Fundy-St. Martins | |
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Village municipality | |
Coordinates: 45°21′1.6″N65°32′2.3″W / 45.350444°N 65.533972°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Saint John County |
Regional service commission | Fundy |
Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Mayor | James Bedford |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Fundy-St. Martins is a village municipality in the Canadian province of New Brunswick [1] . The jurisdiction was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms which saw the consolidation of entities into regions or districts.
Fundy-St. Martins was incorporated on January 1, 2023. [2]
Attractions in Fundy-St. Martins include the St. Martins Sea Caves, [3] the beach and tidal harbour, [4] the start of the Fundy Trail, [5] two covered bridges and the Quaco Head Lighthouse, the Quaco Museum and Library, [6] and the Fundy Trail Parkway. [7]
The Bay of Fundy is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its tidal range is the highest in the world. The name is probably a corruption of the French word fendu, meaning 'split'.
Campobello Island is the largest and only inhabited island in Campobello, a civil parish in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine, United States. The island's permanent population in 2021 was 949. It is the site of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Head Harbour Lighthouse, and of Herring Cove Provincial Park.
Blacks Harbour is a community in the rural community of Eastern Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is on a harbour of the same name opening onto the Bay of Fundy. It is 15 kilometres southeast of the town of St. George, 3 kilometres west of Beaver Harbour and 56 kilometres east from the town of St. Stephen on Route 176.
Alma is a community in the parish of Alma, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023, when it became part of the new village of Fundy Albert. Alma is centered on the small delta of the Upper Salmon River and Cleveland Brook, where they empty into Salisbury Bay.
Riverside-Albert is a former village in Hopewell Parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It was an incorporated village until the end of 2022 and is now part of the village of Fundy Albert.
St. Martins is a community on the Bay of Fundy now part of the village of Fundy-St. Martins, Canada.
The Big Salmon River is a small river in southern New Brunswick, Canada, that flows south into the Bay of Fundy. The river has its source to the southwest of Sussex, New Brunswick. The river flows into the Bay of Fundy near Fundy-St. Martins, and serves as the endpoint of the Fundy Trail.
Alma is a civil parish on the Bay of Fundy in the southwestern corner of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Saint Martins is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Simonds is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Musquash is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Lepreau is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, west of Saint John.
Pennfield is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, located west of Saint John located east of St. George and west of Saint John.
West Isles is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Saint George is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, located between St. Stephen and Saint John.
Big Salmon River Suspension Bridge is a suspension footbridge in New Brunswick, Canada. It was built in 1974 and measures 84m in length. It spans the Big Salmon River, a small river which flows into the Bay of Fundy near Fundy-St. Martins.
Local governance reform in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was implemented on January 1, 2023. This resulted in a significant reorganization of the local government entities in the province, including a reduction in the number of entities from 340 to 89, consisting of 77 local governments and 12 rural districts nested within 12 regional service commissions. The local governance reform review was commenced by the Government of New Brunswick in January 2021 and was promoted as the most consequential restructuring of the local governance system since Premier Robichaud's Equal Opportunity Program.
Fundy Albert is a village municipality in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The jurisdiction was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms which saw the consolidation of local government entities into regions or districts.
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on 28 November 2022 to elect local governments in newly formed municipalities following the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform process. The new municipalities will come into existence on 1 January 2023. In total, there will be elections for 50 new municipalities and 12 rural districts, with a total of 446 elected positions. Of the 446 positions, 148 seats were elected by acclamation. Four spots had no candidates at all and will be filled with by-elections in May 2023. Elections are not being held in larger municipalities such as Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton which did not go through the government reform.