Moncton, New Brunswick Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Moncton (2001 population 61,046, metropolitan population 117,727) is one of the eight cities in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Moncton is located along the Petitcodiac River, which runs to the Bay of Fundy. The city is nicknamed "The Bend" (in French le Coude) and "The Hub City". The city earned the nickname the Bend because it is located at a large bend in the river. The Hub City reference is because Moncton is and has been a central location for transport within the Maritimes.

Moncton has an active French-speaking Acadian population, many of whom speak the Chiac variant of Acadian French. The city hosted the International Francophone Summit in August of 1999. This was the largest conference ever held in the city with delegates from 54 countries from around the world.

Moncton is serviced by a newly expanded international airport, the Greater Moncton International Airport. Moncton is also serviced by railway companies VIA Rail Canada, and Canadian National Railway, which at one point, was one of the main employers of the city.

The current mayor of Moncton is Lorne Mitton (May 2004).

Moncton has several major attractions:

• Champlain Place - The largest single story mall in Canada east of Montreal.
• Crystal Palace - An indoor amusement park next door to Champlain Place.
• Magnetic Hill - A hill which appears to pull you up it; also the site of the city's zoo.
• Magic Mountain - A large water park located next to Magnetic Hill.

Moncton is also home to two universities: Université de Moncton, the largest French language university in Canada east of Quebec, and Atlantic Baptist University a Christian liberal arts and science institution.

Moncton has one daily newspaper, the Times & Transcript.

After twice going bankrupt, the city of Moncton was incorporated successfully in 1891, with the motto Resurgam ("we rise again") . The city was named after Robert Monckton, a British general and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1755 to 1759.

Moncton is home to the Northrop Frye festival, a celebration of the works of Northrop Frye. This celebration takes place in the month of April.

Notables born in Moncton:

• Eric's Trip and Julie Doiron, indie rock musicians
• Gordie Drillon (1913-1986), Hall of Fame ice hockey player

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