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{{For|the parish|Moncton, New Brunswick (parish)}}
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|official_name = City of Moncton<br>Ville de Moncton
|nickname = Hub City
|motto = "Resurgo"{{spaces|2}}<small>([[Latin]])<br/>"I rise again"</small>
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|map_caption = The ___location of Moncton within New Brunswick
|subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
|subdivision_name = [[Canada]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Canada|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[New Brunswick]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of New Brunswick|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Westmorland County, New Brunswick|Westmorland]]
|leader_title = [[Mayor|City Mayor]]
|leader_title1 = Governing Body
|leader_title2 = [[Canadian House of Commons|MP]]
|leader_title3 = [[Legislative Assembly|MLAs]]
|leader_name = [[Lorne Mitton]]
|leader_name1 = Moncton City Council
|leader_name2 = [[Brian Murphy (politician)|Brian Murphy]]
|leader_name3 = [[John Betts]]<br/>[[Chris Collins (politician)|Chris Collins]]<br/>[[Joan MacAlpine-Stiles]]<br/>[[Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician)|Mike Murphy]]
|established_title = Established
|established_date = [[1855]], [[1875]]
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|area_footnotes = <ref name="area_and_pop_city_proper">{{cite web|url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&CMA=0&PR=13|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population| accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref><ref name="area_and_pop_urban_area">{{cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=801&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=0| title=Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data | date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population| accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref><ref name="area_and_pop_metro_area">{{cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=201&S=3&O=D&RPP=150| title=Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population| accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref><ref name=Weatherbase >{{cite web | url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=50727&refer= | title = Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |accessdate = [[2007-06-26]]| publisher = Weatherbase}}</ref>
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|population_total = 64128 rank-[[List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population|79th]]
|population_density = 454.3
|population_density_mi2 = 1113.4
|population_metro = 126,424 rank-[[List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada|29th]]
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|population_urban = 97,065 rank-[[List of the 100 largest urban areas in Canada by population|30th]]
|timezone = [[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]
|utc_offset = -4
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|postal_code_type = Postal code span
|postal_code = [[List of E Postal Codes of Canada|E1A-E1G]]
|area_code = [[Area code 506|506]]
|website = http://www.moncton.ca/
|footnotes =
}}'''Moncton''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] city in [[Westmorland County, New Brunswick|Westmorland County]], [[New Brunswick]].
The Moncton [[Census Metropolitan Area]] (CMA) is the fastest growing urban region east of [[Toronto]] and is one of the top ten fastest growing metropolitan areas in [[Canada]]; tied with [[Vancouver]] with a 6.5% increase in population during the period between 2001-2006. The CMA includes the neighbouring city of [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] and the town of [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]], as well as adjacent portions of Westmorland and [[Albert County, New Brunswick|Albert]] counties.
Moncton is the second largest city in the province with 64,128 residents in 2006, slightly smaller than [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]]. The Moncton CMA however has a population of 126,424 which surpasses the Saint John CMA, making metropolitan Moncton the largest population centre in New Brunswick.
Moncton is named for Lt. Col. [[Robert Monckton]], the British military commander who captured nearby [[Fort Beauséjour]] in 1755 and who subsequently oversaw the [[Great Upheaval|Acadian deportation]].
The [[Coat of arms of Moncton|municipal coat of arms]] illustrates Moncton's agricultural, industrial and railway heritages, along with the [[Petitcodiac River]]'s [[tidal bore]].
==Geography==
Moncton is located in southeastern [[New Brunswick]], in the [[Petitcodiac River]] valley, along the north bank of the river at a point where it bends from a west–east flow to a north–south direction. The sharp bend of the Petitcodiac River at Moncton has figured prominently in the names that have been given to the community by its various succeeding inhabitants.
[[Image:Moncton aerial 3847.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Aerial photo of Metro Moncton showing "the Bend"]]
"Petitcodiac" in the [[Mi'kmaq language]] has been translated as meaning "bends like a bow". The early [[Acadian]] settlers in the region named their community "Le Coude" which means "the elbow".<ref name="Moncton Article">{{cite web|url= http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005379|title=Moncton| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]| accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> Subsequent English immigrants changed the name of the settlement to "The Bend of the Petitcodiac".
