ministers Island is an enchanting place to experience. Lying just off the shore near St. Andrews, this 500-acre island is only a part-time island. You reach it by driving over the seafloor approximately 1 kilometer (1/2 mile). Once there, you…
