merger of the Village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts and the Parish of Saint-Sauveur. 21 September: The Parish of Laverlochère became a Municipality. 9 October: The Village of Omerville and the Township of Magog are annexed by the City of Magog. 10 October: Creation of the Municipality of Beaux-Rivages-Lac-des-Écorces-Val-Barrette by the merger of the Municipality of Beaux-Rivages, the Village of Lac-des-Écorces and the Village of Val-Barrette. 18 December: Creation of the City of Rivière-Rouge by the merger of the Municipality of La Macaza, the Municipality of Marchand, the Village of L’Annonciation and the Village of Sainte-Véronique. 2003 Thirty-one municipality modifications were approved in 2003. 8 January: The Municipality of Des Ruisseaux and the Parish of Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles are annexed by the City of Mont-Laurier. 12 February: The City of Moisie and the Municipality of Gallix are annexed by the City of Sept-Îles. The Parish of Saint-Gédéon is annexed by the Municipality of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce. 19 February: The Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte is annexed by the City of Port-Cartier. 22 February: The City of Wright-Gracefield-Northfield changed its name to Gracefield. 28 February: The Parish of Saint-Pie is annexed by the City of Saint-Pie. 26 March: The Municipality of La Bostonnais, The Municipality of La Croche, The Municipality of Lac-Édouard and the Village of Parent are annexed by the City of La Tuque. Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality became defunct in conjunction with the above. 5 April: The Village of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan became the Municipality of Saint-Boniface. The Parish of Saint-Jean became the Municipality of Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. 13 April: The Quebec Liberal Party came to power in the 2003 Quebec election, with a campaign promise to allow voters a say in reversing some of the 2000–2003 municipal amalgamations undertaken by the previous Parti Québécois government (see 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec). 21 June: The Municipality of Beaux-Rivages-Lac-des-Écorces-Val-Barrette changed its name to Lac-des-Écorces. 19 July: the Parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste became a Municipality. 26 July: The Township of Grand-Calumet became a Municipality. 2 August: The Village of Montebello became a Municipality. The Village of Shawville became a Municipality. The Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours became the Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours. The Township of Thorne became a Municipality. The United Townships of Mulgrave-et-Derry became a Municipality. 11 October: The Village of Campbell's Bay became a Municipality. The Parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix became a Municipality. The Parish of Saint-François-d'Assise became a Municipality. The Township of Clarendon became a Municipality. The Township of Denholm became a Municipality. The Township