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Fotheringham’s World: New Brunswick’s Surprising Spotlight
Rothesay column lists 21 claims about New Brunswick from Champlain’s Saint John founding to modern figures like K. C. Irving and Frank McKenna. It praises historic rowing feats, Rolling Stones concerts, and provincial quirks while lampooning the idea of dullness. The piece blends satire with notable names and events across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothesay
N.B
New Brunswick
Champlain
Saint-John
Atlantic
Canada
Don Cherry
Paris
Greg Sorbara
Maine
British Columbia
Magnetic Hill
South Carolina
James Renforth
K.C. Irving
Max Aitken
Mother England
Conrad
House of Lords
London Daily Express
Fleet Street
Pravda
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
United States
Hitler
Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force
Lord Beaverbrook
Churchill
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Europe
Lord Beaver
Beaver
Lady Dunn
James Dunn
Algoma Steel
Richard Hatfield
Oscar Wilde
RCMP
Bess
Frank McKenna