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As the council worked on developing the original county lines, they desperately needed maps of the province, which, at the time, they seemingly lacked. As a result, they relied on two maps by Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres from 1780, the best candidates for a map of New Brunswick at the time. [11]
Perth Parish is bounded: [2] [12] [13] on the north by a line running true east from the northwestern corner of the Tobique 20 Indian reserve on the Saint John River;; on the east by the Royal Road, [a] starting about 14.5 kilometres inland and running southerly or south-southeasterly along a path passing west of Birch Ridge, through Red Rapids, to the Carleton County line north of Chapmanville;
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the Territorial Division Act [1] into 152 geographic parishes, [a] units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. [b] Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their ...
Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission (PAELC) is one of three municipal power utilities left in New Brunswick, and the only one completely independent of NB Power. The residents of the municipality pay the lowest power rates in the province.
The first election of the new municipality of Grand Tracadie-Sheila was held on May 12, 2014, [4] and the new municipality was officially incorporated on July 1, 2014, with the understanding that the new regional municipal council would consider another town name for the long-term.
The city of Miramichi is a local service centre for the county and surrounding regions with schools, hospitals and government offices and retail locations. The county has several saw mills in the city of Miramichi and up the Southwest Branch of the Miramichi River. There were formerly two large pulp and paper mills at Miramichi.
Victoria County (2016 population 18,617 [1]) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county.
Kent County (2016 population 30,475 [1]) is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada. [2] The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq , Acadian , and English . Some larger tourist attractions include the dune de Bouctouche , Kouchibouguac National Park , and Bonar Law Commons .