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Westfield, New Brunswick

Grand Bay–Westfield
Town
Cable ferry at Westfield, Brundage Point
Cable ferry at Westfield, Brundage Point
Official seal of Grand Bay–Westfield
Seal
Motto: A Community of Friends
Grand Bay–Westfield is located in New Brunswick
Grand Bay–Westfield
Grand Bay–Westfield
Coordinates: 45°21′39″N 66°14′29″W / 45.36075°N 66.24151°W / 45.36075; -66.24151Coordinates: 45°21′39″N 66°14′29″W / 45.36075°N 66.24151°W / 45.36075; -66.24151
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Kings County,
Incorporated January 1, 1998
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Mayor Grace Losier
 • Deputy Mayor Michael Likely
 • Councillors Beverley Day, John Balemans, Steve Evans, Ryan Snodgrass
Area
 • Total 59.86 km2 (23.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,117
 • Density 85.5/km2 (221/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian postal code E5K
Area code(s) 506
Telephone Exchange 217, 738, 757
NTS Map 021G08
GNBC Code DBEFJ
Website town.grandbay-westfield.nb.ca

Grand Bay–Westfield (2011 population: 5,117) is a Canadian suburb outside of Saint John in the western part of Kings County, New Brunswick.

The town is an amalgamation of the original town of Grand Bay and the neighbouring village of Westfield immediately to the north.

Grand Bay–Westfield is situated on the west bank of the Saint John River immediately north of the boundary between Kings County and Saint John County. The town is a suburb of the city of Saint John and its population is split with 3,405 residents in the Grand Bay neighbourhood and 1,544 located in Westfield.

Many residents of Grand Bay–Westfield find employment in Saint John; many are tradespeople who work at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, or the Coleson Cove Generating Station, as well as various J.D. Irving Limited pulp and paper factories and the Moosehead brewery - all located on the west side of the city.

The area was discovered by Samuel de Champlain, who named Grand Bay (Grande Baie) for its wide view. Westfield is either named after Westfield, MA, where some of its settlers came from, or for its geographic location on the west shore of the Saint John River and Nerepis River. The area started out as "cottage country" for the Saint John area, and remained so for a long time (and is still considered to be so by some). Due to the steep hills and rock, the area never became heavily engaged in agriculture, although some did exist and still does.

The two municipal governments were merged in 1998 with the new municipality occupying much of the western portion of King's County.


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