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54-857: Born in Woodstock, New Brunswick , the son of H. M. G. and E. Jane (Gale) Garden, Garden was elected a member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers in 1894. He was a lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps in the North-West Rebellion in 1885 and was wounded in the Battle of Batoche . From 1898 to 1900, he was mayor of Vancouver. He ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for

108-504: A geological survey conducted by the state of Maine . The Woodstock Iron Works ran from 1848 to 1884, closing because of competition from the United States. Today Minco owns 100% of an 880 hectare (3½ sq. mi.) manganese claim, about 6.3 km (4 miles) northwest of Woodstock. Samples were taken in 2010, 2011, and 2013. Minco plans to produce manganese well below the typical cost for the industry. The manganese would be used in

162-456: A ceremonial sword. In hot weather, many lodges will parade in short-sleeved shirts. Orangewomen have not developed a standard dress code, but usually dress formally. The supporting bands each have their own uniforms and colours. Both the Orangemen and bands carry elaborate banners depicting Orange heroes, historic or Biblical scenes, and/or political symbols and slogans. The most popular image

216-531: A change of 6.2% from its 2016 population of 5,228 . With a land area of 14.96 km (5.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 371.2/km (961.4/sq mi) in 2021. The Maliseet Woodstock First Nation is about 9 km (5 miles) south of the town on 426 acres with an on-reserve population of 291 and an off-reserve population of 721. Woodstock experiences a humid continental climate ( Dfb ). The highest temperature ever recorded in Woodstock

270-540: A few mixed bands. Some all-male bands have female flag or banner carriers. There are also some Women's Orange Lodges which take part in the parades. Orangewomen have paraded on the Twelfth in some rural areas since at least the mid-20th century, but were banned from the Belfast parades until the 1990s. Orangemen on parade typically wear a dark suit, an Orange sash , white gloves and a bowler hat . Certain Orangemen carry

324-571: A small telephone exchange in his store. In 1887, Tappan Adney , visiting Woodstock, learnt birchbark canoe construction from a Maliseet , preserving and document the building process. The headquarters for the New Brunswick Railway were here from 1870 until it ceased functioning. The first dam at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River was built in 1886. In the 1880s Woodstock had two small electric companies related to

378-663: A stroke at his home at 679 Granville Street, Vancouver. This article about a mayor in British Columbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Woodstock, New Brunswick Woodstock is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick , Canada on the Saint John River , 103 km (65 miles) upriver from Fredericton at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River . It is near

432-713: Is a primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July. It began in the late 18th century in Ulster . It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Whig political party and Anglican Ascendancy in Ireland and the passing of the Penal Laws to disenfranchise and persecute

486-644: Is found primarily in the Merseyside region, although numbers are still small. Marches here tend to be held a week or so before the Twelfth, due to the number of bands and lodges who travel to Northern Ireland to march there. The Liverpool lodges parade both in the city and in the seaside resort of Southport on 12 July. There are also Twelfth marches in Canada and Australia . As the longest consecutively held parade in North America (first held in 1821),

540-478: Is known of the area before it was settled by disbanded veterans of De Lancey's Brigade following the American Revolutionary War . The veterans moved there in late 1783. The 26,000 acres grant was to 110 men. Not all took up the offer, and of those who did, not all stayed. By 1790 only 23 families were present, and by 1804 only 10 of the original men had possession of the land. According to

594-643: Is less likely to be trouble, but in other years choosing those in which it is felt the 'right to march' needs to be defended. In Northern Ireland, there is a long tradition of Protestant and loyalist marching bands, which can be found in most towns. The Orangemen hire these bands to march with them on the Twelfth. An instrument almost unique to these marches is the Lambeg drum . Popular songs include " The Sash " and " Derry's Walls ". Explicitly violent songs such as " Billy Boys " may also be played. The vast majority of marchers are men, but there are some all-women bands and

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648-725: Is located on New Brunswick Route 2 , an alignment of the Trans-Canada Highway . The shorter New Brunswick Route 95 extends westward from Woodstock to the Houlton/Woodstock Border Crossing , where it continues into the United States as Interstate 95 . The small public Woodstock Airport is in nearby Grafton, New Brunswick . Regional geology consists of shales over a Late Ordovician to Early Silurian formation. Iron- manganese and iron ore occurrences were reported in 1836 during

702-630: Is seen as deliberately provocative and intimidating. On the night before the Twelfth—the "Eleventh Night"—huge towering bonfires are lit in many working-class Protestant neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland. They are built mostly of wooden pallets and lumber by local young men and boys in the weeks before the Twelfth. Their lighting is often accompanied by a street party and loyalist marching band. Eleventh Night events have been condemned for sectarianism and for damage and pollution caused by

756-763: Is still a provincial public sector holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador , but not a shops closing holiday. An increase in membership in recent years has seen a revival of the Order in Australia and an annual Twelfth of July parade is currently held in Adelaide . Parades were also formerly held in New Zealand on the Twelfth. Also, there was a big parade in Benidorm (Spain) in 2023. Until

810-467: Is that of King William of Orange crossing the River Boyne during the famous battle there. At the field, some lodges and bands don humorous outfits or accessories and make the return journey in them, and the mood is generally more mellow, although in times of tension it can also be more aggressive. The Northern Irish and County Donegal parades are given extensive local TV and press coverage, while

864-508: Is the most well-known recent parading issue involving Orange marches. Sectarian violence around the Twelfth worsened during the Troubles , but today most events pass off peacefully. Recently there have been attempts to draw tourists to the main Twelfth parades and present them as family-friendly pageants. When 12 July falls on a Sunday, the parades are held instead on the next Monday, 13 July. Orangemen commemorated several events dating from

918-760: Is the only major Orange event in the Republic. A number of much smaller Orange events take place each year in East Donegal as well. In Northern Ireland, where around half the population is from an Irish Catholic background, the Twelfth is a tense time. Orange marches through Irish Catholic and Irish nationalist neighbourhoods are usually met with opposition from residents, and this sometimes leads to violence. Many people see these marches as sectarian, triumphalist, supremacist, and an assertion of British and Ulster Protestant dominance. The political aspects have caused further tension. Marchers insist that they have

972-612: The BBC Northern Ireland programme The Twelfth is the longest-running outside broadcast programme in Northern Ireland. One of the largest Orange demonstrations held anywhere each year is the annual parade held at Rossnowlagh , a tiny village near Ballyshannon in the south of County Donegal in the west of Ulster. County Donegal being one of the Ulster counties in the Republic of Ireland, the Rossnowlagh demonstration

1026-476: The Canada–United States border and Houlton, Maine and the intersection of Interstate 95 and the Trans-Canada Highway making it a transportation hub. It is also a service centre for the potato industry and for more than 26,000 people in the nearby communities of Hartland , Florenceville-Bristol ,  Centreville , Bath and Lakeland Ridges for shopping, employment and entertainment. Woodstock

1080-589: The Gregorian calendar in 1752, which repositioned the nominal date of the Battle of the Boyne to 11 July New Style (N.S.) (with the Battle of Aughrim nominally repositioned to 23 July N.S.). The second reason was the foundation of the Orange Order in 1795. The Order preferred the Boyne, due to William of Orange's presence there. It has also been suggested that in the 1790s (a time of Roman Catholic resurgence)

1134-463: The Partition of Ireland in the early 1920s, the Twelfth was celebrated by Protestants in many parts of Ireland . However, the reduction of Protestant political influence in what is now the Republic of Ireland has meant the only remaining major annual parade within the Republic is at Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, in the west of Ulster, which was held on the Twelfth until the 1970s, when it was moved to

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1188-814: The Union Jack and Ulster Banner . Kerbstones may be painted red, white and blue and murals may be made. Steel or wooden arches, bedecked with flags and Orange symbolism, are raised over certain streets. These 'Orange arches' are inspired by triumphal arches . As well as the Union Jack and Ulster Banner, the flags of illegal loyalist paramilitary groups—such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Association (UDA)—are flown in some areas. The raising of these flags near Catholic/ Irish nationalist neighbourhoods, or in "neutral" areas, often leads to tension and sometimes violence. It

