Richmond Parish, New Brunswick

Richmond is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] located west of Woodstock. It comprises one local service district (LSD) and parts of two others,[3] all of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).[4]

Richmond
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.075°N 67.6575°W / 46.075; -67.6575
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCarleton
Erected1853
Area
 • Land259.28 km2 (100.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,303
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 4.1%
 • Dwellings
586
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The Census subdivision of Richmond Parish shares the civil parish's borders.[1]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named after the Duke of Richmond, Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, as the area was opened for settlement in 1817.[5]

History

Richmond was erected in 1853 from the western part of Woodstock Parish.[6]

Boundaries

Richmond Parish is bounded on the west by the international border, on the north by the Meduxnekeag River, on the east by the second tier of land grants west of the Saint John River, and on the south by a line true east from Boundary Monument No. 1 to the Eel River, then downstream to the Woodstock Parish line.[2]

Local service districts

All LSDs assess for street lighting and community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[7]

Richmond Parish

The local service district of the parish of Richmond comprises all of the parish north of Debec. It also included a small wetland area west of the mouth of Fish Creek until 2014.[8]

The parish LSD was established in 1966[9] to assess for fire protection following the abolition of county government by the new Municipalities Act. Community services were added in 1967[10] and recreational facilities in 1995.[11]

The taxing authority is 212.00 Richmond.

LSD advisory committee: Unknown.

Debec

The local service district of Debec Consolidated School District comprises most of Richmond parish south of Curries Lake[12] as well as a very irregular area along the western side of Woodstock Parish, extending as far east as the junction of Dugan and Critter Roads. The school district extended into North Lake Parish but the LSD does not.

Debec was established in 1966[9] to assess for fire protection for the whole LSD plus street lighting at Debec Junction. Community services were added in 1967,[10] recreational facilities and first aid & ambulance service in 1972.[13]

The taxing authorities are 213.01 Debec Inside (the street lighting area) and 2013.02 Debec Outside.

LSDAC: Yes, as of 28 May 2020.[14] Chair Jim Kennedy served on the WVRSC board from at least 2015 until June 2018.[15][16][17][18] Chair Lucas Flemming replaced Kennedy on the WVRSC board in June 2018[18] but was not listed as a member on the most recent board minutes.[19]

Woodstock Parish

The local service district of the parish of Woodstock has included a small area of wetlands west of the mouth of Fish Creek since 2014.[8] The taxing authority is 218.00 Woodstock.

Communities

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

Demographics

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Richmond, 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. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
    4. "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
    5. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 2266.
    6. "16 Vic. c. 42 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Woodstock, in the County of Carleton, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of October, 1852, and in the Months of April and May, 1853. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1853. pp. 75–76.
    7. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
    8. "Regulation 2014-22 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 2014-41)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 172: 361–362. 12 March 2014. ISSN 1714-9428.
    9. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 124: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
    10. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 126: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
    11. "Regulation 95-151 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 95-980)". 1995 New Brunswick Regulations. Fredericton. 1995. p. 1.
    12. "untitled post by Jim Kennedy". Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
    13. "Regulation 72–155 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 72–973)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 130: 1004–1005. 20 December 1972.
    14. "Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: Annual General Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
    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. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
    20. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
    21. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richmond Parish, New Brunswick



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