Moncton lies at the original head of navigation on the Petitcodiac River but a causeway to Riverview which was constructed in 1968 resulted in extensive infilling by sedimentation of the river channel downstream. Because of this, the river in the Moncton area is no longer navigable.<ref name="Moncton Article"> </ref>
The Petitcodiac river valley 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 is at the geographic center of the [[Maritime Provinces]]. The community has been nicknamed the "Hub City" for this reason, and also because Moncton has historically been the railway and transportation hub for the Maritime Provinces.<ref name="Moncton Article"> </ref>
==Climate==
Despite being located less than 50 km from the [[Bay of Fundy]] and less than 30 km from the [[Northumberland Strait]], the climate can seem more continental than maritime during the summer and winter seasons whereas maritime influences tend to temper the transitional seasons of spring and autumn.<ref name="weather_of_moncton">{{cite web|url= http://atlantic-web1.ns.ec.gc.ca/climatecentre/default.asp?lang=En&n=7A6129C7-1|title=Moncton Climate data| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Environment Canada]], Climate of New Brunswick Report| accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref>
[[image:nb-moncton.PNG|thumb|300px|left|Moncton Skyline in the summer]]
Winter days are cold but generally sunny with solar radiation generating some warmth. Daytime high temperatures usually range just below the freezing point. There are usually several cold snaps each winter when temperatures can fall to between -15 and -25 degrees Celsius. Similarly, there are usually one or two "January thaws" each year when considerable snow melt can occur. Major snowfalls can result from [[Nor'easter|nor'easter ocean storms]] moving up the east coast of North America, following the [[jet stream]] from the southeastern United States.<ref name="Nor'easters">{{cite web|url= http://www3.cet.edu/weather2/h17.html|title=Nor'easters| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Wheeling Jesuit University]]| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref> Large amounts of precipitation can result from the [[counterclockwise]] rotation of these storms picking up moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and dumping it on southeastern New Brunswick as the storms pass by to the south and east of the region.<ref name="Nor'easters">{{cite web|url= http://www3.cet.edu/weather2/h17.html|title=Nor'easters| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Wheeling Jesuit University]]| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref> This can be amplified locally by "sea effect" snow squall activity due to northeasterly winds passing over the nearby Gulf of St. Lawrence on the trailing edge of the storm. In February 1992, a nor'easter lasted for two days and dropped 162 cm (65 inches) of snow on the Moncton area, paralyzing the city for nearly a week. Major snowfalls more typically average 20-30 cm and are frequently mixed with rain or freezing rain.
[[Image:Joneslakemoncton.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Autumn in Moncton]]
Spring is frequently delayed because the [[sea ice]] that forms in the nearby [[Gulf of St. Lawrence]] during the previous winter requires time to melt and this cools the prevailing onshore winds . The ice burden in the gulf however has diminished considerably over the course of the last decade, which may be a consequence of global warming. The springtime cooling effect has subsequently weakened. Daytime temperatures above freezing are typical by mid March. Occasional snowfalls in late April and early May can happen however and trees are not usually in full leaf until the end of May.
Summers are hot and humid due to seasonal prevailing westerly winds strengthening the continental tendencies of the local climate. Daytime highs usually reach the mid to high 20s and temperatures in the low to mid 30s can occur about a half dozen times per year. Rainfall is generally modest, especially in late July and August and periods of drought are not uncommon. The heaviest rainfalls tend to occur during thunderstorms.
Autumn is influenced by the retention of heat in the nearby Gulf of St. Lawrence and daytime temperatures remain mild until mid October. First snowfalls usually don't occur until mid November and consistent snow cover on the ground doesn't happen until mid to late December. The Fundy coast of New Brunswick occasionally experiences the effects of post-tropical storms.
The stormiest weather of the year, with the greatest precipitation and the strongest winds usually occur during the fall/winter transition (mid December to mid January).
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;width:100%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;"
! colspan= "13" style="background: #6688AA; color: white;" | <big>Moncton Climatological Data</big>
|-
! colspan= "13" style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Temperature
|-
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" height="16" | Month
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Jan
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Feb
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Mar
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Apr
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | May
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Jun
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Jul
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Aug
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Sep
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Oct
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Nov
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Dec
|-
! height="16;" |Record high °C (°F)
