Grimmer is a

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. For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick, which is a member of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reform, the

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(LSD) of White's Brook straddled the eastern boundary of the parish along Route 17. Most of the parish formed the LSD of the parish of Grimmer until its merger with the village of Kedgwick on 1 July 2012 to form the rural community.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of

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, former

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and

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of New Brunswick.

History

Grimmer was erected in 1916 from Eldon Parish. Grimmer included Saint-Quentin Parish. In 1921 Saint-Quentin was erected as its own parish.

Boundaries

Grimmer Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 4, 11, 12, 22, and 23 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 023, 024, 042, 043, 062, 063, 082, and 083 at same site. * on the north by the

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provincial border, running through the Patapedia and

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s; * on the east by a line beginning at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook and running south-southeasterly through the former

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station at Whites Brook; * on the south by a line running along the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1 and its prolongations east to the Eldon Parish line and west to the Restigouche River; * on the west by a line running due northBy an astronomical bearing. to the provincial border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. All communities except Whites Brook are part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick. ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use * Kedgwick * Kedgwick River * ''Michaud'' * Petit-Ouest * Petite-Réserve * Quatre-Milles * Rang-Double-Nord * Rang-Double-Sud * Rang-Sept * ''Red Bank'' * Six-Milles * Thibault * Tracy Depot * Whites Brook

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. *

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* Patapedia River *

* Lac à Morin

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. * Downs Gulch Islands * Half Mile Island * Little Cross Point Islands * Tracy Island * Whites Brook Islands

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Blueberry Brook Protected Natural Area * Downs Gulch Aerodrome * Downs Gulch Protected Natural Area * Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area * Stillwater Brook Protected Natural Area * Upper Thorn Point Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

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 4, 12 *Highways ** *Principal Routes **None *Secondary Routes: ** ** *External Routes: **None

Notes

References

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