Grimmer is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick, which is a member of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reform, the local service district (LSD) of White's Brook straddled the eastern boundary of the parish along Route 17. Most of the parish formed the LSD of the parish of Grimmer until its merger with the village of Kedgwick on 1 July 2012 to form the rural community.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of W.C.H. Grimmer, former Surveyor General and Attorney General of New Brunswick.

History

Grimmer was erected in 1916 from Eldon Parish. Grimmer included Saint-Quentin Parish. In 1921 Saint-Quentin was erected as its own parish.

Boundaries

Grimmer Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. All communities except Whites Brook are part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick. italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

Demographics

Population

Language

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: