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2023 New Brunswick Local Governance Reform
Local governance reform in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was implemented on January 1, 2023. This resulted in a significant reorganization of the local government entities in the province, including a reduction in the number of entities from 340 to 89, consisting of 77 local governments and 12 rural districts nested within 12 regional service commissions. The local governance reform review was commenced by the Government of New Brunswick in January 2021 and was promoted as the most consequential restructuring of the local governance system since Premier Robichaud's Equal Opportunity Program. Background Immediately prior to the 2023 reform, New Brunswick's local governance system consisted of 12 regional service commissions and 340 local entities including 104 local governments (i.e., municipalities) and 236 local service districts. Following the appointment of Daniel Allain as Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform, the Government of New Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John ''de jure'' when the colony was created in 1784 but came into session only in 1786, following the first elections in late 1785. The legislative assembly was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature. Its upper house counterpart, the Legislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished in 1891. Its members are called " Members of the Legislative Assembly", commonly referred to as "MLAs". History Nova Scotia originally covered most of the territory of today's Maritime provinces. In 1784, New Brunswick became a distinct colony from Nova Scotia. Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time. The first elections took place in November 1785. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haut-Madawaska
Haut-Madawaska is a town in the New Brunswick Panhandle, Canada, formed by amalgamating the previous List of Municipalities in New Brunswick#Rural communities, incorporated rural community of the same name with the village of Lac Baker, New Brunswick, Lac Baker. The town includes the former incorporated villages of Lac Baker, Baker-Brook, New Brunswick, Baker-Brook, Clair, New Brunswick, Clair, Saint-François-de-Madawaska and Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick, Saint-Hilaire. Revised census figures for the new town have not been released; 2021 figures are for the rural community. History In a 2016 plebiscite, the residents of five Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts (the parishes of Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick, Baker Brook, Clair Parish, New Brunswick, Clair, Lac Baker Parish, New Brunswick, Lac Baker, Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick, Saint-François, and Saint-Hilaire Parish, New Brunswick, Saint-Hilaire), part of a sixth local service dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atholville, New Brunswick
Atholville is a community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 but is now part of the city of Campbellton. The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called ''Tjikog''. With 400 people, it was their biggest village and the only one permanently inhabited in the region. The Acadians arrived in 1750. It was at this time that the Mi'kmaq left the area and went to Listuguj in Quebec. The French defeat at the Battle of Restigouche on July 8, 1760, was damaging to the development of the settlement. The Intercolonial Railway, however, was inaugurated in 1876 and Anglophone merchants developed the forestry industry in the early 20th century. The village then experienced significant growth and was incorporated as a municipality in 1966. A shopping centre frequented by people from the whole region was established there from 1974. The forestry industry still plays an important ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbellton, New Brunswick
Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958. Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional economy, while a pulp mill in the Campbellton community of Atholville, New Brunswick, Atholville is the largest single employer in the area. As part of the tourism "industry", wealthy sportfishermen seeking Atlantic salmon flock to the scenic Restigouche Valley every summer. The region sees extensive annual snowfall. Alpine and Nordic ski facilities at Sugarloaf Provincial Park provide winter recreation opportunities for both visitors and local residents. Campbellton is also a local retail and service centre. On 1 January 2023, Campbellton amalgamated with the villages of Atholville, New Brunswick, Atholville and Tide Head, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedgwick, New Brunswick
Kedgwick is a Canadian incorporated rural community in northern New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Kedgwick annexed a large area including the local service districts of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval and White's Brook, with parts of two others; revised census figures have not been released. A variation of the original Micmac Madawamkedjwik, the name was "shortened by the river men to Tom Kedgwick or Kedgwick" (Ganong). Of uncertain meaning. Appears as Grande Fourche, " Big Fork", on some maps; however, the older variant prevailed. Forestry is the major industry in the area. History Originally a local improvement district, then an incorporated village, Kedgwick became a rural community in 2012 when it amalgamated with the surrounding local service district of the parish of Grimmer. Geography Located in the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the county, Kedgwick is approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Campbellton and 15 kilometres east of the Restigouche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick
Saint-Quentin () is a town in northern New Brunswick, Canada. Saint-Quentin is in the Restigouche region of the Appalachian Mountains, 50 kilometres west of Mount Carleton, the province's highest elevation. The great majority of individuals in the area speak French. On 1 January 2023, Saint-Quentin annexed the local service district (LSD) of St. Martin de Restigouche and part of the LSD of the parish of Saint-Quentin Revised census figures have not been released. History In 1897, the Restigouche and Western Railway Company embarked on a project to build a railway linking Campbellton and St-Léonard, two towns in northwestern New Brunswick. The progress of its construction sent workers deep into the forest. In 1909, Simon Gallant, an Acadian working as a blacksmith, decided to settle his family by a stream near Five Fingers where he found a stray cow. At the same time, authorities began to worry about the emigration of Québec families to the United States and to Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-André, New Brunswick
Saint-André () is community in Saint-André Parish, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. It was part of an eponymous rural community prior to 2023; the most recent census data is for the rural community. It is now part of the town of Grand Falls. Situated in a potato farming area, Saint-André was founded in 1904. History On 1 January 2023, the rural community of Saint-André amalgamated with the town of Grand Falls. The community's name remains in official use. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-André had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the same census, the designated place portion of Saint-André had a population of 371 living in 157 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 349. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummond, New Brunswick
Drummond is a former village in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Grand Falls. It is located in rolling farmland approximately 5 kilometres southeast of Grand Falls, of which it is administratively a part. Drummond's economy is centred on the potato industry, and cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats are grown mainly through crop rotation. More than 50% of the potatoes grown are sold for processing to McCain Foods Limited, and 45% are grown as seed potatoes for inter-provincial and international export. History The village was first settled by Irish immigrants in the 1850s. It was named after Gordon Drummond, a major in the British Army. Acadian settlement occurred during the latter half of the 19th century. On 1 January 2023, Drummond amalgamated with the town of Grand Falls The community's name remains in official use. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Falls, New Brunswick
Grand Falls () is a town in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, on the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River. Its name comes from a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops . 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform, On 1 January 2023, Grand Falls expanded to include Drummond, New Brunswick, Drummond, the rural community of Saint-André, the Local service district (New Brunswick), local service district of the parish of Grand Falls, and part of the LSD of the parish of Drummond. Revised census figures have not been released. History In 1686, Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier, Monsignor de Saint-Vallier (of Quebec) was the first known person to mention in writing the magnificent falls for which Grand Falls is named. His words describing the area can be found on a monument erected at the mouth of Davis Park in 1986. He recounts his trip to the region in 1686. He writes: "On May 16 we arrived at a place called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Vallée-des-Rivières. Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska is located on the Saint John River, 30 kilometres southeast of Edmundston. Forestry is the major industry in the area. History On 1 January 2023, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska amalgamated with the town of Saint-Léonard and parts of four local service districts to form the new town of Vallée-des-Rivières. The community's name remains in official use. Geography Sainte-Anne-De-Madawaska is made up of several smaller communities including: * Fourche-à-Clark *Prime * Quisibis * Rang-des-Deschêne * Siegas * Siegas Lake Settlement * Sirois Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
Saint-Léonard () is a former town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Vallée-des-Rivières. History Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren, Maine, Van Buren. The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community. On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick. On 1 January 2023, Saint-Léonard amalgamated with the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and parts of four Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts to form the new town of Vallée-des-Rivières. The community's name remains in official use. Geography It is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallée-des-Rivières
Vallée-des-Rivières (, ) is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. History Vallée-des-Rivières was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former town of Saint-Léonard and the former village of Sainte-Anne-de Madawaska as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas. The adjacent unincorporated areas included portions of the former local service districts of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Poitier, DSL Ste-Anne, DSL St-Léonard, Sainte-Anne and Saint-Léonard. Geography It is located 30 km south east of Edmundston on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge. Climate The town has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dfb''), even for this type of climate the warm season can be milder for a non-coastal city like Saint John, because the Great La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
