City of Moncton Ville de Moncton
Skyline of Moncton
Coat of arms Logo
Nickname: Hub City
Motto: Resurgo (Latin: I rise again)
The location of Moncton within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°06′57″N 64°48′11″W / 46.11583, -64.80306
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland
First settled	1733
Founded	1766
Incorporated	1855, 1875
Government
- Type	Council-Manager
- Mayor	George LeBlanc
- Governing Body	Moncton City Council
- MP	Brian Murphy
- MLAs	John Betts Chris Collins Joan MacAlpine-Stiles Mike Murphy
Area [1][2][3]
- City	141. The Coat of arms of Moncton is the municipal symbol of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally This is a list of the counties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, with Shire towns in parentheses Westmorland County ( 2006 population 132849 is located in southeastern New Brunswick, A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government George H LeBlanc is the mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The Moncton City Council (Conseil municipale de Moncton is the governing body of the City of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Brian Murphy (born March 17, 1961 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a former mayor of Moncton New Brunswick and is the current Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a Legislature, or to one of its chambers. John Willis Betts, BSc, BEd, MEd (born February 17, 1949 in Moncton New Brunswick) is a Teacher and a Chris Collins is a politician from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. L Joan MacAlpine-Stiles (known earlier in her career as Joan MacAlpine) is a Politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada Mike Murphy, BBA, LLB, LLM (born January 25, 1958) is a New Brunswick Lawyer and Politician. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 17 km² (54. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 51 sq mi)
- Urban	146 km² (56 sq mi)
- Metro	2,406 km² (929 sq mi)
Highest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2006)[1][2][3][4]
- City	64,128 rank (79th)
- Density	454. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2006 census for Census subdivisions This list Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/km² (1,113. 4/sq mi)
- Urban	97,065 rank (30th)
- Metro	126,424 rank (29th)
- Metro Density	52. The urban areas identified below are defined by Statistics Canada with reference to continuous population density ignoring municipal boundaries A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population using data from the Canada 2001 Census[http //www12 5/km² (136/sq mi)
- Demonym	Monctonian
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal code	E1A-E1G
Area code(s)	506
NTS Map	021I02
GNBC Code	DADHJ
Website: www.moncton.ca

Moncton (pronounced /ˈmʌŋktən/) is a Canadian city located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−3 Single zone countries without DST Suriname Single zone countries with DST Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code New Brunswick - 110 FSAs All rural codes in the province have been phased out A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 506 is the telephone Area code in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, encompassing the whole province The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general Geographical Names Board of Canada is a national committee of the Canadian Government Department of National Resources which authorizes the names used on official Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Westmorland County ( 2006 population 132849 is located in southeastern New Brunswick, New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Moncton is the most populous census metropolitan area (CMA) in New Brunswick with a population of 126,424. The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to ^[4] It is the second largest CMA in the Maritime Provinces, after Halifax and the third largest in the Atlantic Provinces following Halifax and St. John's. The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip ^[5]

The Moncton CMA is one of the top ten fastest growing metropolitan areas in Canada and is also the fastest growing urban region east of Toronto. The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population using data from the Canada 2001 Census[http //www12 Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The CMA includes the neighbouring city of Dieppe and the town of Riverview, as well as adjacent areas of Westmorland and Albert counties. Dieppe (2006 population 18565 is a Canadian city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River Albert County ( 2005 population 26749 is located in southeastern New Brunswick, ^[6]

The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, in the Petitcodiac River valley at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. Petitcodiac River is a Canadian river located in southeastern New Brunswick. The community has the nickname "Hub City" because of its central location and also because Moncton has historically been the railway and land transportation hub for the Maritime Provinces. ^[7]

Moncton was founded in 1766 and was initially an agricultural settlement and was first incorporated in 1855. Moncton was named after Lt. Col. Robert Monckton. Robert Monckton ( 24 June 1726 &ndash 21 May 1782) was an officer of the British army and a colonial administrator By the mid-1800s, a wooden shipbuilding industry flourished until the shipbuilding economy collapsed in the 1860s. The city lost its charter in 1862 before regaining it in 1875 when the city's economy rebounded, mainly due to a growing railway industry. In 1871 the Intercolonial Railway of Canada chose Moncton to be their headquarters, and it remained a railroad town for well over a century until the closure of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) locomotive shops. The Intercolonial Railway of Canada ( IRC or ICR) also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway, was a historic Canadian railway that operated

Although the economy of Moncton was traumatized twice; by the collapse of the shipbuilding industry in the 1860s and by the closure of the CNR locomotive shops in the 1980s, it was able to rebound strongly on both occasions. The city adopted the motto Resurgo after its rebirth as a railway town. At present, the city's economy is stable and diversified, primarily based on its transportation, distribution, retailing and commercial heritage, but is also supplemented by strength in the educational, health care, financial, information technology and insurance sectors. The strength of the economy has received national recognition and the local unemployment rate is consistently less than the national average.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Tidal bore 2.2 Climate 2.3 Nearby natural features 3 Cityscape 3.1 Architecture 3.2 Urban parks 4 Demography 5 Economy 6 Arts and culture 7 Sports 7.1 Facilities 7.2 Teams 7.3 Major events 8 Entertainment and shopping 9 Government 10 Education 11 Media 12 Transportation 12.1 Air 12.2 Railways 12.3 Highways 12.4 Urban transit 13 Military 14 Health facilities 15 Notable Monctonians 16 Notes 17 References 18 External links

History

For more information see History of Moncton

The earliest known inhabitants of the Petitcodiac river valley were the Mi'kmaq. This article details the history of Moncton, New Brunswick. Moncton's motto is Resurgo which is Latin for I rise again. The Míkmaq or Mi'kmaq (miːgmax sometimes spelled Micmac in English and formerly Mìgmaq ( Mi'gmaq) in Míkmaw) are a Moncton is situated at the southern end of a traditional portage route connecting the Petitcodiac River and Shediac Bay on the nearby Northumberland Strait. Portage refers to the practice of carrying a Canoe or other Boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as Rapids or a Waterfall

French Acadians first settled the head of the Bay of Fundy in the 1670s. This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Tides Folklore in the Mi'kmaq First Nation claims that the tides in the Bay of Fundy are caused by a giant whale splashing in the water ^[8] The first reference to the "Petcoucoyer River" was on the De Meulles map of 1686. ^[8] Settlement of the Petitcodiac and Memramcook river valleys began about 1700, gradually extending inland and reaching the site of present day Moncton in 1733. Petitcodiac River is a Canadian river located in southeastern New Brunswick. Memramcook (2006 population 4638 is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The first Acadian settlers in the Moncton area established a marshland farming community and chose to name their settlement Le Coude (The Elbow)^[7]

In 1755, nearby Fort Beausejour was captured by English forces under the command of Lt. Fort Beauséjour, also referred to as Fort Cumberland, is a National Historic Site located in Aulac, New Brunswick, Canada. Col. Robert Monckton,^[9] and the Petitcodiac river valley fell under English occupation. Robert Monckton ( 24 June 1726 &ndash 21 May 1782) was an officer of the British army and a colonial administrator ^[10] Later that year, Governor Charles Lawrence issued a decree ordering the expulsion of the Acadian population from Le Coude, which came to be known as the "Great Upheaval". Brigadier-General Charles Lawrence ( December 14, 1709 &ndash October 19, 1760) was a British military officer who as Lieutenant governor The Great Upheaval, also known as the Great Expulsion, The Deportation, the Acadian Expulsion, or to the deportees Le Grand Dérangement, was ^[11] In 1766 Pennsylvania Deutsch settlers arrived to re-establish the pre-existing farming community at Le Coude,^[10] and named their settlement "The Bend". The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch, Pennsylvania Germans or Pennsylvania Deutsch) are the descendants of German ^[7]

