the Parish of Saint-Tharcisius from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre and other unorganized territories. 28 December: The Village of Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane became the Town of Matane. 1938 19 February: Creation of the Parish of Saint-Janvier. 14 May: Creation of the Municipality of Grand-Saint-Esprit from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Monique. Creation of the Parish of Saint-Lambert from territories taken from the United Townships of La Reine-et-Desmeloizes. 30 July: The Municipality of Roquemaure changed its name to Sainte-Jeanne-de-Clerval. 3 September: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Edmond from territories taken from the Municipality of Saint-Thomas-Didyme, the Township of Normandin and other unorganized territories. 5 November: Creation of the Municipality of Austin from territories taken from the Municipality of Bolton-Est. 19 November: Creation of the Municipality of Rivière-Malbaie from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Étienne-de-Murray-Bay. Creation of the Municipality of Sainte-Clothilde-de-Beauce from territories taken from the Municipality of Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring, the Municipality of Saint-Victor-de-Tring, the Parish of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus and the Parish of Sacré-Cœur-de-Marie. 26 November: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Beauce. 1939 21 January: Creation of the Village of Les Becquets from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets. 28 January: Creation of the Village of Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent from territories taken from the Village of Deschaillons. 16 March: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac from territories taken from the Municipality of Austin. 30 March: The Village of Fermont is annexed by the Parish of Saint-Maurice. 1 April: Creation of the Municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles from territories taken from the Township of Clermont. 28 April: Creation of the Town of Malartic. 29 April: Creation of the Village of Saint-Pascal from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Paschal-de-Kamouraska. 27 May: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton from territories taken from the Municipality of Bolton-Est. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Pacôme. 17 June: Creation of the Village of Rimouski-Est from territories taken from the Town of Rimouski and the Parish of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard. 23 June: The Township of Howard became the Municipality of Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard. 19 August: Creation of the Municipality of Grosses-Roches from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Félicité. 1940 2 March: The Municipality of Partie-Sud-du-Canton-de-Masham changed its name to Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham. 17 May: Creation of the Municipality of Mont-Tremblant from territories taken from the Township of Clyde and the United Townships of DeSalaberry-et-Grandison. 1 June: The Township of Armand became