Brighton Parish, New Brunswick

Brighton is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] northeast of Woodstock, extending from the eastern bank of the Saint John River to the York County line. It comprises one town and two local service districts, all of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).[3]

Brighton
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.355°N 67.36°W / 46.355; -67.36
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCarleton
Erected1830
Area
 • Land509.67 km2 (196.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,735
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 1.6%
 • Dwellings
814
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The Census subdivision of Brighton Parish includes all of the civil parish except the town of Hartland.[1]

Origin of name

The origin of the parish's name is not certain.[4]

History

Brighton was erected in 1830 within York County from all of Wakefield Parish east of the channel of the Saint John River.[5]

In 1841 the boundary with Northampton Parish was moved south from 2.25 miles above Pine Island to a line true east from the mouth of Shaws Creek.[6]

In 1859 the northwestern part of Brighton was erected as Peel Parish.[7]

In 1862 the boundary with Northampton was moved north, running mainly along property lines.[8]

In 1863 the northeastern part of Brighton was included in the newly erected Abderdeen Parish.[9]

Boundaries

Brighton Parish is bounded on the west by the Saint John River; on the northwest by the prolongation of the north line of a land grant north of Hales Brook to the Cold Stream, then upstream to the southern line of grants near the junction of Black Road and East Coldstream Road; on the north by the southern line of those grants prolonged east to the county line; on the east by York County; and on the south by a line beginning north of Shaws Creek and running southeast to the southern line of the grant that includes the mouth of Shaws Creek, easterly to the boundary of the Becaguimec Game Management Area, then due east to the county line.[2]

Municipality

The town of Hartland stretches from the just north of the mouth of the Becaguimec Stream to Route 575.[10]

Local service districts

Both LSDs assess for the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[11]

Brighton Parish

The local service district of the parish of Brighton originally comprised all of the parish outside of Hartland.

The LSD was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection following the abolition of county municipalities under the new Municipalities Act.[12] Community services were added on 20 December 1967[13] and first aid & ambulance services on 14 October 1970.[14]

Today the LSD additionally assesses for community & recreation services.[11] The taxing authority is 208.00 Brighton.

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Brent Pearson sat on the WVRSC board in 2015,[15] 2016,[16] and in late 2017 as a replacement.[17] New Chair Tina Pelkey has sat on the WVRSC board since July 2018.[18][19][20]

Coldstream

The local service district of Coldstream comprises an irregular area around the community of Coldstream at the mouth of the Cold Stream.

The LSD was established on 14 October 1970 to add street lighting.[14]

Today the LSD additionally assesses for both street lighting and community & recreation services.[11] The taxing authority is 221.00 Coldstream.

LSD advisory committee: unknown

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish

  • Saint John River

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brighton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 1 February 2021
  4. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 222.
  5. "10 & 11 Geo. IV c. 6 An Act for erecting a part of the Parish of Wakefield, in the County of York, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1830. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1830. pp. 5–6.
  6. "4 Vic. c. 18 An Act to establish a Division Line between the Parishes of Northampton and Brighton in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1841. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1841. p. 12.
  7. "22 Vic. c. 50 An Act to divide the Parish of Brighton, in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1859. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1859. pp. 128–129.
  8. "25 Vic. c. 48 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Parishes of Northampton and Brighton, in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1862. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1862. pp. 118–119.
  9. "26 Vic. c. 43 An Act to erect a new Parish in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of April, 1863. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1863. pp. 99–101.
  10. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  12. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 124: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
  13. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 126: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
  14. "Regulation 70–97 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–715)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 128: 585. 28 October 1970.
  15. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  18. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  20. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  21. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  22. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brighton Parish, New Brunswick



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