1242-687: The 17th century onwards, celebrating the continued dominance of Protestantism in Ireland after the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and triumph in the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–91). Early celebrations were 23 October, the anniversary of the 1641 rebellion (an attempted coup d'état by Catholic gentry who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland); and 4 November, the birthday of William of Orange , Protestant victor of

1296-536: The Boyne, where the Jacobites were routed, was more appealing to the Order than Aughrim, where they had fought hard and died in great numbers. The Order's first marches took place on 12 July 1796 in Portadown , Lurgan and Waringstown . The Twelfth parades of the early 19th century often led to public disorder, so much so that the Orange Order and the Twelfth were banned in the 1830s and '40s (see below ). In

1350-751: The Meduxnekeag. In 1995, the Town of Woodstock opened the Carleton Civic Centre . The multipurpose complex houses a 25-metre (27 yard) indoor swimming pool, an 846-seat arena, a fitness centre, and community meeting rooms. The Woodstock Slammers of the Maritime Junior Hockey League played previously at the Ayr Motor Centre. The annual Woodstock Old Home Week activities are centered around Woodstock and

1404-675: The Small & Fisher and Connell Brothers iron foundries. These were superseded by the Woodstock Electric Railway Light and Power Company which in 1906 built a dam and a powerhouse on the Meduxnekeag for distribution of power to the town. The first hydro-electric station in New Brunswick, the Hayden dam and its power station was destroyed by a freshet in 1923, which also washed out the bridge that crossed

1458-561: The Twelfth March was the largest parade in Toronto when thousands of Orangemen would march in front of tens of thousands of spectators, until the 1970s. At the time, the Orange Order held such sway that membership in the Order was an unspoken prerequisite for holding civic office. However, the march's popularity has drastically diminished in recent years, as only about 500 people participate in modern Orange parades. Orangemen's Day

1512-449: The Twelfth as an important part of their culture, while Irish nationalists and many otherwise apolitical Catholics see it as anti-Catholic and supremacist . Irish tricolour flags burnt on Eleventh Night bonfires, the lyrics of Orange Order ballads, and Orange marches deliberately routed through Catholic communities and neighbourhoods, have all been especially controversial and considered to be deeply insulting. The Drumcree conflict

1566-755: The Twelfth in 1998, during the Drumcree conflict , three young boys were killed when loyalists firebombed their house in Ballymoney . The boys' mother was a Catholic, and their home was in a mainly Protestant housing estate. The killings provoked widespread anger from both Catholics and Protestants. Since the Troubles began, some bands hired to appear at Twelfth marches have openly shown support for loyalist paramilitary groups, either by carrying paramilitary flags and banners or sporting paramilitary names and emblems. A number of prominent loyalist militants were Orangemen and took part in their marches. In February 1992,

1620-424: The Twelfth is celebrated is through large parades involving Orangemen and supporting bands. Most of the parades are in Ulster , almost exclusively being held in Northern Ireland and County Donegal , although Orange lodges elsewhere often hold parades as well. The parade usually begins at an Orange Hall, proceeds through the town or city and out to a large park or field where the marchers, their friends and family, and

1674-481: The Twelfth is mainly celebrated in Northern Ireland , where it is a public holiday , but smaller celebrations are held in other countries, including Scotland, Australia, and Canada, where Orange lodges have been set up. Since its beginning, the Twelfth has been accompanied by violence between Ulster Protestants and Catholics, especially during times of political tension. Many Northern Irish Protestants see

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1728-510: The Twelfth more enjoyable for their communities. Although mostly an Ulster event, the Twelfth is also celebrated in other countries with strong links to Ulster or a history of settlement by Irish Protestants . Outside of Northern Ireland, there are commemorations of the Twelfth in Scotland – particularly in and around Glasgow , where most Irish immigrants settled. In England and Wales , Orange marches are not common and Orange Order membership

1782-471: The Williamite war in the 1690s. Both of these anniversaries faded in popularity by the end of the 18th century. The Twelfth itself originated as a celebration of the Battle of Aughrim , which took place on 12 July 1691 in the 'Old Style' (O.S.) Julian calendar then in use. Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite war, in which the predominantly Irish Catholic Jacobite army was destroyed and

