Dumbarton parish — Wikipedia

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The parish of Dumbarton is both a civil parish [ note 1 ] and a Canadian local County Local Services (DSL) (DSL), New Brunswick.

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The parish of Dumbarton is probably named because a title of property was given to St. Andrews Highland Society, suggesting a link with Dumbarton, in Scotland [ first ] .

Situation [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The parish of Dumbarton is located in the North Center of the County of Charlotte, 112 kilometers by road west of Saint-Jean and 113 km southwest of Fredericton.

The parish of Dumbarton is bordering on the parish of New Maryland to the north, the parish of Saint-George to the east, the parish of Saint-Patrick to the south, the parish of Sainte-Croix and the parish From Saint-David to the southwest, the parish of Saint-James to the west and the parish of Manners Sutton. The Gladstone parish is only about 200 m to North-east. The nearest towns are Saint-Stephen at 24 km to the southwest, Saint-Andrews at 32 km to the south, and Saint-George at 41 km At the South-East.

Hams and Lieces [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The parish includes the hamlets of Flume Ridge, Greenock, Rollingdam, Sorrel Ridge, Tryon Settlement and Whittier Ridge. Raise Hill is separated with the parish of Saint-David. Clarence Ridge is separated with the parish of Saint-Patrick.

It seems that the parish was colonized around 1808, when the hamlet of Pleasant Ridge was founded along the old Fredericton-Saint-Andrews road [ 2 ] , by settlers apparently from Saint-Andrews and the Saint-Jean river [ 3 ] . The land was officially granted in 1812 [ 3 ] . The hamlets of the Digdeguash river and the surrounding area are later founded by people from the older establishments in the county [ 2 ] .

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Rollingdam was apparently founded before 1830 following the expansion of the localities of Passamaquoddy bay and the arrival of immigrants [ 4 ] . Clarence Ridge was founded in 1831 by Scottish and Irish immigrants [ 2 ] . Tryon Settlement was founded in 1838, apparently partly by Irish immigrants who came to work on the St. Andrews and Quebec railway site [ 5 ] . Flume Ridge is an agricultural establishment founded by Irish around 1845 [ 6 ] .

The municipality of the county of Charlotte was dissolved in 1966 [ 7 ] . The parish of Dumbarton becomes a district of local services in 1967 [ 7 ] .

Following a survey and a recommendation from the toponymy steering committee of New Brunswick, the name change of Rollingam for Rolling Dam is canceled in 2013 [ 8 ] .

Sources: Statistics Canada 2006 [ 9 ] Statistics Canada 2016 [ ten ]

Charlotte company, member of the company network, is responsible for economic development [ 11 ] .

Consultative Committee [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

As a local service district, Dumbarton is administered directly by the Ministry of Local Governments of New Brunswick, assisted by an elected advisory committee made up of five members including a president. There is currently no advisory committee.

Budget and taxation [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Regional Service Commission [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The parish of Dumbarton is part of the region 10 [ twelfth ] , a regional service commission (CSR) before officially starting its activities [ 13 ] . Unlike municipalities, DSLs are represented on the Council by a number of representatives proportional to their population and their tax base [ 14 ] . These representatives are elected by the presidents of the DSLs but are appointed by the government if there are not enough presidents in office [ 14 ] . The services must be offered by the CSRs are regional development, local development in the case of DSLs, management of solid waste, planning of emergency measures as well as collaboration in police services, planning and Sharing the costs of regional sport, leisure and culture infrastructure; Other services could be added to this list [ 15 ] .

Representation and political trends [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Drapeau du Nouveau-Brunswick New Brunswick : Most of Dumbarton is included in the provincial district of Charlotte-les-Îles, which is represented in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly by Rick Doucet, of the Liberal Party. He was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. The hamlet of Lawrence Station, to the northwest, is part of the provincial district of Charlotte-Campobello, which is represented by Curtis Malloch, of the Progressive-Conservative Party. He was elected in 2010.

Drapeau du Canada Canada : Dumbarton is part of the federal electoral district of New Brunswick-Sud-Ouest, which is represented in the Chamber of Commons of Canada by Gregory Francis Thompson, Minister of Veterans and Member of the Conservative Party. He was elected during the 40 It is Federal election, in 1988, defeated in 1993 and then re -elected each time since 1997.

There is no French-speaking school in the county, the closest being in Saint-Jean or Fredericton. The closest higher education establishments are located in the Grand Moncton.

Rollingdam has a fire station. The post office and the detachment of the nearest Royal Gendarmerie of Canada are in Saint-Stephen.

English speakers benefit from everyday life Telegraph-Journal , published in Saint-Jean, and the weekly Saint Cross Courier , published in Saint-Stephen. Francophones have access by daily subscription New Acadia , published in Caraquet, as well as the weekly The star , from Dieppe.

Architecture and monuments [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

A covered bridge crosses the Digdeguash river, in Dumbarton, along the Tyron path. The bridge was built in 1928 and was 23.2 meters long. Another covered bridge crosses the more downstream river, along Route 760 in Rollingdam. The latter was built in 1938 and was 26.2 meters long. A third bridge crosses the Magaguadavic river, in Flume Falls, 9 kilometers east of Route 3 [ 16 ] .

Notes [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

  1. ↑ In New Brunswick, a civil parish is a territorial subdivision that has lost any administrative significance in 1966 but still used for census purposes.

References [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

  1. ↑ Rayburn 1975, p. 97
  2. ↑ A B and C This is 1904, p. 128
  3. ↑ a et b This is 1904, p. 159
  4. ↑ This is 1904, p. 165
  5. ↑ This is 1904, p. 176
  6. ↑ This is 1904, p. 131
  7. ↑ a et b Jean-Guy is Finn, Build local governments and viable regions: action plan for the future of local governance in New Brunswick , Fredericton, , 83 p. (ISBN  978-1-55471-181-9 , read online [PDF] ) , p. 30
  8. ↑ ‘ Rollingdam retains its current name after a public survey » , on Government of New Brunswick (consulted the )
  9. ↑ ‘ Statistics Canada – Profiles of 2006 communities – Dumbarton parish » (consulted the )
  10. ↑ ‘ Statistics Canada – Profiles of the 2016 communities – Dumbarton parish » (consulted the )
  11. ↑ ‘ Business network » (consulted the ) .
  12. ↑ ‘ Communities in each of the 12 regional service commissions (CSR) » , on Government of New Brunswick (consulted the ) .
  13. ↑ ‘ Boards of directors of the regional service commissions announced » , on Government of New Brunswick (consulted the ) .
  14. ↑ a et b ‘ Governance of new regional service commissions » , on Government of New Brunswick (consulted the ) .
  15. ↑ ‘ Compulsory services » , on Government of New Brunswick (consulted the ) .
  16. ↑ (fr) New Brunswick Ministry of Transportation, ‘ Covered bridges – County of Charlotte »
  • (in) William F. That’s it , A Monograph of the Origins of the Settlements in New Brunswick , Ottawa, J. Hope, , 185 p.
  • (in) Alan Rayburn , Geographical Names of New Brunswick , Ottawa, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada,

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