Belle-Baie

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Belle-Baie
Town
Town of Belle-Baie
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Waterfront of Belle-Baie, 2023
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Belle-Baie
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°41′42″N65°42′06″W / 47.69500°N 65.70167°W / 47.69500; -65.70167
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Gloucester
Regional service commission Chaleur
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 2023
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial Restigouche-Chaleur
Government
 • TypeTown council
 • Mayor Daniel Guitard
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8J, E8K
Area code 506
Highways
NB 11.svg Route 11
NB 134.svg Route 134
NB 315.svg Route 315
NB 322.svg Route 322

Belle-Baie is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.

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History

Belle-Baie was incorporated on January 1, 2023, via the amalgamation of the former town of Beresford and the former villages of Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher and Pointe-Verte as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas. [1] The adjacent unincorporated areas included the former local service districts of Dunlop, Laplante, Madran, Robertville, Petit-Rocher-Nord, Petit-Rocher-Sud and Tremblay, and portions of the local service districts of Bathurst, Beresford and North Tetagouche. [2]

The new town's name was initially announced as Baie-Jolie sur mer, but after negative reaction from the residents the transition committee withdrew the name and proposed Belle-Baie instead. [3]

The town's language policy for news releases was to be reviewed after some residents complained they were in French only. About 85 per cent of the residents are francophone, 11 percent are anglophone and four percent identify as both. The bilingual rate is 68 percent. Census Canada has not issued information for the new municipality, but these numbers are based on Census 2021 of the municipalities that now form Belle-Baie. When the town was formed, it was designated as French speaking by the transition committee.

Geography

Belle-Baie is just north of the City of Bathurst and borders both Nepisiguit Bay and Chaleur Bay. [4]

Government

The community's first municipal election was held in November 2022 as part of the 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections, with former MLA Daniel Guitard selected as its first mayor. [5]

Demographics

There is no census data on the town of Belle-Baie as the last census was 2021, prior to Belle-Baie being formed. 2021 Census data for the communities that formed Belle-Baie are below.

Estimate Mother Tongue - Belle-Baie, New Brunswick [6]
CensusTotal
French
English
French & English
Other
SourceResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
Beresford
4,275
3,410Steady2.svg %79.77%680Steady2.svg 0%15.91%135Steady2.svg %3.16%50Steady2.svg %1.17%
Petit-Rocher
1885
1,690Steady2.svg %89.65%145Steady2.svg 0%7.69%35Steady2.svg %1.85%20Steady2.svg %1.06%
Nigadoo
995
870Steady2.svg %87.43%95Steady2.svg 0%9.95%30Steady2.svg %3.01%5Steady2.svg %0.52%
Pointe Verte
845
720Steady2.svg %85.21%115Steady2.svg %13.61%5Steady2.svg %0.59%5Steady2.svg %0.59%
Beresford parish
6.125
5,370Steady2.svg %87.67%590Steady2.svg %9.43%145Steady2.svg %2.37%20Steady2.svg %0.32%
Total
14,125
12,060n/a85.38%1,625n/a11.50%350n/a2.48%100n/a0.71%

Attractions

One of Belle-Baie's main attractions is its beach. Renovated in the late 1990s, the beach features an observation tower overlooking the marshes, a boardwalk and change room, restroom and shower facilities. A popular tourist attraction, it is not rare to find local musicians featuring their talents at the beach on warm summer nights.

Every year a carnival called "Carnaval du Siffleux" is held in Belle-Baie. Sculptures made of snow collected by ploughing parking lots are presented all around town. This is one of the many activities available to Belle-Baie residents during this carnival. However, in recent years, fewer sculptures have been seen around the time of the festival.

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Belle-Baie : un nom envisagé pour un regroupement municipal dans la région Chaleur". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, February 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ Hadeel Ibrahim, "'Baie-Jolie sur mer' is out, northern community submits newer new name". CBC News New Brunswick, May 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Belle-Baie : un nom envisagé pour un regroupement municipal dans la région Chaleur". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, February 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ Pascal Raiche-Nogue. "Daniel Guitard remporte Belle-Baie, Jean-Guy Levesque détrône Ian Comeau à Campbellton". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
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