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Moncton

March 03, 2024

This article is about the city. For the civil parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Moncton Parish, New Brunswick. For other uses, see Moncton (disambiguation).

Moncton (/ˈmʌŋktən/; French pronunciation: [mɔŋktœn]) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2021 Census, the city had a population of 79,470. The metropolitan population in 2022 was 171,608, making it the fastest growing CMA in Canada for the year with a growth rate of 5.3%.[8] Its land area is 140.67 km2 (54.31 sq mi).[2]

Moncton
City
From top, left to right: Moncton skyline at night, the Capitol Theatre, Magic Mountain, Centennial Park, and Downtown Moncton at dusk
Coat of arms
Logo
Nicknames: 
"Hub City"[1]
Motto: 
"I rise again"
Interactive map outlining Moncton
Moncton
Location of Moncton in Canada
Moncton
Moncton (New Brunswick)
Coordinates: 46°07′58″N 64°46′17″W / 46.13278°N 64.77139°W / 46.13278; -64.77139
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyWestmorland
ParishMoncton Parish
First settled1733
Founded1766
Incorporated1855, 1875
Named forRobert Monckton
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorDawn Arnold
 • Governing BodyMoncton City Council
 • MPGinette Petitpas Taylor
 • MLAsErnie Steeves
Daniel Allain
Rob McKee
Greg Turner
Sherry Wilson
Area
[2] [3] [4]
 • City140.67 km2 (54.31 sq mi)
 • Urban
110.73 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,562.47 km2 (989.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2] [3] [4]
 • City79,470
 • Density564/km2 (1,460/sq mi)
 • Urban
119,785
 • Urban density1,081.8/km2 (2,802/sq mi)
 • Metro
157,717
 • Metro density61.5/km2 (159/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Monctonian
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E1A-E1G, E1K
Area code506
NTS Map21I2 Moncton
GNBC CodeDADHJ[5]
Highways Route 2 (TCH)
Route 11
Route 15
Route 106
Route 114
Route 115
Route 126
Route 128
Route 132
Route 134
Route 490
GDP (Moncton CMA)CA$6.9 billion (2016)[6]
GDP per capita (Moncton CMA)CA$47,959 (2016)
Websitewww.moncton.ca

Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania German immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agricultural settlement, Moncton was not incorporated until 1855. It was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. A significant wooden shipbuilding industry had developed in the community by the mid-1840s, allowing for the civic incorporation in 1855. But the shipbuilding economy collapsed in the 1860s, causing the town to lose its civic charter in 1862. Moncton regained its charter in 1875 after the community's economy rebounded, mainly due to a growing railway industry. In 1871, the Intercolonial Railway of Canada chose Moncton as its headquarters, and Moncton remained a railway town for well over a century until the Canadian National Railway (CNR) locomotive shops closed in the late 1980s.

Although Moncton's economy 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—the city was able to rebound strongly on both occasions. It adopted the motto Resurgo (Latin: "I rise again") after its rebirth as a railway town.[9] Its economy is stable and diversified, primarily based on its traditional transportation, distribution, retailing, and commercial heritage, and supplemented by strength in the educational, health care, financial, information technology, and insurance sectors. The strength of Moncton's economy has received national recognition and the local unemployment rate is consistently less than the national average.

On 1 January 2023, Moncton annexed an area including Charles Lutes Road and Zack Road;[10][11] revised census information has not been released.

History edit

Further information: History of Moncton; Timeline of Moncton history; and List of historic places in Moncton, New Brunswick

Acadians settled the head of the Bay of Fundy in the 1670s.[12] The first reference to the "Petcoucoyer River" was on the De Meulles map of 1686.[13] Settlement of the Petitcodiac and Memramcook river valleys began about 1700, gradually extending inland and reaching the site of present-day Moncton in 1733. The first Acadian settlers in the Moncton area established a marshland farming community and chose to name their settlement Le Coude ("The Elbow"),[14] an allusion to the 90° bend in the river near the site of the settlement.

 
Fort Beauséjour in 1755. The Acadian fort was captured by British forces under the command of Robert Monckton.

In 1755, nearby Fort Beausejour was captured by British forces under the command of Lt. Col. Robert Monckton.[15] The Beaubassin region including the Memramcook and Petitcodiac river valleys subsequently fell under English control.[16] Later that year, Governor Charles Lawrence issued a decree ordering the expulsion of the Acadian population from Nova Scotia (including recently captured areas of Acadia such as Le Coude). This action came to be known as the "Great Upheaval".[17]

The reaches of the upper Petitcodiac River valley then came under the control of the Philadelphia Land Company (one of the principals of which was Benjamin Franklin.) In 1766, Pennsylvania German settlers arrived to reestablish the preexisting farming community at Le Coude.[18] The Settlers consisted of eight families: Heinrich Stief (Steeves), Jacob Treitz (Trites), Matthias Sommer (Somers), Jacob Reicker (Ricker), Charles Jones (Schantz),[19] George Wortmann (Wortman), Michael Lutz (Lutes), and George Koppel (Copple). There is a plaque dedicated in their honour at the mouth of Hall's Creek.[20] They renamed the settlement "The Bend".[14] The Bend remained an agricultural settlement for nearly 80 more years. Even by 1836, there were only 20 households in the community. At that time, the Westmorland Road became open to year-round travel and a regular mail coach service was established between Saint John and Halifax. The Bend became an important transfer and rest station along the route. Over the next decade, lumbering and then shipbuilding became important industries in the area.

The community's turning point came when Joseph Salter took over (and expanded) a shipyard at the Bend in 1847. The shipyard grew to employ about 400 workers. The Bend subsequently developed a service-based economy to support the shipyard and gradually began to acquire all the amenities of a growing town.[21] The prosperity engendered by the wooden shipbuilding industry allowed The Bend to incorporate as the town of Moncton in 1855. Although the town was named for Monckton,[14] a clerical error at the time the town was incorporated resulted in the misspelling of its name, which has remained to the present day. Moncton's first mayor was the shipbuilder Joseph Salter.

In 1857, the European and North American Railway opened its line from Moncton to nearby Shediac. This was followed in 1859 by a line from Moncton to Saint John.[22] At about the time of the railway's arrival, the popularity of steam-powered ships forced an end to the era of wooden shipbuilding. The Salter shipyard closed in 1858. The resulting industrial collapse caused Moncton to surrender its civic charter in 1862.[14]

 
The Intercolonial Railway of Canada depot in Moncton in 1904. The city's economy was revitalized when it was selected as the railway's headquarters in 1871.

Moncton's economic depression did not last long; 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).[14] The arrival of the ICR in Moncton was a seminal event for the community. For the next 120 years, the history of the city was firmly linked with the railway's. In 1875,[14] Moncton reincorporated as a town, and a year later, the ICR line to Quebec opened. The railway boom that emanated from this and the associated employment growth allowed Moncton to achieve city status on April 23, 1890.[23]

 
The Canadian National Railway station in 1927

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.[24] In 1918, the federal government merged the ICR and the National Transcontinental Railway (NTR) into the newly formed Canadian National Railways (CNR) system.[24] The ICR shops became CNR's major locomotive repair facility for the Maritimes and Moncton became the headquarters for CNR's Maritime division.[25] The T. Eaton Company's catalogue warehouse moved to the city in the early 1920s, employing over 700 people.[26] Transportation and distribution became increasingly important to Moncton's economy in the mid-20th century. The first scheduled air service out of Moncton was established in 1928. During the Second World War, the Canadian Army built a large military supply base in the city to service the Maritime military establishment. The CNR continued to dominate the economy of the city; railway employment in Moncton peaked at nearly 6,000 workers in the 1950s before beginning a slow decline.[27]

 
The Eaton's catalogue warehouse in 1927. The company built the warehouse as Moncton was a centre for railways and shipping.

Moncton was placed on the Trans-Canada Highway network in the early 1960s after Route 2 was built along the city's northern perimeter. Later, the Route 15 was built between the city and Shediac.[28] At the same time, the Petitcodiac River Causeway was constructed.[14] The Université de Moncton was founded in 1963[29] and became an important resource in the development of Acadian culture in the area.[30]

The late 1970s and the 1980s were a period of economic hardship for the city as several major employers closed or restructured.[31] The Eatons catalogue division, CNR's locomotive shops facility and CFB Moncton closed during this time,[32] throwing thousands of citizens out of work.[33]

The city diversified in the early 1990s with the rise of information technology, led by call centres that made use of the city's bilingual workforce.[34] 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 city's fortunes has been termed the "Moncton Miracle".[35]

The community's growth has continued unabated since the 1990s, actually accelerating. The confidence of the community has been bolstered by its ability to host major events such as the Francophonie Summit in 1999, a Rolling Stones concert in 2005, the Memorial Cup in 2006, and both the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics and a neutral site regular season CFL football game in 2010.[36] Positive developments include the Atlantic Baptist University (later renamed Crandall University) achieving full university status and relocating to a new campus in 1996, the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport opening a new terminal building and becoming a designated international airport in 2002,[37] and the opening of the new Gunningsville Bridge to Riverview in 2005.[38] In 2002, Moncton became Canada's first officially bilingual city.[39] In the 2006 census, it was designated a Census Metropolitan Area and became New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area.[40]

Geography edit

 
Moncton is located along the north bank of the Petitcodiac River, at a point where the river bends acutely from a west–east to north–south flow.

Moncton lies in southeastern New Brunswick, at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city is along the north bank of the Petitcodiac River at a point where the river bends acutely from west−east to north−south flow. This geographical feature has contributed significantly to historical names for the community. Petitcodiac in the Mi'kmaq language has been translated as "bends like a bow". The early Acadian settlers in the region named their community Le Coude ("the elbow").[14] Subsequent English immigrants changed the settlement's name to The Bend of the Petitcodiac (or simply "The Bend").[14]

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, but 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.[14] On April 14, 2010, the causeway gates were opened in an effort to restore the silt-laden river.[41]

Tidal bore edit

 
Close-up of a tidal bore on the Petitcodiac River in Moncton. The River exhibits one of North America's few examples of a 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. The bore is a result of the Bay of Fundy's extreme tides. Originally, the bore was very impressive, sometimes between 1 and 2 metres (3 ft 3 in and 6 ft 7 in) high and extending across the 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) width of the Petitcodiac River in the Moncton area. This wave occurred twice a day at high tide, travelling at an average speed of 13 km/h (8.1 mph) and producing an audible roar.[42] Unsurprisingly, the "bore" became a very popular early tourist attraction for the city, but when the Petitcodiac causeway was built in the 1960s, the river channel quickly silted in and reduced the bore so that it rarely exceeded 15 to 20 centimetres (5.9 to 7.9 in) in height.[43] On April 14, 2010, the causeway gates were opened in an effort to restore the silt-laden river.[41] A recent tidal bore since the opening of the causeway gates measured a 2-foot-high (0.61 m) wave, unseen for many years.[44]

Climate edit

Main article: Climate of Moncton

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 tends to be more continental than maritime during the summer and winter seasons, with maritime influences somewhat tempering the transitional seasons of spring and autumn.[45]

