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Botsford Parish, New Brunswick
Botsford is a civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it divided almost entirely between the town of Cap-Acadie and the incorporated rural community of Strait Shores, small areas along its southwestern border belong to the Southeast rural district. All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the villages of Cap-Pelé and Port Elgin, the rural community of Beaubassin East, and the local service districts of Bayfield, Cape Tormentine, and the parish of Botsford. Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Amos Botsford, then Speaker of the House of Assembly and MLA for Westmorland County. History Botsford was erected in 1805 from all of the unassigned territory east of Sackville and Westmorland Parishes. In 1850 the western boundary moved west to match that of Westmorland Parish, adding part of Shediac Parish. The western bounda ... [...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] |
Beaubassin East
Beaubassin East is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The French form of the name is Beaubassin-Est. History Incorporation The rural community was incorporated on May 8, 1995 from the Local Service Districts of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounds the village of Cap-Pelé. Beaubassin East is divided into six wards, numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary. # Ward 1 includes Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue # Ward 2 includes Saint-André-LeBlanc # Ward 3 includes Grand-Barachois # Ward 4 includes Boudreau-Ouest # Ward 5 includes Haute-Aboujagane # Ward 6 includes Cormier-Village In 2006, Trois-Ruisseaux became part of Beaubassin East. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnetic Declination
Magnetic declination, or magnetic variation, is the angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a magnetized compass needle points, corresponding to the direction of the Earth's magnetic field lines) and true north (the direction along a meridian towards the geographic North Pole). This angle varies depending on position on the Earth's surface and changes over time. Somewhat more formally, Bowditch defines variation as “the angle between the magnetic and geographic meridians at any place, expressed in degrees and minutes east or west to indicate the direction of magnetic north from true north. The angle between magnetic and grid meridians is called grid magnetic angle, grid variation, or grivation.” By convention, declination is positive when magnetic north is east of true north, and negative when it is to the west. ''Isogonic lines'' are lines on the Earth's surface along which the declination has the same constant value, and line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baie Verte (Northumberland Strait)
Baie Verte is a Canadian bay located on the north shore of Nova Scotia and eastern shore of New Brunswick. It is a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait. Description Baie Verte is one of the larger bays of the Northumberland Strait with its northerly limits at Cape Tormentine, a headland located immediately south of the community of Cape Tormentine, and its southerly limits at Aggermore Point, a headland located west of the community of Amherst Shore. It opens directly north and east onto the Northumberland Strait while its northern shore is formed by New Brunswick and its southern shore is formed by Nova Scotia. Islands The only island of note is Ephraim Island, located in Upper Cape, New Brunswick. Marine and wildlife Baie Verte is home to nesting colonies of sea birds and is a nursery area for fin and shell fishes. Its extensive salt marshes at the western end of the bay create important habitat for wetland animals. Recreation The bay supports several recreational areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait (French: ''détroit de Northumberland'') is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada. The strait is formed by Prince Edward Island and the gulf's eastern, southern, and western shores. Boundaries The western boundary of the strait is delineated by a line running between North Cape, Prince Edward Island and Point Escuminac, New Brunswick while the eastern boundary is delineated by a line running between East Point, Prince Edward Island and Inverness, Nova Scotia. Hydrography The Northumberland Strait varies in depth between 17 and 65 metres, with the deepest waters at either end. The tidal patterns are complex; the eastern end has the usual two tides per day, with a tidal range of 1.2 to 1.8 metres, while the western end effectively has only one tide per day. The strait's shallow depths lend to warm water temperatures in summer months, with some areas reaching 25° C, or 77° F. Consequently, the strait is repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shediac Parish, New Brunswick
Shediac is a civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Shediac, the village of Cap-Pelé, the incorporated rural community of Beaubassin East;, and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Pointe-du-Chêne, Scoudouc, Scoudouc Road, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, Shediac Cape, and the parish of Shediac. All governance units are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. Origin of name The parish's name comes the community of Shediac, itself from a corruption of Mi'kmaq ''Es-ed-ei'-ik'', translated by Rand as "running far back." There was a Fort Shediac mentioned in documents around 1755, on the mainland opposite Shediac Island. History Shediac was erected in 1827 from Dorchester and Sackville Parishes. In 1894 the existing boundaries were declared retroactive to the parish's erection. In 1904 the boundary with Botsford Parish was clarified. Boundaries Shediac Parish is bound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
Westmorland is a civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Port Elgin and the local service districts of Baie-Verte, Pointe de Bute, and the parish of Westmorland. All governance units are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. Origin of name Ganong considers the name to have "probably" come from Westmorland's proximity to Cumberland in England, or by the marshes in the English county. Westmorland County was part of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia until New Brunswick was created, and Westmorland Parish was part of the Nova Scotia township of Cumberland. History Cumberland Township was organised in Nova Scotia in 1763. Westmorland was erected as a parish in 1786 from the New Brunswick portion of Cumberland Township. In 1880 the boundary with Sackville Parish was altered, transferring a large interior area to Sackville. In 1894 the existing boundaries were declared retroact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sackville Parish, New Brunswick
Sackville is a List of parishes in New Brunswick, civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Tantramar, New Brunswick, Tantramar, the List of municipalities in New Brunswick#Rural communities, incorporated rural community of Strait Shores, and the Southeast rural district, with small border areas belonging to the town of Cap-Acadie. All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform, 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Sackville, New Brunswick, Sackville and the Local service district (New Brunswick), local service district of the parish of Sackville, with a small area in the northeast part of the rural community of Beaubassin East. Origin of name The parish was named in honour of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, Lord George Sackville, later Secretary of State for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. Still, in a few instances, it refers to a national legislature. Australia Members of the Legislative Assembly use the suffix MP instead of MLA in the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, and Norfolk Island are known as MLAs. However, the suffix MP is also commonly used. South Australia has a House of Assembly, as does Tasmania, and both describe their members as MHAs. In Victoria, members may use either MP or MLA. In the federal parliament, members of the House of Representatives are designated MP and not MHR. Brazil In Brazil, members of all 26 legislative assemblies ( pt, assembléias legislativas) are called ''deput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of New Brunswick
A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly Election, elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameralism, bicameral legislatures featuring an upper chamber. Terminology The name used to refer to a legislative body varies by country. Common names include: * Assembly (from ''to assemble'') * Congress (from ''to congregate'') * Council (from Latin 'meeting') * Diet (from old German 'people') * Estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England.Lee Vol 28, pp. 257,258. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the chamber or house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. By convention, speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as 'Mister Speaker', if a man, or 'Madam Speaker', if a woman. In other cultures, other styles are used, mainly being equivalents of English "chairman" or "president". Many bodies also have a speaker '' pro tempore'' (or deputy speaker), designated to fill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Botsford
Amos Botsford (January 31, 1744 – September 14, 1812) was a lawyer, judge, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1812. He was born in Newton, Connecticut Colony, the son of Gideon Botsford, a farmer, and Bertha Bennett and was educated at Yale College. He studied law with Jared Ingersoll, was admitted to the bar and taught law at Yale. In 1770, he married Sarah Chandler. Because Botsford remained loyal to Britain, his property was confiscated and, in July 1779, he left Connecticut. In 1782, he was sent to Nova Scotia with a group of Loyalists from New York state; Botsford helped identify possible areas in the region for loyalist settlements. In 1784, he moved to Dorchester, New Brunswick. Botsford was named clerk of the peace, judge for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and registrar of deeds for Westmorland. He was chosen as speaker for the first legislative assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
