Shippegan Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the town, see Shippagan.
Shippegan
Shippagan
Parish
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°51′18″N 64°37′12″W / 47.855°N 64.62°W / 47.855; -64.62
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyGloucester
Erected1851
Area
[1]
 • Land204.52 km2 (78.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,781
 • Density23.4/km2 (61/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Decrease 0.4%
 • Dwellings
2,663
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the towns of Lamèque and Shippagan and the villages of Le Goulet and Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël

Shippegan (incorrectly Shippagan from the French colloquial spelling) is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4] Located in the northeastern corner of the province at the end of the Acadian Peninsula, the parish consists of the three main islands of Taylor, Lamèque, and Miscou, along with several smaller islands and tidal wetlands; Taylor Island is now joined to the mainland by an isthmus, which is crossed by a causeway.

Extensive wetlands lead to a peat moss industry;[5] more recently Spanish multinational Acciona has built a wind farm operation on Lamèque Island.[6] Kiteboarding has been a successful tourist attraction.[7]

For governance purposes, the parish is divided between the towns of Île-de-Lamèque and Shippagan[8] and the Acadian Peninsula rural district,[9] corresponding to the three main islands and the small islands near them; all three are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission.[10]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, Shippegan had more governance divisions than any other parish in the province, with two towns, two villages, and fourteen local service districts (LSDs), one of which had a named area with enhanced services.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ "The New Brunswick Peat Industry, 2020" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Laméque Wind Farm". Acciona Canada. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ Savoie, Jessica (9 July 2014). "La passion du kiteboarding pour petits et grands sur l'île Lamèque". L'Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission: RSC 4". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission: RD 4". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.