Toponymy Services

Toponymy Steering Committee

Chairperson's Message Mandate Annual Report Toponymy 2009-10 [pdf]

To submit a proposal

General Procedure Form [doc]

New Brunswick Toponymy Steering Committee

The Toponymy Steering Committee is a public mechanism that allows individuals and members of interested communities to participate in the identification and establishment of place names throughout New Brunswick.

Front row, from left to right: Bernard-Marie Thériault from Fredericton and Chairperson of the Steering Committee; Elizabeth Augustine from Elsipogtog First Nation; Dr. Elizabeth McGahan from Saint John; Marjorie Polchies from Woodstock First Nation.

Back row, from left to right: Dr. Matthieu LeBlanc from Moncton; Fidèle Thériault from Caraquet; Jean Gaudet from Dieppe and Special Advisor and Dr. Susan Blair from Fredericton.

Links

• Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC)
• Principles and Procedures for geographical naming 2001 (GNBC)
• Geographical Name Search Service (CGNS)
• GeoNB Map Viewer
• Education tool : Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present

News and Information

• Village-Blanchard new official name
• Name of Savage Island officially changed
• Name of Caraquet Island officially changed
• Annual Report
• Employee