Municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, previously more commonly designated as the Agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, is an urban agglomeration in Quebec that consists of:

The English term Magdalen Islands Maritime Community is infrequently used.

History

As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the City of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created on January 1, 2002 by the merger of the village municipality of Cap-aux-Meules and the municipalities of Fatima, Grande-Entrée, Grosse-Île, Havre-aux-Maisons, L'Étang-du-Nord, L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert. In a 2004 referendum both Cap-aux-Meules and Grosse-Île voted to de-merge, but in the end only Grosse-Île de-merged and became an independent municipality again on January 1, 2006.

However, the legislation governing the de-merger process provided for the creation of a new municipal structure, an urban agglomeration, which would continue to tie de-merged cities to their former partners for the provision of various municipal services. This provision was applied to join the municipalities of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Grosse-Île into an agglomeration.[1]

In 2016, the law Bill 83 allowed the agglomeration to be known under the name of Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine.[2] This name is now generally used.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Décret 1130-2005, 23 novembre 2005" (PDF) (in French). l'agglomération des Îles-de-la-Madeleine est formée par les territoires de la Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine et de la Municipalité de Grosse-Île [the agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine is formed by the territories of the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the municipality of Grosse-Île]
  2. ↑ "Loi modifiant diverses dispositions législatives en matière municipale concernant notamment le financement politique, LQ 2016, c 17" (in French). La loi prévoit que l'agglomération des Îles-de-la-Madeleine peut être désignée sous l'appellation «Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine» [The law provides that the agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine can be designated as 'Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine']

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