The twelve RSCs were originally given only numbers, counting roughly clockwise from the northwestern corner of the province; the original order is retained here. Most adopted more descriptive names within two years of their creation.
Municipality types: (C) city, (T) town, (VL) village, (RC) rural community, (RM) regional municipality
Northwest Regional Service Commission The NWRSC serves primarily francophone communities in the northwestern corner of the province, including all of
Madawaska County, western
Restigouche County, and northern
Victoria County. •
Edmundston (C) •
Grand Falls (T) •
Haut-Madawaska (T) •
Saint-Quentin (T) •
Vallée-des-Rivières (T) • Northwest Rural District
Restigouche Regional Service Commission The RRSC serves most of Restigouche County and is the smallest RSC. •
Bois-Joli (VL) •
Campbellton (C) •
Heron Bay (T) •
Kedgwick (RC) • Restigouche Rural District
Chaleur Regional Service Commission The CRSC serves western and central
Gloucester County and the eastern edge of Restigouche County. •
Bathurst (C) •
Belle-Baie (T) •
Belledune (VL) • Chaleur Rural District
Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission Serves eastern Gloucester County and Neguac, which forms an exclave surrounded by the Greater Miramichi RSC. •
Caraquet (T) •
Hautes-Terres (T) •
Île-de-Lamèque (T) •
Neguac (VL) •
Rivière-du-Nord (T) •
Shippagan (T) •
Tracadie (RM) • Acadian Peninsula Rural District
Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission Serves most of
Northumberland County plus the rural community of
Upper Miramichi. •
Alnwick (RC) •
Doaktown (VL) •
Miramichi River Valley (RC) •
Miramichi (C) •
Upper Miramichi (RC) • Greater Miramichi Rural District
Kent Regional Service Commission Serves
Kent County and
Rogersville Parish in Northumberland County. •
Beaurivage (T) •
Beausoleil (RC) •
Champdoré (T) •
Five Rivers (VL) •
Grand-Bouctouche (T) •
Nouvelle-Arcadie (VL) • Kent Rural District
Southeast Regional Service Commission Serves
Westmorland and
Albert Counties. •
Cap-Acadie (T) •
Dieppe (C) •
Fundy Albert (VL) •
Maple Hills (RC) •
Memramcook (VL) •
Moncton (C) •
Riverview (T) •
Salisbury (T) •
Shediac (T) •
Strait Shores (RC) •
Tantramar (T) •
Three Rivers (VL) • Southeast Rural District
Kings Regional Service Commission Serves eastern
Kings County plus three LSDs in
Queens County. Kept its original name until the local governance reform. •
Butternut Valley (RC) •
Sussex (T) •
Valley Waters (VL) • Kings Rural District
Fundy Regional Service Commission Serves
Saint John County, western Kings County, and southwestern Queens County. •
Fundy-St. Martins (VL) •
Grand Bay-Westfield (T) •
Hampton (T) •
Quispamsis (T) •
Rothesay (T) •
Saint John (C) • Fundy Rural District
Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission Serves most of
Charlotte County plus
Manners Sutton and
McAdam Parishes in York County. •
Campobello Island (RC) •
Eastern Charlotte (RC) •
Fundy Shores (RC) •
Grand Manan (VL) •
McAdam (VL) •
Saint Andrews (T) •
St. Stephen (T) • Southwest Rural District
Capital Region Service Commission Serves
Sunbury County, most of
York County, most of Queens County, and
Clarendon Parish in Charlotte County. Kept its original name until shortly before the local governance reform. •
Arcadia (VL) •
Central York (RC) •
Fredericton (C) •
Fredericton Junction (VL) •
Grand Lake (VL) •
Hanwell (RC) •
Harvey (RC) •
Nackawic-Millville (RC) •
Nashwaak (RC) •
New Maryland (VL) •
Oromocto (T) •
Sunbury-York South (RC) •
Tracy (VL) • Capital Region Rural District
Western Valley Regional Service Commission Serves
Carleton County, most of Victoria County, and
Canterbury and
North Lake Parishes in York County. •
Carleton North (T) •
Hartland (T) •
Lakeland Ridges (VL) •
Southern Victoria (VL) •
Tobique Valley (VL) •
Woodstock (T) • Western Valley Rural District ==References==