1836-416: The arrival of the railway, businesses faced the river banks, since they provided transportation, energy, and water. With the switch to rail and road traffic buildings face roads instead. The George Frederick Clarke house, built in 1905, is a provincial historic site valued as a rare example of residential Regency architecture . The Old Carleton County Court House was built in 1833. When new court house

1890-464: The diaries of Frederick Dibblee mills were present from 1805. Export of timber via the Saint John river began about this time. When Carleton County was created in 1831, Woodstock was made county seat , and a jail, court house and registry office were installed. From 1837 William Teel Baird operated a pharmacy. The first steamboat from Fredericton reached Woodstock in 1837 and a regular service

1944-527: The electoral district of Burrard in the 1900 federal election . After an unsuccessful attempt in the 1898 provincial election, he was elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly as a British Columbia Conservative Party MLA for Vancouver City in 1900 and re-elected in a 1901 byelection and in the general elections of 1903 and 1907. He did not stand for a fifth term in the 1909 provincial election. He died of

1998-557: The event; although it has always been a Protestant affair and many Catholics opposed the marches. Violence has accompanied Twelfth marches since their beginning. During the Troubles (late 1960s to late 1990s), the Twelfth was often accompanied by riots and paramilitary violence. In 1972, three people were shot dead on the Twelfth in Portadown and two people were killed in Belfast. Of the five in total, two were killed by Republican groups and three were killed by Loyalist groups. On

2052-608: The fair grounds at Connell Park. Activities include parades and fireworks, a gospel concert, 4-H activities, Miss New Brunswick talent show & pageant, beautiful baby contest, horse pulling , harness racing , and a demolition derby . The Dooryard Arts Festival is four days of music, art, theatre, stories, workshops and an open-air market. A campus of the New Brunswick Community College , Townsview School (Grades K-8), Meduxnekeag Consolidated School (Grades K-8), and Woodstock High School. Woodstock

2106-718: The fires. Each year, Irish tricolours are burnt on many bonfires, and in some cases effigies , posters of Irish nationalist figures, and Catholic symbols are also burnt. During the Troubles , loyalist paramilitaries used bonfire events to hold "shows of strength", in which masked gunmen fired volleys into the air. Some are still controlled by paramilitary members, and authorities may be wary of taking action against controversial bonfires. Not all bonfires are controversial however, and there have been attempts to de-politicize bonfire events and make them more family-friendly and environmentally-friendly. Some bonfires are also criticised as being unsafely constructed. The main way in which

2160-531: The first Agricultural and Vocational School in Canada, and the L. P. Fisher Public Library . In 1861, the newly built railway between St. Andrews and Woodstock was seized by several hundred navvies , angry at not being paid. A peaceful settlement was later made personally by Arthur Hamilton-Gordon . The first telephone was installed in 1885 by H.V. Dalling , a homemade telephone whose wires ran between his home and shop. The Bell Telephone Company later opened

2214-467: The general public gather to eat, drink and listen to speeches by clergymen, politicians and senior members of the Order. In the past the Twelfth has been a major venue for discussion of political issues. A church service will also be held and sometimes band prizes will be awarded. Within Northern Ireland, each District Lodge usually organises its own parade. In rural districts the parade will rotate around various towns, sometimes favouring those in which there

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2268-403: The loyalist UDA shot dead five Catholic civilians in a betting shop in Belfast. When Orangemen marched past the shop that 12 July, some marchers held up five fingers in mockery of the five dead. The Secretary of State, Patrick Mayhew , said that they "would have disgraced a tribe of cannibals". Every Twelfth between 1970 and 2005, British Army soldiers were deployed in Belfast to help police

2322-497: The nation's Catholic majority, and to a lesser extent Protestant Dissenters , until Catholic Emancipation in 1829. On and around the Twelfth, large parades are held by the Orange Order and Ulster loyalist marching bands, streets are decorated with union jack flags and bunting, and large towering bonfires, commemorating the beacons which guided Prince William into Carrickfergus, are lit in loyalist neighbourhoods. Today

2376-464: The parades. Due to improved policing, dialogue between marchers and residents, and the Northern Ireland peace process , parades have been generally more peaceful since the 2000s. The Parades Commission was set up in 1998 to deal with contentious parades. During the Troubles, some Irish Catholic and nationalist areas organised festivals to keep their children away from the parades, where they might come into conflict with Protestant children, and to make

