Alma Parish, New Brunswick
Alma is a civil parish on the Bay of Fundy in the southwestern corner of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It comprises one village and one local service district (LSD), both of which are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. The most notable feature of the parish is Fundy National Park, which takes up a majority of the parish's area. The census subdivision of the same name includes all of the parish except the village of Alma, which forms its own census subdivision. The population of the parish CSD is so small that census  numbers are rounded to maintain privacy. Origin of name. The parish was named for its resemblance to the heights above the Alma River, site of the Battle of Alma, a decisive British/French/Egyptian victory over Russia in 1854. History. Cumberland County, Nova Scotia included the territory now known as Alma Parish until the division of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Initially modern Alma parish was split three ways. Saint Martins Parish in Saint John County extended eastward to the boundary of Hopewell Parish, but ran only as far north as the extension of the northern line of Saint John  County. The remainder of Alma was in Westmorland County, with Hopewell Parish extending north past Alma Parish's northern line, and the area north of Saint Martins Parish and west of Hopewell not assigned to any parish until Salisbury Parish was erected in 1787. This put the community of Alma in Saint Martins Parish, Hebron in Hopewell Parish, and Teahans Corner in Salisbury Parish. The county line between Saint John County and Westmorland County shifted westward in 1837 and the orphaned part of Saint Martins Parish was added to Hopewell but not the area to its north. The next year  the newly erected Harvey Parish included all of Alma. Boundaries. Alma Parish is bounded: Municipality. The village of Alma contains all of the parish east of Fundy National Park and south of New Ireland Road. Local service district. The local service district of the parish of Alma legally contains all of the parish not in the village of Alma; in practice the national park is separate from the LSD. The LSD was established on 1 November 1973 to assess for fire protection after the village of Alma was reduced in size from including in the entire parish. Ambulance service was  added on 21 January 1976. Today the LSD assesses for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control The taxing authority is 632.00 Alma. National park. Fundy National Park is in the southwestern section of the parish, bounded on the north by Shepody Road and on east by Forty-Five Road, Lake Brook, and the Salmon River. It contains most of the parish and is under federal administration. Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates a municipality Bodies of water. Bodies of  water at least partly in the parish: Other notable places. Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. Demographics. Population. Parish population total does not include village of Alma. Access routes. Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: External links.