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Welcome to Our Council #9496 in Lincoln N.B.
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1, 1996
You have reached St Francis of Assisi,
Council
9496, in Canada, in the Picture Province of New Brunswick,
located on the East coast of our Country, just east of the State of Maine,
which has a population of Approx. 775,000 people of which 15,000 are members
of the Knights of Columbus. There are 115 Councils and 33 Assembly's
Our members belong to the Community of Lincoln and our 4th Degree members
belong to the Rev. Dr. G. Everett Grant Assembly in the
City of
Fredericton, which is the Capital City of our Province.
Both Lincoln and Fredericton are nestled along the St John River, commonly
referred to as the " Nile of North America."
The Airport of Fredericton is located in our area. We are a bedroom community,
and on the east side of us, is located the largest military base in the
Commonwealth, with an Infantry
Battalion, a training school for Engineering, Artillery,
Armour, Infantry, and their supporting units. On the west of Lincoln we have
the Capital City of our Province
of New Brunswick and our 2 major employers: the Provincial Government, and
the University of New Brunswick. The University
is one of the two oldest universities in North America; they are over 200
years old. At present we have 70 members of which 22 are 4th Degree. One
of our members is a former District Deputy and four of our
members are Past Faithful Navigators
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Council 9496
13 Jun 2002