Dalhousie is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
Restigouche County
Restigouche County (2016 population 30,955) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American ...
,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
For governance purposes it is divided between the city of
Campbellton, the town of
Heron Bay, the village of Bois-Joli,
and the Eel River 3 and Indian Ranch
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
s; the municipalities are all members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the
2023 governance reform, the parish also included parts of the town of Dalhousie, the villages of
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called '' ...
,
Charlo and
Eel River Crossing
Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing.
Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive de ...
, and the
local service districts of Dalhouse Junction, McLeods, Point La Nim, and the parish of Dalhousie,
which had been reduced to scattered pieces by the creation and growth of other LSDs and municipalities. The reform merged Atholville with Campbellton, Eel River Crossing with
Balmoral to form Bois-Joli, and Dalhouse with Charlo to form Heron Bay. Campbellton also annexed most of McLeods and the portion of the parish LSD west of Eel River Crossing; Bois-Joli took the remainder of McLeods and a part of the parish LSD on its northern boundary, using the railway as its new boundary; and Heron Bay annexed Dalhousie Junction, Point La Nim, and the remainder of the parish LSD.
Origin of name
The parish took its name from the settlement of Dalhousie, which served as shiretown of Restigouche County from its erection. The settlement was named in honour of the
Earl of Dalhousie
Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay.
History
The family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. ...
,
Governor General of British North America.
History
Dalhousie was erected in 1840 from
Addington Parish. Dalhousie comprised all of Restigouche Parish between lines due south from Eel River on the east and Walker Brook on the west.
In 1850 the eastern boundary was altered slightly to run due south from milepost forty-eight on the eastern side of Eel River Gully.
In 1896 the southern part of Dalhousie was erected as
Balmoral Parish.
Boundaries
Dalhousie Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on map 6 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 002, 003, and 013–015 at same site.]
* on the north by the
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the App ...
and
Chaleur Bay
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;
* on the east by Chaleur Bay and a line running true south from near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall;
* on the south by a line beginning on Mountain Brook, then running westerly along the rear line of grants along
Route 11 then
New Brunswick Route 280 to the
Route 275, then along Route 275 to the southeastern corner of a grant to William Searls, at a point about 500 metres south of Welsh Road, then along the southern line of the Searls grant and its prolongation to the eastern line of the Balmoral Settlement, then running northerly to the corner of the Balmoral Settlement, then running westerly along the northern line of the Settlement to a point about 900 metres westerly of the junction of Val-d'Amour Road with Route 275;
* on the west by a line running true north to the most eastern point of the western side of the mouth of Walkers Brook, which runs through
Campbellton;
* including all islands in front of the parish.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality or
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
*
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called '' ...
**
Lac-des-Lys
*
Campbellton
** Richardsville
*
Charlo
*
Dalhousie
**
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
*
Dalhousie Junction
*
Eel River 3
*
Eel River Crossing
Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing.
Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive de ...
**
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
**
Eel River Cove
**
Shannonvale
**
Upper Dundee
*
Indian Ranch
*
Maple Green
*
McLeods
*
McNeish
*
Point La Nim
* Saint-Aubin (partly in Atholville)
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
* Eel River
*
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the App ...
* East Bay
* Eel Bay
* West Bay
* Dalhousie Harbour
* Eel River Gully
* Caldwell Lake
* Doucet Lake
* Lily Lake
* Prichard Lake
* Smith Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Dalhousie Island
* Bonamy Rocks
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
*
Sugarloaf Provincial Park
Sugarloaf Provincial Park is an all-season provincial park located in the Campbellton community of Atholville. It opened in 1972.
Geography
The park includes Sugarloaf Mountain, an extinct late Devonian volcano. The majority of the park is ...
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portions within municipalities or
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
s
Population
Language
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:
[Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 5-6]
*Highways
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*Principal Routes
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*Secondary Routes:
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*External Routes:
**None
See also
*
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 inclu ...
Notes
References
External links
Village of AtholvilleCity of CampbelltonVillage of CharloTown of DalhousieVillage of Eel River Crossing
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Parishes of Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Restigouche County, New Brunswick