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Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick
Alnwick is a civil parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it was divided (before 2023) between the village of Neguac; the regional municipality of Tracadie; the Indian reserves of Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9; and the local service districts of Fair Isle, Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge, Tabusintac, and the parish of Alnwick, which further includes the special service area of Barryville-New Jersey. Most of the parish belongs to the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC); Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge and the parish of Alnwick are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).; the Indian reserves do not belong to either. Origin of name Alnwick and Newcastle Parishes were erected simultaneously. Alnwick and Newcastle are the county town and largest city of Northumberland County, England. This is probably the origin of the two parishes' names. History Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes In New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their borders. They provided convenient boundaries for electoral districts and organising delivery of government services for some time after 1966 but were gradually supplanted for such purposes by local service districts (LSDs), which better represent communities of interest. Local governance reforms scheduled for 1 January 2023 will abolish the local service district as a unit of governance but this will not affect the existence of civil parishes. Parishes are still usedAs of July 2021, by more than a dozen Acts and more than fifty Regulations. to describe legal boundaries for health administration judicial matters, agricultural boards, and some other entities; highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |