Saint John, New Brunswick

Not to be confused with St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Saint John is a seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest incorporated city,^[b] established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of George III.^[9] The port is Canada's third-largest by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise.^[10] The city was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 69,895 over an area of 315.59 km² (121.85 sq mi).^[11]

Saint John
City
The City of Saint John^[a]
Skyline of Uptown Saint John Imperial Theatre New Brunswick Museum Reversing Falls Bridge Saint John City Market Germain Street row houses King's Square
Coat of arms Logo
Nicknames:  "Port City"^[1]
Motto(s):  "O Fortunati Quorum Jam Moenia Surgunt" (Latin for, "O Fortunate Ones Whose Walls Are Now Rising." or "O Happy They, Whose Promised Walls Already Rise")
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Coordinates: 45°16′50″N 66°04′34″W / 45.28056°N 66.07611°W / 45.28056; -66.07611
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Historic countries	Kingdom of France Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
County	Saint John
Parish	City of Saint John^[3]
Founded on	June 24, 1604^[4]
Major Settlement Started	1783^[4]
Incorporation	May 18, 1785 (1785-05-18)
Named for	Saint John River
Government
• Mayor	Donna Reardon
• Governing body	Saint John City Council
• MPs	Wayne Long
• MLAs	Trevor Holder, Gerry Lowe, Dorothy Shephard, Glen Savoie
Area ^[2]
• Land	315.59 km^2 (121.85 sq mi)
• Urban	70.05 km^2 (27.05 sq mi)
• Metro	3,505.66 km^2 (1,353.54 sq mi)
Highest elevation	80.8 m (265.1 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)
• City	69,895^[2]
• Density	221.5/km^2 (574/sq mi)
• Urban	63,447^[5]
• Urban density	905.8/km^2 (2,346/sq mi)
• Metro	130,613^[6]
• Metro density	37.3/km^2 (97/sq mi)
• City Pop 2016-2021	3.4%
• Dwellings	31,825
Demonym(s)	Saint Johner, Saint-Jeannois(e), Johner (colloquial)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	E2H, E2J, E2K, E2L, E2M, E2N, E2P, E2R, and E2S
Area code	506
Telephone exchanges	202, 214, 333, 343, 557–8, 592, 608, 631–640, 642–654, 657–8, 663, 672, 674, 693–4, 696, 721, 977
Highways	Route 1 Route 7 Route 100 Route 111 Route 820 Route 825
NTS Map	21G8 Saint John
GNBC Code	DAEGW^[7]
GDP (Saint John CMA)	CA$6.4 billion (2016)^[8]
GDP per capita (Saint John CMA)	CA$51,021 (2016)
Website	saintjohn.ca/en

French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604 (the feast of St. John the Baptist) and is where the Saint John River gets its name; the indigenous Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik peoples called the river "Wolastoq". The Saint John area was an important area for trade and defence for Acadia during the French colonial era, and Fort La Tour, in the city's harbour, was a pivotal battleground during the Acadian Civil War.^[12]

After more than a century of ownership disputes between the French and English over the land surrounding Saint John, the British government deported the Acadians in 1755 and constructed Fort Howe above the harbour in 1779. In 1785, the City of Saint John was established by uniting the two communities of Parrtown and Carleton on either side of the harbour after the arrival of thousands of refugees from the newly founded United States who wished to remain British after the American Revolution. During the next century, immigration via Partridge Island, especially during the Great Famine, would fundamentally change the city's demographics and culture.

History

Main article: History of Saint John, New Brunswick

 

A blacksmith shop near Saint John Harbour during the late 19th century.

The Saint John area had been inhabited by peoples of the Wabanaki Confederacy for thousands of years. The northwestern coastal region of the Bay of Fundy was home to the Passamaquoddy Nation, while the Saint John River valley north of the bay became the domain of the Wolastoqiyik Nation. The Mi'kmaq also frequented the Saint John area due to the harbour and coast being an important hunting ground for seals. The area around the harbour, where the city is, has been traditionally called Menahkwesk by the Wolastoqiyik people, who continue to reside in and around the city. In pre-colonial times, the Wolastoqiyik lived in mostly self-sustaining villages living largely off bass, sturgeon, salmon, corn, wild roots and berries.^[13]

In 1604, Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour,^[14] though he did not settle the area. Saint John played a crucial role in trade and defense for Acadia during the French colonial era, with Fort La Tour in the city's harbour becoming a pivotal battleground during the Acadian Civil War.^[12] At the end of the Seven Years' War, the British took the region from the French.

The population of Saint John grew with immigration from the former Thirteen Colonies and Europe. In 1785, Saint John became the first incorporated city in what is now Canada.^[9] Immigration led to the building of North America's first quarantine station, Partridge Island.^[15]

 

The Marco Polo

The city became a shipyard of global stature, producing vessels such as the 1851 ship Marco Polo, which became the fastest in the world,^[16] and witnessing the development of the automated foghorn by Robert Foulis.^[17]

 

Bird's-eye view of Saint John in 1882

As the city grew in strategic importance to English power and capital, unrest grew among many of its working class. Black Saint Johners faced restrictions on trade, fishing and voting, compelling the majority of the city's Black community to settle in Portland (the city's north end), which later became amalgamated with Saint John.^[13] In 1849, Canada's first labour union, the Laborer's Benevolent Association (now ILA local 273) was formed by longshoremen.^[18] Between 1840 and 1860, sectarian violence became rampant in Saint John as tensions escalated in response to the poor living conditions of poor Irish Catholics, resulting in some of the worst urban riots in Canadian history.^[19] Saint John experienced a cholera outbreak in 1854 that claimed over 1,500 lives,^[20] as well as the Great Fire of Saint John in 1877 that destroyed 40% of the city and left 13,000 people homeless.^[21] Although the fire caused damages exceeding $10 million (equivalent to approximately $256 million today),^[22][23] Saint John quickly embarked on rebuilding. Nevertheless, the aftermath prompted many residents to leave the city.^[21]

Geography and climate

Physical geography

 

Covered bridges dot the Greater Saint John region.

Situated in the south-central portion of the province, along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River, the city is split by the south-flowing river and the east side is bordered on the north by the Kennebecasis River where it meets the Saint John River at Grand Bay. Saint John Harbour, where the two rivers meet the Bay of Fundy, is a deep water port and ice-free all year long. Partridge Island is in the harbour. The city land area is 315.96 km² (121.99 sq mi), and the metropolitan area covers 3,509.62 km² (1,355.07 sq mi).^[24]

Stonehammer UNESCO Geopark, the first Geopark in North America, is centred around Saint John. The Geopark has been recognized by UNESCO as having exceptional geological significance. The park contains rock formations that date back to the Precambrian era and some of the rocks may be a billion years old.

The Saint John River itself flows into the Bay of Fundy through a narrow gorge several hundred metres wide at the centre of the city. It contains a unique phenomenon called the Reversing Falls where the diurnal tides of the bay reverse the water flow of the river for several kilometres. A series of underwater ledges at the narrowest point of this gorge also create a series of rapids.

The topography surrounding Saint John is hilly; a result of the influence of two coastal mountain ranges which run along the Bay of Fundy – the St. Croix Highlands and the Caledonia Highlands. The soil throughout the region is extremely rocky with frequent granite outcrops. The coastal plain hosts numerous freshwater lakes in the eastern, western and northern parts of the city.

In Saint John the height difference from low to high tide is approximately 8 metres (28 ft) due to the funnelling effect of the Bay of Fundy as it narrows. The Reversing Falls in Saint John, actually an area of strong rapids, provides one example of the power of these tides; at every high tide, ocean water is pushed through a narrow gorge in the middle of the city and forces the Saint John River to reverse its flow for several hours.

Architecture

See also: List of tallest buildings in Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint John, especially in its Uptown region, features a multitude of architectural styles spanning from the 19th and early 20th centuries, with residences and buildings containing Victorian, Romanesque Revival, and Second Empire architectural styles.^[25] During the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the most popular styles in the city were Queen Anne and Romanesque architecture. In 1911, a proposed city hall was to share Gothic and Second Empire architectural styles. Overtime, the city would no longer adopt some of these styles.^[26] Buildings in Saint John also feature stone carvings and sculptures.^[27][28]

 

Brunswick Square office tower

 

Saint John City Market

List of buildings in Saint John:

• Courtney Bay Smokestacks (each 106.7 m (350 ft))
• Brunswick Square (80.8 m (265 ft)) 19-storey office tower with 511,032 sq ft (47,476.4 m²) which was built in 1976. It is the largest office building in New Brunswick in terms of square footage and second in Atlantic Canada behind the Maritime Centre in Halifax.
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Gothic style Catholic cathedral, construction began in 1853, its spire rises to 70.1 m (230 ft))
• City Hall (55.2 m (181 ft)) 15-storey office building (165,000 sq ft (15,300 m²))
• Brunswick House (52 m (171 ft)) 14-storey office building (103,000 sq ft (9,600 m²))^[29]
• Irving Building (50 m (160 ft)) 14-storey office building^[30]
• Harbourside Senior Citizens Housing Complex (43 m (141 ft)) 12-storey apartment building
• Harbour Building (37 m (121 ft)) 10-storey office building
• Mercantile Centre (30 m (98 ft)) 7-storey office building (106,600 sq ft (9,900 m²))^[31]
• Chateau Saint John 8-storey hotel (112 rooms)^[32]
• City Market (built in 1876, oldest city market in North America, with an original ship's hull roof design)
• Loyalist House (built in 1817)
• Irving Oil Headquarters (2019) 11-storey office building

Parks and nature

Saint John is home to the historic King's Square, an urban park located in the city's Uptown region.^[33] Multiple historic buildings are located by the park, including the Saint John City Market, the Imperial Theatre, as well as the former Admiral Beatty Hotel. King's Square's counterpart, Queen Square, is another urban park located a few blocks south from it.^[34] Queen Square features an annual outdoor farmers market which runs through the summer months.^[35][36]

Located in west Saint John is the Irving Nature Park, located in the city's west side and measuring 600 acres (240 hectares).^[37][38]

Neighbourhoods

 

Row houses in Saint John

According to Saint John mapping data, the city has 33 neighborhoods categorized into four groups: North, East, South and West.^[39][40]

• North: North End (mostly the former city of Portland),^[41] Pokiok,^[42] Douglas Avenue, Churchill Boulevard, Cedar Point,^[43] Millidgeville,^[44] Mount Pleasant,^[45] Kennebecasis Bay, and Brookville.^[46][47] Cedar Point is the site of the city's only completely French school and community centre, Centre Scolaire Communautaire Samuel-de-Champlain. The area includes one of Canada's largest urban parks, Rockwood Park.
• East: East Saint John, McAllister,^[48] Champlain Heights,^[49] Eastwood,^[50] Red Head,^[51][52] Forest Hills,^[53] Lakewood,^[54][55] Glen Falls,^[56][47] Latimer Lake,^[57] and Loch Lomond.^[58][59]
• South: Typically referred to as the South Central Peninsula.^[60][61] Includes Uptown, Germain Street, Broad Street (although the mapping data refers to the area as Broad Street, it is commonly known as South End,^[61] which formerly encompassed Lower Cove),^[62] Orange Street, and Waterloo.^[63] On the east side of Saint John Harbour and the area immediately opposite on the west side are the sites of the original city. Now includes the central business district and the Trinity Royal Heritage Conservation Area, which together are referred to as Uptown.
• West: Saint John West (includes Carleton),^[64][65] Lower West Side,^[66] Sand Cove,^[67][68] Fairville,^[69] Island View,^[70][71] Lorneville,^[72] Ocean Westway,^[73] Milford-Randolph,^[74][75][76] and South Bay.^[77][78] Collectively referred to as West Side, but Lancaster was a notable former municipality.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

Saint John
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     139     −3 −14     94     −2 −13     118     2 −7     104     8 −1     118     15 4     101     20 8     102     22 12     90     22 12     117     18 8     125     12 3     134     6 −2     149     0 −10 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Environment Canada^[79]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     5.5     27 8     3.7     29 9     4.6     36 19     4.1     47 30     4.6     59 39     4     67 47     4     72 53     3.5     72 53     4.6     64 46     4.9     53 37     5.3     43 28     5.9     33 15 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

The climate of Saint John is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The Bay of Fundy never fully freezes, thus moderating the winter temperatures compared with inland locations. Even so, with the prevailing wind blowing from the west (from land to sea), the average January temperature is about −8.2 °C (17.2 °F). Summers are usually warm to hot, and daytime temperatures often exceed 25 °C (77 °F). The highest temperature recorded in a given year is usually 30 or 31 °C (86 or 88 °F). The confluence of cold Bay of Fundy air and inland warmer temperatures often creates onshore winds that bring periods of fog and cooler temperatures during the summer months.

Precipitation in Saint John totals about 1,295 mm (51.0 in) annually and is well distributed throughout the year, although the late autumn and early winter are typically the wettest time of year. Snowfalls can often be heavy, but rain is as common as snow in winter, and it is not unusual for the ground to be snow-free even in mid-winter.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint John was 34.4 °C (94 °F) on June 22, 1941,^[80] August 15, 1944,^[81] and August 22, 1976.^[82] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −36.7 °C (−34 °F) on February 11, 1948.^[82]

Climate data for Saint John (Saint John Airport), elevation: 103 m (338 ft), 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1871−present^[c]
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high humidex	16.8	13.3	27.0	23.8	35.4	38.0	40.3	40.3	39.4	28.3	24.0	19.8	40.3
Record high °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	13.3 (55.9)	25.4 (77.7)	22.8 (73.0)	33.0 (91.4)	34.4 (93.9)	33.7 (92.7)	34.4 (93.9)	33.9 (93.0)	28.9 (84.0)	21.7 (71.1)	16.4 (61.5)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	2.4 (36.3)	8.5 (47.3)	15.0 (59.0)	19.6 (67.3)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	18.2 (64.8)	12.3 (54.1)	6.4 (43.5)	0.5 (32.9)	10.3 (50.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.9 (17.8)	−7.1 (19.2)	−2.5 (27.5)	3.7 (38.7)	9.5 (49.1)	14.0 (57.2)	17.1 (62.8)	16.8 (62.2)	13.0 (55.4)	7.6 (45.7)	2.3 (36.1)	−4.4 (24.1)	5.2 (41.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−13.3 (8.1)	−12.6 (9.3)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	3.9 (39.0)	8.4 (47.1)	11.6 (52.9)	11.2 (52.2)	7.7 (45.9)	2.8 (37.0)	−1.9 (28.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	0.0 (32.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−33.2 (−27.8)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−30 (−22)	−16.7 (1.9)	−7.8 (18.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	1.1 (34.0)	−0.6 (30.9)	−6.7 (19.9)	−10.6 (12.9)	−16.9 (1.6)	−34.4 (−29.9)	−36.7 (−34.1)
Record low wind chill	−44.8	−44.4	−39.5	−26.1	−13.9	−2.6	0.0	0.0	−5.7	−12.9	−25.9	−41.9	−44.8
Average precipitation mm (inches)	123.5 (4.86)	91.0 (3.58)	108.2 (4.26)	105.3 (4.15)	109.8 (4.32)	101.0 (3.98)	88.4 (3.48)	81.7 (3.22)	105.6 (4.16)	116.4 (4.58)	134.1 (5.28)	130.4 (5.13)	1,295.5 (51.00)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	66.1 (2.60)	49.0 (1.93)	66.6 (2.62)	85.7 (3.37)	108.5 (4.27)	101.0 (3.98)	88.4 (3.48)	81.7 (3.22)	105.6 (4.16)	115.8 (4.56)	123.7 (4.87)	84.0 (3.31)	1,076 (42.36)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	64.3 (25.3)	48.4 (19.1)	44.4 (17.5)	20.0 (7.9)	1.2 (0.5)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.5 (0.2)	10.8 (4.3)	49.9 (19.6)	239.6 (94.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	16.2	12.8	14.0	13.9	13.7	12.9	11.5	10.5	10.5	11.9	14.4	15.6	157.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	6.7	5.3	7.6	11.0	13.6	12.9	11.5	10.5	10.5	11.7	12.5	8.3	122.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	12.9	10.2	9.4	5.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	3.9	10.2	52.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	124.9	124.5	149.9	165.9	199.0	211.6	225.9	216.8	181.9	147.8	97.0	102.0	1,947.3
Percent possible sunshine	44.0	42.6	40.7	41.0	43.2	45.3	47.7	49.6	48.3	43.4	33.8	37.4	43.1
Source: Environment Canada^[82]^[83]^[84]^[85]^[86]

Demographics

Historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1824	8,488	—
1834	12,073	+42.2%
1840	19,281	+59.7%
1851	22,745	+18.0%
1861	27,317	+20.1%
1871	28,805	+5.4%
1881	26,127	−9.3%
1891	39,179^[d]	+50.0%
1901	40,711	+3.9%
1911	42,511	+4.4%
1921	47,166	+11.0%
1931	47,514	+0.7%
1941	50,084	+5.4%
1951	50,779	+1.4%
1956	52,491	+3.4%
1961	55,153	+5.1%
1966	51,567	−6.5%
1971	89,039^[e]	+72.7%
1976	85,955	−3.5%
1981	80,521	−6.3%
1986	76,381	−5.1%
1991	74,969	−1.8%
1996	72,494	−3.3%
2001	69,661	−3.9%
2006	68,043	−2.3%
2011	70,063	+3.0%
2016	67,575	−3.6%
2021	69,895	+3.4%
Source: ^[87]^[88]^[89]

At the 2021 census conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint John had a population of 69,895 people that were living in 31,825 of 33,908 total private dwellings. The population density was 221.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (573.7/sq mi). The median total household income was $62,800. Of the city's population aged between 25 and 64, 24% held a bachelor's degree or higher, 58% held a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, and 32% had a high school diploma or equivalent. The median age was 44 years.^[90]

At the census metropolitan area (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Saint John CMA had a population of 130,613 living in 55,865 of its 59,272 total private dwellings, a change of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 126,202. With a land area of 3,505.66 km² (1,353.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.3/km² (96.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[91]

Ethnicity

 

Partridge Island immigration station

Historically, as one of Canada's main ports, Saint John has been a centre for immigration from all over the world. The city was incorporated in the late 1700s after more than 3,300 Black Loyalist refugees came to Saint John along with more than 10,000 White refugees after the American Revolution.^[92] In the years between 1815 and 1867, when immigration of that era passed its peak, more than 150,000 immigrants from Ireland came to Saint John dramatically changing the city.

Those who came in the earlier period were largely tradesmen, and many stayed in Saint John, becoming the backbone of its builders. But when the Great Famine of Ireland raged between 1845 and 1849, huge waves of famine refugees flooded the city's shores. It is estimated that between 1845 and 1847, some 30,000 arrived, more people than were living in the city at the time. In 1847, dubbed "Black 47", one of the worst years of the famine, some 16,000 immigrants, most of them from Ireland, arrived at Partridge Island, the immigration and quarantine station at the mouth of Saint John Harbour.^[93]

As of the 2021 census, approximately 86.4% of the residents were white, while 10.9% were visible minorities and 2.8% were Indigenous.^[94] The largest visible minority groups were Black (2.7%), South Asian (2.4%), Arab (1.5%), Chinese (1.4%), and Filipino (0.9%).^[94]

Panethnic groups in the City of Saint John (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021^[90]		2016^[95]		2011^[96]		2006^[97]		2001^[98]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^[f]	58,875	86.35%	59,480	90.85%	62,940	92.68%	62,780	94.14%	65,375	95.49%
Indigenous	1,895	2.78%	1,430	2.18%	1,560	2.3%	850	1.27%	640	0.93%
African	1,820	2.67%	1,400	2.14%	1,200	1.77%	960	1.44%	1,110	1.62%
South Asian	1,605	2.35%	455	0.69%	350	0.52%	375	0.56%	205	0.3%
Middle Eastern^[g]	1,310	1.92%	845	1.29%	520	0.77%	360	0.54%	185	0.27%
East Asian^[h]	1,125	1.65%	1,170	1.79%	880	1.3%	940	1.41%	460	0.67%
Southeast Asian^[i]	900	1.32%	360	0.55%	250	0.37%	215	0.32%	150	0.22%
Latin American	345	0.51%	185	0.28%	155	0.23%	155	0.23%	125	0.18%
Other/multiracial^[j]	285	0.42%	140	0.21%	55	0.08%	50	0.07%	205	0.3%
Total responses	68,180	97.55%	65,470	96.88%	67,910	96.93%	66,690	98.01%	68,465	98.28%
Total population	69,895	100%	67,575	100%	70,063	100%	68,043	100%	69,661	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Language

87.2% of residents spoke English as a mother tongue. Other common first languages were French (3.7%), Arabic (1.5%) Chinese languages (1.0%) and Tagalog (0.5%).

Religion

58.5% of residents were Christian, down from 79.6% in 2011.^[99] 29.7% were Catholic, 20.6% were Protestant, 5.1% were Christian n.o.s, and 3.0% were other Christian denominations or related traditions. 36.0% of the population were non-religious or secular, up from 18.4% in 2011. Other religions accounted for 5.5% of the population, up from 2.0% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (3.1%) and Hinduism (1.0%).

Economy

 

Colsen Cove generating station

 

The Old Post Office

Saint John's location along the Bay of Fundy has been of major importance to the city's prosperity. The bay's dramatic tidal range prevents the harbour from icing over, allowing the city to be accessible all year round.^[100] Shipbuilding, shipping and lumber trade rose as prominent industries.^[101][102] By 1840, one-third of New Brunswick's timber, as well as two-thirds of its sawn lumber and manufactured wood products, were exported through Saint John.^[100] At one point, Saint John was British North America's biggest shipbuilding city,^[103] constructing many well-known ships, including the Marco Polo.^[102] However, these industries suffered a decline in trade due to technological advancements,^[104][102] which was only made worse with the Great Fire of Saint John in 1877.^[102] Shipbuilding in Saint John permanently ceased in 2003 following the closure of the Saint John shipyard, which had been idle for the past three years.^[105][106]

Today, Saint John benefits from industries such as tourism, reporting a tourism expenditure of $282 million in 2018.^[107] Port of Saint John, the city's port, allows for a capacity of three cruise ships, and has been a cruise ship destination since 1989,^[108] first welcoming the MS Cunard Princess.^[109] Saint John receives around 80 cruise ships annually.^[110] As of the 2023 cruise schedule, Saint John is scheduled to receive 190,680 passengers' worth of cruise ships.^[111] The port also carries over 20 million metric tonnes of cargo annually.^[112]

Arts and culture

 

Fiddlehead sculpture at the Saint John Arts Centre in the city's uptown

The arts and culture sector plays a large role in Saint John's economy. The Imperial Theatre is home to the highly acclaimed Saint John Theatre Company, and the Symphony New Brunswick and hosts a large collection of plays, concerts and other stage productions year-round. Harbour Station entertainment complex is home to the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.

Art galleries in Saint John cover the uptown, more than any other Atlantic Canadian city.^{[citation needed]} Artists like Miller Brittain and Fred Ross have made Uptown Saint John their home, and now the torch has been passed to artists like Gerard Collins, Cliff Turner and Peter Salmon and their respective galleries. Uptown art galleries also include the Paris Crew, Trinity Galleries, Citadel Gallery, Handworks Gallery and the Saint John Arts Centre (SJAC). The SJAC in the Carnegie Building hosts art exhibits, workshops, local songwriters' circles and other shows too small to be featured at the grand Imperial Theatre.

Heavy industry

Saint John maintains industrial infrastructure in the city's East side such as Canada's largest oil refinery as well as the country's largest dry dock. Capitalist K.C. Irving and his family built his unfettered industrial conglomerate in the city by buying up mills, shipyards, media outlets, and other industrial infrastructure during the 20th century, and still continue to this day. Today Irving dominates the city and province with stakes in oil, forestry, shipbuilding, media and transportation. Irving companies remain dominant employers in the region with North America's first deepwater oil terminal,^[113] a pulp mill, a paper mill and a tissue paper plant.

Other important economic activity in the city is generated by the Port of Saint John.^[how?][114]

Saint John has a long history of brewers, such as Simeon Jones, The Olands, and James Ready. The city is now home to Moosehead Breweries, James Ready Brewing Co., Big Tide Brewing Co., Picaroon's and other craft brewers. The Moosehead Brewery (established in 1867, is Canada's only nationally distributed independent brewery [M. Nicholson]), James Ready Brewing Co., the New Brunswick Power Corporation which operates three electrical generating stations in the region including the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, Bell Aliant which operates out of the former New Brunswick Telephone headquarters, the Horizon Health Network, which operates 5 hospitals in the Saint John area,^[115] and numerous information technology companies. There are also a number of call centres which were established in the 1990s under provincial government incentives.

 

View from Fort Howe of the Saint John skyline prior to Peel Plaza

Maritime industries

Main article: Port of Saint John

Saint John is a major Canadian port, and the only city on the Bay of Fundy. Until the first decade of the 21st century, Canada's largest shipyard (Irving Shipbuilding) had been an important employer in the city. During the 1980s-early 1990s the shipyard was responsible for building 9 of the 12 Halifax-class multi-purpose patrol frigates for the Canadian Navy. However, the Irving family closed the shipyard in 2003 and centralized in Halifax leaving the Saint John dry dock sitting idle.^{[citation needed]}

Ecological research on surrounding marine life of the Bay of Fundy and the Saint John and Kennebecasis Rivers is centred in the city. The University of New Brunswick's Marine Biology department in Saint John as well as local NGO's and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans heads the majority of research and monitoring work on marine life and environments.^[116]

Traditional fisheries (lobster, scallops etc.) still make up the livelihood for many Saint Johners today. Aquaculture, primarily Atlantic Salmon farming, has grown to be a major employer in the region as the decline of other traditional wild fisheries has unfolded in recent decades. Cooke Aquaculture, one of the largest companies in the industry is headquartered in Saint John.^[117]

Prior to the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, the Port of Saint John functioned as the winter port for Montreal, Quebec when shipping was unable to traverse the sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence River. The Canadian Pacific Railway opened a line to Saint John from Montreal in 1889 across the state of Maine and transferred the majority of its trans-Atlantic passenger and cargo shipping to the port during the winter months. The port fell into decline following the seaway opening and the start of year-round icebreaker services in the 1960s. In 1994 CPR left Saint John when it sold the line to shortline operator New Brunswick Southern Railway. The Canadian National Railway still services Saint John with a secondary mainline from Moncton. Despite these setbacks, Port Saint John is the largest port by volume in Eastern Canada, at about 28 million metric tonnes of cargo per year, including containers and bulk cargo.^[118]

Military

Besides being the location of several historical forts, such as Fort Howe, Fort Dufferin, Fort Latour, and the Carleton Martello Tower, Saint John is the location of a number of reserve units of the Canadian Forces.

• Naval Reserve
  • HMCS Brunswicker
• 37 Canadian Brigade Group
  • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA: Regimental headquarters and 115th Field Battery (The Loyal Company)
  • Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton & York): B Company
  • 37 Signal Regiment: Det Saint John, and 2 Squadron
  • 37 Service Battalion: Battalion headquarters and a composite logistics company

Government and politics

Main article: Saint John City Council

Government and court

Saint John's municipal government consists of a mayor and ten city councillors, with four-year term elections.^[119][120] Saint John is one of five chartered cities in Canada, giving it unique legislative powers.^[121] It is in the federal riding of Saint John—Rothesay, which currently contains one MP belonging to the Liberal party.^[122][123]

Saint John is served by the Provincial Court of New Brunswick, the province's lower trial court. Saint John is also home to the provincial court's mental health court.^[124][125]

Politics

The office of the mayor has been held by Donna Reardon since 2021, elected during the last municipal elections.^[126] She is the 79th mayor of Saint John.^[127] One of the previous mayors include Robert Duncan Wilmot, one of the Fathers of Confederation and a Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.^[128]

Education

Primary and secondary

Saint John is served by two school boards: the Anglophone board, known as the Anglophone South School District, which is one of the four Anglophone K–12 school districts in New Brunswick, and it is headquartered in Saint John.^[129][130] The other school board is the Francophone board, named the Francophone Sud School District, which is based out of Dieppe and serves Saint John's only Francophone school, École Samuel-de-Champlain.

There are 25 public K–12 schools in Saint John, with 24 being anglophone and one being francophone. The city is home to Saint John High School, Canada's oldest publicly funded high school.^[131] There is also Harbour View High School, St. Malachy's Memorial High School, and Simonds High School.

Post-secondary

 

The Hans W. Klohn Commons at the University of New Brunswick

Saint John is home to a number of post-secondary institutions, including the smaller of the two campuses of the University of New Brunswick, the Saint John campus (UNBSJ). Opened in 1969 and located next to the Saint John Regional Hospital near Millidgeville,^[132] the campus serves around 2,000 of UNB's total student body.^[133] As a result of its proximity to the hospital, the Saint John campus also houses Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick for Dalhousie University as well as the Gerald S Merrithew Allied Health Education Centre for the provincial community college.^[134][135] Saint John also contains one of the campuses for the New Brunswick Community College as well as a campus for Eastern College.^[136][137]

In the fall of 2007, a report commissioned by the provincial government recommended UNBSJ and the NBCC be reformed and consolidated into a new polytechnic post-secondary institute. The proposal immediately came under heavy criticism and led to the organizing of several protests in the uptown area, citing the diminishment of UNB as a nationally accredited university, the reduction in accessibility to receive degrees – and these are only a couple of the reasons why the community was enraged by the recommendation. Support for keeping UNBSJ as it was, and expanding the university under its current structure, fell slightly below 90%. Seeing too much political capital would be lost, and several Saint John MPs were likely not to support the initiative if the policies recommended by the report were legislated, the government abandoned the commission's report and created an intra-provincial post-secondary commission.^[138][139]

Labour

Canada's first trade union

Saint John is often described as the birthplace of unionism in Canada and is one of the few pre-capitalist colonial settlements in North America. The city has a history of labour achievements and sparked the Canadian labour movement with Canada's first trade union, the Labourers' Benevolent Association (now International Longshoremen's Association Local 273). In 1849 the union was formed when Saint John's longshoremen banded together to lobby for regular pay and a shorter workday. One of their first resolutions was to apply to the city council for permission to erect the bell, which would announce the beginning and end of the labourers' 10-hour workday. As the bell shears were hardly finished when capitalists and merchants in the city objected to the bell and successfully lobbied city hall to keep the bell from being put up. But then, citizens and longshoremen defied the order and erected a larger bell and merchants withdrew their opposition to the "Labourers' Bell". ILA Local 273 remain one of the city's strongest trade unions to this day.^[140]

The Saint John Street Railwaymen's strike and riot of 1914

 

1914 Saint John Railwaymen's Strike riot

The 1914 Saint John street railway strike (sometimes called the Saint John street railwaymen's strike)^[141] was a strike by workers on the street railway system in the city which lasted from July 22 to 24, 1914, with rioting by Saint John inhabitants occurring on July 23 and 24. The strike was important for shattering the image of Saint John as a conservative town dominated primarily by ethnic and religious (rather than class) divisions, and highlighting tensions between railway industrialists and the local working population.

October 14, 1976: The Saint John General Strike

The Saint John General Strike of 1976 was a result of the Bill C-73 passed by Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and the House of Commons in Ottawa on October 14, 1975. This bill limited wage increases to 8% the first year, 6% the second year, and 4% the third year after its enactment. Most provinces of Canada accepted the bill by spring of 1976, but within eighteen months they began to withdraw from the program. After its introduction in 1975, it was not until 1976 that the Anti-Inflation Board (AIB) began to roll back workers' wages. The employees of Irving Pulp and Paper, members of the Canadian Paper Workers Union, were among the first to experience the roll backs implemented by the AIB. The paper workers were required to give back to the employer 9.8% of their previous wage increase the first year, and 11% the second year. The Atlantic Sugar Refinery workers of the Bakery and Confectionary Workers International Union of America soon felt the burden as well. The majority of workers within Saint John were influenced by the AIB by January 1976. On February 5, 1976, the Saint John District and the Labour Council held a conference to plan an organized opposition to the AIB. Fifty-two people came to the meeting as representatives of twenty-six unions in Saint John. The council was led by the Labour Council president, George Vair. They began by educating those present on wage control legislation, but swiftly transitioned into rallying and demonstrating in opposition throughout the city. Five thousand marched from numerous ends of the town to King Square. All major industries in Saint John were shut down.^[142]

The Irving Oil Refinery strike, 1994–1996

On May 12, 1994, at 4:30 pm, members of Local 691 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) union at the Irving Oil Ltd. Refinery went on strike. At this time the refinery's management took over its operations. Irving had argued the refinery might have to shut down and had to bring in a bevy of rollbacks to the workers’ pay and benefits and other changes to the collective agreement. Local 691 argued Irving simply wished to lengthen the work week without paying workers overtime rates. The strike lasted 27 months and was based on Irving's demands for flexibility of the workers to ensure the refinery was competitive. The strike is seen as symbolic of a rollback of labour and democratic collective bargaining rights that have been in decline across North America.^[143]

Media

Main article: Media in Saint John, New Brunswick

Television

Saint John's television market is served by two stations, those being CHNB-DT (Global) and CKLT-DT (CTV).^[144] CHNB-DT is operated in Brunswick Square.^[145]

Radio

Saint John is served by both anglophone and francophone radio stations, with all but one being FM broadcast. Music stations include CHWV-FM, (hot adult contemporary), CIOK-FM (adult contemporary), CJRP-FM (Christian contemporary), CJYC-FM (classic hits), CHNI-FM (classic/active rock), CHSJ-FM and CFBC (both country), and CINB-FM (oldies/classic hits).^[146] Francophone stations include CHQC-FM (community radio) as well as two other rebroadcast stations CBAL-FM-4 (classical/jazz music) and CBAF-FM-1 (news/talk). The third rebroadcast station in the city, CBZ-FM, is anglophone.

Saint John also has one anglophone news/talk station CBD-FM as well as one campus radio station CFMH-FM for the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus (UNBSJ).

Transportation

 

Looking east on the Saint John Throughway, right before the Harbour Bridge and the now closed (since 2011) toll plaza

 

A Saint John Transit bus in uptown

Air

Air service into Saint John is provided by the Saint John Airport/Aéroport de Saint John, near Loch Lomond 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east northeast of the central business district^[147] or approximately 25 km (16 mi) by road northeast of the city centre. Flights are offered by Sunwing Airlines (seasonal) and Air Canada (Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge). In 2011, WestJet decided to withdraw from the Saint John Airport. Quebec-based Pascan Aviation announced its expansion into Saint John in late 2012, with direct flights from Saint John to Quebec City, Newfoundland, and other destinations beginning in September 2012. Porter Airlines flies once daily from Saint John, to Ottawa and Toronto Island Airport.^[148]

Highways

The main highway in the city is the Saint John Throughway (Route 1). Route 1 extends west to the United States border, and northeast towards both Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. A second major highway, Route 7, connects Saint John with Fredericton. There are two main road crossings over the Saint John River: the Harbour Bridge and the Reversing Falls Bridge, approximately 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) upstream.

Rail

The Reversing Falls Railway Bridge carries rail traffic for the New Brunswick Southern Railway on the route from Saint John to Maine. Saint John was serviced by the "Atlantic" Line of Via Rail passenger service. Passenger rail service in Saint John was discontinued in December 1994, although the Canadian National Railway and New Brunswick Southern Railway continue to provide freight service.

Port and ferries

Port Saint John is located where the Saint John River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Thus both the ocean and the river system is navigable from Saint John docks.^[149] Bay Ferries operates a ferry service, MV Fundy Rose, across the Bay of Fundy to Digby, Nova Scotia. The Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry, a free propeller (as opposed to cable) ferry service operated by the New Brunswick Department of Transportation, connects the Millidgeville neighbourhood with Summerville, New Brunswick, across the Kennebecasis River on the Kingston Peninsula.

Public transit

Main article: Saint John Transit

Saint John Transit is the largest transit system in New Brunswick in both area coverage and ridership.^[150] Bus service is provided by Saint John Transit (Greater Saint John Area) and Maritime Bus (Inter-city). Acadian Lines used to operate regular inter-city bus services between New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Bangor, as well as Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec (connecting with Orléans Express). Maritime Bus has since replaced Acadian Lines as the regional bus service.^[151]

Culture

The city is the birthplace of several notable artists, actors and musicians, including Walter Pidgeon, Donald Sutherland, Louis B. Mayer, and Miller Brittain. What is considered the golden age of the Saint John arts community was during the post-war era from 1940 to 1970 when the city produced renowned artists and writers such as poet Kay Smith, painters Jack Humphrey, Miller Brittain, Bruno Bobak, Fred Ross, and sculptor John Hooper and folk-singer Tom Connors. Poet Bliss Carman once wrote about Saint John, "All the beauty and mystery Of life were there, adventure bold, Youth, and the glamour of the sea, And all its sorrows old."^[152]

Dance, music, and theatre

Comhaltas Saint John: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1951. Its mandate is to promote traditional Irish music and culture, and there are more than 400 branches around the world. The Saint John branch of Comhaltas is the easternmost chapter in Canada. JP Collins Celtic Festival is an Irish festival celebrating Saint John's Irish heritage. The festival is named for a young Irish doctor James Patrick Collins who worked on Partridge Island quarantine station tending to sick Irish immigrants before he died there himself.

Arts organization include InterAction School of Performing Arts, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Symphony New Brunswick, TD Station, The Imperial Theatre, and the Saint John Free Public Library, among others.^{[citation needed]}

Museums

• Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre^[153]
• Barbour's General Store
• New Brunswick Black History Society^[154]
• Carleton Martello Tower
• Fort Howe
• Loyalist House
• New Brunswick Museum: Canada's first public museum.
• Saint John Firefighters Museum^[155]
• Saint John Jewish Historical Museum

National Historic sites

Saint John is home to several National Historic Sites, including war fortifications such as the Carleton Martello Tower, a War of 1812 masonry tower, Fort Menagoueche, a former French fort from Father Le Loutre's War, Fort Howe, a British fort built during the American Revolution, and Fort La Tour. Other sites include the Imperial Theatre, the Loyalist House, the Saint John City Market, Partridge Island, the Prince William Streetscape, the Saint John Firefighters’ Museum and the Bank of New Brunswick.

