Ripples, New Brunswick

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Coordinates: 45°58′59″N 66°12′00″W / 45.983°N 66.200°W / 45.983; -66.200
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Ripples is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick near the village of Minto and Route 10 on the Little River.

History[edit]

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Ripples housed a World War Two internment camp, 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]

Notable people[edit]

Main article: List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Remnants of Second World War internment camp remain in rural N.B.", CTV News Atlantic, October 30, 2013, accessed Aug. 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Jones, Ted Both sides of the wire: the Fredericton Internment Camp (Volume 2, New Ireland Press 1988) ISBN 0920483259

45°58′59″N 66°12′00″W / 45.983°N 66.200°W / 45.983; -66.200


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