The principle economy of the community remained agriculturally based until the early 1800s, when the Royal Navy helped to stimulate a lumbering and shipbuilding industry. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) As shipbuilding gained in importance, The Bend developed a service-based economy and gradually began to acquire all the amenities of a growing town. ^[10] The prosperity engendered by the wooden shipbuilding industry allowed The Bend to incorporate as the town of Moncton in 1855. The town was named after Lt. Col. Robert Monckton,^[7] however a clerical error at the time the town was incorporated resulted in the mis-spelling of the community's name. Two years later in 1857 the European and North American Railway opened its line from Moncton to nearby Shediac; this was followed by a line from Moncton to Saint John opening in 1859. The European and North American Railway (E&NA is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ^[12] At about the same time as the arrival of the railway, the popularity of steam-powered ships forced an end to the era of wooden shipbuilding. The industrial collapse that developed from this caused Moncton to surrender its civic charter in 1862. ^[7]

Moncton's economic depression did not last long and a second era of prosperity came to the area in 1871 when Moncton was selected to be the headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (ICR). The Intercolonial Railway of Canada ( IRC or ICR) also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway, was a historic Canadian railway that operated ^[13] The arrival of the ICR in Moncton was a seminal event for the community. For the next 120 years, the history of the city would be firmly linked with that of the railway. In 1875,^[7] Moncton was able to reincorporate as a town and adopted the motto "Resurgo" (Latin: I rise again). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. One year later, the ICR line to Quebec was opened. The railway boom that emanated from this and the associated employment growth allowed Moncton to achieve city status on 23 April 1890. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[14]

Moncton grew rapidly during the early 20th century, particularly after provincial lobbying helped the city become the eastern terminus of the massive National Transcontinental Railway project in 1912. The National Transcontinental Railway ( NTR) was a historic Canadian railway. ^[15] In 1918, the ICR and NTR were merged by the federal government into the newly formed Canadian National Railways (CNR) system. ^[15] The ICR shops would become CNR's major locomotive repair facility for the Maritimes and Moncton became the headquarters for CNR's Maritime division. ^[14] The T. Eaton Company's catalogue warehouse moved to the city in the early 1920s, employing over five hundred people. Eaton's was once Canada 's largest Department store Retailer. ^[16] During the Second World War the Canadian Army built a large military supply base (CFB Moncton) in the city. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Railway employment in Moncton peaked at nearly six thousand workers in the 1950s before starting a long slow decline. ^[14]

Moncton was placed on the Trans-Canada Highway network in the early 1960s after Route 2 was built along the northern perimeter of the city. The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. Route 2 is a major Provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, carrying the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway in the province Subsequent development saw Route 15 built between the city and Shediac. Route 15 is 79 km long and is in the southeastern corner of the province of New Brunswick. ^[14] At the same time, the Petitcodiac River Causeway was constructed. ^[7] The Université de Moncton was founded in 1963. The University of Moncton ( Fr Université de Moncton is a French language university in Moncton New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic ^[17] This institution became an important resource in the future development of Acadian culture in the area. ^[18]

The late 1970s and the 1980s again saw a period of economic hardship hit the city as several major employers closed or restructured. ^[14] The Eatons catalogue division, CNR's locomotive shops facility and CFB Moncton were all closed during this time ^[19] throwing thousands of citizens out of work. Eaton's was once Canada 's largest Department store Retailer. ^[20] The citizens were so despondent by the late 1980s that the city's promotional slogan became simply Moncton - We're OK. ^[21]

Diversification in the early 1990s saw the rise of information technology, led by call centres which made use of the city's bilingual workforce. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support A call centre or call center (see spelling differences) is a centralized office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by ^[22] By the late 1990s, retail, manufacturing and service expansion began to occur in all sectors and within a decade of the closure of the CNR locomotive shops, Moncton had more than made up for its employment losses. This dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the city has been termed the "Moncton Miracle". ^[23]

The growth of the community has continued unabated since the 1990s and has been accelerating. The confidence of the city has been bolstered by its ability to host major events such as the Francophonie Summit in 1999. La Francophonie is an international organisation of French-speaking countries and governments and in French, the community of French-speaking peoples ^[24] Recent positive developments include the Atlantic Baptist University relocating to a new campus in 1996 and achieving full university status, the Greater Moncton Airport opening a new terminal building and becoming a designated international airport in 2002,^[25] and the opening of the new Gunningsville Bridge to Riverview in 2005. Atlantic Baptist University is a small Liberal Arts university located in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada. Gunningsville Bridge has been a name given to five different bridges that crossed the Petitcodiac River between Moncton and Riverview New Brunswick, ^[26] In 2002, Moncton became Canada's first officially bilingual city. ^[27] In the 2006 census Moncton officially became a Census Metropolitan Area and the largest metropolitan area in the province of New Brunswick. The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to ^[4]

Geography

The Petitcodiac river valley at Moncton is broad and relatively flat, bounded by a long ridge to the north (Lutes Mountain) and by the rugged Caledonia Highlands to the south. Moncton lies at the original head of navigation on the river, however a causeway to Riverview (constructed in 1968) resulted in extensive sedimentation of the river channel downstream and rendered the Moncton area of the waterway unnavigable. Petitcodiac River Causeway is a Canadian rock and earth fill Causeway crossing the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick. Sedimentation describes the motion of Molecules in Solutions or particles in suspensions in response to an external force such as gravity ^[7]

Moncton lies in southeastern New Brunswick, at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces and is located along the north bank of the Petitcodiac River at a point where the river bends in direction from a west–east to north–south. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada Petitcodiac in the Mi'kmaq language has been translated as meaning "bends like a bow". The early Acadian settlers in the region named their community Le Coude which means "the elbow". ^[7] Subsequent English immigrants changed the name of the settlement to The Bend of the Petitcodiac. ^[7]

Tidal bore

The Petitcodiac River exhibits one of North America's few tidal bores, a regularly occurring wave that travels up the river on the leading edge of the incoming tide. A tidal bore (or just bore, or eagre) is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves of water that travel The bore is a result of the extreme tides of the Bay of Fundy. Tides Folklore in the Mi'kmaq First Nation claims that the tides in the Bay of Fundy are caused by a giant whale splashing in the water Originally, the bore was very impressive, sometimes between one and two metres (3. 2–6. 4 ft) in height and extending across the kilometre (. 62 mi) width of the Petitcodiac River in the Moncton area. This wave would occur twice a day at the incoming of the high tide, travelling at an average speed of 13 km/h (8 mph) and could produce quite an audible roar. ^[28] When the causeway was built the water flow was greatly reduced and the bore now rarely exceeds 15–20 cm in height. ^[28]

