Peel is a geographic parish in Carleton County,

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, situated on the eastern bank of the Saint John River. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one

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and part of one town, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). The

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of Peel Parish includes all of the geographic parish except the town of Florenceville-Bristol.

Origin of name

The parish may have been named after one of two brothers:

Jonathan Peel Jonathan Peel, PC (12 October 1799 – 13 February 1879) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and racehorse owner. Background and education Peel was the fifth son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Ellen (née Yat ...

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when the parish was created, or

Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–183 ...

, who was twice

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History

Peel was erected in 1859 from northwestern Brighton Parish. It included the southwestern corner of Aberdeen Parish until 1863.

Boundaries

Peel Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 92 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 272, 287, and 288 at same site. * on the west by the Saint John River; * on the north by a line running due east from opposite the mouth of Whitemarsh Brook to a reserved road along the western line of grants on the Ketchum Ridge Road, then south along that tier of grants to its end, then due east to the Cold Stream near the junction of Black Brook and East Coldstream roads; * on the east by the Cold Stream; * and on the south by the prolongation of the north line of a land grant north of Hales Brook to the Cold Stream.

Municipality

The town of

Florenceville-Bristol Florenceville-Bristol is a former town in the northwestern part of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada along the Saint John River. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Carleton North. History Florenceville ...

comprises the northwestern corner of the parish.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Peel comprised all of the parish outside Florenceville-Bristol. The LSD was established in 1966 to assess for fire service following the abolition of county government under the new ''Municipalities Act''. Community services were added in 1967. In 2020, the LSD assesses for community and recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of

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, police services,

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, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority was 211.00 Peel. LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Jill Hunter was an alternate on the WVRSC board in 2015 and 2016. Chair Joseph Trevors has sat on the board since 2017.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality; ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use * East Coldstream *

* Jericho * Lansdowne * Mount Pleasant * Oakland * Peel * Riverbank * South Gordonsville * Stickney * ''Upper Peel''

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish: * Saint John River * Cold Stream

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish: * Presque Isle Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. * Oakland Mountain Protected Natural Area * Stickney Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

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