Ripples, New Brunswick
Ripples is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick near the village of Minto and Route 10 on the Little River.
History
Ripples housed a World War Two internment camp known as Internment Camp B70, from 1940 to 1945. This camp held internees of many different nationalities. The most famous prisoner was Camillien Houde, mayor of Montreal at the time, who was interned for encouraging resistance to military conscription. The internment camp museum is located in Minto.
Notable people
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References
- ^ "Remnants of Second World War internment camp remain in rural N.B.", CTV News Atlantic, October 30, 2013, accessed Aug. 1, 2016.
- ^ Jones, Ted Both sides of the wire: the Fredericton Internment Camp (Volume 2, New Ireland Press 1988) ISBN 0920483259
- ^ "Former NB Internment Camp B/70 History | New Brunswick Internment Camp Museum". NBICM. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Point of Interest: NB Internment Camp B70 Museum". University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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