Climate

Main article: Climate of Moncton

Climate chart for Moncton
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
109   -3 -13	81   -2 -12	103   2 -7	90   8 -1	99   16 4	94   21 9	100   25 13	76   24 12	92   19 8	100   12 2	97   6 -2	106   0 -9
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: Environment Canada. The climate of Moncton is mostly maritime typical of most cities located in the Maritime Provinces of Canada but the climate demonstrates strong seasonal continental Data span 1971 to 2000.
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4. 3   27 9     3. 2   28 10     4. 1   36 19     3. 5   46 30     3. 9   61 39     3. 7   70 48     3. 9   77 55     3   75 54     3. 6   66 46     3. 9   54 36     3. 8   43 28     4. 2   32 16 temperatures in °F • precipitation totals in inches

Despite being less than 50 km (31 mi) from the Bay of Fundy and less than 30 km (19 mi) from the Northumberland Strait, the climate can seem more continental than maritime during the summer and winter seasons, whereas maritime influences tend to temper the transitional seasons of spring and autumn. Tides Folklore in the Mi'kmaq First Nation claims that the tides in the Bay of Fundy are caused by a giant whale splashing in the water The Northumberland Strait (French détroit de Northumberland) is a Strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada ^[29] Winter days are cold but generally sunny with solar radiation generating some warmth. Daytime high temperatures usually range just below the freezing point. Major snowfalls can result from nor'easter ocean storms moving up the east coast of North America. A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below is a macro-scale Storm along the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada. ^[30] Major snowfalls typically average 20–30 cm (8–12 in) and are frequently mixed with rain or freezing rain.

Spring is frequently delayed because the sea ice that forms in the nearby Gulf of St. Lawrence during the previous winter requires time to melt, and this cools the prevailing onshore winds. Sea ice is formed from Ocean water that freezes Because the Oceans consist of Saltwater, this occurs at about -1 Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French golfe du Saint-Laurent) the world's largest Estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint The ice burden in the gulf has diminished considerably over the course of the last decade (which may be a consequence of global warming),^[31] and the springtime cooling effect has weakened as a result. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Daytime temperatures above freezing are typical by mid-March. Trees are usually in full leaf by the end of May. ^[32] Summers are hot and humid due to seasonal prevailing westerly winds strengthening the continental tendencies of the local climate. ^[29] Daytime highs sometimes reach highs of over 30 °C (86 °F). Rainfall is generally modest, especially in late July and August and periods of drought are not uncommon. ^[32] Autumn daytime temperatures remain mild until mid-October. ^[29] First snowfalls usually do not occur until mid-November and consistent snow cover on the ground does not happen until mid to late December. The Fundy coast of New Brunswick occasionally experiences the effects of post-tropical storms. ^[32] The stormiest weather of the year, with the greatest precipitation and the strongest winds, usually occur during the fall/winter transition (mid-December to mid-January). ^[32]

Nearby natural features

There are many natural attractions near Moncton. Two major national parks (Fundy National Park and Kouchibouguac National Park) are within a one-hour drive of the city. Fundy National Park is located on the Bay of Fundy near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. ‎ Kouchibouguac National Park is located on the east coast of New Brunswick, north of the town of Richibucto. The warmest salt water beaches north of Virginia can be found on the Northumberland Strait, only 15 minutes away at Parlee Beach in the nearby town of Shediac. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Northumberland Strait (French détroit de Northumberland) is a Strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada Parlee Beach is a Beach and Provincial park on the east coast of New Brunswick, Canada, located on the Northumberland Strait at New Brunswick's signature natural attraction, the Hopewell Rocks, are only a half hour's drive down the Petitcodiac river valley. The Hopewell Rocks, also called the Flowerpot Rock are rock formations caused by tidal erosion in The Rocks Provincial Park in New Brunswick. The Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island is only an hour's drive east of the city. The Confederation Bridge (Pont de la Confédération is a Bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Cape Enrage, located near Alma, includes an historic lighthouse, fossil cliffs, scenic vistas, and adventure tourism. Cape Enrage is the name given to the southern tip of Barn Marsh Island an island located in Albert County New Brunswick, roughly half way between Riverside-Albert and The Sackville Waterfowl Park includes nature trails and a boardwalk over freshwater marsh as well as waterfowl viewing platforms. Other nearby attractions include The Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Preserve and La Dune de Bouctouche Eco-Centre, an ecotourism site and beach.

Cityscape

Architecture

See also: List of tallest buildings in Moncton

Moncton generally remains a "low rise" city. The city's skyline, however, encompasses many buildings and structures with differing styles from many periods. The most defining structures in the city is the Aliant Tower, a 127-metre (417 ft) microwave communications tower which was built in 1971. The Aliant Tower, formerly known as the NBTel Tower, is a 127 Metre high tower of Reinforced concrete located in Moncton, New Brunswick When it was constructed it was the tallest tower of its kind in North America. ^[33] Assumption Place, a 20-story office building is the headquarters of Assumption Mutual Life Insurance. Assumption Place is an office building in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick in the city of Moncton. This building is 80. 8 metres (265 ft) in height and is tied with Brunswick Square, (Saint John) as the tallest building in the province. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ^[34] The Blue Cross Centre is a large nine-story building in downtown Moncton. For the Blue Cross building in Detroit Michigan, see the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center. Although only nine stories tall, it is architecturally distinctive, encompasses a full city block and is the largest office building in the city in terms of square footage. ^[35] It is the headquarters of Medavie Blue Cross. Medavie Blue Cross (French Croix Bleue Medavie) is a non-profit Canadian medical care insurance company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick There are about a half dozen other buildings in Moncton that range between eight and twelve stories in height, including the Brunswick Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Terminal Plaza office complex.

Urban parks

The most popular park in the area is Centennial Park, which contains an artificial beach, lighted cross country skiing and hiking trails, the city's largest playground, and Rocky Stone Field, the city's only football field with artificial turf. Centennial Park (Parc Centenaire is a municipal park in Moncton, New Brunswick. ^[36] The city's other main parks are Mapleton Park, Irishtown Nature Park (one of the largest urban nature parks in Canada) and St. Anselme Park (located in Dieppe). Dieppe (2006 population 18565 is a Canadian city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The numerous neighbourhood parks throughout the metro Moncton area include Bore View Park (which overlooks the Petitcodiac River) and the downtown Victoria Park, which features a bandshell, flower gardens, fountain, and the city's cenotaph. A bandshell is a large outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and Orchestras The roof and the back half of the shell protect musicians from the elements A cenotaph is a tomb or a Monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere ^[37] There is an extensive system of hiking and biking trails in the metro area. The riverfront trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail system, and various monuments and pavilions can be found along it. The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992 ^[38]

Demography

Moncton Population Statistics

Type	1991	1996	2001	2006	NB Rank
City	56,823	59,313	61,046	64,128	2
Urban Area	?	?	90,431	97,065	1
Metropolitan Area	107,436	113,495	118,678	126,424	1
Economic Region	172,079	179,117	182,820	191,860	1

Moncton's linguistic majority is English, however the city has an active French-speaking Acadian minority population (30%). ^[39] Significant numbers of Monctonians speak English (64. 3%) or French (33. 4%) as a first language; 1% speak both languages as a first language, and 1. 2% speak another language as a first language. ^[39] About 40% of the metropolitan population of Moncton is bilingual. The only other cities in Canada that approach this level of linguistic duality are Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Moncton became the first officially bilingual city in the country in 2002. ^[27] The adjacent city of Dieppe is about 80% Francophone and has benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the Acadian Peninsula and areas in northern and eastern New Brunswick. ^[39] The town of Riverview meanwhile is heavily (95%) Anglophone. Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River ^[39]

Since the previous national census in 2001 the metropolitan area has grown by 6. 5%. ^[3] This rate of growth is within the top ten among major cities in Canada and Moncton has the fastest growth rate of any metro east of Toronto. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario ^[3] The census metropolitan area had a population of 126,424 as of the 2006 national census,^[3] which makes it the largest metropolitan area in the province of New Brunswick and the second largest in the Maritime Provinces after Halifax. The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital The CMA includes the smaller settlements of Dieppe (population 18,565), Riverview (17,832), Moncton (8,747), Memramcook (4,638), Coverdale (4,144), and Salisbury (2,036). Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River Moncton is a Parish in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada in Westmorland County. Memramcook (2006 population 4638 is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Coverdale New Brunswick is a small parish just outside the city of Moncton, New Brunswick. Salisbury New Brunswick (2006 pop 2036 is a Canadian village located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

Historically, the population of the city has been racially homogenous with almost all residents originating from northwestern Europe. Although diversity has increased in the last decade, the visible minority population remains far below the national average. Migration is mostly from other areas of New Brunswick (especially the north) as well as Nova Scotia (13%) and Ontario (9%). Overall, 62% of new arrivals to the city are Anglophone and 38% are Francophone (Census 2001). ^[40]

Economy

See also: List of companies headquartered in Moncton

The underpinnings of the local economy are based on Moncton's commercial, distribution, transportation and retailing heritage due to Moncton's central location in the Maritimes. Moncton has the largest catchment area in Atlantic Canada with 1. 4 million people living within a three-hour drive of the city. ^[41] The educational and health care sectors are also major factors in the local economy; the cities two hospitals alone employ over five thousand people.

Moncton has garnered national attention because of the strength of its economy. The local unemployment rate averages between 4-5%, which is below the national average. ^[42] In 2004 Canadian Business Magazine named it the "The best city for business in Canada"^[43] and in 2007, FDi magazine named it the fifth most business friendly small-sized city in North America. Canadian Business is the longest-publishing Business Magazine in Canada. ^[44]

A number of regionally prominent corporations have their head offices in Moncton including Atlantic Lottery Corporation, Assumption Mutual Life Insurance, Medavie Blue Cross, Armour Transportation Systems, Pizza Delight Corporation, Major Drilling Group International, and Co-op Atlantic. The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC is an organization which operates Lottery games in Atlantic Canada. Medavie Blue Cross (French Croix Bleue Medavie) is a non-profit Canadian medical care insurance company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick Armour Transportation Systems is a transportation and warehousing company based in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Pizza Delight was founded in 1968 in Shediac, New Brunswick by Bernard Imbeault and two of his friends Major Drilling Group International Inc (MDGI is one of the largest drilling service companies in the world in the Mining industry Co-op Atlantic is a Canadian collectively owned Consumers' cooperative.

There are 37 call centres in the city employing over 5000 people. Some of the larger ones include Asurion, BBM Canada, Exxon Mobil, Royal Bank of Canada, UPS, Fairmont Hotels, Rogers Communications and Sitel. Asurion Corp is the largest global provider of wireless handset insurance and wireless roadside assistance programs The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D The Royal Bank of Canada ( Banque Royale du Canada in French is Canada 's largest company and Bank. United Parcel Service Inc ( commonly referred to as UPS, is one of the world's largest Package delivery companies Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a Toronto, Ontario -based operator of luxury Hotels and Resorts Currently Fairmont operates properties in Rogers Communications Inc (,) is one of Canada's largest communications companies particularly in the field of wireless communications and Cable television, with additional Sitel is a US company Headquartered in Nashville TN, which describes itself as "a leading global provider of outsourced customer contact ^[45] A growing high tech sector includes companies such as Gtech, Nanoptix,^[46] International Game Technology, OAO Technology Solutions, TrustMe^[47] and BelTek Systems Design. GTECH Corporation, a company based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Lottomatica S International Game Technology is a Reno, Nevada based maker of Slot machines and other gaming products ^[40]

Several arms of the Irving corporate empire have their head offices and/or major operations in Greater Moncton. JD Irving Limited is a privately owned conglomerate company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. These include Midland Transport, Majesta/Royale Tissues, Irving Personal Care, Master Packaging and Cavendish Farms. ^[48]

There are three large industrial parks in the metropolitan area. The Irving operations are concentrated in the Dieppe Industrial Park. Maple Leaf Foods is a major employer in the city and is in the Moncton Industrial Park. Maple Leaf Foods Inc ( is a major Canadian Food processing company founded in 1927 as a merger of several major Toronto meat packers Molson/Coors opened a brewery in the Caledonia Industrial Park in 2007, their first new brewery in over fifty years. Molson Coors Brewing Company () is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Molson of Canada, and Coors ^[49] All three industrial parks have large concentrations of warehousing and regional trucking facilities including the headquarters of the Armour Transportation Group.

A new four–lane Gunningsville Bridge was opened in 2005, connecting downtown Riverview directly with downtown Moncton. Gunningsville Bridge has been a name given to five different bridges that crossed the Petitcodiac River between Moncton and Riverview New Brunswick, On the Moncton side, the bridge connects with an extension of Vaughan Harvey Boulevard as well as to Assumption Boulevard and will serve as a catalyst for economic growth in the downtown area. ^[50] This is already evident as an expansion to the Blue Cross Centre was completed in 2006 and a new Marriott Residence Inn is now under construction nearby. For the Blue Cross building in Detroit Michigan, see the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center. Marriott International Inc ( is a worldwide operator and Franchisor of a range of value and luxury Hotels and related Lodging facilities. A new regional courthouse will be built on Assumption Boulevard in 2008 and a Casino/Convention Center/Hotel complex has been proposed on a nearby lot. On the Riverview side, the Gunningsville Bridge now connects to a new ring road around the town and is expected to serve as a catalyst for development in east Riverview. ^[50]

The retail sector in Moncton is increasingly becoming one of the most important aspects of the local economy. Major retail projects such as the Wheeler Park Power Centre on Trinity Drive have become major destinations for locals and for tourists alike. The Trinity Drive Power Centre is a big box Power centre located in Moncton New Brunswick. ^[51][52] A new power center is under construction on Mapleton road, adjacent to Wheeler Park.

Tourism is an important industry in Moncton. Historically, the city's tourist industry owes its origins to the presence of two natural attractions, the tidal bore of the Petitcodiac River (see above) and the optical illusion of Magnetic Hill. The Magnetic Hill is an example of a Gravity hill, a type of Optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain A local tourist industry sprung up around the Petitcodiac's tidal bore before the construction of the Petitcodiac River Causeway in 1968. After the causeway dramatically decreased the size of the bore, however, it has lost its power as a tourist attraction. ^[28] Today, Magnetic Hill, on the city's northwest outskirts, is the city's most famous attraction. The Magnetic Hill is an example of a Gravity hill, a type of Optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain Moncton's central location and large catchment area has made the city a natural as a regional tourism and shopping mecca. ^[52] The Eaton's warehouse and store was the original destination point for retail tourism but gradually, retail development on Main Street, and later the construction of the downtown Highfield Square shopping centre allowed for increasing choice for out of town consumers. Eaton's was once Canada 's largest Department store Retailer.

Arts and culture

Moncton's Capitol Theatre, an 800-seat restored 1920s-era vaudeville house on Main Street, is the main centre for cultural entertainment for the city. The Capitol Theatre (Théâtre Capitol in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada is an 800 seat restored 1920s-era Vaudeville house on Main Street that serves Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s ^[53] The theatre hosts a performing arts series and is a venue for theatrical performances, the New Brunswick Symphony Orchestra and the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada. The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada is a professional touring ballet company based in Moncton New Brunswick. ^[53] The smaller Empress Theatre accommodates smaller performances and recitals. ^[53]

Sister Cities
Lafayette, USA[54]
Parma, Italy[55]
North Bay, Ontario[56]

The Moncton-based Atlantic Ballet Theatre tours mainly in Atlantic Canada but also tours nationally and internationally on occasion. Lafayette is a City in and the Parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest North Bay ( time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2006 population 53966 Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: ^[57] Théâtre l’Escaouette is a Francophone live theatre company with its own auditorium and performance space. The Théâtre l’Escaouette is a professional theater company based in Moncton New Brunswick. The Anglophone Live Bait Theatre is based in the nearby university town of Sackville. Sackville (2006 population 5411 is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The Chocolate River Conservatory of Music is located in Dieppe. The Chocolate River Conservatory of Music (Conservatoire de musique Chocolate River is a community oriented teaching facility focused in music In addition, there are several private dance and music academies in the metropolitan area, including the Capitol Theatre's performing arts school. The Canadian Poetry Association national headquarters is located in Moncton. The Canadian Poetry Association began as a grass-roots organization dedicated to promoting the reading writing publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada through the individual efforts ^[58]

The Aberdeen Cultural Centre is a major Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries. The Aberdeen Cultural Centre is an Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries and is located on Botsford Street in Moncton New Brunswick Among other tenants, the Centre houses the Galerie Sans Nom, the principal private art gallery in the city. ^[59]

The city's two main museums are the Moncton Museum on Mountain Road and the Musée Acadien at Université de Moncton. The Moncton Museum is a small municipal museum located in Moncton New Brunswick. The city has several recognized historical sites. The Free Meeting House was built in 1821 and is a New England-style meeting house adjacent to the Moncton Museum. ^[60] The Thomas Williams House, a former home of a city industrialist built in 1883, is now maintained in period style and serves as a genealogical research centre and as a home to several multicultural organizations. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of ^[60] The Treitz Haus is located on the riverfront adjacent to Bore View Park and has been dated to the early 1770s both by architectural style and by dendrochronology. It is the only surviving building from the Pennsylvania Dutch era and now serves as the city's principle tourist information centre. The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch, Pennsylvania Germans or Pennsylvania Deutsch) are the descendants of German

Moncton is home to the Frye Festival, an annual bilingual literary celebration held in honour of world renowned literary critic and favorite son Northrop Frye. The Frye Festival, formerly known as the Northrop Frye International Literary Festival, is a bilingual (French and English literary festival Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon, DD, DLitt, FRSC ( July 14, 1912 &ndash January 23, 1991 This event attracts noted writers and poets from around the world and takes place in the month of April. ^[61]

The Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza, held each July, is the largest annual gathering of classic cars in Canada. ^[62] Other notable events include The Atlantic Seafood Festival in August, The HubCap Comedy Festival in the spring, and The World Wine and Food Exposition in November. The HubCap Comedy Festival ( French: Festival de l'humour HubCap) is an annual festival of Canadian comedic talent taking place in Moncton

Sports

Facilities

The Moncton Coliseum is a 6,554-seat arena (7,200 with standing room) which serves as a venue for major concerts and trade shows and is the home of the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Moncton Coliseum (Colisée de Moncton is a sports arena/trade show facility located in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada. The Moncton Wildcats are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is ^[63] The CN Sportplex is a major recreational facility which has been built on the former CN Shops property. The CN Sportplex is a large recreational facility located in Moncton New Brunswick. It includes ten ballfields, six soccer fields and an indoor rink complex with four ice surfaces (the Tim Hortons 4 Ice Centre). The Tim Hortons 4 Ice Centre is a multi-purpose Arena in Moncton New Brunswick with four NHL sized ice surfaces one of which (the Champions Arena has seating for The Dundee Sports Dome, an indoor air supported multi-use building is also located at the Sportsplex. The Dundee Sports Dome is a sporting facility in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada that offers a variety of activities ranging from Paint ball to This building is large enough to allow for year-round football, soccer and golf activities. A newly constructed YMCA near the CN Sportsplex has extensive cardio and weight training facilities as well as three indoor pools. The CEPS at Université de Moncton contains an indoor track and a 37. 5 metre (123 ft) swimming pool with diving towers. ^[64] The only velodrome in Atlantic Canada is in Dieppe. A velodrome is an arena for Track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights ^[65] The metro area has a total of 12 indoor hockey rinks and three curling clubs. Other public sporting and recreational facilities are scattered throughout the metropolitan area.

Greater Moncton has many golfing facilities. There are nine 18-hole golf courses in the census metropolitan area, two of which are residential courses and two more of which are undergoing residential conversion with courseside housing developments under construction. Both the Royal Oaks and Fox Creek golf clubs can be considered championship courses, with Royal Oaks being the first Rees Jones designed golf course in Canada. Royal Oaks Golf Club is an 18-hole par 72 links style Golf club The Fox Creek Golf Club is a champion golf course located in Dieppe New Brunswick. Rees Jones (born September 16, 1941) is a noted Golf course architect. ^[66] Other notable courses include the Moncton Golf & Country Club, Memramcook Valley Golf Club and Magnetic Hill Golf Club.

Teams

Club	Sport	League	Venue	Established	Championships
Moncton Wildcats	Hockey	QMJHL (CHL)	Moncton Coliseum	1996	1 - President's Cup (QMJHL) 2006 Memorial Cup finalists (CHL)
Moncton Mets	Baseball	NBSBL	Kiwanis Park	1980s	7 - NBSBL 1 - Canadian Senior Champ. The Moncton Wildcats are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16 The Moncton Coliseum (Colisée de Moncton is a sports arena/trade show facility located in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada. The President's Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the league's playoffs champion The 2006 MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Moncton New Brunswick from May 19-28 The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16 The Moncton Mets are an amateur Minor league baseball team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The New Brunswick Senior Baseball League is the highest level of amateur Baseball play in New Brunswick, Canada. Kiwanis Park is a 3500 seat (expandable to 7500 baseball field located in Moncton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Senior Baseball League is the highest level of amateur Baseball play in New Brunswick, Canada.
Moncton Beavers	Hockey	MJAHL (CJAHL)	Tim Hortons 4 Ice Centre	1983	1 - MJAHL
Moncton Aigles Bleu	Hockey (M/F) Soccer (M/F) Volleyball (F) Athletics (track and field) (M/F) Cross country running (M/F)	AUS (CIS)	Aréna Jean-Louis-Lévesque	1964	Men's Hockey - 11 (AUS), 4 (CIS) Women's Hockey - 1 (AUS) Women's Volleyball - 5 (AUS) Men's Athletics - 6 (AUS) Women's Athletics - 2 (AUS)

Major events

Moncton has hosted many large sporting events. The Dieppe Commandos are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team from Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck History Originally known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the league was founded in 1967 by Fred McGillivray and Louie Lewis of Halifax Nova Scotia The Canadian Junior Hockey League ( CJHL) an association of Canadian Junior A Ice hockey leagues and teams formed in November 1993 The Tim Hortons 4 Ice Centre is a multi-purpose Arena in Moncton New Brunswick with four NHL sized ice surfaces one of which (the Champions Arena has seating for History Originally known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the league was founded in 1967 by Fred McGillivray and Louie Lewis of Halifax Nova Scotia Sports played The Aigles Bleus have a male and female Hockey team a male and female Soccer team a male and female Athletics (track and field,a Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's Moncton hosted the 2006 Memorial Cup with the hometown Moncton Wildcats losing in the championship final to their arch rivals the Quebec Remparts. The 2006 MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Moncton New Brunswick from May 19-28 The Moncton Wildcats are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. There have been two Junior ice hockey franchises known as the Québec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ^[67] Moncton hosted the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) Men's University Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities ^[68] Moncton has been awarded the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics. The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. The IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics are the world championships open for junior age (of 18 or 19 years on 31st December in the year of the competition) athletes organized This will be the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada. The federal and provincial governments have committed to help in the construction of a 10,000-seat outdoor track stadium to host this event. This stadium will be built on the Université de Moncton campus. The University of Moncton ( Fr Université de Moncton is a French language university in Moncton New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic ^[69] Additional world class practice track facilities will be built on the campus of Mount Allison University and also at Moncton High School. Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MTA) is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville Moncton High School ( MHS) is a High school in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada that was founded in 1935. Moncton has been host to many large sporting events including:

1968 Canadian Junior Baseball Championships 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 1975 Intercontinental Cup (baseball) 1977 Skate Canada International 1978 CIS University Cup (hockey) 1980 World Mens Curling Championships 1982 CIS University Cup 1983 CIS University Cup 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 1985 Labatt Brier (curling)

1992 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 1997 World Junior Baseball Championships 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships 2004 Canadian Senior Baseball Championships 2006 Memorial Cup (hockey) 2007 CIS University Cup 2008 CIS University Cup 2009 World Mens Curling Championship 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics

Entertainment and shopping

Magnetic Hill is on the northwestern outskirts of Moncton and is now the city's most famous attraction. The Magnetic Hill is an example of a Gravity hill, a type of Optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain It is a gravity hill optical illusion, where the local topography gives the impression that you are going uphill when in fact you are going downhill. ^[70]

The "Magnetic Hill Illusion" is a popular tourism draw and both the city and province have built major tourism developments on the surrounding properties to capitalize on this. ^[70] The complex includes:

• The Magnetic Hill Zoo, a zoo with over 400 animals displayed in themed exhibit areas. The Magnetic Hill Zoo (le Zoo de Magnetic Hill is a large zoo located next to the famous Magnetic Hill and the Magic Mountain Water Park in Moncton, It is the largest zoo in Atlantic Canada and features animal shows and an educational program. ^[71]
• Magic Mountain Water Park, the largest water park in Atlantic Canada, with a half dozen large water slides, a lazy river, wave pool, children's splash pool and a 36-hole mini-golf course. Magic Mountain Water Park (Parc aquatique Magic Mountain also known as Magic Mountain or simply Magic, is a Water park located in Moncton, ^[72]
• The Magnetic Hill Concert Site, a large outdoor concert facility which holds one or two large concerts every year. Magnetic Hill Concert Site is a live music venue in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The Rolling Stones performed there in 2005 in front of 85,000 fans. ^[73][74] Tim McGraw and Faith Hill played there in 2007 in front of 50,000. Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success ^[75] The Eagles are scheduled to play there in the summer of 2008. ^[76]
• The Wharf Village, a collection of souvenir shops and restaurants.
• The Magnetic Hill Miniature Railway.

At present, the major destinations for shopping enthusiasts are the Wheeler Park Power Centre and Champlain Place, which, at 816,000 sq ft (75,800 m²),^[77] is the second largest shopping mall in Atlantic Canada and has over 160 stores and services. The Trinity Drive Power Centre is a big box Power centre located in Moncton New Brunswick. Champlain Place ( Place Champlain) also known as Champlain Mall, is a shopping centre located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, The following is a list of Canada's largest shopping malls, ranked by reported total retail floor space, or Gross leasable area (GLA Also, New Brunswick's only Bay department store is in Highfield Square. The Bay is a chain of 94 fashion Department stores that operate across parts of Canada. ^[78]

Crystal Palace, an indoor amusement park with a dozen rides including a roller coaster and a Tivoli swing was built adjacent to Champlain Place in 1990 to take advantage of the tourist traffic generated by the mall. Crystal Palace (Palais Crystal is an indoor Amusement park adjacent to the Champlain Place shopping mall in the city of Dieppe New Brunswick, Canada Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first It is a popular family destination and has Top Attraction status with tourism New Brunswick. ^[79]

Government

See also: Moncton City Council

The municipal government consists of a mayor and ten city councillors elected to four-year terms of office. The Moncton City Council (Conseil municipale de Moncton is the governing body of the City of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The council is non-partisan with the mayor serving as the chairman, casting a ballot only in cases of a tie vote. There are four wards electing two councillors each with an additional two councillors selected at large by the general electorate. Day to day operation of the city is under the control of a City Manager. A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government ^[81]

The greater Moncton area contains seven of New Brunswick's 55 provincial electoral districts: Moncton North, Moncton Crescent, Moncton East, Moncton West, Riverview, Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe, and Dieppe Centre-Lewisville. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based Moncton North (Moncton-nord is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Moncton Crescent (Moncton-Crescent is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Moncton East (Moncton-est is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Moncton West (Moncton-ouest is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Dieppe Centre-Lewisville (Dieppe-centre&mdashLewisville) is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Of the seven members of the Legislative Assembly that currently represent greater Moncton, five belong to the Liberal party and two belong to the Progressive Conservative party. The New Brunswick Liberal Association, more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada.

Moncton is in the federal riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe. Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe (formerly known as Moncton) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented Portions of Dieppe are in the federal riding of Beauséjour, and portions of Riverview are in the riding of Fundy Royal. Beauséjour riding (formerly known as Beauséjour—Petitcodiac) is a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, which has been Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River Fundy Royal (formerly known as Royal from 1914 to 1966 Fundy—Royal from 1966 to 2003 and Fundy in 2003-2004 is a federal electoral district Of the three members of Parliament that currently represent greater Moncton, two belong to the Liberal party and one belongs to the Conservative party. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative

Education

Separate Anglophone and Francophone school boards administer greater Moncton's 34 public primary and secondary schools. District 1 is Francophone and administers nine schools in the Moncton area. District scolaire 01 (or School District 01) is a Canadian school district in New Brunswick. District 2 is Anglophone and administers 25 schools in Greater Moncton. School District 02 or School District 2 is a Canadian school district in New Brunswick. There are four Anglophone high schools in the metro Moncton area; Moncton High School, Harrison Trimble High School, Bernice MacNaughton High School and Riverview High School. Moncton High School ( MHS) is a High school in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada that was founded in 1935. Harrison Trimble High School is a High school situated in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada Bernice MacNaughton High School, or simply BMHS (formerly known as Dr Riverview High School ( RHS) is a High school in Riverview New Brunswick, Canada that was founded in September 1962 starting École Mathieu-Martin and École L'Odyssée are the area's Francophone high schools. École Mathieu-Martin is a Francophone high school located in Dieppe New Brunswick. École L'Odyssée is a Francophone high school located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

There are four universities in Moncton. The University of Moncton ( Fr Université de Moncton is a French language university in Moncton New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic The Université de Moncton (the largest French-language university in Canada outside of Quebec) enrolls over 4000 students and offers a variety of undergraduate and post-graduate degree programs, including a School of Law. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk ^[82][83] The Atlantic Baptist University is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches that enrolls over 600 students. Atlantic Baptist University is a small Liberal Arts university located in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada. Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (CABC - an association of Baptist Churches in the eastern provinces of Canada. It offers degrees in arts, science, education, business, and religious studies. ^[83] The University of New Brunswick Moncton is a small satellite health sciences campus located at the Moncton Hospital that offers degrees in nursing and medical X-ray technology to over 300 students. The University of New Brunswick ( UNB) is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. Mount Allison University, currently ranked as Canada's top undergraduate university, is located within commuting distance in the nearby town of Sackville. Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MTA) is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville Sackville (2006 population 5411 is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. It enrolls over 2200 students and offers degrees in arts, commerce, music, fine arts, and science (including masters degrees in biology and chemistry). Mount Allison provides first year and extension university courses in Moncton and is planning a formal affiliation with the Moncton Flight College to allow for a bachelors degree in aviation. The Moncton Flight College (MFC is a pilot training school based at the Greater Moncton International Airport (CYQM in Dieppe, New Brunswick, ^[83]

Moncton is also home to two community colleges. The English-language New Brunswick Community College - Moncton is largest campus in the NBCC system with an enrollment of over 4000. The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC is a community college It provides training in over 30 different trades and technology disciplines. ^[84] The French-language New Brunswick Community College - Dieppe provides training in the trades and technology and enrolls about 2000. The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC is a community college

Moncton's four vocational schools offer practical training in a variety of fields. The Atlantic Business College offers a variety of business, paramedical and paralegal programs. Moncton Flight College is one of Canada's oldest, largest, and most prestigious flight schools. The Moncton Flight College (MFC is a pilot training school based at the Greater Moncton International Airport (CYQM in Dieppe, New Brunswick, ^[85] McKenzie College is a visual arts institution specializing in graphic design, digital media and animation. McKenzie College is a private Career college, located in Sydney Nova Scotia. Oulton College, New Brunswick's oldest private college, provides training in a variety of business, paramedical, dental sciences, pharmacy, veterinary, youth care and paralegal programs. History of Oulton College Mr Gordon A Oulton founded Oulton’s Business College in 1956 after having spent the previous 19 years as an Instructor and Principal at Robinson Business

Media

Main article: Media of Moncton

Rogers Cable has its provincial headquarters and main production facilities in Moncton and broadcasts on two community channels, Cable 9 in French and Cable 10 in English. Rogers Cable Inc, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc is Canada 's largest Cable television service provider with about 2 A community channel, in Canadian broadcasting is a television channel produced and aired by a local Cable television company airing programming of local community The French-language arm of the CBC, (Radio-Canada (SRC)) maintains its Atlantic Canadian headquarters in Moncton. There are three other broadcast television stations in Moncton and these represent all of the major national networks.

There are 14 broadcast radio stations in the city covering a variety of genres and interests, ten of these stations are English and four are French.

The city's main daily newspaper is the Anglophone Times & Transcript, which has the highest circulation of any daily newspaper in New Brunswick. The Times & Transcript is New Brunswick 's largest circulation daily newspaper with an average daily readership of approximately 40000 ^[87] L'Acadie Nouvelle serves as the city's French newspaper, though it is published in Caraquet in northern New Brunswick. L'Acadie Nouvelle is an independent French Newspaper published in Caraquet, ( New-Brunswick, Canada) since June 6 1984 Other publications include [Here], a free weekly publication offering a more youthful perspective on local news, and Boom Magazine, a free weekly alternative magazine. ^[88]

Transportation

Air

Moncton is served by the Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM). Greater Moncton International Airport (Aéroport international du Grand Moncton or Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport is located east northeast from downtown A new airport terminal with an international arrivals area was opened in 2002. The GMIA handles over 558,000 passengers per year, making it the second busiest airport in the Maritime provinces. The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada ^[89] Air Canada Jazz, Westjet and Continental Express operate the airport's five regularly scheduled flights. Jazz Air LP (Air Canada Jazz is a Canadian Regional airline based in the Halifax Regional Municipality, at the Halifax Stanfield International WestJet Airlines Ltd ( is a Canadian Low-cost carrier based in Calgary Alberta, that flies to most major cities in Canada and serves destinations Continental Express is the operating name Brand of a number of independently owned Regional airlines providing jet feeder service in association with Continental The airport also has eight seasonal destinations operated by Air Saint-Pierre, Canjet, Corsairfly, Skyservice and Sunwing Airlines. Air Saint-Pierre is an Airline based in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon a French Overseas collectivity. CanJet Airlines is a low-cost chartered airline based in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada at the Halifax International Airport in Corsair SA Trading as Corsairfly, is an Airline based in Paris, France. Skyservice Inc is a business aviation air ambulance and Charter airline (Skyservice Airlines based in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Sunwing Airlines Inc is an Airline based in Canada. It is a subsidiary of Sunwing Vacations offering charter service to Canada United States, Mexico . ^[90]

The GMIA is also a major air cargo centre with both FedEx and Purolator having their Atlantic Canadian bases at the facility. FedEx Corporation ( is a Logistics services company based in the United States. Purolator Courier Ltd is a Canadian Courier that is 91% owned by Canada Post. In addition, the GMIA is the home of the Moncton Flight College, the largest flight colleges in Canada. The Moncton Flight College (MFC is a pilot training school based at the Greater Moncton International Airport (CYQM in Dieppe, New Brunswick, ^[91] There is a second smaller aerodrome in the city , McEwen Airfield (CCG4), a private airstrip used for general aviation. An aerodrome is an area on land or water (including any buildings installations and equipment used for the arrival and departure of aircraft Moncton/McEwen Airport, is a private Aerodrome located adjacent to and north of the City of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Skydive Moncton operates the province's only nationally certified sports parachute club out of this facility. ^[92]

The Moncton Area Control Center is one of only seven regional high level air traffic control centers in Canada. In Air traffic control, an Area Control Center ( ACC) also known as a Center, is a facility responsible for controlling Instrument flight rules ^[93] This center monitors over 430,000 flights a year, 80% of which are either entering or leaving North American airspace. Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a particular country on top of its territory and Territorial waters or more generally any specific three-dimensional ^[93]

Railways

Moncton is served by two freight railway companies, Canadian National Railway and the New Brunswick East Coast Railway. The New Brunswick East Coast Railway is a 311 mile railway (196 miles of mainline operating in New Brunswick between Campbellton and Pacific Junction near The city is also served by VIA Rail Canada, which provides rail passenger service to Halifax and Montreal six days per week with the Ocean. VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; ˈviːə 'vee-ah' is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Ocean is a Canadian Passenger train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia ^[94]

Highways

Moncton is on Route 2 of the Trans-Canada Highway, it leads to Nova Scotia in the east and to Fredericton and Quebec in the west. Route 2 is a major Provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, carrying the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway in the province The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Fredericton (pronounced ˈfrɛdrɨktɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Route 15 intersects Route 2 at the eastern outskirts of Moncton, heads northeast and bypasses Shediac, connecting to Route 16, the route to Prince Edward Island. Route 15 is 79 km long and is in the southeastern corner of the province of New Brunswick. Route 16 is a secondary leg of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH The 51 kilometre-long route goes from an interchange with the mainline TCH ( Route 2) near the Nova Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Route 1 intersects Route 2 approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of the city which leads to Saint John and the U.S. border. Route 1 is an important Highway in the southern part of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[95] Wheeler Boulevard (Route 15) serves as an internal ring road, extending from the Petitcodiac River Causeway to Dieppe before exiting the city and heading for Shediac; it is unusual in that it is a high-speed 100 km/h (63 mph) divided highway bounded at either end by traffic circles. Petitcodiac River Causeway is a Canadian rock and earth fill Causeway crossing the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick. ^[95]

Urban transit

The Metro Moncton Area is served by Codiac Transit, which is operated by the City of Moncton. It operates 28 busses on 23 routes throughout Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview. Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River ^[96] The city is currently working to increase its annual ridership from 1. 7 million to 2. 8 million. To assist with this, the bus fleet will increase to 54 vehicles within the next two years. ^[97] Service frequency will increase with old routes reconfigured and new express routes added, including regular service to the international airport.

