Country Canada Parish Beresford Time zone AST (UTC-4) Elevation 11 m Local time Wednesday 3:20 PM | County Gloucester Village 1966 Postal code(s) E8J Population 976 (2011) Province New Brunswick | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Pointe-Verte (2011 pop: 976) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
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Map of Pointe-Verte, NB, Canada
Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry.
History
Originally called Percy's Cove, the name was changed to Pointe-Verte (or Green Point) in 1974 after musician Percy Sledge moved his summer home away. The citizens felt without Sledge residing in the area the name held no validity and council decided on the change. It was official in 1975.
(DISCLAIMER) Percy's Cove was not the name prior to 1975. It was Green Point. In fact, the name change was
made in 1966.
References
Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA