Valley Waters is a village in the
Canadian province
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of
New Brunswick
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. It was formed through the
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
Local governance reform in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was implemented on January 1, 2023. This resulted in a significant reorganization of the local government entities in the province, including a reduction in the number of entiti ...
s which merged the village of
Norton and all or part of five
local service districts to form Valley Waters, a village municipality.
Geography
Valley Waters is situated on the
Kennebecasis River
The Kennebecasis River ( ) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "''Kenepekachiachk''", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately ...
55 kilometres northeast of
Saint John. The
European and North American Railway
The European and North American Railway (E&NA) is the name for three historic Canada, Canadian and United States, American Rail transport, railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.
The idea of the E&NA as a single system was conceiv ...
began serving Norton in 1859. Valley Waters is home to the oldest
fossil forest in Canada.
Present day
''Family Frolic Days'' used to be an annual village festival.
Country music singer
Chris Cummings
Christopher Allen Thomas Cummings (born August 11, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, one compilation album, and one extended play. Several of his singles have charted on the Canadian cou ...
and rock musician,
Ian Sherwood, of "Down With The Butterfly" and "Acres and Acres" are both natives of Valley Waters.
Norton Elementary School, located at the intersection of
Route 121 and
Route 124, serves Valley Waters students from kindergarten to grade five. It is a small, rural school is closely tied with the local community. French immersion is not offered at Norton Elementary but students can be bussed to Sussex Elementary if families wish to enroll students in French immersion before Middle School. Students are bussed to Sussex Middle after grade five and continue on to
Sussex Regional High School afterward.
Valley Waters is situated within the shale gas exploration area currently licensed to Corridor Resources.
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
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*
List of municipalities in New Brunswick
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References
2023 establishments in New Brunswick
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
Populated places established in 2023
Villages in New Brunswick
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