Valley Waters | |
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  Valley Waters Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates:45°38′19.3″N65°41′43.8″W / 45.638694°N 65.695500°W /45.638694; -65.695500 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Kings |
| Regional service commission | Kings |
| Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Rob Moore |
| • Provincial Representative | Bill Oliver |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Valley Waters is a village in theCanadian province ofNew Brunswick. It was formed through the2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms which merged the village ofNorton and all or part of fivelocal service districts to form Valley Waters, a village municipality.[1][2][3][4]
Valley Waters is situated on theKennebecasis River 55 kilometres northeast ofSaint John. TheEuropean and North American Railway began serving Norton in 1859. Valley Waters is home to the oldestfossil forest in Canada.
Family Frolic Days used to be an annual village festival.
Country music singerChris Cummings and rock musician,Ian Sherwood, of "Down With The Butterfly" and "Acres and Acres" are both natives of Valley Waters.
Norton Elementary School, located at the intersection ofRoute 121 andRoute 124, serves Valley Waters students from kindergarten to grade five. It is a small, rural school is closely tied with the local community. French immersion is not offered at Norton Elementary but students can be bussed to Sussex Elementary if families wish to enroll students in French immersion before Middle School. Students are bussed to Sussex Middle after grade five and continue on toSussex Regional High School afterward.
Valley Waters is situated within the shale gas exploration area currently licensed to Corridor Resources.[5]
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