Lethbridge and Area

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Lethbridge and Area
Lethbridge to Sweet Bay
Local service district
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Lethbridge and Area
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Lethbridge and Area
Lethbridge and Area (Canada)
Coordinates: 48°21′29″N53°45′29″W / 48.358°N 53.758°W / 48.358; -53.758 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Region Newfoundland
Census division 7
Census subdivisions E and F
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
Time zone UTC−03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−02:30 (NDT)
Area code 709
Website Official website

Lethbridge and Area is a local service district (LSD) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Name

The legal name of the LSD is "Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay". [1] [2] The LSD is however known as "Lethbridge and Area" in common usage and is also referred to as such on the LSD's official website and in its communication. [3]

Alternatively, the LSD is also known as "Lethbridge to Sweet Bay". [4]

History

The Lethbridge and Area LSD was established in 2010. [3]

Geography

Lethbridge and Area is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E and Subdivision F of Division No. 7. [5] The Lethbridge to Sweet Bay LSD includes the communities of Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Portland, Sweet Bay, and Winter Brook. [3]

Government

Lethbridge and Area is an LSD that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [6] The chair of the LSD committee is Kevin Pennie. [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Canadian Geographical Names Database, 'Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay', 2021. Accessed on August 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Canadian Legal Information Institute, 'Local Service District of Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay, NLR 38/10', 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Our Story". Lethbridge and Area Local Service District. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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