Fundy Albert

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Fundy Albert [1]
village municipality
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Hillsborough, NB Main Street (Route 114) looking north
Canada New Brunswick location map 2.svg
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Fundy Albert [4]
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°55′00″N64°39′00″W / 45.91667°N 64.65000°W / 45.91667; -64.65000
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Albert
Regional service commission Southeast
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 2023
Government
 • Typemunicipal council
 • MayorRobert Rochon
Electoral districts
 •  Federal Fundy Royal
 •  Provincial Albert
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E4H
Area code(s) 428, 506
HighwayNB 114.svg Route 114
NB 910.svg Route 910
NB 915.svg Route 915

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.

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History

Fundy Albert was established on January 1, 2023 by New Brunswick regulation 2022-50, the Local Governments Establishment Regulation of the Local Governance act, through the amalgamation of the village municipalities of Alma, Riverside-Albert and Hillsborough while at the same time annexing certain mostly adjacent unincorporated areas. [5]

Places of note

View of St. Marys Anglican Church in Fundy Albert, New Brunswick. Note the bell under the peak in the roof. StMarysChurchHillsborough.jpg
View of St. Marys Anglican Church in Fundy Albert, New Brunswick. Note the bell under the peak in the roof.

Education

Notable people

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Climate

Fundy Albert has a relatively cool, wet and snowy humid continental climate with significant seasonal differences in spite of its near-ocean location. Summers are warm but relatively short, whereas winters are relatively cold but milder than inland areas.

Climate data for Fundy Albert (1981−2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)13.9
(57.0)		13.0
(55.4)		18.0
(64.4)		23.3
(73.9)		29.0
(84.2)		30.0
(86.0)		30.0
(86.0)		35.5
(95.9)		29.0
(84.2)		26.7
(80.1)		20.0
(68.0)		16.1
(61.0)		35.5
(95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−2.5
(27.5)		−1
(30)		2.7
(36.9)		8.4
(47.1)		14.4
(57.9)		18.9
(66.0)		22.1
(71.8)		22.0
(71.6)		18.4
(65.1)		12.6
(54.7)		6.9
(44.4)		1.1
(34.0)		10.3
(50.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)−7.4
(18.7)		−6.1
(21.0)		−1.7
(28.9)		4.1
(39.4)		9.5
(49.1)		13.8
(56.8)		17.1
(62.8)		17.2
(63.0)		13.7
(56.7)		8.2
(46.8)		3.0
(37.4)		−3.3
(26.1)		5.7
(42.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−12.3
(9.9)		−11.1
(12.0)		−6.2
(20.8)		−0.3
(31.5)		4.5
(40.1)		8.7
(47.7)		12.0
(53.6)		12.3
(54.1)		9.0
(48.2)		3.8
(38.8)		−0.9
(30.4)		−7.7
(18.1)		1.0
(33.8)
Record low °C (°F)−31
(−24)		−30.6
(−23.1)		−25.6
(−14.1)		−14.5
(5.9)		−5.6
(21.9)		−0.6
(30.9)		3.0
(37.4)		2.2
(36.0)		−1.1
(30.0)		−9
(16)		−16.5
(2.3)		−28.5
(−19.3)		−31
(−24)
Average precipitation mm (inches)144.9
(5.70)		107.8
(4.24)		145.8
(5.74)		120.7
(4.75)		126.5
(4.98)		110.0
(4.33)		99.4
(3.91)		93.9
(3.70)		122.7
(4.83)		132.9
(5.23)		158.9
(6.26)		146.6
(5.77)		1,510.1
(59.45)
Average rainfall mm (inches)67.0
(2.64)		47.1
(1.85)		89.6
(3.53)		101.4
(3.99)		124.8
(4.91)		110.0
(4.33)		99.4
(3.91)		93.9
(3.70)		122.7
(4.83)		132.9
(5.23)		147.4
(5.80)		90.4
(3.56)		1,226.6
(48.29)
Average snowfall cm (inches)79.2
(31.2)		55.1
(21.7)		54.0
(21.3)		18.2
(7.2)		1.7
(0.7)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		11.7
(4.6)		55.3
(21.8)		275.1
(108.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)15.012.414.715.016.014.613.912.412.914.215.215.2171.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)5.04.57.712.815.914.613.912.412.914.213.68.0135.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)11.29.48.73.50.120.00.00.00.00.02.28.343.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 110.5118.2148.3158.3193.6196.5225.7206.6159.5145.091.090.31,843.4
Percent possible sunshine 39.040.440.239.141.941.947.647.242.342.631.833.240.6
Source: Environment Canada [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Local Governments Establishment Regulation, NB Reg 2022-50, <https://canlii.ca/t/55xk3> retrieved on 2024-02-07
  2. Local Governments Establishment Regulation, NB Reg 2022-50, <https://canlii.ca/t/55xk3> retrieved on 2024-02-07
  3. Local Governments Establishment Regulation, NB Reg 2022-50, <https://canlii.ca/t/55xk3> retrieved on 2024-02-07
  4. ↑ Local Governments Establishment Regulation, NB Reg 2022-50, <https://canlii.ca/t/55xk3> retrieved on 2024-02-07
  5. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ New Brunswick Railway Museum website
  7. ↑ Baird, Donal M. (2001). "Last days of Sail". Women at Sea in the Age of Sail . Nimbus. pp.  2, 215. ISBN   1-55109-267-0.
  8. ↑ "Alma, new Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada . Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Alma, New Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2015.


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