Chipman, New Brunswick Chipman, New Brunswick Chipman (2016 population: 1,104) is a Canadian village in Queens County, New Brunswick. The village of Chipman is located on the banks of the Salmon River at the head of the Grand Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the Maritime provinces. The village itself is located around 73.4 kilometres from the capital city of Fredericton. The village of Chipman was founded in 1835, and was made up of portions of the older parishes of Brunswick and Canning. The first settler in what would become the Parish of Chipman was Alexander McClure of County Tyrone, who arrived in
Premier of New Brunswick Premier of New Brunswick The Premier of New Brunswick (French (masculine): "Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick", or feminine: "Première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick") is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and "de facto" chief executive. The premier of a Canadian province is much like the Prime Minister of Canada. He or she is normally the leader of the party or coalition with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. The premier is styled "Honourable" but is not a member of the privy council so this title is only