Three Rivers | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within New Brunswick |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Westmorland County |
Subdivision Type3: | Regional service commission |
Subdivision Name3: | Southeast |
Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
Seat: | Fundy Royal |
Parts Type: | Provincial |
Parts: | Gagetown-Petitcodiac |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Peter Saunders |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Dennis Murphy |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | January 1, 2023 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 45.9333°N -65.1667°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Three 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 Petitcodiac. The Community of Three Rivers includes Elgin, Elgin Parish, areas north of Petiticodiac and a small portion of Salisbury.
Three Rivers was incorporated on January 1, 2023.[1]
The Community Centres around Route 890, Route 885, Route 905, Route 106 and Route 1.
The village features a regional school, an outdoor swimming pool, an arena, a bowling alley, as well as several family-owned shops and churches servicing the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron.
The Westmorland County Agricultural Fair, established by William Balzer in 1967, is an agricultural fair with a horse show, a sheep show, a produce contest, crafts and baked goods, and a beauty pageant.[2]