Belledune

Belledune
Village
Belledune Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°54′N 65°49′W / 47.900°N 65.817°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Parish	Beresford
Founded	1799
Village	1968
Government
• Mayor	Joe Noel
Area[1]
• Total	189.33 km^2 (73.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,548
• Density	8.2/km^2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.5%
• Dwellings	851
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E8G
Area code(s)	506
Highways Route 11	Route 134

Belledune (2011 population: 1,548) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

The community of Belledune was created through the amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Belledune in 1994. The community dubbed itself a "Supervillage" after this amalgamation. Belledune's population meets the requirements as a "Town" under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, but it has not requested a change in municipal status.

History

The village was first settled by Francois Guittard around 1815.^[2] Guittard was originally from Paris, France and after fighting in Napoleon's army, he later defected to the British army. He and his wife Marie emigrated to Canada and after a brief settling in Riviere-Ouelle, Quebec, were granted land in New Brunswick. Guitard had also helped map the New Brunswick coastline with the British military. Settlers from the Miramichi Valley moved towards Belledune after the 1825 Great Miramichi Fire.

Economy

Belledune underwent unprecedented development during the era of premier Louis Robichaud (1960's) when a major regional port was built to service various industries on the north shore of New Brunswick.

The first major industrial projects at the port included in 1966 a lead and zinc smelter, now owned by Glencore with a nominal production of 120,000 tonnes per year.^[3][4][5] built in support of the lead and zinc mines opened south of Bathurst during the 1950s in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The smelter has managed to extract silver from its imported silver lead concentrates, and in 2011 produced 400mt of pure silver valued at 448M$; the company proposes to increase its silver production to 700mt.^[6] The current permit to operate is file number I-7107.^[7]

NB Power opened the Belledune Generating Station, a coal-fired thermal generating station, at the port in 1993.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Belledune community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	1,548 (-9.5% from 2006)	1,711 (-11.0% from 2001)	1,923 (-6.7% from 1996)
Land area:	189.33 km^2 (73.10 sq mi)	189.03 km^2 (72.98 sq mi)	189.03 km^2 (72.98 sq mi)
Population density:	8.2/km^2 (21/sq mi)	9.1/km^2 (24/sq mi)	10.2/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Median age:	53.2 (M: 53.1, F: 53.2)	47.6 (M: 47.6, F: 47.6)	43.3 (M: 43.5, F: 43.2)
Total private dwellings:	851	863	909
Median household income:	$40,129	$32,726	$33,849
References: 2011[8] 2006[9] 2001[10]

Historical Census Data - Belledune, New Brunswick[11]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,087 —     1996 2,060 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,923 −6.7% 2006 1,711 −11.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,548 −9.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Belledune, New Brunswick[11]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,550		1,285	13.2%	82.90%		235	14.6%	15.16%		25	25.0%	1.61%		5	n/a%	0.32%
2006		1,705		1,480	13.4%	86.80%		205	6.8%	12.02%		20	100.0%	1.17%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		1,940		1,710	3.9%	88.14%		220	15.4%	11.34%		10	71.4%	0.52%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		2,075		1,780	n/a	85.78%		260	n/a	12.53%		35	n/a	1.69%		0	n/a	0.00%

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Belledune, New Brunswick
2. gnb.ca: "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick - RS108-Guittard,-F | Land Petitions: Original Series"
3. cbc.ca: "Brunswick Smelter, union reach agreement", 15 Aug 2014
4. gnb.ca: "Xstrata Canada Corporation - Brunswick Smelter - Class 1 Air Quality Approval" Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
5. ic.gc.ca: " Brunswick Smelter a Glencore Company "
6. gnb.ca: "FACILITY MODIFICATION - SILVER REFINERY OPTIMIZATION PROJECT" (Department of Environment Impact Management Branch) August 2011
7. gnb.ca: "Approval to Operate I-7107 - XSTRATA CANADA CORPORATION for the operation of the Belledune Lead Smelter and Bulk Handling Facility" Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
11. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Village of Belledune
• Port of Belledune

Coordinates: 47°54′N 65°49′W / 47.900°N 65.817°W