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WELCOME TO
BEAUBEARS ISLAND!
35 st. patrick's drive
Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada!
see you in June 2026!
Ferry service closed for the season
Boishébert and Beaubears Island Shipbuilding
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES!
Nestled along the great Miramichi River, in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Beaubears Island offers a captivating blend of maritime history, Acadian heritage, and First Nation cultures. Explore Beaubears Island's rich shipbuilding history, and enjoy hikes on the island, immersing yourself in one of the most serene landscapes in Eastern Canada.
VISIT THE
BEAUBEARS ISLAND INTERPRETIVE CENTRE
To start your visit to Beaubears Island, make your first stop at the Beaubears Island Interpretive Centre! There, you can get your tickets for our Island Ferry service, check out the interactive displays in the Centre, book a guided tour of the Island, or the Centre, with one of our experienced tour guides, pay admission fees, or visit our Gift Shop to get some Beaubears Island Swag!
![Information reposted and shared by Friends of Beaubears Island Inc., Senior Historical Correspondent, John English.
Rural Schools in New Brunswick
Rural Schools in New Brunswick
[the example is Harvey but I think it represents much of the rural province]
UNDER the influence of the New Brunswick Vocational Act, 1918, and the Technical Education Act of
Canada, 1919, the urban secondary courses of New Brunswick were broadened and enriched. The High Schools of most of the cities and towns became Composite Schools, each offering along with the standard college preparatory course a parallel series of vocational courses suited to the needs of the young people and their communities.
While all the towns established Composite High Schools, only one school introduced vocational agriculture. This school was established in 1919 at Woodstock to serve the County of Carleton. In 1939 a survey showed that 87 % of the 800 graduates from this agricultural department were successful operators of Carleton County farms. The vast majority of the pupils living in rural and village areas remained untouched by the educational reform of the twenties. Up till 1943, the elementary and secondary schools which they attended were administered by about thirteen hundred weak school districts, most of which were too poor to establish even good elementary schools, much less adequate secondary education.
In 1943, two Acts were passed-the County Schools Finance Act, and the Rural Schools Assistance Act, the provisions of which, together with the Vocational Act, are literally making a new world educationally as far as rural New Brunswick is concerned.
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