Moncton has a warm summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with uniform precipitation distribution. Winter days are typically cold but sunny, with solar radiation generating some warmth. Daytime high temperatures usually range a few degrees below the freezing point. Major snowfalls can result from Nor'easter ocean storms moving up the east coast of North America.[46] These major snowfalls typically average 20–30 cm (8–12 in) and are frequently mixed with rain or freezing rain. Spring is often delayed because the sea ice that forms in the nearby Gulf of St. Lawrence during the winter requires time to melt, and this cools onshore winds, which can extend inland as far as Moncton. The ice burden in the gulf has diminished considerably over the last decade,[47] and the springtime cooling effect has weakened as a result. Daytime temperatures above freezing are typical by late February. Trees are usually in full leaf by May.[48] Summers are warm, sometimes hot, and can be somewhat humid due to the seasonal prevailing westerly winds strengthening the climate's continental tendencies.[45] Daytime highs sometimes reach more than 30 °C (86 °F). Rainfall is generally modest, especially in late July and August, and short periods of drought occur on occasion.[48] Autumn daytime temperatures remain mild until late October.[45] First snowfalls usually do not occur until late November and consistent snow cover on the ground does not happen until late December. New Brunswick's Fundy coast occasionally experiences the effects of post-tropical storms.[48] The stormiest weather of the year, with the greatest precipitation and the strongest winds, usually occurs during the fall/winter transition (November to mid-January).[48]

The highest temperature ever recorded in Moncton was 37.8 °C (100 °F) on August 18 and 19, 1935.[49] The coldest ever recorded was −37.8 °C (−36 °F) on February 5, 1948.[50]

Climate data for Moncton, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1881–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.4
(93.9) 		36.1
(97.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		35.0
(95.0) 		28.3
(82.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		2.7
(36.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.2
(55.8) 		6.4
(43.5) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		11.2
(52.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2) 		−7
(19) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		4.2
(39.6) 		10.7
(51.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		14.5
(58.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		6.1
(43.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.2
(55.8) 		8.9
(48.0) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		0.9
(33.6)
Record low °C (°F) −36.7
(−34.1) 		−37.8
(−36.0) 		−31.7
(−25.1) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−21.1
(−6.0) 		−34.4
(−29.9) 		−37.8
(−36.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.7
(3.85) 		84.0
(3.31) 		105.9
(4.17) 		92.0
(3.62) 		101.7
(4.00) 		88.0
(3.46) 		84.8
(3.34) 		76.6
(3.02) 		93.7
(3.69) 		105.9
(4.17) 		93.8
(3.69) 		100.0
(3.94) 		1,124
(44.25)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 30.3
(1.19) 		30.2
(1.19) 		47.4
(1.87) 		63.4
(2.50) 		96.8
(3.81) 		88.0
(3.46) 		84.8
(3.34) 		76.6
(3.02) 		93.7
(3.69) 		104.6
(4.12) 		77.1
(3.04) 		49.1
(1.93) 		842.0
(33.15)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 67.4
(26.5) 		53.8
(21.2) 		58.5
(23.0) 		28.5
(11.2) 		4.9
(1.9) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.3
(0.5) 		16.7
(6.6) 		50.8
(20.0) 		282.0
(111.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 14.6 11.8 13.6 14.2 14.8 13.4 12.5 10.9 11.4 13.1 15.3 15.3 160.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 4.8 4.3 7.0 11.3 14.6 13.4 12.5 10.9 11.4 12.9 12.6 7.1 122.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 11.7 9.1 8.7 5.2 0.75 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.36 4.3 10.1 50.1
Source: Environment Canada[50][51][52][49]
Climate data for Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 18.2 15.8 28.0 30.0 37.6 40.9 43.7 44.5 40.9 32.5 28.2 20.3 44.5
Record high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0) 		15.3
(59.5) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.5
(83.3) 		34.2
(93.6) 		34.4
(93.9) 		35.6
(96.1) 		37.2
(99.0) 		34.1
(93.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		2.0
(35.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		19.5
(67.1) 		12.8
(55.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		10.7
(51.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0) 		−7.6
(18.3) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		3.5
(38.3) 		10.0
(50.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		13.6
(56.5) 		7.6
(45.7) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		5.4
(41.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14
(7) 		−12.7
(9.1) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.7
(45.9) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		0.1
(32.2)
Record low °C (°F) −32.2
(−26.0) 		−31.7
(−25.1) 		−27.4
(−17.3) 		−16.1
(3.0) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−10
(14) 		−17.4
(0.7) 		−29
(−20) 		−32.2
(−26.0)
Record low wind chill −49.4 −46.0 −39.3 −27.7 −12.6 −4.9 0.0 0.0 −9.0 −14.7 −27.1 −43.5 −49.4
Average precipitation mm (inches) 103.3
(4.07) 		90.9
(3.58) 		115.6
(4.55) 		97.6
(3.84) 		96.9
(3.81) 		94.6
(3.72) 		92.1
(3.63) 		80.8
(3.18) 		93.5
(3.68) 		113.4
(4.46) 		107.2
(4.22) 		114.4
(4.50) 		1,200.4
(47.26)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 28.8
(1.13) 		28.4
(1.12) 		49.2
(1.94) 		62.3
(2.45) 		92.5
(3.64) 		94.6
(3.72) 		92.1
(3.63) 		80.8
(3.18) 		93.5
(3.68) 		112.1
(4.41) 		87.3
(3.44) 		54.2
(2.13) 		875.7
(34.48)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 78.1
(30.7) 		64.7
(25.5) 		64.5
(25.4) 		31.2
(12.3) 		3.8
(1.5) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.2
(0.5) 		19.4
(7.6) 		62.4
(24.6) 		325.3
(128.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 16.6 13.7 14.7 15.3 15.6 15.1 14.1 12.2 11.7 13.8 16.0 16.5 175.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.9 4.8 7.7 12.3 15.4 15.1 14.1 12.2 11.7 13.7 12.9 8.1 134.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 14.2 12.0 10.9 6.5 0.90 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.41 5.5 12.3 62.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 116.2 124.3 139.9 165.6 207.5 232.8 256.3 241.1 173.3 149.4 95.1 101.1 2,002.2
Percent possible sunshine 41.3 42.7 37.9 40.8 44.8 49.4 53.8 55.0 45.9 44.0 33.4 37.5 43.9
Source: Environment Canada[53][54][55][56]

Cityscape edit

 
Skyline of Downtown Moncton, with the Bell Aliant Tower to the right. The Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in Atlantic Canada.
See also: List of tallest buildings in Moncton

Moncton generally remains a "low rise" city, but its skyline encompasses buildings and structures with varying architectural styles from many periods. The city's most dominant structure is the Bell Aliant Tower, a 127 metres (417 ft) microwave communications tower built in 1971. When it was constructed, it was the tallest microwave communications tower of its kind in North America. It remains the tallest structure in Moncton, dwarfing the neighbouring Place L’Assomption by 46 metres (151 ft).[57] Indeed, the Bell Aliant Tower is also the tallest free-standing structure in all four Atlantic provinces. Assumption Place is a 20-story office building and the headquarters of Assumption Mutual Life Insurance. This building is 81 metres (266 ft) tall and tied with Brunswick Square (Saint John) as the tallest building in the province.[58] The Blue Cross Centre is a nine-story building in Downtown Moncton. It is architecturally distinctive, encompasses a full city block, and is the city's largest office building by square footage.[59] It is the home of Medavie Blue Cross and the Moncton Public Library. There are about a half dozen other buildings in Moncton between eight and 12 stories, including the Delta Beausejour and Brunswick Crowne Plaza Hotels and the Terminal Plaza office complex.

 
Centennial Park is one of several public parks managed by the city.

Urban parks edit

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, lawn bowling and tennis facilities, a boating pond, a treetop adventure course, and Rocky Stone Field, a city owned 2,500 seat football stadium with artificial turf, and home to the Moncton Minor Football Association.[60] The city's other main parks are Mapleton Park in the city's north end, Irishtown Nature Park (one of the largest urban nature parks in Canada) and St. Anselme Park (located in Dieppe). 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.[61] There is an extensive system of hiking and biking trails in Metro Moncton. The Riverfront Trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail system, and various monuments and pavilions can be found along its length.[62]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861 1,396—    
1871 600−57.0%
1881 5,032+738.7%
1891 8,762+74.1%
1901 9,026+3.0%
1911 11,345+25.7%
1921 17,488+54.1%
1931 20,689+18.3%
1941 22,763+10.0%
1951 27,334+20.1%
1956 36,003+31.7%
1961 43,840+21.8%
1966 45,847+4.6%
1971 54,864+19.7%
1976 55,934+2.0%
1981 54,741−2.1%
1986 55,468+1.3%
1991 56,823+2.4%
1996 59,313+4.4%
2001 61,046+2.9%
2006 64,128+5.0%
2011 69,074+7.7%
2016 71,889+4.1%
2021 79,470+10.5%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Moncton had a population of 79,470 living in 35,118 of its 37,318 total private dwellings, a change of 10.5% from its 2016 population of 71,889. With a land area of 140.67 km2 (54.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 564.9/km2 (1,463.2/sq mi) in 2021.[63]

Moncton's urban area (population centre) had a population of 119,785 living in an area of 110.73 km2 (42.75 sq mi). Residents lived in 51,830 dwellings out of the 54,519 total private dwellings.[4]

Greater Moncton, the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), had a population of 157,717 living in 67,179 of its 70,460 total private dwellings; a change of 8.9% from its 2016 population of 144,810. The CMA includes the neighbouring city of Dieppe and the town of Riverview, as well as adjacent suburban areas in Westmorland and Albert counties.[64] With a land area of 2,562.47 km2 (989.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 61.5/km2 (159.4/sq mi) in 2021.[65]

Moncton's urban area is the third largest in Atlantic Canada, after Halifax, Nova Scotia, and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the second largest in The Maritimes.

In 2016, the median age in Moncton was 41.4, close to the national median age of 41.2.

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 8,460 persons or 10.9% of the total population of Moncton. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were Philippines (795 persons or 9.4%), India (655 persons or 7.7%), United States of America (555 persons or 6.6%), China (475 persons or 5.6%), Nigeria (470 persons or 5.6%), United Kingdom (395 persons or 4.7%), Syria (385 persons or 4.6%), South Korea (380 persons or 4.5%), France (290 persons or 3.4%), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (270 persons or 3.2%).[66]

Ethnicity edit

As of 2021, approximately 82.4% of Moncton's residents were of European ancestry, while 14.9% were visible minorities and 2.7% were Indigenous.[66] The largest ethnic minority groups in Moncton were Black (5.3%), South Asian (3.0%), Arab (1.5%), Filipino (1.3%), Chinese (0.9%), Southeast Asian (0.8%), Korean (0.7%), and Latin American (0.7%).[66]

Panethnic groups in the City of Moncton (2001−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[66] 2016[67] 2011[68] 2006[69] 2001[70]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 63,780 82.4% 63,130 90.04% 62,730 93% 60,575 96.2% 58,450 97.29%
African 4,075 5.26% 1,830 2.61% 1,180 1.75% 710 1.13% 555 0.92%
South Asian 2,310 2.98% 330 0.47% 490 0.73% 265 0.42% 145 0.24%
Indigenous 2,080 2.69% 1,795 2.56% 1,415 2.1% 640 1.02% 470 0.78%
Southeast Asian[b] 1,595 2.06% 665 0.95% 505 0.75% 115 0.18% 95 0.16%
East Asian[c] 1,300 1.68% 1,085 1.55% 690 1.02% 275 0.44% 215 0.36%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,260 1.63% 950 1.35% 270 0.4% 185 0.29% 65 0.11%
Latin American 565 0.73% 195 0.28% 85 0.13% 55 0.09% 25 0.04%
Other/multiracial[e] 440 0.57% 135 0.19% 85 0.13% 150 0.24% 65 0.11%
Total responses 77,405 97.4% 70,115 97.53% 67,450 97.65% 62,965 98.19% 60,080 98.42%
Total population 79,470 100% 71,889 100% 69,074 100% 64,128 100% 61,046 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Language edit

 
A sign at the entrance of Moncton. Both English and French is used on the sign, the two most spoken languages in the city.
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Moncton, New Brunswick [71]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
78,210
 45,765   4.68% 58.52% 21,375   0.95% 27.33% 2,230   79.12% 2.85% 8,470   51.36% 10.83%
2016
70,670
 43,720   1.60% 61.87% 21,580   1.43% 30.54% 1,245   15.81% 1.76% 4,120   61.57% 5.83%
2011
67,930
 43,030 — 63.34% 21,275 — 31.32% 1,075 — 1.58% 2,550 — 3.75%

Moncton is a bilingual city, 58.5% of its residents having English as their mother tongue, while 27.3% have French, 2.9% learned both English and French as a first language, and 10.8% speak another language as their mother tongue.[71] About 46% of the city population is bilingual and understands both English and French;[72] the only other Canadian cities that approach this level of linguistic duality are Ottawa, Sudbury, and Montreal. Moncton became the first officially bilingual city in the country in 2002. This means that all municipal services, as well as public notices and information, are available in both French and English.[39] The adjacent city of Dieppe is about 64% Francophone and has benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the Acadian Peninsula and areas in northern and eastern New Brunswick.[72] The town of Riverview meanwhile is heavily (95%) Anglophone.[72]

Common non-official languages spoken as mother tongues are Arabic (1.4%), Punjabi (0.7%), Chinese Languages (0.7%), Tagalog (0.6%), Korean (0.6%), Spanish (0.6%), Vietnamese (0.5%), and Portuguese (0.5%). 1.2% of residents listed both English and a non-official language as mother tongues, while 0.4% listed both French and a non-official language.

