Belle-Baie is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, slated to come into effect on January 1, 2023 as part of the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.[1] The town will encompass the former town of Beresford, the former villages of Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher and Pointe-Verte, 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.It is located just north of the City of Bathurst and borders both the Nepisiguit Bay and Chaleur Bay. [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 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lachance, Sébastien (2022-05-17). "La nouvelle grande ville de la région Chaleur s'appellera Belle-Baie". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  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. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "Daniel Guitard remporte Belle-Baie, Jean-Guy Levesque détrône Ian Comeau à Campbellton". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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