Southern Victoria

Southern Victoria is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.

Southern Victoria
Village
Regional Community of Southern Victoria[1]
The Castle Inn
The Castle Inn
Southern Victoria is located in New Brunswick
Southern Victoria
Southern Victoria
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°44′21″N 67°41′54″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyVictoria
Regional service commissionWestern Valley
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 2023
Government
 • MPRichard Bragdon (Con.)
 • MLAMargaret Johnson (Conservative)
Elevation
183 m (734 ft)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E3N,E7H
Area code506
Telephone Exchange273, 819
Access Routes
Route 11
Route 134

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
Main article: List of people from Victoria County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. Gathering of the Scots Festival
  3. Larlee Creek Hullabaloo
  4. "Matt Andersen". Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
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