| style="background: #9F845F; color: black;" | 17 (63)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 18 (64)
| style="background: #CF8A2F; color: black;" | 21 (70)
| style="background: #EF8F0F; color: black;" | 28 (83)
| style="background: #F5930A; color: black;" | 34 (94)
| style="background: #FA9605; color: black;" | 34 (93)
| style="background: #FA9605; color: black;" | 36 (97)
| style="background: #FF9900; color: black;" | 36 (98)
| style="background: #FA9605; color: black;" | 33 (92)
| style="background: #E78D17; color: black;" | 28 (82)
| style="background: #CF8A2F; color: black;" | 23 (73)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 18 (64)
|-
! height="16;" |Average high °C (°F)
| style="background: #4F78AF; color: black;" | -3 (26)
| style="background: #5F7A9F; color: black;" | -2 (28)
| style="background: #777D87; color: black;" | 2 (37)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 8 (47)
| style="background: #BF883F; color: black;" | 16 (61)
| style="background: #CF8A2F; color: black;" | 21 (71)
| style="background: #D78B27; color: black;" | 25 (77)
| style="background: #D78B27; color: black;" | 24 (75)
| style="background: #BF883F; color: black;" | 19 (66)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 12 (54)
| style="background: #777D87; color: black;" | 6 (42)
| style="background: #5F7A9F; color: black;" | -.5 (31)
|-
! height="16;" |Mean Temp. °C (°F)
| style="background: #3F76BF; color: black;" | -8 (17)
| style="background: #4F78AF; color: black;" | -7 (18)
| style="background: #677B97; color: black;" | -2 (28)
| style="background: #8F826F; color: black;" | 3 (39)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 10 (51)
| style="background: #B78747; color: black;" | 16 (60)
| style="background: #BF883F; color: black;" | 19 (66)
| style="background: #BF883F; color: black;" | 18 (65)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 13 (56)
| style="background: #978367; color: black;" | 7 (46)
| style="background: #677B97; color: black;" | 2 (35)
| style="background: #4F78AF; color: black;" | -4 (23)
|-
! height="16;" |Average low °C (°F)
| style="background: #2F74CF; color: black;" | -13 (7)
| style="background: #3F76BF; color: black;" | -12 (9)
| style="background: #5779A7; color: black;" | -7 (19)
| style="background: #777D87; color: black;" | -.9 (30)
| style="background: #8F826F; color: black;" | 4 (40)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 9 (49)
| style="background: #AF864F; color: black;" | 13 (56)
| style="background: #A78557; color: black;" | 12 (55)
| style="background: #8F826F; color: black;" | 8 (46)
| style="background: #777D87; color: black;" | 2 (37)
| style="background: #5F7A9F; color: black;" | -2 (28)
| style="background: #3F76BF; color: black;" | -9 (15)
|-
! height="16;" |Record low °C (°F)
| style="background: #0066FF; color: black;" | -37 (-34)
| style="background: #0066FF; color: black;" | -38 (-36)
| style="background: #0569FA; color: black;" | -32 (-25)
| style="background: #2773D7; color: black;" | -18 (-.1)
| style="background: #5779A7; color: black;" | -7 (19)
| style="background: #6F7C8F; color: black;" | -4 (25)
| style="background: #878177; color: black;" | 0 (32)
| style="background: #878177; color: black;" | -1 (30)
| style="background: #677B97; color: black;" | -6 (21)
| style="background: #4777B7; color: black;" | -9 (15)
| style="background: #0F6FEF; color: black;" | -21 (-6)
| style="background: #0569FA; color: black;" |-34(-30)
|-
! colspan= "13" style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Precipitation
|-
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" height="16" | Month
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Jan
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Feb
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Mar
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Apr
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | May
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Jun
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Jul
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Aug
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Sep
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Oct
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Nov
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Dec
|-
! height="16;" |Total mm (in)
| style="background: #88A2B5; color: black;" | 109 (4.3)
| style="background: #88A2B5; color: black;" | 81 (3.2)
| style="background: #84A1B5; color: black;" | 103 (4.0)
| style="background: #80A0B5; color: black;" | 90 (3.5)
| style="background: #709CB5; color: black;" | 99 (4)
| style="background: #5896B5; color: black;" | 94 (3.7)
| style="background: #689AB5; color: black;" | 100 (3.9)
| style="background: #6499B5; color: black;" | 76 (3.0)
| style="background: #749DB5; color: black;" | 92 (3.6)
| style="background: #80A0B5; color: black;" | 100 (3.9)
| style="background: #84A1B5; color: black;" | 97 (3.8)
| style="background: #88A2B5; color: black;" | 106 (4)
|-
! height="16;" |Rainfall mm (in)
| style="background: #94A4B5; color: black;" | 42 (1.6)
| style="background: #94A4B5; color: black;" | 28 (1.1)
| style="background: #8CA3B5; color: black;" | 42 (1.6)
| style="background: #84A1B5; color: black;" | 58 (2.3)
| style="background: #709CB5; color: black;" | 93 (4)
| style="background: #5896B5; color: black;" | 93 (3.7)
| style="background: #689AB5; color: black;" | 99 (3.9)
| style="background: #6499B5; color: black;" | 76 (3.0)
| style="background: #749DB5; color: black;" | 92 (3.6)
| style="background: #80A0B5; color: black;" | 96 (3.8)
| style="background: #8CA3B5; color: black;" | 77 (3.0)
| style="background: #94A4B5; color: black;" | 52 (2)
|-
! height="16;" |Snowfall cm (in)
| style="background: #A3A3A3; color: black;" | 67 (26.1)
| style="background: #959595; color: black;" | 53 (21.0)
| style="background: #989898; color: black;" | 61 (24.5)