Religion edit

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Moncton included:[73]

Economy edit

See also: List of companies headquartered in Moncton

The underpinnings of the local economy are based on Moncton's heritage as a commercial, distribution, transportation, and retailing centre. This is due to Moncton's central location in the Maritimes: it has the largest catchment area in Atlantic Canada with 1.6 million people living within a three-hour drive of the city.[74] The insurance, information technology, educational, and health care sectors also are major factors in the local economy with the city's two hospitals alone employing over five thousand people, along with a growing high tech sector that includes companies such as Nanoptix,[75] International Game Technology, OAO Technology Solutions, BMM Test Labs, TrustMe,[76] and BelTek Systems Desig.[77]

 
The Blue Cross Centre is the headquarters for Medavie Blue Cross. A number of headquarters are located in Moncton.

Moncton has garnered national attention because of the strength of its economy. The local unemployment rate averages around 6%, which is below the national average.[78] In 2004 Canadian Business magazine named it "The best city for business in Canada",[79] and in 2007 FDi magazine named it the fifth most business-friendly small-sized city in North America.[80]

Moncton's high proportion of bilingual workers and its status as border-city between majority francophone and majority anglophone areas makes it an attractive centre for both federal employment and the stationing of call-centres for Canadian companies (who provide services in both languages). The city is home to the regional head offices for several Canadian federal agencies such as Corrections Canada, Transport Canada, the Gulf Fisheries Centre and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. There are 37 call centres in the city which employ over 5,000 people. Some of the larger centres include Asurion, Numeris (formerly BBM Canada), Exxon Mobil, Royal Bank of Canada, Tangerine Bank (formerly ING Direct), UPS, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Rogers Communications, and Nordia Inc.[81]

A number of nationally or regionally prominent corporations have their head offices in Moncton including Atlantic Lottery Corporation, Assumption Life Insurance, Medavie Blue Cross Insurance, Armour Transportation Systems and Major Drilling Group International. TD Bank announced in 2018 a new banking services centre to be located in Moncton which will employ over 1,000 people (including a previously announced customer contact centre).[82] Meanwhile several arms of the Irving corporation have their head offices and/or major operations in greater Moncton. These include Midland Transport, Majesta/Royale Tissues, Irving Personal Care, Master Packaging, Brunswick News, and Cavendish Farms. Kent Building Supplies (an Irving subsidiary) opened their main distribution centre in the Caledonia Industrial Park in 2014. The Irving group of companies employs several thousand people in the Moncton region.[83]

There are three large industrial parks in the metropolitan area. The Irving operations are concentrated in the Dieppe Industrial Park. The Moncton Industrial Park in the city's west end has been expanded. Molson/Coors opened a brewery in the Caledonia Industrial Park in 2007, its first new brewery in over fifty years.[84] All three industrial parks also have large concentrations of warehousing and regional trucking facilities.

 
Downtown Moncton acts as the central business district for the city. It houses a number of government and financial offices.

A new four-lane Gunningsville Bridge was opened in 2005, connecting downtown Riverview directly with downtown Moncton. 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.[85] This has become already evident as an expansion to the Blue Cross Centre was completed in 2006 and a Marriott Residence Inn opened in 2008. The new regional law courts on Assumption Blvd opened in 2011. A new 8,800 seat downtown arena (the Avenir Centre) recently opened in September 2018. 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.[85]

The retail sector in Moncton has become one of the most important pillars of the local economy. Major retail projects such as Champlain Place in Dieppe and the Wheeler Park Power Centre on Trinity Drive have become major destinations for locals and for tourists alike.[86][87]

 
Magnetic Hill

Tourism is an important industry in Moncton and historically 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 tidal bore was the first phenomenon to become an attraction but the construction of the Petitcodiac causeway in the 1960s effectively extirpated the attraction.[42] Magnetic Hill, on the city's northwest outskirts, is the city's most famous attraction. The Magnetic Hill area includes (in addition to the phenomenon itself), a golf course, major water park, zoo, and an outdoor concert facility. A $90 million casino/hotel/entertainment complex opened at Magnetic Hill in 2010.

Culture edit

 
Moncton's Capitol Theatre is a performing arts venue and hosts productions for the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, and Theatre New Brunswick.

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.[88][89] The theatre hosts a performing arts series and provides a venue for various theatrical performances as well as Symphony New Brunswick and the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada.[88] The adjacent Empress Theatre offers space for smaller performances and recitals.[88] The Molson Canadian Centre at Casino New Brunswick provides a 2,000-seat venue for major touring artists and performing groups.

The Moncton-based Atlantic Ballet Theatre tours mainly in Atlantic Canada but also tours nationally and internationally on occasion.[90] Théâtre l'Escaouette is a Francophone live theatre company which has its own auditorium and performance space on Botsford Street. The Anglophone Live Bait Theatre is based in the nearby university town of Sackville. There are several private dance and music academies in the metropolitan area, including the Capitol Theatre's own performing arts school.

 
Aberdeen Cultural Centre is an Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries.

The Aberdeen Cultural Centre is a major Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries. Among other tenants, the centre houses the Galerie Sans Nom, the principal private art gallery in the city.[91]

The city's two main museums are the Moncton Museum at Resurgo Place on Mountain Road[92] and the Musée acadien at Université de Moncton.[93] The Moncton Museum reopened following major renovations and an expansion to include the Transportation Discovery Centre. The Discovery Centre includes many hands on exhibits highlighting the city's transportation heritage. The city also has several recognized historical sites. The Free Meeting House was built in 1821 and is a New England–style meeting house located adjacent to the Moncton Museum.[94] 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 is also home to several multicultural organizations.[94] The Treitz Haus is located on the riverfront adjacent to Bore View Park and has been dated to 1769 both by architectural style and by dendrochronology.[95] It is the only surviving building from the Pennsylvania Dutch era and is the oldest surviving building in the province of New Brunswick.

 
The Treitz Haus in Moncton, New Brunswick

In film production, the city has since 1974 been home to the National Film Board of Canada's French-language Studio Acadie.[96]

Moncton is home to the Frye Festival, an annual bilingual literary celebration held in honour of world-renowned literary critic and favourite son Northrop Frye. This event attracts noted writers and poets from around the world and takes place in the month of April.[97]

The Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza, held each July, is the largest annual gathering of classic cars in Canada.[98] Other notable events include The Atlantic Seafood Festival[99] in August, The HubCap Comedy Festival,[100] and the World Wine Festival, both held in the spring.

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral is the location of an interpretation centre, Monument for Recognition in the 21st century (MR21).[101]

Sports edit

Facilities edit

 
The Moncton Sports Dome is an indoor air-supported building used for a number of different sports and recreational activities.

The Avenir Centre[102] is an 8,800-seat arena which serves as a venue for major concerts and sporting events and is the home of the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Moncton Magic of the National Basketball League of Canada. The CN Sportplex is a major recreational facility which has been built on the former CN Shops property. It includes ten ballfields, six soccer fields, an indoor rink complex with four ice surfaces (the Superior Propane Centre) and the Hollis Wealth Sports Dome, an indoor air supported multi-use building. The Sports Dome 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 metres (123 ft) swimming pool with diving towers.[103] The new Moncton Stadium, also located at the U de M campus was built for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships. It has a permanent seating for 10,000, but is expandable to a capacity of over 20,000 for events such as professional Canadian football. The only velodrome in Atlantic Canada is in Dieppe. It has since been closed after 17 years of existence due to safety concerns in May 2018.[104][105] The metro area has a total of 12 indoor hockey rinks and one curling club, Curl Moncton. Other public sporting and recreational facilities are scattered throughout the metropolitan area, including a new $18 million aquatic centre in Dieppe opened in 2009.

Sports teams edit

The Moncton Wildcats play major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They won the President's Cup, the QMJHL championship in both 2006 and 2010.[106] Historically there has been a longstanding presence of a Moncton-based team in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League, but the Dieppe Commandos (formerly known as the Moncton Beavers) relocated to Edmundston at the end of the 2017 season.[107] Historically, Moncton also was home to a professional American Hockey League franchise from 1978 to 1994. The New Brunswick Hawks won the AHL Calder Cup by defeating the Binghamton Whalers in 1981–1982.[citation needed] The Moncton Mets played baseball in the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League and won the Canadian Senior Baseball Championship in 2006.[108] In 2015, the Moncton Fisher Cats began play in the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League. They were formed by a merger between the Moncton Mets and the Hub City Brewers of the NBSBL. In 2011, the Moncton Miracles began play as one of the seven charter franchises of the professional National Basketball League of Canada. The franchise failed at the end of the 2016/17 season, to be immediately replaced by a new NBL franchise, the Moncton Magic, who played their inaugural season in 2017/18.[109] The Universite de Moncton has a number of active CIS university sports programs including hockey, soccer, and volleyball.[110] These teams are a part of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport program.[111]

Club Sport League Venue Established Championships
Moncton Magic Basketball NBL Canada Avenir Centre 2017 1 – NBLC Championship 2019[112]
Moncton Wildcats Ice hockey QMJHL Avenir Centre 1996 2 – President's Cup (QMJHL)
Moncton Fisher Cats Baseball NBSBL Kiwanis Park 2015 1 – NBSBL Championship (2017)[113]
Moncton Mustangs Football MFL Rocky Stone Field 2004 5 – Maritime Bowl
Moncton Mavericks Lacrosse ECJLL (JR A) Superior Propane Centre 2006 1 (Jr.B 2008)
U de M Aigles Bleus Ice hockey (M/F)
Soccer (M/F)
Volleyball (F)
track and field (M/F)
Cross country running (M/F)		 AUS Aréna Jean-Louis-Lévesque
U de M CEPS
Stade Moncton Stadium		 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)
Crandall Chargers Baseball (M)
Soccer (M/F)
Basketball (M/F)
Cross country running (M/F)		 ACAA
CIBA		 Various Campus Facilities 1949 1 – CIBA Regional Championships

Major events edit

See also: List of events in Greater Moncton
 
Moncton Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium that has hosted a number of events, including several games in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Moncton has hosted many large sporting events. The 2006 Memorial Cup was held in Moncton with the hometown Moncton Wildcats losing in the championship final to rival Quebec Remparts.[114] Moncton hosted the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) Men's University Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008.[115] The World Men's Curling Championship was held in Moncton in 2009; the second time this event has taken place in the city.

