Fonds paa-8654 - County of Vermilion River fonds

Located in the boundary of Township 51, Range 4, West of the Fourth Meridian (51-4-W4), the County of Vermilion River includes the following urban municipalities: the town of Vermilion, the Village of Dewberry, the Village of Kitscoty, the Village of Marwayne, and the Village of Paradise Valley. The County of Vermilion River also includes the following hamlets/urban service areas: Blackfoot, Clandonald, Islay, McLaughlin, Rivercourse, Streamstown, and Tulliby Lake. In 1883, the Northwest Territorial Council passed the Municipal Ordinance, allowing for the establishment of local government areas. In response to this ordinance, many townships -- typically comprised of 36 sections of land --, organized to form herd districts (1883), fire districts (1886), and statute labor districts (1887). In 1897, all three ordinances amalgamated with the passing of the Local Improvement Ordinance. Local improvement districts maintained public works such as road building, management of fires, noxious fumes, and animals. A 1903 amendment of the Local Improvement Ordinance allowed local improvement districts to include between 3 and 6 townships. In 1912, with the passing of the Rural Municipality Act, the Province of Alberta created the Department of Municipal Affairs. The Act allowed 9 townships to apply for incorporation as a rural municipality as long as the land contained 1 person/square mile. Under this provision some local improvement districts organized as municipalities while others chose to continue as local improvement districts. In 1918, the Government of Alberta required the organization of all local improvement districts into municipalities with the Municipal Districts Act. The municipal history of Vermilion Springs began in 1913 when large Local Improvement District No. 451 formed. In 1914, Local Improvement District No. 451 became the Municipal District of Merton No. 451. In 1942, part of the Municipal District of Merton No. 451 merged with the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 392. In 1913, Local Improvement District No. 452 formed. In 1913, Local Improvement District No. 452 became the Municipal District of Grizzly Bear No. 452. In 1942, a portion of the Municipal District of Grizzly Bear No. 452 merged with the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 392. In 1912, Local Improvement District No. 481 formed. In 1912, Local Improvement District No. 481 became the Municipal District of Vermilion River No. 450. In 1912, Local Improvement District No. 482 formed. In 1913, Local Improvement District No. 482 became the Municipal District of Vermilion No. 482. In 1912, the Municipal District of Streamstown formed. In 1912, Local Improvement District No. 512 formed. In 1918, Local Improvement District No. 512 became the Municipal District of Ethelwyn. In 1912, the Municipal District of Wellington No. 481 formed. In 1944, the Municipal Districts of Merton No. 451, Grizzly Bear No. 452, Wellington No. 481, Vermilion Valley No. 482, Streamstown No. 511 and Ethelwyn No. 512 merged to become the Municipal District of Vermilion River No. 450. <br>In 1945, the Municipal District of Vermilion River No. 450 renumbered as the Municipal District of Vermilion River No. 71. In 1964, the Municipal District of Vermilion River No. 71 incorporated as the County of Vermilion River No. 24. In 2006, the Lieutenant Governor in Council changed the name of the County of Vermilion River No. 24 to the County of Vermilion River.