Balmoral Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the former village, now part of Bois-Joli, see Balmoral, New Brunswick.

Balmoral
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°41′51″N 66°33′27″W / 47.6975°N 66.5575°W / 47.6975; -66.5575
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
Erected1896
Area
[1]
 • Land1,088.01 km2 (420.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total309
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 11.2%
 • Dwellings
131
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include the villages of Atholville, Balmoral, Charlo, and Eel River Crossing

Balmoral is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Campbellton, the town of Heron Bay, the village of Bois-Joli,[5] the Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve, and the Restigouche rural district,[6] all of which are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.[7]

Before the 2023 governance reform, along Route 275 beginning near the eastern parish line and running southwest to the western parish line were the village of Balmoral, the local service district of Blair Athol, and the village of Atholville, with the LSD of Balmoral-St. Maure along the southern boundary of Balmoral; small areas in the northeastern corner were part of the villages of Eel River Crossing and Charlo,[5] and the remainder of the parish formed the LSD of the parish of Balmoral,[8] often called Balmoral-Maltais to distinguish it from Balmoral-St. Maure. The reform amalgamated Balmoral, Balmoral-St. Maure, Blair Athol, and parts of the parish LSD along the Boissonault, Drapeau and Saint-Maure Roads with Eel River Crossing and areas neighbouring it to form Bois-Joli;[5] Campbellton annexed part of the parish LSD along the southern side of McAbbie Road,[5] Heron Bay annexed two areas of the parish LSD along the eastern parish line,[5] and the remainder of the parish LSD became part of the rural district.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 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. ^ a b c d e "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RSC 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RD 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.