| style="background: #939393; color: black;" | 32 (13)
| style="background: #838383; color: black;" | 5 (2.5)
| style="background: #838383; color: black;" | 0 (0)
| style="background: #838383; color: black;" | 0 (0)
| style="background: #838383; color: black;" | 0 (0)
| style="background: #838383; color: black;" | 0 (0)
| style="background: #888888; color: black;" | 4 (1.4)
| style="background: #9E9E9E; color: black;" | 20 (7.8)
| style="background: #9A9A9A; color: black;" | 54 (21)
|-
! rowspan= "4" colspan= "4" style="background: #DDDDDD;" | Data recorded at [[Greater Moncton International Airport]]<br>Data obtained from [http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALL&StationName=moncton&SearchType=BeginsWith&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=6206& Environment Canada]<br>Data spans [[1971]] to [[2000]]
! rowspan= "4" colspan= "2" style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Annual Averages
! colspan= "3" style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Temperature
! colspan= "3" style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Precipitation
|-
! style="background: #446688; color: white;" | High
! style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Mean
! style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Low
! style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Total
! style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Rain
! style="background: #446688; color: white;" | Snow
|-
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | °C (°F)
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | °C (°F)
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | °C (°F)
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | mm (in)
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | mm (in)
! style="background: #DDDDDD;" | cm (in)
|-
| style="background: #9F845F; color: black;" | 11 (52)
| style="background: #8F826F; color: black;" | 6 (42)
| style="background: #6F7C8F; color: black;" | 0.6 (33)
| style="background: #5C97B5; color: black;" | 1144 (45)
| style="background: #689AB5; color: black;" | 849 (33)
| style="background: #B3B3B3; color: black;" | 295 (116)
|}
==History==
:''For more information see main article at [[History of Moncton]]''
The original indigenous inhabitants of the Petitcodiac river valley were the [[Mi'kmaq]]. Moncton is situated at the southern end of a traditional native [[portage]] route connecting the Petitcodiac River and Shediac Bay on the nearby Northumberland Strait.
The head of the [[Bay of Fundy]] was first settled by French [[Acadians]] in the 1670's.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url= http://www.moncton.net/articles/307.htm|title=The History of Moncton, Information about History of the Region| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=MonctonNet| accessdate=2007-07-09}}</ref> The first reference to the "Petcoucoyer River" was on the De Meulles map of 1686.<ref name="History"> </ref> Settlement of the [[Petitcodiac River|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) in reference to the sharp bend of the Petitcodiac River.
[[Image:Acadian expulsion 745.gif|thumb|230px|right|The "[[Great Upheaval]]" resulted in the expulsion of the Acadian population from Le Coude.]]
In 1755, [[Fort Beausejour]] in nearby [[Aulac, New Brunswick|Aulac]] was captured by English forces under the command of Lt. Col. [[Robert Monckton]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Parks Canada - Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site of Canada - Natural Wonders & Cultural Treasures - Cultural Heritage| url = http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nb/beausejour/natcul/index_E.asp| publisher = [[Parks Canada]]|accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref> The Petitcodiac and Memramcook river valleys subsequently fell under English occupation. Later that year, Governor [[Charles Lawrence]] issued a decree ordering the [[Great Upheaval|expulsion]] of the Acadian population from [[Nova Scotia]]. The population of Le Coude was included in the expulsion order but some of the local Acadians were able to escape into the woods and then conducted a guerilla resistance against the English occupiers. This resistance was supressed by 1758.
In June 1766, Captain John Hall arrived from [[Pennsylvania]] armed with a land grant for 100,000 acres from the Philadelphia Land Company; one of the principal investors of which was [[Benjamin Franklin]]. On Captain Hall's ship were eight immigrant Pennsylvania "Deutsch" families who were to re-establish the pre-existing farming community at Le Coude. Although the new settlement was to be formally named '''Monckton Township''', it was more colloquially known as "The Bend of the Petitcodiac", or simply '''The Bend'''.
The Bend grew slowly and the principle economy of the community remained agriculturally based until the early 1800's, when [[Royal Navy]] requirements helped to stimulate a lumbering and shipbuilding industry. As shipbuilding gained in importance, The Bend developed a service based economy and gradually began to acquire all of the amenities of a growing town. In particular, as the economy strengthened, an important financial institution (the Westmorland Bank) opened and this in turn was able to finance further expansion of the shipbuilding industry.
The prosperity engendered by the wooden shipbuilding industry allowed The Bend to incorporate as the town of '''Moncton''' in 1855. The first mayor of Moncton was the shipbuilder Joseph Salter. The town was named after Lt. Col. [[Robert Monckton]], the British military commander who had captured Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. A clerical error at the time the town was incorporated resulted in the mis-spelling of the community's name which has been perpetuated to the present day.
