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Simonds Parish, Saint John County, New Brunswick
Simonds is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the local service districts of Fairfield and the parish of Simonds, both of which are members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). Contrary to the map image on this page, Simonds does not and never has included the City of Saint John within its boundaries, although Saint John did annex part of Simonds in 1967. Origin of name The parish may have been named in honour of Charles Simonds, Speaker of the House of Assembly when the parish was erected, or his family, who were prominent in the early history of the province. History Simonds was erected in 1839 from Portland Parish. In 1902 an error in the boundaries of Saint John was corrected, returning part of Simonds. The error occurred in 1889 when Saint John was amalgamated with Portland Parish and its boundary description was rewritten, misstating the boundary at Drurys Cove. In 1973 the territory ... [...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] |
Bay Of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy (french: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its extremely high tidal range is the highest in the world. The name is likely a corruption of the French word , meaning 'split'. Hydrology Tides The tidal range in the Bay of Fundy is about ; the average tidal range worldwide is only . Some tides are higher than others, depending on the position of the moon, the sun, and atmospheric conditions. Tides are semidiurnal, meaning they have two highs and two lows each day, with about six hours and 13 minutes between each high and low tide. Because of tidal resonance in the funnel-shaped bay, the tides that flow through the channel are very powerful. In one 12-hour tidal cycle, about 100 billion tons (110 billion short tons) of water flows in and out of the bay, which is twice as much as the combined total flow of all the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay Parish, New Brunswick
Rothesay is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised was divided for governence purposes between the towns of Rothesay and Quispamsis and the local service district of the parish of Rothesay, all of which were members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). Origin of name The parish may been named in honour of the Duke of Rothesay, one of the hereditary titles of the Prince of Wales, who visited the area in 1860 as part of his tour of North America. History Rothesay was erected from Hampton Parish in 1870. In 1873 the boundary with Hampton was clarified among the islands of Hammond River and altered to run along grant lines on the mainland. Boundaries Rothesay Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 157 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 460, 461, 473, and 474 at same site. *on the northwest by the Kennebecasis River; *on the east by a line running up the Hammond River through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
Hampton is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Hampton and Quispamsis and then local service district of the parish of Hampton, which further includes the service area of Fairmont Subdivision. Hampton and the LSD are members of Regional Service Commission 8 (RSC8), while Quispamsis is a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). Origin of name Ganong believed the name "perhaps" came from Hampton near London. The name was common in the Thirteen Colonies. Notable is that the names of Kings County's pre-1800 parishes all occur in both New Jersey and North Carolina. History Hampton was erected in 1795 from Sussex Parish and Kingston Parish. It included Rothesay and Upham Parishes. In 1835 Upham was erected as its own parish. In 1870 Rothesay was erected as its own parish. In 1873 the boundary with Rothesay was altered, specifying the path through the islands in the river and changi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 2016 Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. The official census day was May 10, 2016. Census web access codes began arriving in the mail on May 2, 2016. The 2016 census marked the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census, which had been dropped in favour of the voluntary National Household Survey for the 2011 census. With a response rate of 98.4%, this census is said to be the best one ever recorded since the 1666 census of New France. This census was succeeded by Canada's 2021 census. Planning Consultation with census data users, clients, stakeholders and other interested parties closed in November 2012. Qualitative content testing, which involved soliciting feedback regarding the questionnaire and tests responses to its questions, was scheduled for the fall of 2013, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 1991 Census
The 1991 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 4, 1991. On that day, Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ... attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 27,296,859. This was a 7.9% increase over the 1986 census of 25,309,331. The previous census was the 1986 census and the following census was in 1996 census. Canada by the numbers A summary of information about Canada. Population by province References {{People of Canada Censuses in Canada 1991 censuses 1991 in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 1986 Census
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Spencer Light (New Brunswick)
The Cape Spencer Light is an active lighthouse on the Bay of Fundy east of Saint John, New Brunswick. There have been several towers at this site: the first was a wooden house built in 1873, which was succeeded by a concrete tower in 1918. The present fiberglass tower was erected in 1983 to replace a skeletal tower first lit in 1971. See also * List of lighthouses in New Brunswick This is a list of lighthouses in New Brunswick. Lighthouses See also *List of lighthouses in Canada References External links New Brunswick Lighthouses''Lighthouses Friends''. Retrieved 18 February 2017 List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signal ... * List of lighthouses in Canada References * External linksPicture of Cape Spencer LighthouseAids to NavigationCanadian Coast Guard Lighthouses in New Brunswick Lighthouses completed in 1873 Lighthouses completed in 1918 Lighthouses completed in 1983 1873 establishments in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-lighthouse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
