Norton, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
Norton is a Canadian
village in Kings County
, New Brunswick
.
It is situated on the Kennebecasis River
55 kilometres northeast of Saint John
. Norton is home to the oldest fossil
forest in Canada.
Family Frolic Days are an annual village festival.
Country music singer Chris Cummings
is a native of the village.
Rock Musician, Ian Sherwood, of "Down With The Butterfly" & "Acres and Acres" is also a native of Norton.
Norton Elementary School located at the intersection of Routes 121 and 124 serves Norton students from grades kindergarten to five, this small, rural school is closely tied with the local community. French immersion is not offered at Norton Elementary but students can be bussed to Sussex Elementary if families wish to enroll students in French immersion before Middle School. Students are bussed to Sussex Middle after grade five and continue on to Sussex Regional High afterward.
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...
village in Kings County
Kings County, New Brunswick
Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada.Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.Dairy farming is an important industry in the area...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
.
It is situated on the Kennebecasis River
Kennebecasis River
The Kennebecasis River is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "Kenepekachiachk", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately 95 kilometres, draining an area in the Caledonia Highlands,...
55 kilometres northeast of Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
. Norton is home to the oldest fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
forest in Canada.
Family Frolic Days are an annual village festival.
Country music singer Chris Cummings
Chris Cummings
Christopher Allen Thomas "Chris" Cummings born August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations...
is a native of the village.
Rock Musician, Ian Sherwood, of "Down With The Butterfly" & "Acres and Acres" is also a native of Norton.
Norton Elementary School located at the intersection of Routes 121 and 124 serves Norton students from grades kindergarten to five, this small, rural school is closely tied with the local community. French immersion is not offered at Norton Elementary but students can be bussed to Sussex Elementary if families wish to enroll students in French immersion before Middle School. Students are bussed to Sussex Middle after grade five and continue on to Sussex Regional High afterward.
See also
- Kings County, New BrunswickKings County, New BrunswickKings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada.Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.Dairy farming is an important industry in the area...
- Belleisle, New BrunswickBelleisle, New BrunswickBelleisle is an informal geographic region in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in the lower Saint John River valley.Situated around Belleisle Bay, the area is predominantly agricultural and functions as a summer community for many cottage-goers from nearby Saint John...
- Cassidy Lake, New Brunswick