Westmorland Parish
Few places in southeastern New Brunswick have a history as closely tied to the coastal trade of Baie Verte as Port Elgin. Set near the Nova Scotia boundary, the community belongs to the low-lying shore country around Baie Verte, an inlet of the Northumberland Strait. Its name honours James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Governor General of British North America from 1847 to 1854. Port Elgin developed as a local service centre for surrounding farms and coastal settlements; Route 16 continues to provide a direct road connection towards Nova Scotia. Fields, scattered homes and woodlots shape the inland approaches, while the bay links the community to the wider Strait coast.
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Westmorland Parish occupies gently rolling farmland in southeastern New Brunswick, inland from Baie Verte and the Northumberland Strait. This rural part of Westmorland County belongs to the wider Tantramar area, a low-lying region shaped by long agricultural traditions and communities with Acadian and English roots. Country roads connect scattered homes, fields and woodland, while the nearby strait links the region to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Discover how Westmorland Parish relates to the surrounding Tantramar region by browsing nearby webcams.
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