Sussex, New Brunswick Sussex, New Brunswick Sussex (2016 population: 4,282) is a city in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Sussex straddles the Kennebecasis River, northeast of Saint John, and is a major dairy product producer in the province. It is home to Atlantic Canada's largest hot air balloon festival. Sussex is also known as Cow Town, Suss Town, Dairy Town and the Mural Capital of Atlantic Canada. The Town of Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick, Canada, between the province's three largest cities, Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton. In 1857 the European and North American Railway was opened, connecting the farming
History of New Brunswick 1990s however linguistic tensions had mostly evaporated. General: History of New Brunswick New Brunswick (), is one of the three Maritime provinces in Canada, and the only officially bilingual province (English-French) in the country. The history of New Brunswick can be viewed according to four periods: pre-European contact, French colonization, British colonization and finally, New Brunswick since Confederation. The aboriginal nations of New Brunswick include the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet/Wolastoqiyuk and Passamaquoddy. The Mi'kmaq territories are mostly in the east of the province. The Maliseets are located in the northwest and the Passamaquoddy tribe is situated in the southwest, around Passamaquoddy Bay.