Facts About Saint John Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of King George III. The port of Saint […]
Facts About Moncton Moncton is the largest urban centre in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city has earned the nickname “Hub City” because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival […]
Facts About Bathurst Bathurst is the seat of government of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, and is at the estuary of the Nepisiguit River. Bathurst had been the location of the annual Mi’kmaq summer coastal community of Nepisiguit prior to European settlement. Bathurst is situated at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay on Bathurst Harbour, an […]
Facts About Fredericton Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Fredericton is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John. Fredericton High School is the oldest English High School in Canada and was established in 1785. There is archaeological evidence of a camp in the area 12,000 years […]
Facts About Campbellton Campbellton is also a retail and service centre for Restigouche County. The area around the site of the present city was settled by French people circa 1700 with a trading post based upon fishing and fur trading with the Mi’gmaq. In 2017, Campbellton celebrated the 50th Anniversaries of both the Salmon Festival […]
Facts About Edmundston Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. Originally named Petit-Sault settlement was renamed to Edmundston in 1851 after Sir Edmund Walker Head, who was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick from 1848 to 1854 and Governor-General of Canada from 1854 to 1861. Originally a small logging settlement, Edmundston’s growth is mostly […]
Facts About Oromocto The town’s name is derived from the name of the Oromocto River; “oromocto” is thought to have originated from the Maliseet word welamukotuk which means “deep water”. Oromocto was originally a shipbuilding town in the 19th century but went into decline after the industry closed. Oromocto is the administrative headquarters of the […]