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May 1, 2008, along Ste Anne's Drive.

The flooding of 2008

WELCOME TO FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

[The credit for the aerial photo to the left goes to photographer Keith Minchin of Fredericton.]

WELCOME to my corner of this planet, in the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. I've called Fredericton "home" since 1987.

In this image, the main downtown area is in the foreground. The north side of the river is at the top, and the Westmorland Street Bridge is at the left. The Princess Margaret Bridge and the Walking Bridge (the old train crossing) are out of view, further to the right.

Fredericton is the capital city of the Province of New Brunswick, on Canada's east coast. It is situated along the banks of the St. John River, with a population of about 49,000 within the city limits, and about 85,700 within the Greater Fredericton area.

The city is about 200 kms west of the beaches along the east coast of mainland Canada, or about 100 kms north of the Bay of Fundy (famous for having the highest tides in the world). The U.S. border, leading to the State of Maine, is about 100 kms to our west.

The Province of New Brunswick is Canada's only officially-bilingual province. Acadians, those from various ethnic origins who use French as their common language, make up 35% of the province's population. 78% of Frederictonians speak only English, but 21% speak both English and French (...comme moi).

Fredericton is home to two universities: St. Thomas University, as well as Canada's oldest university, the University of New Brunswick.

The average undergraduate tuition fee for universities in this province are, unfortunately, the second highest in the country. According to Statistics Canada, the average in Canada for the 2007-08 year was CAD$4,524.00, while for New Brunswick, it was $5,733.00.

Fredericton has a number of annual festivals that take place during the year, but the largest and best known is the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, held over 6 days in September. If you're a fan of jazz, blues, and latin music, you won't be disappointed. Go to their website at www.harvestjazzblues.nb.ca for more details. A typical festival involves over 350 musicians playing more than 125 performances !

The April 2010 issue of Money Sense Magazine rated Fredericton in 4th place of the Top Ten Canadian Cities (with a population of over 10,000) in which to live. (http://www.moneysense.ca/2010/04/30/best-places-to-live-2010/)

If you're flying in to Fredericton, you'll be landing in Lincoln, which is about a 15-minute drive to any of the hotels downtown or uptown. A Trius taxi for one person, for the same distance, will cost you about CDN$20.

The entrance to Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, located in the neighbouring Town of Oromocto, is a 10-minute drive from the airport.

Visiting Fredericton? Check out my Travel Pages for the city. I've got loads more info about accommodations and restaurants.

NEW >> Check out my Travelogues for Fredericton. It's rare for us to have significant flooding, but at that time, our 2005 Spring flood was the worst since 1973, when it reached a record level of 8.6 m. I've posted some flooding pics from the downtown and Lincoln areas. UPDATE: the flooding in 2008 surpassed the 2005 level on May 1st, when it peaked at 8.3 m. above sea level. The pic above was taken on that date. Believe it or not, there's a 4-lane divided highway under all that water !

Intro Updated Jul 15, 2011
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CdnJane Jun 10, 2010 at 3:26 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday, Dave from Ontario. Happy travels to you.
MacedonianUK Jun 17, 2009 at 3:14 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday & many happy returns on the day,from sunny Macedonia. Valentina
Etoile2B Jun 17, 2008 at 9:49 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday from sunny California! Here's to many more wonderful years!
victorwkf Jun 16, 2008 at 7:18 PM Report Abuse

Hi Dave, happy birthday to you and enjoy your travels!
WorldMeet2008 Dec 30, 2007 at 4:58 AM Report Abuse

"We have to get to know each other better, it makes us understand one another better, trust each other more, and live together more peacefully". ("United Buddy Bears" project). *** H-A-P-P-Y ** N-E-W ** Y-E-A-R !!
MAKAZI Dec 26, 2007 at 12:15 AM Report Abuse

Thanks a million mate. I wish you Merry Xmas and a wonderful 2008. Enjoy travelling !
ani_istanbul Dec 25, 2007 at 3:10 PM Report Abuse

Thank you a lot Dave. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and lots of travelling at the new year Ani
peluche35 Dec 25, 2007 at 2:02 PM Report Abuse

Hi Canuck5!! What a great page...Thank you for the birthday comment. and Merry Xmas from Valencia. Carlos
Karolina01 Nov 11, 2007 at 9:14 PM Report Abuse

Thank you Dave, yes I am proud and happy to live in this wonderful country.
Bwana_Brown Jul 22, 2007 at 7:04 AM Report Abuse

Glad to be of help - Mt. Carleton is a nice hike with great views at the end, and not really too difficult! One of these days I've got to do Mt. Kathadin!!