For many, the City of Lancaster lasted less than one generation. Incorporated as Canadas newest city on January 1, 1953, Lancaster was swallowed up in an amalgamation with Canadas oldest city, Saint John, on January 1, 1967, Canadas centennial year. Since then, the name Lancaster has conjured up images of that part of Saint John known as the west side, or Saint John West. Yet even prior to 1953, when Lancaster was a collection of communities including Fairville, Beaconsfield, Randolph, Milford, and South Bay, area residents have been bonded by a unique sense of community and pride. The name lives