Moncton also hosted the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics. This was the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada, with athletes from over 170 countries in attendance. The new 10,000-seat capacity Moncton Stadium was built for this event on the Université de Moncton campus.[116] The construction of this new stadium led directly to Moncton being awarded a regular season neutral site CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos, which was held on September 26, 2010.[117] This was the first neutral site regular season game in the history of the Canadian Football League and was played before a capacity crowd of 20,750. Additional CFL regular season games were held in 2011 and 2013, and again on August 25, 2019.[118]

Moncton was one of only six Canadian cities chosen to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Major sporting events hosted by Moncton include:

Government edit

See also: Moncton City Council
 
Moncton City Hall is the seat of municipal government.

The municipal government consists of a mayor and ten city councillors elected to four-year terms of office. 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.[119]

Moncton is in the federal riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe. Portions of Dieppe are in the federal riding of Beauséjour, and portions of Riverview are in the riding of Fundy Royal. In the current federal parliament, two MPs from the metropolitan area belong to the Liberal party and one to the Conservative party.

Moncton federal election results[120]
Year Liberal Conservative New Democratic Green
2021 48% 16,670 24% 8.266 17% 5,974 4% 1,538
2019 42% 16,621 24% 9,369 12% 4,812 18% 7,027
Moncton provincial election results[121]
Year PC Liberal Green People's Allnc.
2020 43% 13,210 33% 10,105 16% 5,112 6% 1,720
2018 32% 9,983 44% 13,600 10% 3,064 3% 1,034

Military edit

Main article: CFB Moncton
 
The southwestern portion of the former CFB Moncton base continues to be used by the Canadian Forces, known as Moncton Garrison.

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. In 1940, a large military supply base (later known as 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.[122] In addition, two British Commonwealth Air Training Plan bases were also built in the Moncton area during the war: No. 8 Service Flying Training School, RCAF, and No. 31 Personnel Depot, RAF. The RCAF also operated No. 5 Supply Depot in Moncton.[122] A naval listening station was also constructed in Coverdale (Riverview) in 1941 to help in coordinating radar activities in the North Atlantic.[122] 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.[122]

With the closure of CFB Moncton in the early 1990s, the military presence in Moncton has been significantly reduced.[123] The northern portion of the former base property has been turned over to the Canada Lands Corporation and is slowly being redeveloped.[124] 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.[123] Resident components of the garrison include the 1 Engineer Support Unit (Regular force). The garrison also houses the 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (reserve force) and one of the 37 Brigades constituent units; the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), which is an armoured reconnaissance regiment.[123] 3 Area support unit Det Moncton, and 42 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Det Moncton provide logistical support for the base.[123] In 2013, the last regular forces units left the Moncton base, but the reserve units remain active and Moncton remains the 37 Canadian Brigade Unit headquarters.

Infrastructure edit

Health facilities edit

 
The Moncton Hospital is one of two major teaching hospitals located in Moncton.

There are two major regional referral and teaching hospitals in Moncton. The Moncton Hospital has approximately 381 inpatient beds[125] and is affiliated with Dalhousie University Medical School. It is home to the Northumberland family medicine residency training program and is a site for third and fourth year clinical training for medical students in the Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick Training Program. The hospital hosts UNB degree programs in nursing and medical x-ray technology and professional internships in fields such as dietetics. Specialized medical services at the hospital include neurosurgery, peripheral and neuro-interventional radiology, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, orthopedics, trauma, burn unit, medical oncology, neonatal intensive care, and adolescent psychiatry. A$48 million expansion to the hospital was completed in 2009 and contains a new laboratory, ambulatory care centre, and provincial level one trauma centre.[126] A new oncology clinic was built at the hospital and opened in late 2014. The Moncton Hospital is managed by Horizon Health Network (formerly the South East Regional Health Authority).

 
The Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre was established in 1922.

The Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre has about 302 beds[127] and hosts a medical training program through the local CFMNB and distant Université de Sherbrooke Medical School. There are also degree programs in nursing, medical x-ray technology, medical laboratory technology and inhalotherapy which are administered by Université de Moncton. Specialized medical services include medical oncology, radiation oncology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, and nephrology. A cardiac cath lab is being studied for the hospital and a new PET/CT scanner has been installed. A$75 million expansion for ambulatory care, expanded surgery suites, and medical training is currently under construction.[128] The hospital is also the location of the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute.[129] This hospital is managed by francophone Vitalité Health Network.

The internal working languages of the hospitals are English for the Moncton Hospital (Horizon Health Network) and French for the Dumont Hospital (Vitalité). However both health networks and their hospitals are required to provide services to the public in both official languages, in accordance with the New Brunswick Official Languages Act.[130]

Transportation edit

Air edit

 
Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport serves as the international airport for the entire Greater Moncton metropolitan area.

Moncton is served by the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM). It was renamed for former Canadian Governor-General (and native son) Roméo LeBlanc in 2016. A new airport terminal with an international arrivals area was opened in 2002 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The GMIA handles about 677,000 passengers per year, making it the second busiest airport in the Maritimes in terms of passenger volume.[131] The GMIA is the 10th busiest airport in Canada in terms of freight. Regular scheduled destinations include Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. Scheduled service providers include Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Westjet and Porter Airlines. Seasonal direct air service is provided to destinations in Cuba, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Florida, with operators including Sunwing Airlines, Air Transat, and Westjet.[132] FedEx, UPS, and Purolator all have their Atlantic Canadian air cargo bases at the facility. The GMIA is the home of the Moncton Flight College; the largest pilot training institution in Canada,[133] and is also the base for the regional RCMP air service, the New Brunswick Air Ambulance Service and the regional Transport Canada hangar and depot.

There is a second smaller aerodrome near Elmwood Drive. McEwen Airfield (CCG4) is a private airstrip used for general aviation. Skydive Moncton operates the province's only nationally certified sports parachute club out of this facility.[134]

The Moncton Area Control Centre is one of only seven regional air traffic control centres in Canada.[135] This centre monitors over 430,000 flights a year, 80% of which are either entering or leaving North American airspace.[135]

Highways edit

Moncton lies on Route 2 of the Trans-Canada Highway, which leads to Nova Scotia in the east and to Fredericton and Quebec in the west. Route 15 intersects Route 2 at the eastern outskirts of Moncton, heads northeast leading to Shediac and northern New Brunswick, Route 16 connects to route 15 at Shediac and leads to Strait Shores and Prince Edward Island. Route 1 intersects Route 2 approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of the city and leads to Saint John and the U.S. border.[136] 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. Inside the city it is an expressway bounded at either end by traffic circles.[136]

Public transit edit

 
Codiac Transpo is a public transit bus service throughout Greater Moncton.

Greater Moncton is served by Codiac Transpo, which is operated by the City of Moncton. It operates 40 buses on 19 routes throughout Moncton, Dieppe, and Riverview.[137]

Maritime Bus provides intercity service to the region. Moncton is the largest hub in the system. All other major centres in New Brunswick, as well as Charlottetown, Halifax, and Truro are served out of the Moncton terminal.

Railways edit

Freight rail transportation in Moncton is provided by Canadian National Railway. Although the presence of the CNR in Moncton has diminished greatly since the 1970s, the railway still maintains a large classification yard and intermodal facility in the west end of the city, and the regional headquarters for Atlantic Canada is still located here as well. Passenger rail transportation is provided by Via Rail Canada, with their train the Ocean serving the Moncton railway station three days per week to Halifax and to Montreal, Quebec.[138] The downtown Via station has been refurbished and also serves as the terminal for the Maritime Bus intercity bus service.

Education edit

 
École L'Odyssée is one of six publicly-funded secondary schools in the city.
See also: List of schools in Greater Moncton

The South School Board administers 10 Francophone schools, including high schools École Mathieu-Martin and École L'Odyssée. The East School Board administers 25 Anglophone schools including Moncton, Harrison Trimble, Bernice MacNaughton, and Riverview high schools.

 
The Université de Moncton is a French-language university, and the only publicly-funded university whose main campus is located in Moncton.

Post secondary education in Moncton:

Media edit

Main article: Media in Moncton
 
The Times & Transcript building is located in Downtown Moncton. It is the highest daily circulated newspaper in New Brunswick.

Moncton's daily newspaper is the Times & Transcript, which has the highest circulation of any daily newspaper in New Brunswick.[141] More than 60 percent of city households subscribe daily, and more than 90 percent of Moncton residents read the Times & Transcript at least once a week. The city's other publications include L'Acadie Nouvelle, a French newspaper published in Caraquet in northern New Brunswick.

There are 17 broadcast radio stations in the city covering a variety of genres and interests, all on the FM dial or online streaming. Eleven of these stations are English and six are French.

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. The French-language arm of the CBC, Radio-Canada, 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.

Notable people edit

Main article: List of people from Moncton

Moncton has been the home of a number of notable people, including National Hockey League Hall of Famer and NHL scoring champion Gordie Drillon,[142] World and Olympic champion curler Russ Howard,[143] distinguished literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye,[144] former Governor-General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc,[145] and former Supreme Court Justice Ivan Cleveland Rand, developer of the Rand Formula and Canada's representative on the UNSCOP commission.[146] Trudy Mackay FRS, renowned quantitative geneticist, member of the Royal Society[147] and National Academy of Sciences,[148] and recipient of the prestigious Wolf Prize for agriculture[149] (2016), was born in Moncton.[150] Robb Wells, the actor who plays Ricky on the Showcase hit comedy Trailer Park Boys hails from Moncton,[151][152] along with Julie Doiron,[153][154] an indie rock musician, and Holly Dignard the actress who plays Nicole Miller on the CTV series Whistler.[155] Harry Currie, noted Canadian conductor, musician, educator, journalist and author was born in Moncton[156] and graduated from MHS. 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.[157] France Daigle, another acclaimed Acadian novelist and playwright, was born and resides in Moncton, and is noted for her pioneering use of chiac in Acadian literature, was the recipient of the 2012 Governor General's Literary Prize in French Fiction, for her novel Pour Sûr (translated into English as "For Sure"). Canadian hockey star Sidney Crosby graduated from Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton.

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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Bibliography edit

  • Larracey, Edward (1970). The First Hundred: A Story of the First 100 Years of Moncton's Existence. Moncton Publishing Company. ASIN B0000EEQHJ.
  • Machum, Lloyd A. (1965). A History of Moncton Town and City 1855–1965. Moncton Publishing Company. ASIN B0000EEUF0.
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  • Merlin, Kate (2003). Trails of Greater Moncton. Goose Lane Editions. ISBN 0-86492-349-X.

