Grimmer is a
geographic parish in
Restigouche County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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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
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
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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
W.C.H. Grimmer, former
Surveyor General and
Attorney General
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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
Quebec
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provincial border, running through the
Patapedia and
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (, ) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the Appalachian Mountains of nort ...
s;
* on the east by a line beginning at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook and running south-southeasterly through the former
Intercolonial Railway
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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 north
[By 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 water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
*
Little Main Restigouche River
The Little Main Restigouche River is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River, flowing in Madawaska County, Victoria County and Restigouche County, in Northwest of New Brunswick, in Canada.
The course of the river passes successively ...
*
Patapedia River
*
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (, ) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the Appalachian Mountains of nort ...
* 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
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
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*
Little Main Restigouche River
The Little Main Restigouche River is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River, flowing in Madawaska County, Victoria County and Restigouche County, in Northwest of New Brunswick, in Canada.
The course of the river passes successively ...
Notes
References
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Former parishes of New Brunswick
Neighbourhoods in New Brunswick