Five Rivers is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. It encompasses the former village of Rexton.
Five Rivers | |
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Village | |
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  Five Rivers Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′0″N 64°52′00″W / 46.63333°N 64.86667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Kent County |
| Regional service commission | Kent |
| Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History edit
Five Rivers was incorporated on January 1, 2023.[1]
Notable people edit
Five Rivers (Kingston at the time) was the birthplace of Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1922–1923. Until the election of Boris Johnson in 2019, who was born in New York City, Law was the only British Prime Minister to be born outside the British Isles. His name is honoured at a recently upgraded community attraction, Bonar Law Common, and also at Bonar Law Memorial High School in Five Rivers. His father Rev. James Law was the Minister for St. Andrew's Church in Five Rivers (Rexton at the time) for many years. William John Bowser, Premier of British Columbia (1915–1916), was born in Rexton. Former Premier of New Brunswick, Shawn Graham, was raised in Rexton.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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