External links edit

 
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Moncton.
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moncton, this, article, about, city, civil, parish, former, local, service, district, rural, census, subdivision, parish, brunswick, other, uses, disambiguation, french, pronunciation, mɔŋktœn, most, populous, city, canadian, province, brunswick, situated, pet. This article is about the city For the civil parish former local service district and rural census subdivision see Moncton Parish New Brunswick For other uses see Moncton disambiguation Moncton ˈ m ʌ ŋ k t en French pronunciation mɔŋktœn is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces The city has earned the nickname Hub City because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes As of the 2021 Census the city had a population of 79 470 The metropolitan population in 2022 was 171 608 making it the fastest growing CMA in Canada for the year with a growth rate of 5 3 8 Its land area is 140 67 km2 54 31 sq mi 2 MonctonCityFrom top left to right Moncton skyline at night the Capitol Theatre Magic Mountain Centennial Park and Downtown Moncton at duskCoat of armsLogoNicknames Hub City 1 Motto I rise again Interactive map outlining MonctonMonctonLocation of Moncton in CanadaShow map of CanadaMonctonMoncton New Brunswick Show map of New BrunswickCoordinates 46 07 58 N 64 46 17 W 46 13278 N 64 77139 W 46 13278 64 77139CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickCountyWestmorlandParishMoncton ParishFirst settled1733Founded1766Incorporated1855 1875Named forRobert MoncktonGovernment TypeCouncil Manager MayorDawn Arnold Governing BodyMoncton City Council MPGinette Petitpas Taylor MLAsErnie SteevesDaniel AllainRob McKeeGreg Turner Sherry WilsonArea 2 3 4 City140 67 km2 54 31 sq mi Urban110 73 km2 42 75 sq mi Metro2 562 47 km2 989 38 sq mi Highest elevation70 m 230 ft Lowest elevation0 m 0 ft Population 2021 2 3 4 City79 470 Density564 km2 1 460 sq mi Urban119 785 Urban density1 081 8 km2 2 802 sq mi Metro157 717 Metro density61 5 km2 159 sq mi DemonymMonctonianTime zoneUTC 4 AST Summer DST UTC 3 ADT Canadian Postal codeE1A E1G E1KArea code506NTS Map21I2 MonctonGNBC CodeDADHJ 5 HighwaysRoute 2 TCH Route 11 Route 15 Route 106 Route 114 Route 115 Route 126 Route 128 Route 132 Route 134 Route 490GDP Moncton CMA CA 6 9 billion 2016 6 GDP per capita Moncton CMA CA 47 959 2016 Websitewww wbr moncton wbr caAlthough the Moncton area was first settled in 1733 Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania German immigrants from Philadelphia Initially an agricultural settlement Moncton was not incorporated until 1855 It was named for Lt Col Robert Monckton the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beausejour a century earlier A significant wooden shipbuilding industry had developed in the community by the mid 1840s allowing for the civic incorporation in 1855 But the shipbuilding economy collapsed in the 1860s causing the town to lose its civic charter in 1862 Moncton regained its charter in 1875 after the community s economy rebounded mainly due to a growing railway industry In 1871 the Intercolonial Railway of Canada chose Moncton as its headquarters and Moncton remained a railway town for well over a century until the Canadian National Railway CNR locomotive shops closed in the late 1980s Although Moncton s economy 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 the city was able to rebound strongly on both occasions It adopted the motto Resurgo Latin I rise again after its rebirth as a railway town 9 Its economy is stable and diversified primarily based on its traditional transportation distribution retailing and commercial heritage and supplemented by strength in the educational health care financial information technology and insurance sectors The strength of Moncton s economy has received national recognition and the local unemployment rate is consistently less than the national average On 1 January 2023 Moncton annexed an area including Charles Lutes Road and Zack Road 10 11 revised census information has not been released Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Tidal bore 2 2 Climate 3 Cityscape 3 1 Urban parks 4 Demographics 4 1 Ethnicity 4 2 Language 4 3 Religion 5 Economy 6 Culture 7 Sports 7 1 Facilities 7 2 Sports teams 7 3 Major events 8 Government 8 1 Military 9 Infrastructure 9 1 Health facilities 10 Transportation 10 1 Air 10 2 Highways 10 3 Public transit 10 4 Railways 11 Education 12 Media 13 Notable people 14 Sister cities 15 See also 16 References 16 1 Notes 16 2 Bibliography 17 External linksHistory editFurther information History of Moncton Timeline of Moncton history and List of historic places in Moncton New Brunswick Acadians settled the head of the Bay of Fundy in the 1670s 12 The first reference to the Petcoucoyer River was on the De Meulles map of 1686 13 Settlement of the Petitcodiac and Memramcook river valleys began about 1700 gradually extending inland and reaching the site of present day Moncton in 1733 The first Acadian settlers in the Moncton area established a marshland farming community and chose to name their settlement Le Coude The Elbow 14 an allusion to the 90 bend in the river near the site of the settlement nbsp Fort Beausejour in 1755 The Acadian fort was captured by British forces under the command of Robert Monckton In 1755 nearby Fort Beausejour was captured by British forces under the command of Lt Col Robert Monckton 15 The Beaubassin region including the Memramcook and Petitcodiac river valleys subsequently fell under English control 16 Later that year Governor Charles Lawrence issued a decree ordering the expulsion of the Acadian population from Nova Scotia including recently captured areas of Acadia such as Le Coude This action came to be known as the Great Upheaval 17 The reaches of the upper Petitcodiac River valley then came under the control of the Philadelphia Land Company one of the principals of which was Benjamin Franklin In 1766 Pennsylvania German settlers arrived to reestablish the preexisting farming community at Le Coude 18 The Settlers consisted of eight families Heinrich Stief Steeves Jacob Treitz Trites Matthias Sommer Somers Jacob Reicker Ricker Charles Jones Schantz 19 George Wortmann Wortman Michael Lutz Lutes and George Koppel Copple There is a plaque dedicated in their honour at the mouth of Hall s Creek 20 They renamed the settlement The Bend 14 The Bend remained an agricultural settlement for nearly 80 more years Even by 1836 there were only 20 households in the community At that time the Westmorland Road became open to year round travel and a regular mail coach service was established between Saint John and Halifax The Bend became an important transfer and rest station along the route Over the next decade lumbering and then shipbuilding became important industries in the area The community s turning point came when Joseph Salter took over and expanded a shipyard at the Bend in 1847 The shipyard grew to employ about 400 workers The Bend subsequently developed a service based economy to support the shipyard and gradually began to acquire all the amenities of a growing town 21 The prosperity engendered by the wooden shipbuilding industry allowed The Bend to incorporate as the town of Moncton in 1855 Although the town was named for Monckton 14 a clerical error at the time the town was incorporated resulted in the misspelling of its name which has remained to the present day Moncton s first mayor was the shipbuilder Joseph Salter In 1857 the European and North American Railway opened its line from Moncton to nearby Shediac This was followed in 1859 by a line from Moncton to Saint John 22 At about the time of the railway s arrival the popularity of steam powered ships forced an end to the era of wooden shipbuilding The Salter shipyard closed in 1858 The resulting industrial collapse caused Moncton to surrender its civic charter in 1862 14 nbsp The Intercolonial Railway of Canada depot in Moncton in 1904 The city s economy was revitalized when it was selected as the railway s headquarters in 1871 Moncton s economic depression did not last long 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 14 The arrival of the ICR in Moncton was a seminal event for the community For the next 120 years the history of the city was firmly linked with the railway s In 1875 14 Moncton reincorporated as a town and a year later the ICR line to Quebec opened The railway boom that emanated from this and the associated employment growth allowed Moncton to achieve city status on April 23 1890 23 nbsp The Canadian National Railway station in 1927Moncton 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 24 In 1918 the federal government merged the ICR and the National Transcontinental Railway NTR into the newly formed Canadian National Railways CNR system 24 The ICR shops became CNR s major locomotive repair facility for the Maritimes and Moncton became the headquarters for CNR s Maritime division 25 The T Eaton Company s catalogue warehouse moved to the city in the early 1920s employing over 700 people 26 Transportation and distribution became increasingly important to Moncton s economy in the mid 20th century The first scheduled air service out of Moncton was established in 1928 During the Second World War the Canadian Army built a large military supply base in the city to service the Maritime military establishment The CNR continued to dominate the economy of the city railway employment in Moncton peaked at nearly 6 000 workers in the 1950s before beginning a slow decline 27 nbsp The Eaton s catalogue warehouse in 1927 The company built the warehouse as Moncton was a centre for railways and shipping Moncton was placed on the Trans Canada Highway network in the early 1960s after Route 2 was built along the city s northern perimeter Later the Route 15 was built between the city and Shediac 28 At the same time the Petitcodiac River Causeway was constructed 14 The Universite de Moncton was founded in 1963 29 and became an important resource in the development of Acadian culture in the area 30 The late 1970s and the 1980s were a period of economic hardship for the city as several major employers closed or restructured 31 The Eatons catalogue division CNR s locomotive shops facility and CFB Moncton closed during this time 32 throwing thousands of citizens out of work 33 The city diversified in the early 1990s with the rise of information technology led by call centres that made use of the city s bilingual workforce 34 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 city s fortunes has been termed the Moncton Miracle 35 The community s growth has continued unabated since the 1990s actually accelerating The confidence of the community has been bolstered by its ability to host major events such as the Francophonie Summit in 1999 a Rolling Stones concert in 2005 the Memorial Cup in 2006 and both the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics and a neutral site regular season CFL football game in 2010 36 Positive developments include the Atlantic Baptist University later renamed Crandall University achieving full university status and relocating to a new campus in 1996 the Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport opening a new terminal building and becoming a designated international airport in 2002 37 and the opening of the new Gunningsville Bridge to Riverview in 2005 38 In 2002 Moncton became Canada s first officially bilingual city 39 In the 2006 census it was designated a Census Metropolitan Area and became New Brunswick s largest metropolitan area 40 Geography edit nbsp Moncton is located along the north bank of the Petitcodiac River at a point where the river bends acutely from a west east to north south flow Moncton lies in southeastern New Brunswick at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces The city is along the north bank of the Petitcodiac River at a point where the river bends acutely from west east to north south flow This geographical feature has contributed significantly to historical names for the community Petitcodiac in the Mi kmaq language has been translated as bends like a bow The early Acadian settlers in the region named their community Le Coude the elbow 14 Subsequent English immigrants changed the settlement s name to The Bend of the Petitcodiac or simply The Bend 14 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 but 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 14 On April 14 2010 the causeway gates were opened in an effort to restore the silt laden river 41 Tidal bore edit nbsp Close up of a tidal bore on the Petitcodiac River in Moncton The River exhibits one of North America s few examples of a 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 The bore is a result of the Bay of Fundy s extreme tides Originally the bore was very impressive sometimes between 1 and 2 metres 3 ft 3 in and 6 ft 7 in high and extending across the 1 kilometre 0 62 mi width of the Petitcodiac River in the Moncton area This wave occurred twice a day at high tide travelling at an average speed of 13 km h 8 1 mph and producing an audible roar 42 Unsurprisingly the bore became a very popular early tourist attraction for the city but when the Petitcodiac causeway was built in the 1960s the river channel quickly silted in and reduced the bore so that it rarely exceeded 15 to 20 centimetres 5 9 to 7 9 in in height 43 On April 14 2010 the causeway gates were opened in an effort to restore the silt laden river 41 A recent tidal bore since the opening of the causeway gates measured a 2 foot high 0 61 m wave unseen for many years 44 Climate edit Main article Climate of Moncton 