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Perth Parish, New Brunswick
Perth is a civil parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Perth-Andover, the Indian reserve of Tobique 20, and the local service district of the parish of Perth. The village and LSD were both members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). Origin of name Sir Archibald Campbell, then Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, was born at Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Another possible origin is that local Scotch settlers named it for the city of Perth, Scotland. History Perth was erected in 1833 in Carleton County from Kent Parish. The parish included all of modern Victoria County east of the Saint John River and south of the Grand Falls. In 1850 Victoria County was erected from Carleton County; the new county line ran through Perth, removing part of the parish. In 1853 all of Perth north of the Tobique Indian Reserve was included in the newly e ... [...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] |
Perthshire
Perthshire ( locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south; it borders the counties of Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus to the east, Fife, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire to the south and Argyllshire to the west. It was a local government county from 1890 to 1930. Perthshire is known as the "big county", or "the Shire", due to its roundness and status as the fourth largest historic county in Scotland. It has a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural straths in the east, to the high mountains of the southern Highlands. Administrative history Perthshire was an administrative county between 1890 and 1975, governed by a county council. Initially, Perths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobique Narrows Dam
The Tobique Narrows Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Tobique River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation. Its powerhouse has a capacity of 20 megawatts. The dam and powerhouse were built between 1951 and 1953 near the confluence of the Tobique River with the Saint John River, several kilometers north of the village of Perth-Andover and 35 km upriver from the Beechwood Dam. Highway 105 crosses the Tobique River along the top of the dam. A fish ladder helps migratory fish circumvent the 24 m head of the dam. The dam spans the river between Perth Parish on the south side, and the Tobique First Nation 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." Indi ... on the north side, both in Victoria County. External links NB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobique River
The Tobique River (pro. Toe-Bick) is a river in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. The river rises from Nictau Lake in Mount Carleton Provincial Park and flows for 148 kilometres to its confluence with the Saint John River near Perth-Andover. The Tobique River Flows in a general southwesterly direction down through Victoria County, New Brunswick. The Tobique is formed just outside the small community of Nictau, New Brunswick. It is made through the conjoining of the two main tributaries known as the Little Tobique River and the Campbell River. After the river forms in Nictau, it travels down through many small communities. These communities are Riley Brook, Blue Mountain Bend, Oxbow, and Three Brooks. It then passes through the town of Plaster Rock, where just below it is joined by the Wapske River. The Tobique flows west from there, past the Tobique First Nation, to the Saint John River. Just before the Tobique Dam, facing the dam, there is a beach to the left side, which is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Kintore, New Brunswick
Upper Kintore is a Canadian rural community in Victoria County, New Brunswick. History It received its name from migrants on the ship ''Castella'' who named it after Kintore, Scotland. Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ... References Communities in Victoria County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Kintore, New Brunswick
Lower Kintore is a Canadian settlement, founded by Scottish immigrants. A populated place in Perth Parish, Victoria County, New Brunswick, Lower Kintore is located at . In the Köppen climate classification, Lower Kintore has a warm-summer humid continental climate Lower Kintore was founded in the 1870s by Scottish settlers who left Kincardineshire in 1873, and had paid over to do so. In 1909, a church was built. In the 1873–74 academic year, the Lower Kintore school district received from a New Brunswick Legislature grant for education, though for the 1901–02 academic year, the district had no classes because the school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compu ...house needed replacing. References populated places in Victoria County, New Brunswick {{Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of King George III. The port is Canada's third-largest port by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise. The city was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 69,895 over an area of . French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604 (the feast of St. John the Baptist) and is where the Saint John River gets its name although Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik peoples lived in the region for thousands of years prior calling the river Wolastoq. The Saint John area was an important area for trade and defence for Acadia during the French c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Parish, New Brunswick
Gordon is a civil parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Plaster Rock and the local service district of the parish of Gordon, both of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time. History Gordon was erected in 1864 from Grand Falls, Perth, and Saint-Léonard Parishes. Three months later the Carleton County line was restored to its pre-1854 course, removing part of Gordon. In 1871 all of Gordon north of a line true east and west from the southern end of Long Island in the Tobique River was erected as Lorne Parish. In 1896 the boundary with Lorne was altered. Boundaries Gordon Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 64–66, 72–75, and 82 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 195–198, 209–213, 224–227, 240, and 241 at same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Falls Parish, New Brunswick
Grand Falls is a civil parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada; the legal name in French is Grand-Sault, the only parish with different English and French names. For governance purposes it is entirely within the town of Grand Falls, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the town of Grand Falls was much smaller in area and the remainder of the parish formed the local service district of the parish of Grand Falls. The town of Grand Falls is treated separately from the parish in the ''Territorial Division Act'', the only instance of a municipality being separated from a parish. The town's modern municipal boundaries extend well beyond its description in the TDA. Origin of name The parish was named for the waterfall located in the modern town of Grand Falls. History Grand Falls was erected in 1853 from all of Andover Parish north of the Aroostook River and all of Perth Parish north of a line due east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John River (Bay Of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: '' Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at about . A part of the border between New Brunswick and Maine follows 130 km (80 miles) of the river. A tributary forms 55 km (35 miles) of the border between Quebec and Maine. New Brunswick settlements through which it passes include, moving downstream, Edmundston, Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John. It is regulated by hydro-power dams at Mactaquac, Beechwood, and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Hydronym Samuel de Champlain visited the mouth of the river on the feast day of John the Baptist in 1604 and renamed it the Rivière Saint-Jean or Saint John River in English. Many waterways in the system retain their or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericton
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 63,116 and a metropolitan population of 108,610 in the 2021 Canadian Census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Fredericton Region Museum, and The Playhouse, a performing arts venue. The city hosts the annual Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, attracting regional and international jazz, blues, rock, and world artists. Fredericton is also an important and vibra ... [...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] |
