Rayside-Balfour : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Rayside-Balfour

Official name

Rayside-Balfour

Settlement type

Community

Country

Canada

Province

Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Ward

3, 4

Incorporated

January 1, 1973

Dissolved

December 31, 2000

Government

City Councillor

Claude Berthiaume, Evelyn Dutrisac

Governing Body

Greater Sudbury City Council

MPs

Claude Gravelle (NDP)

MPPs

France Gélinas (NDP)

Demography

Total Population

16050 (1996)

Other information

Time zone

EST (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

Postal Code FSA

P0M

Area code

705

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Rayside-Balfour (1996 census population 16,050) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.

It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. The town took its name from the geographic townships of Rayside and Balfour, which fell within the boundaries of the new town.

Although the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was a very important centre of Franco-Ontarian population and culture, Rayside-Balfour was the only town in the regional municipality which had a majority francophone population.

On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolved and amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury. The Rayside-Balfour area is now divided between Wards 3 and 4 on Greater Sudbury City Council, and is represented by councillors Claude Berthiaume and Evelyn Dutrisac.

In 2006, there was interest in the de-amalgamation of the former town of Rayside-Balfour from the City of Greater Sudbury. However, as any referendum on the matter would require the consent of the provincial government, any such move is not likely to take place.