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Diamond Valley to be Alberta’s newest town in 2023
In the new year, two Southern Alberta towns will merge to become one.
Starting January 1, 2023, Turner Valley and Black Diamond will officially amalgamate to become the new Town of Diamond Valley.
The prospect to join both towns has been in discussion since 1988, but a letter of intent wasn’t sent to Alberta Municipal Affairs until September 2020 to formally notify that the two existing municipalities would be commencing negotiations to merge.
After thorough public engagement, both councils re-confirmed support of the proposed amalgamation and will move forward to become a single entity in 2023.