Two years later on 20 August 1857 the [[European and North American Railway]] opened its line from Moncton to the nearby [[Northumberland Strait]] port of [[Shediac]]; this was followed by the E&NA's line from Moncton to [[Sussex, New Brunswick|Sussex]] and on to [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] opening in 1859.<ref name="RailwayHistory">{{cite web|url= http://www.theboykos.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=European+and+North+American+Railway|title= New Brunswick Railway History : European and North American Railway| accessdate=2007-07-15}}</ref>
At about the same time as the arrival of the railway, steam-powered ships began to replace clipper ships on the ocean's sea routes and this forced an end to the era of wooden shipbuilding. The industrial collapse that developed from this, as well as the associated bankruptcy of the Westmorland Bank caused Moncton to surrender its civic charter in 1862.
[[Image:Moncton ICR station.jpg|thumb|230px|left|The [[Intercolonial Railway of Canada|Intercolonial Railway]] depot in Moncton]]
Moncton's economic depression did not last long and 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]].<ref>{{cite web | title = History of railroad shops in Moncton
| url = http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/research-recherche/result/heritage-patrimoniales/hm08_e.shtml| accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref> The ICR was a merger of the pre-existing E&NA and the [[Nova Scotia Railway]]. In addition, a new route was constructed through northern New Brunswick into Quebec to join with the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] at [[Riviere-du-Loup]]. It was the construction of this route which cemented Moncton's place as the most important economic centre servicing northern New Brunswick; a relationship which continues to this day.
The coming of the ICR to Moncton was a seminal event for the community. For the next 120 years, the history of the city would be inextricably intertwined with that of the railway.
[[Image:Moncton old city market.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Moncton's first city market was opened in 1884 and burned to the ground in 1914.]]
With the arrival of the Intercolonial Railroad, Moncton was able to reincorporate as a town in 1875 with the motto "Resurgo" (I rise again). One year later, the ICR line to Quebec was opened. The railway boom that emanated from this and the associated employment growth allowed Moncton to achieve city status on 23 April 1890.
Moncton grew rapidly during the early part of the 20th century, particularly after provincial lobbying saw the city become the eastern terminus of the massive [[National Transcontinental Railway]] project in 1912. This line would link Moncton with [[Edmundston]], [[Quebec City]], and on to [[Winnipeg]] where the [[Grand Trunk Pacific Railway]] continued to [[Saskatoon]], [[Edmonton]], and [[Prince Rupert]]. The [[First World War]] eventually brought a halt to the era of transcontinental railway expansion.
In 1918, the ICR and NTR (then autonomous companies grouped under the [[Canadian Government Railways]]) were merged by the federal government into the newly-formed [[Canadian National Railways]] (CNR) system. The ICR shops would become CNR's major locomotive repair facility for the Maritimes and Moncton became the headquarters for CNR's Maritime division. Reflecting the city's growing importance as a railway and logistics/shipping hub, the [[Eatons|T. Eaton Company]]'s catalogue warehouse located to the city in the early 1920s, employing over five hundred people.
As the city grew, it began to draw upon its hinterland for population growth. Much of the surrounding countryside to the east and the north of the city was (and is) inhabited primarily by French-Acadians who were descendants of the refugees that had returned to the region following the deportation of 1755. The influx of francophone Acadians seeking employment beginning in the early 1900s would result in a major demographic and cultural shift for the community.
Moncton continued to develop as a regional distribution and transportation hub during the [[Second World War]]. The [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] established two air bases in the area as part of the [[Commonwealth Air Training Plan]]. The Canadian Army also built a large military supply base (CFB Moncton) along the railway mainline near the CNR shops facilities northwest of downtown.
[[Image:Moncton main st c 1930.png|thumb|left|230px|Main street, circa 1960]]
Railway employment in Moncton at the height of the [[steam locomotive]] era (circa 1950) peaked at about six thousand workers before starting a long slow decline. This decline occurred because the newer diesel locomotives and longer trains that were introduced in the early 1950s required fewer employees for operation and for maintenance. Some of this employment loss was offset by the construction of a large railway [[hump yard]] by the CNR in the city's west end.
Moncton was placed on the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] network in the early 1960s after Route 2 was built along the northern perimeter of the city. Subsequent development saw [[New Brunswick Route 15|Route 15]] built between the city and nearby [[Parlee Beach]] at [[Shediac]]. At the same time, the infamous Petitcodiac River Causeway was constructed.
The [[Université de Moncton]] was founded in 1963.<ref>{{cite web | title = Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton - Canada -| url = http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/maum_c_txt01_en.html | accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref> This began an Acadian "renaissance" which was in large measure encouraged and supported by university faculty who had been trained in Quebec during the founding years of the "[[Quiet Revolution]]". U de M, the renaissance, and the election of premier [[Louis Robichaud]] and his program of "[[equal opportunity]]" all led to increasing demands by the francophone populace for municipal services in French and led to tension between the Acadian minority and the anglophone majority during the latter part of the 1960s and early 1970s.
The Acadian population began to become more prosperous and influential during the 1980s as linguistic tensions began to relax (although not disappearing entirely). The anglophone population of the city generally began to accept the principle of bilingualism and enrollment in [[French Immersion]] classes in public schools became popular. Bilingualism would ultimately become one of the strengths of the community.
[[Image:Moncton railway shops.gif|thumb|200px|right|The [[Canadian National Railway|CNR]] repair shops were the largest employer in Moncton until they were dismantled in the late 1980s.]]
The late 1970s and the 1980s again saw a period of economic hardship hit the city as several major employers closed or restructured. The [[Eatons]] catalogue division closed in 1976 and CN closed its locomotive shops facility in 1988, throwing thousands out of work and forcing the federal and provincial governments to step in with economic restructuring packages to help in diversifying the Moncton economy. CFB Moncton was also closed at about this time due to defence cutbacks resulting from the end of the Cold War. Moncton was so despondent by the late 1980s that the city's official motto became simply ''Moncton - We're OK''.
Diversification in the early 1990s saw the rise of [[information technology]], led by [[call centre]]s which made use of the city's bilingual workforce. Bilingualism was heavily promoted by premier [[Frank McKenna]]'s government to attract the [[call centre]] industry in order to provide a temporary employment "bridge" for the city as it transitioned from the old economy to a more modern one. By the late 1990s, retail, manufacturing and service expansion began to occur in all sectors and within a decade of the closure of the CN locomotive shops, Moncton had more than made up for its employment losses. This dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the city has been termed the "Moncton Miracle".
The growth of the community has continued unabated since the 1990s and in fact has been accelerating. The confidence of the city has been bolstered by its ability to host major events such as the [[Francophonie#Summits|Francophonie Summit]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.francophonie.org/doc/doc-historique/chronologie-oif.pdf |title= Organization internationale de la Francophonie: Choronologie |publisher =[[Francophonie]]|accessdate=2007-07-15 |format= PDF| pages= pp.2| language= French}}</ref> Recent positive developments include the [[Atlantic Baptist University]] relocating to a new campus in 1996 and achieving full university status, the Greater Moncton Airport opening a new terminal building and becoming a designated international airport in 2002,<ref name="AirportHistory"> </ref> and the opening of the new [[Gunningsville Bridge]] to Riverview in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | title = Gunningsville Bridge opens to traffic (05/11/19) | url = http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/tran/2005e1581tr.htm| publisher = Communications New Brunswick|date= [[2005-11-19]]|accessdate = 2007-07-15}}</ref>
In 2002, Moncton became Canada's first officially bilingual city.<ref name="Billingual">{{cite web | title = Moncton votes to become Canada's first bilingual city| url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2002/08/07/moncton_biling020807.html | publisher = [[CBC News]]|date = [[2002-08-07]]|accessdate = 2007-06-25}}</ref> Moncton officially became a [[Census Metropolitan Area]] (CMA) in 2006. The 2006 census subsequently declared Moncton to be the largest metropolitan area in the province of New Brunswick.
==Language and demographics==
[[Image:Monctonsunset9.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sunset in Moncton]]
Moncton's linguistic majority is English, however the city has an active French-speaking [[Acadian]] minority population (30%), many of whom speak the [[Chiac Language|Chiac]] variant of [[Acadian French]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 2001 Community Profiles | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307022&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= | publisher = [[Statistics Canada]]|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref> The adjacent city of [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] is about 80% francophone and has benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the Acadian Peninsula and areas in northern and eastern New Brunswick.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2001 Community Profiles | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1307045&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Dieppe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= | publisher = [[Statistics Canada]]|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref> The town of [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]] meanwhile is heavily (95%) anglophone.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2001 Community Profiles | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1306020&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Riverview&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= | publisher = [[Statistics Canada]]| accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref> The different linguistic characteristics of the three communities have defeated several attempts at metropolitan amalgamation.
Since the previous national census in 2001 the metropolitan area has grown by 6.5%. This rate of growth is within the top ten amongst major cities in [[Canada]] and Moncton currently has the fastest growth rate of any city east of [[Toronto]]. The [[census metropolitan area]] had a population of 126,424 as of the 2006 national census, which makes it the largest metropolitan area in the province of New Brunswick and the second largest in the [[Maritime Provinces]] after [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]].
