Complex sentence: On January 1,1998, the former communities of East Riverside-Kingshurst, Fairvale, Renforth, Rothesay and Wells were amalgamated to form the town of Rothesay as part of a province-wide rationalization of municipal-level governments.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 1,1998, the former communities of East Riverside-Kingshurst, Fairvale, Renforth, Rothesay and Wells were amalgamated to form the town of Rothesay. The subsequent amalgamation in 1998 of the communities that now comprise Rothesay was made as part of a province-wide rationalization of municipal-level governments.