West Isles Parish, New Brunswick
West Isles is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, comprising a single local service district (LSD), which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). The parish contains dozens of offshore islands but only the largest, Deer Island, is inhabited. There are no bridges and only Deer Island has ferry service. Origin of name. Historian William Francis Ganong considered the name to come from the islands' position. History. West Isles was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county, including Deer Island, Campobello, and Grand  Manan, and islands in Cobscook Bay claimed by Britain. Boundaries. West Isles Parish is bounded: Evolution of boundaries. West Isles was originally defined "to contain Deer Island, Campo Bello Island, Grand Manan Island, Moose Island, Frederick Island and Dudley Island, with all the lesser islands contiguous to them, not included in the towns before-mentioned", a description that included any islands more than offshore except The Wolves in Pennfield Parish. In 1803 Campobello was erected as its own parish, including nearby minor islands; Campobello inherited West Isles' claims to Cobscook Bay. In 1816 Grand Manan and was erected as its  own parish, including nearby minor islands. In 1877 the parish's boundary were clarified: Campobello Parish's boundary running through Head Harbour Passage, Saint George Parish's through Letete Passage rather than two miles from the mainland, transferring several islands from Saint George to West Isles. Local service district. The local service district of the parish of West Isles comprises the entire parish. The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1982, recreational facilities in 1987. Today the LSD assesses community & recreation services as well as the basic LSD  services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority is 517.00 West Isles. Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish. "italics" indicate a name no longer in official use Bodies of water. Bodies of water at least partly within the parish. "italics" indicate a name no longer in official use Islands. Islands at least partly within the parish. "italics" indicate a name no longer in official use Other notable places. Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. Access Routes. Highways and numbered routes that run  through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: References.