Ripples, New Brunswick Explained

Ripples is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick near the village of Minto and Route 10 on the Little River.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Ripples housed a World War Two internment camp known as Internment Camp B70, from 1940 to 1945.[1] This camp held internees of many different nationalities. The most famous prisoner was Camillien Houde, mayor of Montreal at the time, who was interned for encouraging resistance to military conscription.[2] [3] The internment camp museum is located in Minto.[4]

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/remnants-of-second-world-war-internment-camp-remain-in-rural-n-b-1.1520496 "Remnants of Second World War internment camp remain in rural N.B."
  2. Jones, Ted Both sides of the wire: the Fredericton Internment Camp (Volume 2, New Ireland Press 1988)
  3. Web site: Former NB Internment Camp B/70 History New Brunswick Internment Camp Museum . NBICM . 12 May 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: Point of Interest: NB Internment Camp B70 Museum . . 12 May 2024.