The Regional Municipality of Haldimand–Norfolk was a Regional Municipality that was proclaimed on January 1, 1974 in the province of

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, Canada, on the advice of a report by Milt Farrow, a "special advisor" appointed by the Government of Ontario. In 2001, the Region was dissolved and split into two single-tier municipalities, the Town of Haldimand and the Town of

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. Immediately after their formation, they changed their names to Haldimand County and Norfolk County.

Overview

Under this arrangement, the Regional Municipality of Haldimand–Norfolk was established as an upper-tier municipality and comprised the former Haldimand and

Counties, which they superseded. Its lower-tier municipalities were: the city of

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, the town of Haldimand, the town of

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, the town of Simcoe, and the townships of

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and

. The Region was responsible for providing police services, public transit, and social services, while the lower-tier municipalities were responsible for fire and recreation services; although both tiers shared the responsibility for maintaining roads and water. It was governed by a Regional Chair who presided over a Regional Council with representatives from each of the constituent municipalities.

History

The Regional Municipality of Haldimand–Norfolk was created by Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1973, which took effect on January 1, 1974. The creation of the Regional Municipality resulted in the consolidation of the former municipalities of Haldimand and Norfolk Counties into six new municipalities:

Dissolution

In the early 2000s, a new Progressive Conservative government was responsible for amalgamating and dissolving most Regional Municipalities from 2000 to 2001, with Ottawa-Carleton, Hamilton–Wentworth, Sudbury, and others being dissolved.

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was the first Regional Municipality to be amalgamated out of the bunch in 1998.

References

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