of Saint-Colomban and the Municipality of Sainte-Scholastique. 10 June: The Town of Saint-Hyacinthe became a City. Creation of the Village of Saint-Césaire from territories taken from the Municipality of Saint-Césaire. 1 July: The Town of Trois-Rivières became a City. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Aubert from territories taken from the Municipality of Port-Joli. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Lambert from territories taken from the Parish of Longueuil. 17 October: Creation of the Parish of Saint-Robert from territories taken from the Municipality of Sorel, the Parish of Saint-Aimé and the Parish of Sainte-Victoire. 1858 1 January: The Municipality of Grantham is split into the Municipality of Grantham-Wendover-et-Simpson and the Parish of Saint-Germain. Creation of the Municipality of Low from territories taken from the Township of Wakefield. The Municipality of Sainte-Julie-de-Somerset became the Township of Somerset-Nord. Creation of the Village of Kamouraska from territories taken from the Parish of Kamouraska. Creation of the Village of Sainte-Rose from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Rose-de-Lima. The Parish of Saint-Calixte-de-Somerset became the Township of Somerset-Sud. The Township of Halifax is split into the Township of Halifax-Nord and the Township of Halifax-Sud. The Township of Ireland became the Municipality of Ireland-et-Coleraine. The Township of Winslow is split into the Municipality of Winslow-Nord and the Municipality of Winslow-Sud. 1 March: The Township of Horton is annexed by the Township of Bulstrode. 31 May: The Municipality of Saint-Bazile became the Parish of Saint-Basile. 16 August: Creation of the Village of Arthabaskaville from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Christophe-d’Arthabaska. Creation of the Village of Fermont from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Maurice. Creation of the Village of Marieville from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir. Creation of the Township of Westbury from territories taken from the Township of Ascot. 21 August: The Municipality of Ormstown became the Parish of Saint-Malachie-d’Ormstown. 1859 1 January: Creation of the Village of Granby from territories taken from the Township of Granby. Creation of the Township of Chester-Est from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Norbert-d’Arthabaska. Creation of the Township of Chester-Ouest from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Norbert-d’Arthabaska and the Township of Tingwick. Creation of the Township of MacNider from territories taken from the Municipality of Métis. Creation of the Township of Saint-Jean. 8 March: Creation of the Parish of Saint-Justin from territories taken from the Municipality of Maskinongé. 16 March: Creation of the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel from