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| COMMUNITY PROFILE |
| New Brunswick > Saint John |
2001 population: 69,661 (Source: Statistics Canada) "The Fundy City," "Loyalist City," "Fog City" Saint John is a city in Saint John County, in the province of New Brunswick. It is on the Saint John River. The city was named for the river.
Former and merged community names include:
· Portland · Carleton · Parr Town · Parrtown · Lancaster
The city is laid out with a number of dead-end streets that frequently confuse tourists.
Once a shipbuilding center, Saint John continues as a major port. It serves as a shipping point for the region's petroleum, potash, forestry and aquaculture industries, as well as a major for cruise boats.
Ranked No. 3 among Canada's Best Cities for Business, by Canadian Business magazine, Sept-Oct 2005.
Well-known residents have included:
· Walter Pidgeon, actor · Louis B. Mayer, filmmaker · Donald Sutherland, actor
Local festivals include:
· Loyalist Heritage Festival - July 4-7, 2007 · Fundy Fog Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007 Dates often change. Check Saint John web sites and events links in the sections below.
Nearby parks & recreation: Fundy National Park, Rockwood Park, Irving Nature Park
Wildlife: Red Head Marsh
Ferry service to Digby, NS, operates here year-round.
Attractions: Reversing Falls, City Market, Cherry Brook Zoo
Historic sites and museums: Jewish Historical Museum, Loyalist House, Hayward China Museum, Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, Barbour's General Store Museum, Carleton Martello Tower, New Brunswick Museum, Railway Coastal Museum
Colleges and universities: University of New Brunswick - Saint John
Listed places in Saint John: | Airports (1) | Cemeteries (1) Colleges (1) Communities (1) Hotels (7) Museums (2) Newspapers (1) Also see listings below Sections below provide additional information and links about Saint John travel and tourism, maps, recreation, government and transportation. | Note: The ePodunk database includes many places that are no longer populated communities. These may include rural crossroads, hamlets, ghost towns or settlements that have been absorbed by nearby cities or towns. |  (Also see local map below.) Saint John Web sites | Saint John local government | Saint John board of trade Saint John tourism Ancestry & family history | Genealogy page (NB GenWeb) for Saint John County | New Brunswick genealogy page (GenWeb) New Brunswick genealogical society Canadian Genealogy Centre Early Canadiana Online New Brunswick family search Upper and Lower Canada marriage bonds Census records (historic): 1901 census 1911 census City directories: Library and Archives Canada collection Immigration: Immigration records, 1925-1935 Land: Canadian County Atlas Military: Soldiers of World War I Archives | New Brunswick archive | Library & Archives Canada Attractions | Saint John museums | Cemeteries | Cemeteries in Saint John include Loyalist Burying Ground | Add a local cemetery to our listings | Saint John area cemeteries New Brunswick cemetery database Communities | Communities near Saint John | Economy | Employment growth & unemployment rates | Education | Colleges and universities in Saint John include University of New Brunswick - Saint John | Colleges in New Brunswick | Environment | Air quality forecasts for New Brunswick | Environment Canada Nature Conservancy in Canada Events | ePodunk festival listings | Food & restaurants | Chowhound message boards for Canada | Government | Saint John local government Web site | New Brunswick provincial government History | Archives in New Brunswick | Library & Archives Canada Heritage Canada Jobs | Jobs in New Brunswick | Saint John locator map. Use the navigation tools in the upper left to move the map center or to zoom in or out. You can also click and drag the map to move in any direction. Media | Newspapers in Saint John include Saint John Telegraph-Journal | Newspapers in New Brunswick | Obituaries | Check daily newspapers in or near Saint John | Photos & post cards | Photos of New Brunswick places | Post cards of New Brunswick communities Postal Service | Find a postal outlet | Postal codes Postal code reverse lookup (find cities by postal code) Transit | Bus schedules | Ferry schedules Travel & tourism | Airports near Saint John | Hotels in or near Saint John Saint John tourism New Brunswick tourism bureau Border wait times Weather | New Brunswick weather conditions
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