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  Saint John is known for its pub and restaurant scene throughout uptown. Statistics Canada found the city has the third most pubs per capita in Canada^[156]
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  The Imperial Theatre, a National Historic Site still hosting live performances
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  Prince William Street, National Historic Site of Canada. The building in the foreground in the Bank of New Brunswick building, Canada's first bank established by Royal Charter
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  The Carleton Martello Tower, a Martello tower dating from the War of 1812

Music

Early settlers influenced music in Saint John from the time the area had been a series of forts for the English and French colonists. Working class fishers, labourers and shipbuilders carried Maritime traditions and folk songs with kitchen parties and outdoor gatherings. But musical high culture was captured by the wealthy. New Brunswick's solicitor-general 1784–1808, Ward Chipman Sr was known to have fancy soirées at his home with all the latest songs from London. A notable Loyalist musician, Stephen Humbert, moved in 1783 from New Jersey to Saint John and opened a Sacred Vocal Music School. In 1801 Humbert published Union Harmony, the first Canadian music book in English. The Mechanics' Institute, built in 1840, was the first large-scale platform for comic opera and concerts. In 1950 The Saint John Symphony was founded by Kelsey Jones; by 1983 the organization became Symphony New Brunswick. Some musicians from Saint John include Berkley Chadwick, Stompin' Tom Connors, Ken Tobias, Blank Banshee, Stevedore Steve,^[157] Jane Coop, Bruce Holder, Frances James, the songwriter Michael F. Kelly, Ned Landry, the composer and teacher Edward Betts Manning, Paul Murray, Catherine McKinnon, Patricia Rideout, Philip Thomson, and the tenor and choir conductor Gordon Wry.^[158]

Music festivals have long been a part of the city's cultural scene. New Brunswick's Music Festival was held in Saint John every Spring in the early- to mid-20th century.^[159] As the city's music changed with the times, so did its festivals. Other popular festivals include the now defunct Festival By The Sea^[160] and Salty Jam^[161] catering to various genres of pop music.

The Area 506 music festival is held every New Brunswick Day long-weekend at Long Wharf on Saint John Harbour. The festival is set up with shipping containers from the port with vendors from New Brunswick companies to promote local business. A main stage area is also set up for night time shows with local acts as well as major groups. Major bands to have played Area 506 include Tegan and Sara, Stars, Bahamas, Interpol, and Arkells. Each year the festival also includes a bevy of bands coming out of the Saint John music scene.^[162] Quality Block Party music festival hosts independent New Brunswick musicians in smaller venues throughout uptown Saint John. The festival gets its name from the old quality block on Germain Street.^[163]

Sport

 

TD Station is home to the city's Quebec Major Junior hockey team, Saint John Sea Dogs, and the Saint John Riptide of the National Basketball League of Canada

The following teams are based in Saint John:

• The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Saint John Sea Dogs 2011 & 2022 Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup Champions
• The National Basketball League of Canada's Saint John Riptide
• The New Brunswick Rugby Union's Saint John Irish
• The New Brunswick Rugby Union's Saint John Trojans
• The New Brunswick Senior Baseball League's Saint John Alpines

The following sporting events have been held here:

• The 2022 Memorial Cup, the national tournament of the Canadian Hockey League took place here after two years of absence due to the pandemic, with the Saint John Sea Dogs winning the championship.
• The Saint John Flames of the AHL played here from 1993 to 2003, winning the Calder Cup in 2000–2001
• 1999 World Curling Championships (Men and Women) & 2014 World Women's Curling Championship
• 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
• 1997 AHL All-Star Game
• 1995 Skate Canada International
• 1988 World Blitz Chess Championship^[164]
• 1985 Canada Games

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Saint John, New Brunswick

• Louis B. Mayer - Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM), grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick^[165]
• Walter Pidgeon - Canadian-American actor. Born in Saint John.^[166]
• Donald Sutherland - Canadian actor whose film career spans over eight decades, born 17 July 1935, in Saint John, New Brunswick.^[167]
• Jim Doherty - Harness racing trainer-driver elected to both the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame; born in Saint John, New Brunswick, 27 September 1940^[168][169]
• Elizabeth J. Smith – Born in Saint John. Social reformer; newspaper editor and publisher
• Laraine Frances Orthlieb - Born in Saint John. First female flag officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Twin/sister cities

•   Koper, Slovenia^[170][171]
•   Shantou, Guangdong, China^[172]

See also

•  Canada portal

• Bank of New Brunswick: the first chartered bank in Canada.
• The Paris Crew: Canada's first international sporting champions (rowing), 1867.^[173]

Notes

1. This is the legal name in both English and French.
2. While other cities were founded as communities earlier, Saint John was the first to be incorporated as a city.
3. Based on station coordinates provided by Environment Canada, climate data recorded near downtown Saint John from January 1871 to September 1970, and at Saint John Airport from November 1946 to present.
4. Saint John was amalgamated with the neighbouring city of Portland in 1889.
5. Saint John was amalgamated with the neighbouring city of Lancaster and part of Simonds Parish in 1967.
6. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
7. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
8. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
9. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
10. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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