2430-529: The production of stainless steel. Woodstock's radio station is CJCJ-FM . The weekly newspapers are the Bugle-Observer and the River Valley Sun. Many of the original wooden buildings have not survived into modern times. Calamities over the years included a hurricane in 1836, and fires in 1860, and 1911, As a result, much of downtown was rebuilt in the brick that remains today. Before

2484-457: The remainder capitulated at Limerick , whereas the Boyne was less decisive. The Twelfth in the early 18th century was a popular commemoration of Aughrim, featuring bonfires and parades. The Battle of the Boyne (fought on 1 July 1690) was commemorated with smaller parades on 1 July. However, the two events were combined in the late 18th century. The first reason for this was the British switch to

2538-417: The right to celebrate their culture and walk on public streets, particularly along their 'traditional routes'. In a 2011 survey of Orangemen throughout Northern Ireland, 58% of Orangemen said they should be allowed to march through Catholic or Irish nationalist areas with no restrictions; 20% said they should negotiate with residents first. Some have argued that members of both communities once participated in

2592-770: The town financial matters, record keeping, implementation of policies and directives, and providing support to all other departments and the town council. The position of chief administrative officer was formerly known as town manager. Woodstock was the first town in New Brunswick to have a manager-council form of government. The current mayor of Woodstock is Trina Jones who has held the position since 2022. The Woodstock's other town departments are Business Development, Development & Inspectional Services, Fire, Police, Public Works, Recreation, and Tourism. 46°09′08″N 67°35′54″W  /  46.152222°N 67.598333°W  / 46.152222; -67.598333 The Twelfth The Twelfth (also called Orangemens' Day )

2646-505: The weeks leading up to the Twelfth, Orange Order and other Ulster loyalist marching bands hold numerous parades in Northern Ireland . The most common of these are lodge parades, in which one Orange lodge marches with one band. Others, such as the "mini-Twelfth" at the start of July, involve several lodges. From June to August, Protestant, unionist areas of Northern Ireland are bedecked with flags and bunting , which are usually flown from lampposts and houses. The most common flags flown are

2700-404: Was 39.4 °C (103 °F) on 18 August 1935. Woodstock, along with Five Rivers and Nepisiguit Falls share the record for New Brunswick's highest recorded temperature. Woodstock elects a mayor and a town council every four years. All councilors are elected at-large. The last election was November 2022. The chief administrative officer and the administration department is responsible for

2754-451: Was a result of years of tensions. Subsequently, only Catholics were brought to trial. According to the 1851, census there were 488 inhabited houses, and nine places of worship. Immigration was important, with the majority coming from Ireland. The town was the first in New Brunswick to be incorporated, in 1856. The first mayor was Lewis P. Fisher. He made provisions in his will for the building of several educational institutions, among them

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2808-654: Was constructed, the old one was used as a horse barn from 1911 to 1960 when it was purchased by the Carleton County Historical Society . It was the site of the George Gee trial, and that of Minnie Bell Sharp who ran the Woodstock School of Music in the early 1900s. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Woodstock had a population of 5,553 living in 2,486 of its 2,622 total private dwellings,

2862-593: Was established in 1845. By 1847 the population was at 2,000 and the town had four churches, a bank, and a grammar school. On The Twelfth (Orangemen's Day) of July 1847 a riot took place at the corner of Victoria and Boyne streets near the site of the Orange Hall, built in 1848 and now a vacant lot. It was a conflict between Protestant Irish immigrants of the Orange Order and Catholic Irish immigrants. Around 250 Orangemen clashed with an equal number of Irish Catholics, leading to 10 deaths and many more injuries. It

2916-654: Was possibly named after Woodstock, Oxfordshire . The name is Old English in origin, meaning a "clearing in the woods". New Brunswick historian William Francis Ganong believed the parish (and later town) was named in honour of Viscount Woodstock, a junior title of the Duke of Portland , Prime Minister of Great Britain when the Loyalists arrived in New Brunswick. On 1 January 2023, Woodstock expanded in all directions, annexing all or part of six local service districts . Revised census figures have not been released. Little

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