Police village

A police village was a form of municipal government used in the province of Ontario, Canada, beginning in the early 19th century. It was used in cases where the finances or population of the area did not permit the creation of a village.

Unlike a village, a police village was not incorporated by the provincial government but was created by a bylaw of the regional government (district or county)[1] which defined the political boundaries of the police village. A police village had its own elected governing body of trustees, who could establish fire and safety regulations, erect streetlights and build sidewalks but otherwise remained a part of the township from which it had been created.

In 1965, the Ontario Municipal Act was amended to prevent the creation of new police villages,[2] and there is no longer any community in the province with this status. All of the communities which once held the status of police village have since been erected into villages, towns or cities, or have been amalgamated into other municipalities.

Police villages

Former police villages by historical county in Ontario
County Police village (with date of creation)
Carleton County
Halton County
Hastings County
Huron County
Lambton County
United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
Lincoln County
Middlesex County
Ontario County
Peel County
United Counties of Prescott and Russell
Renfrew County
Wellington County
Wentworth County
York County
  1. ↑ Shared with Wellington County

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Records at the Archives of Ontario". Archives of Ontario. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012.
  2. ↑ The Municipal Amendment Act, 1965, S.O. 1965, c. 77, s. 34 , repealing The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 249, s. 487-490

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