Historically, the population of the city has been racially very homogenous with almost all residents originating from northwestern [[Europe]] ([[United Kingdom]], [[France]] and [[Ireland]]). The population has been becoming more diverse over the course of the last couple of decades but it still remains a challenge attracting visible minorities as new immigrants to the city. Inmigration is mostly from other areas of New Brunswick (especially the north) as well as Nova Scotia (13%) and Ontario (9%). Overall, 62% of new arrivals to the city are anglophone and 38% are francophone (Census 2001).<ref name="TowardsaVision"> {{cite web | title = The Greater Moncton Economy "Towards a Vision"| url = http://www.greatermoncton.org/uploadedfiles/Final%20Research%20Report(1).pdf | accessdate = June 18, 2007}}</ref>
About 40% of the metropolitan population of Moncton is [[bilingual]], (the remainder being mostly unilingual anglophone). The only other cities in Canada that approach this level of linguistic duality are [[Ottawa]] and [[Montreal]]. Moncton became the first officially bilingual city in the country in 2002.<ref name="Billingual"> </ref>
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'''Population by Census Subdivision'''
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| Moncton (city)||align="right"|64,128
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| [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] (city)||align="right"|18,565
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| [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]] (town)||align="right"|17,832
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| [[Moncton, New Brunswick (parish)|Moncton]] (parish)||align="right"|8,747
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| [[Memramcook]] (village)||align="right"|4,638
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| Coverdale (parish)||align="right"|4,144
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| [[Salisbury, New Brunswick|Salisbury]] (village)||align="right"|2,036
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|City || 56,823 || 59,313 || 61,046 || 64,128 || 2
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|Urban Area || ? || ? || 90,431 || 97,065 || 1
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|Census Metropolitan Area || 107,436 || 113,495 || 118,678 || 126,424 || 1
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|Economic Region || 172,079 || 179,117 || 182,820 || 191,860 || 1
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[[Image:Greater moncton first language learned 2001.png|thumb|250px|First language learned and still understood by residents of Metro Moncton (2001 census)]]
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==Economy==
{{seealso|List of companies headquartered in Moncton}}
[[Image:4lassR.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Assumption Place]] in Moncton, headquarters of Assumption Life Insurance.]]
The educational and health care sectors are major factors in the local economy; the two hospitals alone employing over five thousand people. Despite this, the underpinnings of the local economy remain based on Moncton's commercial, distribution, transportation and retailing heritage. Moncton's central ___location in the Maritimes is the reason for this: 1.4 million people live within a three hour drive of Moncton. This is the largest catchment area in Atlantic Canada.<ref>
{{cite web | title = Downtown Moncton at a Glance| url = http://downtownmoncton.nb.ca/dmci.html | accessdate = June 18, 2007}}</ref> Moncton and [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]] have recently joined together to promote the concept of a Moncton-Halifax growth corridor, building on the strengths of the two cities as well as those of the intervening communities including [[Truro, Nova Scotia|Truro]], [[Amherst, Nova Scotia|Amherst]] and [[Sackville, New Brunswick|Sackville]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Halifax-Moncton Growth Corridor| url = http://www.halifax-moncton.com/homepage/index.cfm?CFID=12683573&CFTOKEN=43957690 | accessdate = June 18, 2007}}</ref> Moncton has recently garnered national attention because of the strength of it's economy. The local unemployment rate averages between 5-6%, which is below the national average. In 2004 [[Canadian Business|Canadian Business Magazine]] named it the "The best city for business in Canada" <ref>{{cite web | author = Andy Holloway |title = The best cities for business in Canada| url = http://www.canadianbusiness.com/investing/article.jsp?content=20041122_63812_63812&page=1 | publisher = [[Canadian Business Magazine]]|year = 2004| month =November|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref> and in 2007, [[FDi magazine]] named it the fifth most business friendly city in North America (in the small cities category). <ref>{{cite web | title = Moncton ranked among most business-friendly cities, Times and Transcript May 9, 2007| url = http://www.colliersmn.com/prod/cclod.nsf/city/7B608AE3E969EF80852572D6005B3C2C | publisher = Colliers International|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref>
A number of regionally prominent corporations have their head offices in Moncton including [[Atlantic Lottery Corporation]], Assumption Mutual Life Insurance, [[Medavie Blue Cross]] Insurance, [[Pizza Delight]] Corporation, [[Major Drilling Group International]], and [[Co-op Atlantic]].
[[Image:Bluecrosscenter56.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Blue Cross Centre]], headquarters of [[Medavie Blue Cross]].]]
