Vallée-des-Rivières

Vallée-des-Rivières is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.

Vallée-des-Rivières
Town
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Regional service commissionNorthwest
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 2023
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

Vallée-des-Rivières was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former town of Saint-Léonard and the former village of Sainte-Anne-de Madawaska as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.[1] The adjacent unincorporated areas included portions of the former local service districts of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Rivière-Verte, Sainte-Anne and Saint-Léonard.

Government

The community's first municipal election was held in November 2022 as part of the 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections, with Saint-Léonard mayor Lise Anne Roussel elected as the new mayor.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. "Continuité dans le Nord-Ouest, des maires réélus". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 28, 2022.
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