Moncton is also the headquarters of the Acadian Lines interprovincial bus service. Acadian Lines, legally incorporated as Acadian Coach Lines LP/Autocars Acadien SEC, is a Canadian coach operator based in Moncton, All other major centres in New Brunswick, as well as Halifax and Truro are served out of Moncton.

Military

Aside from locally formed militia units, the military did not have a significant presence in the Moncton area until the beginning of the Second World War. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence In 1940, a large military supply base (CFB Moncton) was constructed on a railway spur line north of downtown next to the CNR shops. This base served as the main supply depot for the large wartime military establishment in the Maritimes. ^[98] In addition, two Commonwealth Air Training Plan bases were also built in the Moncton area during the war. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, Empire Air Training Plan, Commonwealth Air Training Plan ^[98]A naval listening station was also constructed in Coverdale (Riverview) in 1941 to help in coordinating radar activities in the North Atlantic. ^[98] Military flight training in the Moncton area terminated at the end of World War II and the naval listening station closed in 1971. CFB Moncton remained open to supply the maritime military establishment until just after the end of the Cold War. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the ^[98]

With the closure of CFB Moncton in the early 1990s, the military presence in Moncton has been significantly reduced. ^[99] The northern portion of the former base property has been turned over to the Canada Lands Corporation and is slowly being redeveloped. ^[100] The southern part of the former base remains an active DND property and is now termed the Moncton Garrison. It is affiliated with CFB Gagetown. This article is about the military base known as CFB Gagetown headquartered in the town of Oromocto with an extensive training area in southwestern New Brunswick ^[99] Resident components of the garrison include the 1 Construction Engineering Unit and 4 Air Defence Regiment (regular forces). The garrison also houses the 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (reserves) and one of the 37 Brigades constituent units; the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), which is an armoured reconnaissance regiment. The 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s is the longest serving armoured Regiment in the Canadian Army. ^[99] A small logistical support unit providing assistance to CFB Gagetown is also located at the base. ^[99]

Health facilities

There are two major regional referral and teaching hospitals in Moncton:

The Moncton Hospital has approximately 400 active treatment beds^[101] and is affiliated with Dalhousie University Medical School. Dalhousie University is a University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to the Northumberland family medicine residency training program and also hosts UNB degree programs in nursing and medical x-ray technology. Tertiary medical services include neurosciences (including neurosurgery and neurointerventional radiology), vascular surgery, orthopedics, trauma, burn unit, medical oncology, and neonatal intensive care. Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system or arteries and Veins are managed by medical therapy minimally-invasive catheter Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of Surgery concerned with injuries to or conditions involving the Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies Tumors ( Cancer) and seeks to understand their development diagnosis treatment and prevention A neonatal intensive care unit, usually shortened NICU (pronounced "Nickyou" and also called a newborn intensive care unit intensive care nursery (ICN and special A $48 million expansion to the hospital scheduled for completion in 2008 will contain a new laboratory, ambulatory care centre and trauma centre. ^[102]

The Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital has 347 beds^[103] and operates a satellite medical training program affiliated with Université de Sherbrooke Medical School. The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with three distinct campuses two of which are located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and another There are degree programs in nursing and medical x-ray technology, which are administered by U de M. Tertiary medical services include oncology (including radiation oncology) and nephrology. Nephrology (from Greek nephros, " Kidney " and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit A cardiac cath lab and a PET/CT scanner have been announced for the hospital. Positron emission tomography ( PET) is a Nuclear medicine imaging technique which produces a three-dimensional image or map of functional processes in the Computed tomography (CT is a Medical imaging method employing Tomography. ^[104] The hospital is also affiliated with the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute.

Between these two institutions, Moncton serves as the main medical referral centre for the central Maritime region.

Notable Monctonians

Main article: List of Monctonians

Moncton has been the home of a number of notable people, including National Hockey League Hall of Famer and NHL scoring champion Gordie Drillon,^[105] World and Olympic champion curler Russ Howard,^[106] The distinguished literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye,^[107] the former Governor-General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc,^[108] and former Supreme Court Justice Ivan Cleveland Rand, developer of the Rand Formula and Canada's representative on the UNSCOP commission. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gordon Arthur "Gordie" Drillon ( October 23, 1913 - September 22, 1986) was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame Ice hockey Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon, DD, DLitt, FRSC ( July 14, 1912 &ndash January 23, 1991 The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc PC CC CMM ONB CD (born December 18, 1927 in Memramcook, Ivan Cleveland Rand ( April 27, 1884 &ndash January 2, 1969) was a Canadian lawyer politician academic and Justice of the In Canadian labour law the Rand formula (also referred to as automatic check-off) is a Workplace situation where the payment of Trade union dues is mandatory The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP was formed in the May 1947 in response to the British Governments announcement to terminate Mandate of Palestine. ^[109] Robb Wells, the actor who plays Ricky on Showcases hit comedy Trailer Park Boys hails from Moncton, along with Julie Doiron, an indie rock musician and Holly Dignard the actress who plays Nicole Miller on the CTV series "Whistler". For the Canadian musician see Rob Wells. Robb Wells (born 1971) is a Canadian Actor and Screenwriter Ricky is a Fictional character on the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys portrayed by Robb Wells. Showcase is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian Mockumentary Television series focusing on the misadventures of a group of Trailer park Julie Doiron is a Canadian Singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Holly Dignard is a Canadian actress born on October 1, 1979 as Holly Elissa Dignard in Moncton, New Brunswick. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia Whistler is a Canadian Television drama centering on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend Antonine Maillet a francophone author, recipient of the Order of Canada and the "Prix Goncourt", the highest honour in francophone literature, is also from Moncton. Antonine Maillet, PC, CC, OQ, ONB, LLD, FRSC, (born May 10, 1929) is a Canadian The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin

Notes

References

• Larracey, Edward (1970). The First Hundred: A Story of the First 100 Years of Moncton's Existence. Moncton Publishing Company.  
• Machum, Lloyd A. (1965). A History of Moncton Town and City 1855-1965. Moncton Publishing Company.  
• Larracey, Edward (1991). Resurgo, The History of Moncton From 1890-1990. City of Moncton. ISBN 0969463421.  
• Walls, Martha (2006). New Brunswick Book of Everything. MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. ISBN 097380632X.  

External links

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