Lorne Valley

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Lorne Valley
Community
Municipality of Lorne Valley
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Lorne Valley in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°16′05″N62°41′06″W / 46.268°N 62.685°W / 46.268; -62.685 Coordinates: 46°16′05″N62°41′06″W / 46.268°N 62.685°W / 46.268; -62.685
Country Canada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Kings County
Incorporated [1] 1978
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total106
Time zone AST
 • Summer (DST) ADT
Area code(s) 902
Telephone Exchange887

Lorne Valley was a municipality that held community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [2] It was incorporated in 1978. [1] On September 28, 2018, it was combined with six other municipalities to create the town of Three Rivers. [3]

Prince Edward Island Province of Canada

Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada and one of the three Maritime Provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in both land area and population, but it is the most densely populated. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, it became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to Statistics Canada, the province of PEI has 155,318 residents.

Three Rivers is a town within Kings County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018 through an amalgamation of seven municipalities and adjacent unincorporated areas. The municipalities that were amalgamated included two towns – Georgetown and Montague – and five rural municipalities – Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Municipality of Lorne Valley". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "EC2018–586: Municipal Government Act Town of Three Rivers Establishment" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 323–327. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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