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 tends to be more continental than maritime during the summer and winter seasons with maritime influences somewhat tempering the transitional seasons of spring and autumn 45 Moncton has a warm summer humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb with uniform precipitation distribution Winter days are typically cold but sunny with solar radiation generating some warmth Daytime high temperatures usually range a few degrees below the freezing point Major snowfalls can result from Nor easter ocean storms moving up the east coast of North America 46 These major snowfalls typically average 20 30 cm 8 12 in and are frequently mixed with rain or freezing rain Spring is often delayed because the sea ice that forms in the nearby Gulf of St Lawrence during the winter requires time to melt and this cools onshore winds which can extend inland as far as Moncton The ice burden in the gulf has diminished considerably over the last decade 47 and the springtime cooling effect has weakened as a result Daytime temperatures above freezing are typical by late February Trees are usually in full leaf by May 48 Summers are warm sometimes hot and can be somewhat humid due to the seasonal prevailing westerly winds strengthening the climate s continental tendencies 45 Daytime highs sometimes reach more than 30 C 86 F Rainfall is generally modest especially in late July and August and short periods of drought occur on occasion 48 Autumn daytime temperatures remain mild until late October 45 First snowfalls usually do not occur until late November and consistent snow cover on the ground does not happen until late December New Brunswick s Fundy coast occasionally experiences the effects of post tropical storms 48 The stormiest weather of the year with the greatest precipitation and the strongest winds usually occurs during the fall winter transition November to mid January 48 The highest temperature ever recorded in Moncton was 37 8 C 100 F on August 18 and 19 1935 49 The coldest ever recorded was 37 8 C 36 F on February 5 1948 50 Climate data for Moncton 1981 2010 normals extremes 1881 presentMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 17 2 63 0 18 0 64 4 26 1 79 0 29 0 84 2 34 5 94 1 34 4 93 9 36 1 97 0 37 8 100 0 35 0 95 0 28 3 82 9 23 0 73 4 18 3 64 9 37 8 100 0 Mean daily maximum C F 3 2 26 2 1 7 28 9 2 7 36 9 9 0 48 2 16 5 61 7 21 9 71 4 25 3 77 5 24 7 76 5 20 0 68 0 13 2 55 8 6 4 43 5 0 1 31 8 11 2 52 2 Daily mean C F 8 2 17 2 7 19 2 3 27 9 4 2 39 6 10 7 51 3 16 0 60 8 19 5 67 1 19 0 66 2 14 5 58 1 8 3 46 9 2 5 36 5 4 3 24 3 6 1 43 0 Mean daily minimum C F 13 1 8 4 12 2 10 0 7 2 19 0 0 7 30 7 4 9 40 8 10 0 50 0 13 7 56 7 13 2 55 8 8 9 48 0 3 3 37 9 1 5 29 3 8 4 16 9 0 9 33 6 Record low C F 36 7 34 1 37 8 36 0 31 7 25 1 17 8 0 0 7 2 19 0 3 9 25 0 0 0 32 0 1 1 30 0 6 1 21 0 9 4 15 1 21 1 6 0 34 4 29 9 37 8 36 0 Average precipitation mm inches 97 7 3 85 84 0 3 31 105 9 4 17 92 0 3 62 101 7 4 00 88 0 3 46 84 8 3 34 76 6 3 02 93 7 3 69 105 9 4 17 93 8 3 69 100 0 3 94 1 124 44 25 Average rainfall mm inches 30 3 1 19 30 2 1 19 47 4 1 87 63 4 2 50 96 8 3 81 88 0 3 46 84 8 3 34 76 6 3 02 93 7 3 69 104 6 4 12 77 1 3 04 49 1 1 93 842 0 33 15 Average snowfall cm inches 67 4 26 5 53 8 21 2 58 5 23 0 28 5 11 2 4 9 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 16 7 6 6 50 8 20 0 282 0 111 0 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 14 6 11 8 13 6 14 2 14 8 13 4 12 5 10 9 11 4 13 1 15 3 15 3 160 8Average rainy days 0 2 mm 4 8 4 3 7 0 11 3 14 6 13 4 12 5 10 9 11 4 12 9 12 6 7 1 122 8Average snowy days 0 2 cm 11 7 9 1 8 7 5 2 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 4 3 10 1 50 1Source Environment Canada 50 51 52 49 Climate data for Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport 1981 2010 normals extremes 1939 presentMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high humidex 18 2 15 8 28 0 30 0 37 6 40 9 43 7 44 5 40 9 32 5 28 2 20 3 44 5Record high C F 16 1 61 0 15 3 59 5 26 1 79 0 28 5 83 3 34 2 93 6 34 4 93 9 35 6 96 1 37 2 99 0 34 1 93 4 26 9 80 4 22 9 73 2 17 8 64 0 37 2 99 0 Mean daily maximum C F 3 7 25 3 2 4 27 7 2 0 35 6 8 5 47 3 16 0 60 8 21 2 70 2 24 7 76 5 24 0 75 2 19 5 67 1 12 8 55 0 6 1 43 0 0 2 31 6 10 7 51 3 Daily mean C F 8 9 16 0 7 6 18 3 2 9 26 8 3 5 38 3 10 0 50 0 15 2 59 4 18 8 65 8 18 2 64 8 13 6 56 5 7 6 45 7 1 9 35 4 4 8 23 4 5 4 41 7 Mean daily minimum C F 14 7 12 7 9 1 7 8 18 0 1 4 29 5 4 0 39 2 9 1 48 4 12 9 55 2 12 2 54 0 7 7 45 9 2 3 36 1 2 4 27 7 9 4 15 1 0 1 32 2 Record low C F 32 2 26 0 31 7 25 1 27 4 17 3 16 1 3 0 6 1 21 0 2 1 28 2 1 2 34 2 0 6 33 1 3 3 26 1 10 14 17 4 0 7 29 20 32 2 26 0 Record low wind chill 49 4 46 0 39 3 27 7 12 6 4 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 14 7 27 1 43 5 49 4Average precipitation mm inches 103 3 4 07 90 9 3 58 115 6 4 55 97 6 3 84 96 9 3 81 94 6 3 72 92 1 3 63 80 8 3 18 93 5 3 68 113 4 4 46 107 2 4 22 114 4 4 50 1 200 4 47 26 Average rainfall mm inches 28 8 1 13 28 4 1 12 49 2 1 94 62 3 2 45 92 5 3 64 94 6 3 72 92 1 3 63 80 8 3 18 93 5 3 68 112 1 4 41 87 3 3 44 54 2 2 13 875 7 34 48 Average snowfall cm inches 78 1 30 7 64 7 25 5 64 5 25 4 31 2 12 3 3 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 19 4 7 6 62 4 24 6 325 3 128 1 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 16 6 13 7 14 7 15 3 15 6 15 1 14 1 12 2 11 7 13 8 16 0 16 5 175 5Average rainy days 0 2 mm 5 9 4 8 7 7 12 3 15 4 15 1 14 1 12 2 11 7 13 7 12 9 8 1 134 0Average snowy days 0 2 cm 14 2 12 0 10 9 6 5 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 5 5 12 3 62 7Mean monthly sunshine hours 116 2 124 3 139 9 165 6 207 5 232 8 256 3 241 1 173 3 149 4 95 1 101 1 2 002 2Percent possible sunshine 41 3 42 7 37 9 40 8 44 8 49 4 53 8 55 0 45 9 44 0 33 4 37 5 43 9Source Environment Canada 53 54 55 56 Cityscape edit nbsp Skyline of Downtown Moncton with the Bell Aliant Tower to the right The Tower is the tallest free standing structure in Atlantic Canada See also List of tallest buildings in Moncton Moncton generally remains a low rise city but its skyline encompasses buildings and structures with varying architectural styles from many periods The city s most dominant structure is the Bell Aliant Tower a 127 metres 417 ft microwave communications tower built in 1971 When it was constructed it was the tallest microwave communications tower of its kind in North America It remains the tallest structure in Moncton dwarfing the neighbouring Place L Assomption by 46 metres 151 ft 57 Indeed the Bell Aliant Tower is also the tallest free standing structure in all four Atlantic provinces Assumption Place is a 20 story office building and the headquarters of Assumption Mutual Life Insurance This building is 81 metres 266 ft tall and tied with Brunswick Square Saint John as the tallest building in the province 58 The Blue Cross Centre is a nine story building in Downtown Moncton It is architecturally distinctive encompasses a full city block and is the city s largest office building by square footage 59 It is the home of Medavie Blue Cross and the Moncton Public Library There are about a half dozen other buildings in Moncton between eight and 12 stories including the Delta Beausejour and Brunswick Crowne Plaza Hotels and the Terminal Plaza office complex nbsp Centennial Park is one of several public parks managed by the city Urban parks edit 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 lawn bowling and tennis facilities a boating pond a treetop adventure course and Rocky Stone Field a city owned 2 500 seat football stadium with artificial turf and home to the Moncton Minor Football Association 60 The city s other main parks are Mapleton Park in the city s north end Irishtown Nature Park one of the largest urban nature parks in Canada and St Anselme Park located in Dieppe 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 61 There is an extensive system of hiking and biking trails in Metro Moncton The Riverfront Trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail system and various monuments and pavilions can be found along its length 62 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18611 396 1871600 57 0 18815 032 738 7 18918 762 74 1 19019 026 3 0 191111 345 25 7 192117 488 54 1 193120 689 18 3 194122 763 10 0 195127 334 20 1 195636 003 31 7 196143 840 21 8 196645 847 4 6 197154 864 19 7 197655 934 2 0 198154 741 2 1 198655 468 1 3 199156 823 2 4 199659 313 4 4 200161 046 2 9 200664 128 5 0 201169 074 7 7 201671 889 4 1 202179 470 10 5 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada the City of Moncton had a population of 79 470 living in 35 118 of its 37 318 total private dwellings a change of 10 5 from its 2016 population of 71 889 With a land area of 140 67 km2 54 31 sq mi it had a population density of 564 9 km2 1 463 2 sq mi in 2021 63 Moncton s urban area population centre had a population of 119 785 living in an area of 110 73 km2 42 75 sq mi Residents lived in 51 830 dwellings out of the 54 519 total private dwellings 4 Greater Moncton the Census Metropolitan Area CMA had a population of 157 717 living in 67 179 of its 70 460 total private dwellings a change of 8 9 from its 2016 population of 144 810 The CMA includes the neighbouring city of Dieppe and the town of Riverview as well as adjacent suburban areas in Westmorland and Albert counties 64 With a land area of 2 562 47 km2 989 38 sq mi it had a population density of 61 5 km2 159 4 sq mi in 2021 65 Moncton s urban area is the third largest in Atlantic Canada after Halifax Nova Scotia and St John s Newfoundland and Labrador and the second largest in The Maritimes In 2016 the median age in Moncton was 41 4 close to the national median age of 41 2 The 2021 census reported that immigrants individuals born outside Canada comprise 8 460 persons or 10 9 of the total population of Moncton Of the total immigrant population the top countries of origin were Philippines 795 persons or 9 4 India 655 persons or 7 7 United States of America 555 persons or 6 6 China 475 persons or 5 6 Nigeria 470 persons or 5 6 United Kingdom 395 persons or 4 7 Syria 385 persons or 4 6 South Korea 380 persons or 4 5 France 290 persons or 3 4 and Democratic Republic of the Congo 270 persons or 3 2 66 Ethnicity edit As of 2021 approximately 82 4 of Moncton s residents were of European ancestry while 14 9 were visible minorities and 2 7 were Indigenous 66 The largest ethnic minority groups in Moncton were Black 5 3 South Asian 3 0 Arab 1 5 Filipino 1 3 Chinese 0 9 Southeast Asian 0 8 Korean 0 7 and Latin American 0 7 66 Panethnic groups in the City of Moncton 2001 2021 Panethnic group 2021 66 2016 67 2011 68 2006 69 2001 70 Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop European a 63 780 82 4 63 130 90 04 62 730 93 60 575 96 2 58 450 97 29 African 4 075 5 26 1 830 2 61 1 180 1 75 710 1 13 555 0 92 South Asian 2 310 2 98 330 0 47 490 0 73 265 0 42 145 0 24 Indigenous 2 080 2 69 1 795 2 56 1 415 2 1 640 1 02 470 0 78 Southeast Asian b 1 595 2 06 665 0 95 505 0 75 115 0 18 95 0 16 East Asian c 1 300 1 68 1 085 1 55 690 1 02 275 0 44 215 0 36 Middle Eastern d 1 260 1 63 950 1 35 270 0 4 185 0 29 65 0 11 Latin American 565 0 73 195 0 28 85 0 13 55 0 09 25 0 04 Other multiracial e 440 0 57 135 0 19 85 0 13 150 0 24 65 0 11 Total responses 77 405 97 4 70 115 97 53 67 450 97 65 62 965 98 19 60 080 98 42 Total population 79 470 100 71 889 100 69 074 100 64 128 100 61 046 100 Note Totals greater than 100 due to multiple origin responsesLanguage edit nbsp A sign at the entrance of Moncton Both English and French is used on the sign the two most spoken languages in the city Canada Census Mother Tongue Moncton New Brunswick 71 Census Total English French English amp French OtherYear Responses Count Trend Pop Count Trend Pop Count Trend Pop Count Trend Pop 2021 78 210 45 765 nbsp 4 68 58 52 21 375 nbsp 0 95 27 33 2 230 nbsp 79 12 2 85 8 470 nbsp 51 36 10 83 2016 70 670 43 720 nbsp 1 60 61 87 21 580 nbsp 1 43 30 54 1 245 nbsp 15 81 1 76 4 120 nbsp 61 57 5 83 2011 67 930 43 030 63 34 21 275 31 32 1 075 1 58 2 550 3 75 Moncton is a bilingual city 58 5 of its residents having English as their mother tongue while 27 3 have French 2 9 learned both English and French as a first language and 10 8 speak another language as their mother tongue 71 About 46 of the city population is bilingual and understands both English and French 72 the only other Canadian cities that approach this level of linguistic duality are Ottawa Sudbury and Montreal Moncton became the first officially bilingual city in the country in 2002 This means that all municipal services as well as public notices and information are available in both French and English 39 The adjacent city of Dieppe is about 64 Francophone and has benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the Acadian Peninsula and areas in northern and eastern New Brunswick 72 The town of Riverview meanwhile is heavily 95 Anglophone 72 Common non official languages spoken as mother tongues are Arabic 1 4 Punjabi 0 7 Chinese Languages 0 7 Tagalog 0 6 Korean 0 6 Spanish 0 6 Vietnamese 0 5 and Portuguese 0 5 1 2 of residents listed both English and a non official language as mother tongues while 0 4 listed both French and a non official language Religion edit According to the 2021 census religious groups in Moncton included 73 Christianity 45 645 persons or 59 0 Irreligion 26 615 persons or 34 4 Islam 2 485 persons or 3 2 Hinduism 995 persons or 1 3 Sikhism 605 persons or 0 8 Judaism 205 persons or 0 3 Buddhism 180 persons or 0 2 Indigenous Spirituality 10 persons or lt 0 1 Other 660 persons or 0 9 Economy editSee also List of companies headquartered in Moncton The underpinnings of the local economy are based on Moncton s heritage as a commercial