Southern Victoria Explained

Southern Victoria
Official Name:Regional Community of Southern Victoria
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within New Brunswick
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:New Brunswick
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Victoria
Subdivision Type3:Regional service commission
Subdivision Name3:Western Valley
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Richard Bragdon (Con.)
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:Margaret Johnson (Conservative)
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:January 1, 2023
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:46.7392°N -67.6983°W
Elevation M:183
Elevation Ft:734
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:E3N,E7H
Area Code:506
Blank Name:Telephone Exchange
Blank Info:273, 819
Blank1 Name:Access Routes
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Southern Victoria is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.

History

Southern Victoria was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of Aroostook and Perth-Andover as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.[1]

Geography

The village is divided by the Saint John River.

Attractions

Southern Victoria is host to the annual Gathering of the Scots Festival[2] at Veteran's Field on the last weekend in May and the Larlee Creek Hullabaloo[3] in August, held at Baird's Campground. Other major events in the Village are the Tuff Muck Challenge on the last Saturday in July and the Dam Run marathon on the first Saturday in October.

Infrastructure

Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission (PAELC) is one of three municipal power utilities left in New Brunswick, and the only one completely independent of NB Power. The residents of the municipality pay the lowest power rates in the province.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act . Government of New Brunswick . January 15, 2023 . August 30, 2022.
  2. http://www.gatheringofthescots.com/ Gathering of the Scots Festival
  3. http://www.larleecreekmusic.ca/ Larlee Creek Hullabaloo
  4. Web site: Matt Andersen . 2007-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090331202657/http://www.stubbyfingers.ca/ . 2009-03-31 . dead .