East Centreville, New Brunswick
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| Coordinates: 46°25′59″N 67°43′01″W / 46.433°N 67.717°WCoordinates: 46°25′59″N 67°43′01″W / 46.433°N 67.717°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Carleton |
| Parish | Wicklow |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Mayor | Michael John Stewart |
| • Deputy Mayor | Garth Dale Seely |
| • Councilor | Kathleen M. Simonson |
| • Councilor | Robert Gerald Lee |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 542 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-3) |
| Website | Village of Centreville |
Centreville is a village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Statistics Canada reported the population to be 557 in 2016, which is a 2.8% increase from the 2011 population of 542. The mayor is Michael Stewart.
Centreville is a small village, with approximately 550 residents as of 2013. It is located only two miles from the border of Maine, US, at the Bridgewater crossing. There are a few stores; Valufoods (formerly Freshmart) & Gramma's Restaurant & Bake Shop. There is also a Home Hardware store and two stores offering good quality ladies clothing and extensive gift-ware. One of Centreville's known stores, M&D Convenience Store & Gas Bar shut down in late 2017 after the owner retired. Within Centreville there are three churches located in the town limits, the St. James Anglican Church, St. Pauls United Church and the Centreville Baptist Church. There is also a hair studio and a banking co-operative as well as a post office. Centreville is a service centre serving small communities such as Knoxford, Williamstown and Tracey Mills which are just outside the village. This is also a large farming community.
Centreville is also the host of annual Tractor Pulls. Alongside potatoes, it's probably what the village is best known for.
There is a K-8 school, Centreville Community School, located in the centre of the village, housing approx. 250 students. This is part of ASD-W (Previously school district 14). Before the school became a community school there was an elementary school located on the same grounds as what was then the Centreville Middle School. Centreville Elementary School was closed in 2004 and the grades consolidated into one building: Centreville Community School. The old elementary school was torn down in 2011.
Centreville is one of several communities within Carleton County that historically participated in the annual Potato Break. Potato Break was a 2 & 1/2 week break from school around potato harvesting time (mid-September through early October) that allowed students the opportunity to help with the potato harvest, although working on the break was not mandatory. Schools that participated in Potato Break began classes in early August to compensate for the time taken off for Potato Break. This affected all feeder schools for Carleton North High School. Many of the other schools in the nearby areas did not participate in Potato Break because of one simple reason; less potatoes grown. These schools start school after Labor Day. The need for Potato Break was under review by the DEC and School District 14. For many years now, mechanization in the fields has vastly reduced the need for student labor.
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