Who & Where are we
At the 1915 Convention of the “International Association of Rotary Clubs”, provision was made for changing the then eight geographical divisions into nineteen numbered districts; fifteen in the United States of America, three in Canada and one in Great Britain and Ireland. The motion renamed the officers in charge from Area Vice-President to District Governor, to be nominated by the Clubs of the District and elected at the Convention.
At that time, there were ten clubs in Canada. Two of them were in the Maritimes – Halifax, Nova Scotia (1913) and Saint John, New Brunswick (1914). Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island was added in 1917. In 1922, the then British Colony of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was added making it a Canadian Club in 1949.
District boundaries and/or identifying numbers have changed eight times over the years:
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District #
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Effective
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Changes in Boundaries
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16
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July 1, 1915
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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
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1
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July 1, 1918
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No change in boundaries – number change only
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32
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July 1, 1922
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Added Newfoundland and Maine
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192
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July 1, 1937
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No changes in boundaries – number change only
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284
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July 1, 1949
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Newfoundland now a Canadian Province
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781
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July 1, 1958
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New Brunswick and Maine
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782
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July 1, 1989
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Added Saint Pierre et Miquelon
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7820
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July 1, 1991
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District Number reassigned
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7820
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Jan 1, 1993
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Added Magdalene Islands, Québec
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- CANADA (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and The Magdalene Islands)
- FRANCE (Saint Pierre et Miquelon)