distribution transportation and retailing centre This is due to Moncton s central location in the Maritimes it has the largest catchment area in Atlantic Canada with 1 6 million people living within a three hour drive of the city 74 The insurance information technology educational and health care sectors also are major factors in the local economy with the city s two hospitals alone employing over five thousand people along with a growing high tech sector that includes companies such as Nanoptix 75 International Game Technology OAO Technology Solutions BMM Test Labs TrustMe 76 and BelTek Systems Desig 77 nbsp The Blue Cross Centre is the headquarters for Medavie Blue Cross A number of headquarters are located in Moncton Moncton has garnered national attention because of the strength of its economy The local unemployment rate averages around 6 which is below the national average 78 In 2004 Canadian Business magazine named it The best city for business in Canada 79 and in 2007 FDi magazine named it the fifth most business friendly small sized city in North America 80 Moncton s high proportion of bilingual workers and its status as border city between majority francophone and majority anglophone areas makes it an attractive centre for both federal employment and the stationing of call centres for Canadian companies who provide services in both languages The city is home to the regional head offices for several Canadian federal agencies such as Corrections Canada Transport Canada the Gulf Fisheries Centre and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency There are 37 call centres in the city which employ over 5 000 people Some of the larger centres include Asurion Numeris formerly BBM Canada Exxon Mobil Royal Bank of Canada Tangerine Bank formerly ING Direct UPS Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Rogers Communications and Nordia Inc 81 A number of nationally or regionally prominent corporations have their head offices in Moncton including Atlantic Lottery Corporation Assumption Life Insurance Medavie Blue Cross Insurance Armour Transportation Systems and Major Drilling Group International TD Bank announced in 2018 a new banking services centre to be located in Moncton which will employ over 1 000 people including a previously announced customer contact centre 82 Meanwhile several arms of the Irving corporation have their head offices and or major operations in greater Moncton These include Midland Transport Majesta Royale Tissues Irving Personal Care Master Packaging Brunswick News and Cavendish Farms Kent Building Supplies an Irving subsidiary opened their main distribution centre in the Caledonia Industrial Park in 2014 The Irving group of companies employs several thousand people in the Moncton region 83 There are three large industrial parks in the metropolitan area The Irving operations are concentrated in the Dieppe Industrial Park The Moncton Industrial Park in the city s west end has been expanded Molson Coors opened a brewery in the Caledonia Industrial Park in 2007 its first new brewery in over fifty years 84 All three industrial parks also have large concentrations of warehousing and regional trucking facilities nbsp Downtown Moncton acts as the central business district for the city It houses a number of government and financial offices A new four lane Gunningsville Bridge was opened in 2005 connecting downtown Riverview directly with downtown Moncton 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 85 This has become already evident as an expansion to the Blue Cross Centre was completed in 2006 and a Marriott Residence Inn opened in 2008 The new regional law courts on Assumption Blvd opened in 2011 A new 8 800 seat downtown arena the Avenir Centre recently opened in September 2018 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 85 The retail sector in Moncton has become one of the most important pillars of the local economy Major retail projects such as Champlain Place in Dieppe and the Wheeler Park Power Centre on Trinity Drive have become major destinations for locals and for tourists alike 86 87 nbsp Magnetic HillTourism is an important industry in Moncton and historically 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 tidal bore was the first phenomenon to become an attraction but the construction of the Petitcodiac causeway in the 1960s effectively extirpated the attraction 42 Magnetic Hill on the city s northwest outskirts is the city s most famous attraction The Magnetic Hill area includes in addition to the phenomenon itself a golf course major water park zoo and an outdoor concert facility A 90 million casino hotel entertainment complex opened at Magnetic Hill in 2010 Culture edit nbsp Moncton s Capitol Theatre is a performing arts venue and hosts productions for the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada and Theatre New Brunswick 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 88 89 The theatre hosts a performing arts series and provides a venue for various theatrical performances as well as Symphony New Brunswick and the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada 88 The adjacent Empress Theatre offers space for smaller performances and recitals 88 The Molson Canadian Centre at Casino New Brunswick provides a 2 000 seat venue for major touring artists and performing groups The Moncton based Atlantic Ballet Theatre tours mainly in Atlantic Canada but also tours nationally and internationally on occasion 90 Theatre l Escaouette is a Francophone live theatre company which has its own auditorium and performance space on Botsford Street The Anglophone Live Bait Theatre is based in the nearby university town of Sackville There are several private dance and music academies in the metropolitan area including the Capitol Theatre s own performing arts school nbsp Aberdeen Cultural Centre is an Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries The Aberdeen Cultural Centre is a major Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries Among other tenants the centre houses the Galerie Sans Nom the principal private art gallery in the city 91 The city s two main museums are the Moncton Museum at Resurgo Place on Mountain Road 92 and the Musee acadien at Universite de Moncton 93 The Moncton Museum reopened following major renovations and an expansion to include the Transportation Discovery Centre The Discovery Centre includes many hands on exhibits highlighting the city s transportation heritage The city also has several recognized historical sites The Free Meeting House was built in 1821 and is a New England style meeting house located adjacent to the Moncton Museum 94 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 is also home to several multicultural organizations 94 The Treitz Haus is located on the riverfront adjacent to Bore View Park and has been dated to 1769 both by architectural style and by dendrochronology 95 It is the only surviving building from the Pennsylvania Dutch era and is the oldest surviving building in the province of New Brunswick nbsp The Treitz Haus in Moncton New BrunswickIn film production the city has since 1974 been home to the National Film Board of Canada s French language Studio Acadie 96 Moncton is home to the Frye Festival an annual bilingual literary celebration held in honour of world renowned literary critic and favourite son Northrop Frye This event attracts noted writers and poets from around the world and takes place in the month of April 97 The Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza held each July is the largest annual gathering of classic cars in Canada 98 Other notable events include The Atlantic Seafood Festival 99 in August The HubCap Comedy Festival 100 and the World Wine Festival both held in the spring Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral is the location of an interpretation centre Monument for Recognition in the 21st century MR21 101 Sports editFacilities edit nbsp The Moncton Sports Dome is an indoor air supported building used for a number of different sports and recreational activities The Avenir Centre 102 is an 8 800 seat arena which serves as a venue for major concerts and sporting events and is the home of the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Moncton Magic of the National Basketball League of Canada The CN Sportplex is a major recreational facility which has been built on the former CN Shops property It includes ten ballfields six soccer fields an indoor rink complex with four ice surfaces the Superior Propane Centre and the Hollis Wealth Sports Dome an indoor air supported multi use building The Sports Dome 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 Universite de Moncton contains an indoor track and a 37 5 metres 123 ft swimming pool with diving towers 103 The new Moncton Stadium also located at the U de M campus was built for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Track amp Field Championships It has a permanent seating for 10 000 but is expandable to a capacity of over 20 000 for events such as professional Canadian football The only velodrome in Atlantic Canada is in Dieppe It has since been closed after 17 years of existence due to safety concerns in May 2018 104 105 The metro area has a total of 12 indoor hockey rinks and one curling club Curl Moncton Other public sporting and recreational facilities are scattered throughout the metropolitan area including a new 18 million aquatic centre in Dieppe opened in 2009 Sports teams edit The Moncton Wildcats play major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League QMJHL They won the President s Cup the QMJHL championship in both 2006 and 2010 106 Historically there has been a longstanding presence of a Moncton based team in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League but the Dieppe Commandos formerly known as the Moncton Beavers relocated to Edmundston at the end of the 2017 season 107 Historically Moncton also was home to a professional American Hockey League franchise from 1978 to 1994 The New Brunswick Hawks won the AHL Calder Cup by defeating the Binghamton Whalers in 1981 1982 citation needed The Moncton Mets played baseball in the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League and won the Canadian Senior Baseball Championship in 2006 108 In 2015 the Moncton Fisher Cats began play in the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League They were formed by a merger between the Moncton Mets and the Hub City Brewers of the NBSBL In 2011 the Moncton Miracles began play as one of the seven charter franchises of the professional National Basketball League of Canada The franchise failed at the end of the 2016 17 season to be immediately replaced by a new NBL franchise the Moncton Magic who played their inaugural season in 2017 18 109 The Universite de Moncton has a number of active CIS university sports programs including hockey soccer and volleyball 110 These teams are a part of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport program 111 Club Sport League Venue Established ChampionshipsMoncton Magic Basketball NBL Canada Avenir Centre 2017 1 NBLC Championship 2019 112 Moncton Wildcats Ice hockey QMJHL Avenir Centre 1996 2 President s Cup QMJHL Moncton Fisher Cats Baseball NBSBL Kiwanis Park 2015 1 NBSBL Championship 2017 113 Moncton Mustangs Football MFL Rocky Stone Field 2004 5 Maritime BowlMoncton Mavericks Lacrosse ECJLL JR A Superior Propane Centre 2006 1 Jr B 2008 U de M Aigles Bleus Ice hockey M F Soccer M F Volleyball F track and field M F Cross country running M F AUS Arena Jean Louis Levesque U de M CEPS Stade Moncton Stadium 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 Crandall Chargers Baseball M Soccer M F Basketball M F Cross country running M F ACAA CIBA Various Campus Facilities 1949 1 CIBA Regional ChampionshipsMajor events edit See also List of events in Greater Moncton nbsp Moncton Stadium is a multi purpose stadium that has hosted a number of events including several games in the 2015 FIFA Women s World Cup Moncton has hosted many large sporting events The 2006 Memorial Cup was held in Moncton with the hometown Moncton Wildcats losing in the championship final to rival Quebec Remparts 114 Moncton hosted the Canadian Interuniversity Sports CIS Men s University Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008 115 The World Men s Curling Championship was held in Moncton in 2009 the second time this event has taken place in the city Moncton also hosted the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics This was the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada with athletes from over 170 countries in attendance The new 10 000 seat capacity Moncton Stadium was built for this event on the Universite de Moncton campus 116 The construction of this new stadium led directly to Moncton being awarded a regular season neutral site CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos which was held on September 26 2010 117 This was the first neutral site regular season game in the history of the Canadian Football League and was played before a capacity crowd of 20 750 Additional CFL regular season games were held in 2011 and 2013 and again on August 25 2019 118 Moncton was one of only six Canadian cities chosen to host the 2015 FIFA Women s World Cup Major sporting events hosted by Moncton include 1968 Canadian Junior Baseball Championships 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 1975 Macdonald Lassies Championship 1975 Intercontinental Cup baseball co hosted with Montreal 1977 Skate Canada International 1978 CIS University Cup hockey 1980 World Men s Curling Championships 1982 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 1982 CIS