Penn Island (New Brunswick)
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Area | 11[1] ha (27 acres) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Pennfield Parish |
Penn Island is an undeveloped granite[2] island in the Pennfield Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada in the Bay of Fundy.[3][4][5] It has large quartz.[6]
In 2011, Inka Milewski addressed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries about her research on fallowing including on a fish farm at Penn Island.[7]
In 2009, Burton Large was killed by a falling buoy under inspection by Northern Harvest Sea Farms, being lifted out of the waters around Penn Island.[8]
Today it is a nature preserve administered by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick,[9][1] following a donation by the Duschenes family.
References
- ^ a b "Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators". Canada.ca. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ "ACCRETION OF PERI-GONDWANAN TERRANES, NORTHERN MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA AND SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK" (PDF).
- ^ "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
- ^ "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Location of the Brookville and adjacent terranes in southern New... | Download Scientific Diagram".
- ^ "Evidence - FOPO (41-1) - No. 18 - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca.
- ^ "N.B. company fined $15K for workplace death".
- ^ "Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup on Penn Island Nature Preserve". 27 September 2025.
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