Val Rita-Harty

Val Rita-Harty is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Val Rita-Harty
Township of Val Rita-Harty
Canton de Val Rita-Harty
Val Rita
Motto: 
In Uno Spiritu (Latin: "One in spirit")
Val Rita-Harty
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°29′02″N 82°37′47″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
Settled1922 (1922)
Incorporated1973
Government
  MayorJohanne Baril
  MPsCarol Hughes (NDP)
  MPPsGuy Bourgouin (NDP)
Area
  Land381.19 km2 (147.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total762
  Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone (EDT))
Postal code
P0L 2G0
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.valharty.ca

The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, both located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing. It was incorporated as a township in 1973, following a failed community effort in 1964 to request incorporation as a municipality.

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