University Cup 1983 CIS University Cup 1984 Canadian Men s and Women s Broomball Championships 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 Men s Curling Championship 2009 Fred Page Cup hockey 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics 2010 CFL regular season neutral site game Toronto and Edmonton 2011 CFL regular season neutral site game Hamilton and Calgary 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 2013 Canadian Track amp Field Championships 2013 Football Canada Cup national U18 football championship 2013 CFL regular season neutral site game Hamilton amp Montreal 2014 Canadian Track amp Field Championships 2014 FIFA U20 Women s World Cup 2015 FIFA Women s World Cup 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships 2019 CFL regular season neutral site game Toronto and Montreal 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Co hosted with Halifax Government editSee also Moncton City Council nbsp Moncton City Hall is the seat of municipal government The municipal government consists of a mayor and ten city councillors elected to four year terms of office 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 119 Moncton is in the federal riding of Moncton Riverview Dieppe Portions of Dieppe are in the federal riding of Beausejour and portions of Riverview are in the riding of Fundy Royal In the current federal parliament two MPs from the metropolitan area belong to the Liberal party and one to the Conservative party Moncton federal election results 120 Year Liberal Conservative New Democratic Green2021 48 16 670 24 8 266 17 5 974 4 1 5382019 42 16 621 24 9 369 12 4 812 18 7 027Moncton provincial election results 121 Year PC Liberal Green People s Allnc 2020 43 13 210 33 10 105 16 5 112 6 1 7202018 32 9 983 44 13 600 10 3 064 3 1 034 Military edit Main article CFB Moncton nbsp The southwestern portion of the former CFB Moncton base continues to be used by the Canadian Forces known as Moncton Garrison 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 In 1940 a large military supply base later known as 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 122 In addition two British Commonwealth Air Training Plan bases were also built in the Moncton area during the war No 8 Service Flying Training School RCAF and No 31 Personnel Depot RAF The RCAF also operated No 5 Supply Depot in Moncton 122 A naval listening station was also constructed in Coverdale Riverview in 1941 to help in coordinating radar activities in the North Atlantic 122 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 122 With the closure of CFB Moncton in the early 1990s the military presence in Moncton has been significantly reduced 123 The northern portion of the former base property has been turned over to the Canada Lands Corporation and is slowly being redeveloped 124 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 123 Resident components of the garrison include the 1 Engineer Support Unit Regular force The garrison also houses the 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters reserve force and one of the 37 Brigades constituent units the 8th Canadian Hussars Princess Louise s which is an armoured reconnaissance regiment 123 3 Area support unit Det Moncton and 42 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Det Moncton provide logistical support for the base 123 In 2013 the last regular forces units left the Moncton base but the reserve units remain active and Moncton remains the 37 Canadian Brigade Unit headquarters Infrastructure editHealth facilities edit nbsp The Moncton Hospital is one of two major teaching hospitals located in Moncton There are two major regional referral and teaching hospitals in Moncton The Moncton Hospital has approximately 381 inpatient beds 125 and is affiliated with Dalhousie University Medical School It is home to the Northumberland family medicine residency training program and is a site for third and fourth year clinical training for medical students in the Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick Training Program The hospital hosts UNB degree programs in nursing and medical x ray technology and professional internships in fields such as dietetics Specialized medical services at the hospital include neurosurgery peripheral and neuro interventional radiology vascular surgery thoracic surgery hepatobiliary surgery orthopedics trauma burn unit medical oncology neonatal intensive care and adolescent psychiatry A 48 million expansion to the hospital was completed in 2009 and contains a new laboratory ambulatory care centre and provincial level one trauma centre 126 A new oncology clinic was built at the hospital and opened in late 2014 The Moncton Hospital is managed by Horizon Health Network formerly the South East Regional Health Authority nbsp The Dr Georges L Dumont University Hospital Centre was established in 1922 The Dr Georges L Dumont University Hospital Centre has about 302 beds 127 and hosts a medical training program through the local CFMNB and distant Universite de Sherbrooke Medical School There are also degree programs in nursing medical x ray technology medical laboratory technology and inhalotherapy which are administered by Universite de Moncton Specialized medical services include medical oncology radiation oncology orthopedics vascular surgery and nephrology A cardiac cath lab is being studied for the hospital and a new PET CT scanner has been installed A 75 million expansion for ambulatory care expanded surgery suites and medical training is currently under construction 128 The hospital is also the location of the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute 129 This hospital is managed by francophone Vitalite Health Network The internal working languages of the hospitals are English for the Moncton Hospital Horizon Health Network and French for the Dumont Hospital Vitalite However both health networks and their hospitals are required to provide services to the public in both official languages in accordance with the New Brunswick Official Languages Act 130 Transportation editAir edit nbsp Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport serves as the international airport for the entire Greater Moncton metropolitan area Moncton is served by the Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport YQM It was renamed for former Canadian Governor General and native son Romeo LeBlanc in 2016 A new airport terminal with an international arrivals area was opened in 2002 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The GMIA handles about 677 000 passengers per year making it the second busiest airport in the Maritimes in terms of passenger volume 131 The GMIA is the 10th busiest airport in Canada in terms of freight Regular scheduled destinations include Halifax Montreal Ottawa and Toronto Scheduled service providers include Air Canada Air Canada Rouge Westjet and Porter Airlines Seasonal direct air service is provided to destinations in Cuba Mexico the Dominican Republic Jamaica and Florida with operators including Sunwing Airlines Air Transat and Westjet 132 FedEx UPS and Purolator all have their Atlantic Canadian air cargo bases at the facility The GMIA is the home of the Moncton Flight College the largest pilot training institution in Canada 133 and is also the base for the regional RCMP air service the New Brunswick Air Ambulance Service and the regional Transport Canada hangar and depot There is a second smaller aerodrome near Elmwood Drive McEwen Airfield CCG4 is a private airstrip used for general aviation Skydive Moncton operates the province s only nationally certified sports parachute club out of this facility 134 The Moncton Area Control Centre is one of only seven regional air traffic control centres in Canada 135 This centre monitors over 430 000 flights a year 80 of which are either entering or leaving North American airspace 135 Highways edit Moncton lies on Route 2 of the Trans Canada Highway which leads to Nova Scotia in the east and to Fredericton and Quebec in the west Route 15 intersects Route 2 at the eastern outskirts of Moncton heads northeast leading to Shediac and northern New Brunswick Route 16 connects to route 15 at Shediac and leads to Strait Shores and Prince Edward Island Route 1 intersects Route 2 approximately 15 kilometres 9 mi west of the city and leads to Saint John and the U S border 136 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 Inside the city it is an expressway bounded at either end by traffic circles 136 Public transit edit nbsp Codiac Transpo is a public transit bus service throughout Greater Moncton Greater Moncton is served by Codiac Transpo which is operated by the City of Moncton It operates 40 buses on 19 routes throughout Moncton Dieppe and Riverview 137 Maritime Bus provides intercity service to the region Moncton is the largest hub in the system All other major centres in New Brunswick as well as Charlottetown Halifax and Truro are served out of the Moncton terminal Railways edit Freight rail transportation in Moncton is provided by Canadian National Railway Although the presence of the CNR in Moncton has diminished greatly since the 1970s the railway still maintains a large classification yard and intermodal facility in the west end of the city and the regional headquarters for Atlantic Canada is still located here as well Passenger rail transportation is provided by Via Rail Canada with their train the Ocean serving the Moncton railway station three days per week to Halifax and to Montreal Quebec 138 The downtown Via station has been refurbished and also serves as the terminal for the Maritime Bus intercity bus service Education edit nbsp Ecole L Odyssee is one of six publicly funded secondary schools in the city See also List of schools in Greater Moncton The South School Board administers 10 Francophone schools including high schools Ecole Mathieu Martin and Ecole L Odyssee The East School Board administers 25 Anglophone schools including Moncton Harrison Trimble Bernice MacNaughton and Riverview high schools nbsp The Universite de Moncton is a French language university and the only publicly funded university whose main campus is located in Moncton Post secondary education in Moncton The Universite de Moncton is a publicly funded provincial comprehensive university and is the largest francophone Canadian university outside of Quebec Crandall University is a private Baptist Christian liberal arts university 139 The University of New Brunswick has a satellite health sciences campus in Moncton offering degree in nursing The Moncton campus of the New Brunswick Community College has 1 600 full time students and also hundreds of part time students The College communautaire du Nouveau Brunswick offers training in trades and technologies Medavie HealthEd a subsidiary of Medavie Health Services is a Canadian Medical Association accredited school providing training in primary and advanced care paramedicine as well as the Advanced Emergent Care AEC program of the Department of National Defence Canada Eastern College offers programs in the areas of business and administration art and design health care social sciences amp justice tourism amp hospitality and trades Moncton Flight College is one of Canada s oldest and largest flight schools 140 McKenzie College specializes in graphic design digital media and animation The private Oulton College provides training in nursing business paramedical dental sciences pharmacy veterinary youth care and paralegal programs Media editMain article Media in Moncton nbsp The Times amp Transcript building is located in Downtown Moncton It is the highest daily circulated newspaper in New Brunswick Moncton s daily newspaper is the Times amp Transcript which has the highest circulation of any daily newspaper in New Brunswick 141 More than 60 percent of city households subscribe daily and more than 90 percent of Moncton residents read the Times amp Transcript at least once a week The city s other publications include L Acadie Nouvelle a French newspaper published in Caraquet in northern New Brunswick There are 17 broadcast radio stations in the city covering a variety of genres and interests all on the FM dial or online streaming Eleven of these stations are English and six are French 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 The French language arm of the CBC Radio Canada 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 Notable people editMain article List of people from Moncton Moncton has been the home of a number of notable people including National Hockey League Hall of Famer and NHL scoring champion Gordie Drillon 142 World and Olympic champion curler Russ Howard 143 distinguished literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye 144 former Governor General of Canada Romeo LeBlanc 145 and former Supreme Court Justice Ivan Cleveland Rand developer of the Rand Formula and Canada s representative on the UNSCOP commission 146 Trudy Mackay FRS renowned quantitative geneticist member of the Royal Society 147 and National Academy of Sciences 148 and recipient of the prestigious Wolf Prize for agriculture 149 2016 was born in Moncton 150 Robb Wells the actor who plays Ricky on the Showcase hit comedy Trailer Park Boys hails from Moncton 151 152 along with Julie Doiron 153 154 an indie rock musician and Holly Dignard the actress who plays Nicole Miller on the CTV series Whistler 155 Harry Currie noted Canadian conductor musician educator journalist and author was born in Moncton 156 and graduated from MHS 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 157 France Daigle another acclaimed Acadian novelist and playwright was born and resides in 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