West Isles Parish, New Brunswick
West Isles
Deer Island | |
|---|---|
Location within Charlotte County. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte County |
| Erected | 1786 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 38.32 km2 (14.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 718 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | 9.9% |
| • Dwellings | 475 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
West Isles is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes, it is part of the Southwest rural district, which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).
The parish comprises dozens of offshore islands but only the largest, Deer Island, is inhabited. There are no bridges and only Deer Island has ferry service.
Historian William Francis Ganong considered the name to come from the islands' position.