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Brighton Parish, New Brunswick
Brighton is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, northeast of Woodstock, extending from the eastern bank of the Saint John River to the York County line. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one town and two local service districts, all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). The Census subdivision of Brighton Parish included all of the civil parish except the town of Hartland. Origin of name The origin of the parish's name is not certain. History Brighton was erected in 1830 within York County from all of Wakefield Parish east of the channel of the Saint John River. It contained parts of modern Bright, Northampton, Peel, and Southampton Parishes. Boundaries Brighton Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 92, 93, 101, and 102 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 273, 274, 288–290, 305, 306, and 324 at same site. * on the west by the Saint J ... [...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] |
Northampton Parish, New Brunswick
Northampton is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, sitting across the Saint John River from Woodstock. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised two local service districts, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). The Census subdivision of Northampton Parish shares the civil parish's borders. Origin of name The parish's name may have come from it being on what was then the northern edge of York County. History Northampton was erected in 1786 as one of York County's original parishes. It originally included most of Southampton Parish and modern Northampton Parish. Boundaries Northampton Parish is roughly triangular in shape, bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 102, 111, and 112 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 306, 324, 325, and 345 at same site. * on the west by the Saint John River; * on the southeast by York County; * on the north by a line beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. Police forces are usually public sector services, funded through taxes. Law enforcement is only part of policing activity. Policing has included an array of activities in different situations, but the predominant ones are concerned with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefighting
Firefighting is the act of extinguishing or preventing the spread of unwanted fires from threatening human lives and destroying property and the environment. A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter. Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. This involves structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft firefighting, shipboard firefighting, aerial firefighting, maritime firefighting, and proximity firefighting. Firefighting is a dangerous profession due to the toxic environment created by combustible materials, with major risks are smoke, oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, poisonous atmospheres, and violent air flows. To combat some of these risks, firefighters carry self-contained breathing apparatus. Additional hazards include falls — a constant peril while navigating unfamiliar layouts or confined spaces amid shifting debris under limited visibility – and structural collaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 575
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Route 575 is a long east–west secondary highway in the western portion of New Brunswick, Canada. The route starts at Route 105 in Hartland near Lower Becaguimec Island. The road travels east through a mostly forested area through Pole Hill, where it crosses the South Branch Becaguimec Stream. It then ends at Route 104 in Cloverdale. History See also * * References 575 575 __NOTOC__ Year 575 ( DLXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 575 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becaguimec Stream
The Becaguimec Stream () is a minor tributary of the Saint John River in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick. It rises in the hilly woods along the county line dividing Carleton County, Canada from York County, Canada in the western region of the province. Its watershed is adjacent to the South Branch of the Southwest Miramichi River, the Nashwaak River, the Keswick River and the Nackawic Stream. Features Three primary branches, the North Branch Becaguimec, the South Branch Becaguimec and the Cold Stream compose the Becaguimec Stream. The Cold Stream originates from springs on the western slope of Skedaddle Ridge and the eastern slope of Garvie Mountain in the community of Knowlesville. The North Branch originates in three tiny lakes only a short distance west of the upper reaches of the Nashwaak River: Malcolm Lake, Long Lake and Owl Lake respectively. The South Branch flows from Becaguimec Lake 13 kilometres southeast of the community of Cloverdale. Where the North an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartland, New Brunswick
Hartland is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Hartland annexed all or part of seven local service districts, greatly expanding its area and population. The community's name remains in official use. Revised census figures have not been released. Geography Hartland is situated on the Saint John River in the central-western portion of the province in the agricultural heartland of Carleton County. History The first settler in the area of what would become Hartland was William Orser (b.1762) and his son William Jr. William traveled there from New York with his wife and six children. His wife died of an illness and he remarried to a widow, Mary Blake, who also had six children. The pair later conceived an additional six children. The land was settled in 1797, and granted in 1809. The town was named Hartland in 1874, to honour James R. Hartley, a surveyor and MLA. It is the hometown of two of New Brunswick's premiers during the 20th century: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen Parish, New Brunswick
Aberdeen is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, located in the interior east of the Saint John River. It comprises two local service districts (LSD), both of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). The Census subdivision of Aberdeen Parish shares the civil parish's borders. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released. Origin of name Aberdeen, Scotland was the source of many settlers of Glassville Settlement. Also possible is that the parish was named in honour of either the Earl of Aberdeen, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who died shortly before Glassville was settled, or his youngest son Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, who was Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick when the parish was erected. History Aberdeen was erected in 1863 from Brighton, Kent, and Peel Parishes. Most of the parish had formed the southeastern part of Kent, with Peel and Brighton providing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Parish, New Brunswick
Kent is a civil parish in the northeastern corner of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between one village, two local service districts, and part of one town, all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). The Census subdivision of Kent Parish includes all of the civil parish except the two municipalities. Origin of name The parish was named in memory of the Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria. History Kent was erected in 1821 within York County from "all that part of the County of York lying above the Parish of Wakefield, on both sides of the River Saint John," territory previously unassigned to any parish. This sweeping description included modern Kent Parish, Wicklow Parish, Aberdeen Parish, parts of Brighton, Peel, and Stanley Parishes; Madawaska County; most of Victoria County; the western part of Restigouche County; and parts of Maine a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodstock Parish, New Brunswick
Woodstock is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, surrounding the town of the same name on its landward side. It comprises one town, one Indian reserve, part of one village, and parts of three local service districts, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).. The Census subdivision of the same name includes all of the parish except the municipalities and Indian reserve. Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Viscount Woodstock, a junior title of the Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of Great Britain when the Loyalists arrived in New Brunswick. History Woodstock was erected in 1786 as one York County's original parishes. The parish included most of Richmond Parish and parts of Canterbury, Dumfries, McAdam, and North Lake Parishes. Boundaries Woodstock Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 111, 123, and 124 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 324, 344, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long S
The long s , also known as the medial s or initial s, is an archaic form of the lowercase letter . It replaced the single ''s'', or one or both of the letters ''s'' in a 'double ''s''' sequence (e.g., "ſinfulneſs" for "sinfulness" and "poſſeſs" or "poſseſs" for "possess"—but never *"poſſeſſ"). The modern letterform is known as the 'short', 'terminal', or 'round' s. In typography, it is known as a type of swash letter, commonly referred to as a "swash s". The long s is the basis of the first half of the grapheme of the German alphabet ligature letter , ('' eszett'' or harp s. Rules This list of rules for the long s is not exhaustive, and it applies only to books printed during the 17th and 18th centuries in English-speaking countries. Similar rules exist for other European languages. * A round s is always used at the end of a word ending with s: "his", "complains", "ſucceſs" ** However, long s is maintained in abbreviations such as "ſ." for "ſubſtantiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensbury Parish, New Brunswick
Queensbury is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Queensbury, which is a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The area was settled by the Queen's Rangers, a Loyalist unit named in honour of Queen Charlotte Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was Queen of Great Britain and of Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms .... History Queensbury was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of York County. In 1824 part of Queensbury was included in the newly erected Douglas Parish, New Brunswick, Douglas Parish. In 1835 the boundary between Queensbury and Douglas was moved upriver, removing territory from Queensbury. In 1842 the interior boundary with Douglas was altered. In 1847 four islands in the Saint John Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