There are 37 call centres in the city employing over 5000 people. Some of the larger ones include [[Asurion]], [[BBM Canada]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[Royal Bank of Canada]], [[United Parcel Service]], [[Fairmont Hotels]], [[Rogers Communications]], [[Sitel]], Minacs and [[America Online]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Colliers International (Atlantic) Inc. - Moncton| url = http://www.colliersmn.com/prod/cclod.nsf/city/F35DDD35924AE29585256D9C0065E75C?OpenDocument | publisher = Colliers International|accessdate = 2007-06-18}}</ref>
A growing high tech sector includes companies such as Whitehill Technologies, Nanoptix, Spielo Manufacturing, OAO Technology Solutions, and Beltek Systems Design.<ref name="TowardsaVision"> </ref>
Several arms of the [[J.D. Irving Limited|Irving]] corporate empire have their head offices and/or major operations in Greater Moncton. These include Midland Transport, Majesta/Royale Tissues, Irving Personal Care, Master Packaging and Cavendish Farms.<ref>{{cite web | title = Irving Group Moncton| url = http://www.irvingmoncton.com/ |publisher = [[J.D. Irving Limited]]| accessdate = 2007-06-18}}</ref>
[[Image:moncton_place.JPG|thumb|200px|left|A number of major banks have their regional offices located in Moncton, including the [[Bank of Montreal]] seen here]]
There are three large industrial parks in the metropolitan area. The Irving operations are concentrated in the Dieppe Industrial Park. Hub Meat Packers is a major employer in the city and is located in the Moncton Industrial Park. [[Molson/Coors Breweries]] is scheduled to complete construction of a new brewery in the Caledonia Industrial Park in summer 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title = Molson's new Moncton brewery right on track! [Moncton for Business - Moncton en Affaires]| url = http://www.mid.nb.ca/english/business/article_detail.cfm?id=84 | publisher = Moncton for Business|accessdate = June 18, 2007}}</ref> All three industrial parks have large concentrations of warehousing and regional trucking depots. The Armour transportation group is based in Moncton.
A new four lane [[Gunningsville Bridge]] was opened in 2005, connecting downtown Riverview directly with downtown Moncton. On the Moncton side, the bridge will connect 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.<ref name="Gunningsville Bridge">{{cite web|url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&CMA=0&PR=13|title=Gunningsville Bridge information| date=[[2005-11-19]]| work=[[Politics of New Brunswick|GNB]]| accessdate=2007-07-15}}</ref> This is already evident as an expansion to the [[Blue Cross Centre]] was completed in 2006. Also, construction has started on a new [[Marriott]] Residence Inn and on a new [[Sobeys]] downtown on the Vaughan Harvey connector. On the Riverview side, the bridge will connect to a new ring road around the town and is expected to serve as a catalyst for development in east Riverview.<ref name="Gunningsville Bridge">{{cite web|url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&CMA=0&PR=13|title=Gunningsville Bridge information| date=[[2005-11-19]]| work=[[Politics of New Brunswick|GNB]]| accessdate=2007-07-15}}</ref>
The retail sector in Moncton is increasingly becoming one of the most important aspects of the local economy. Major retail projects such as the [[Trinity Power Centre|Wheeler Park Power Centre]] on Trinity Drive have become major destinations for locals and for tourists alike. Major tenants of this development include [[Atlantic Superstore]], [[Costco]], [[Winners (store)|Winners]], [[HomeSense]], [[Wal-Mart Canada|Wal-Mart]], [[Future Shop]], [[Kent Building Supplies]], [[Sears Canada|Sears]], [[Staples Business Depot|Staples]], [[Old Navy]], [[Pier 1 Imports]], [[Empire Theatres]] and the [[Home Depot]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The operative word for Moncton during 2006 was "up"! [Moncton for Business - Moncton en Affaires]| url = http://www.mid.nb.ca/english/business/article_detail.cfm?id=98 |publisher = Moncton for Business|accessdate = June 18, 2007}}</ref> <ref name="Living in Greater Moncton">{{cite web|url= http://www.moncton.org/search/english/CITYLIVING/Living%20in%20Greater%20Moncton.pdf|title=Living in Greater Moncton| date=[[2003-07-15]]| work=City of Moncton| accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref>
==Arts and culture==
[[Image:Capitolmoncton.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The Capitol Theater]]
Moncton is a culturally vibrant community, which has lively representation from all of the diciplines of the arts, including [[music]], [[theatre]], [[dance]], [[visual arts]], [[film]], and [[literature]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The City of Moncton - Arts & Culture| url = http://www.moncton.org/search/english/CITYHALL/citydepartments/csd/arts/artsandcultureindex.htm | publisher = City of Moncton|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref>
The [[Capitol Theatre (Moncton)|Capitol Theatre]], an 800-seat, meticulously restored 1920s-era [[vaudeville]] house on Main Street serves as the centre for cultural entertainment for the city. The theatre hosts a performing arts series and routinely stages live theatrical performances, and also provides a venue for symphony orchestra and dance performances. The smaller Empress Theatre, located immediately behind the Capitol provides a more intimate ___location for smaller performances and recitals.
A school for the performing arts has recently been established by the Capitol Theatre. The [[Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada|Atlantic Ballet Theatre]] is based in Moncton and has recently been garnering national and international attention. [[Théâtre l’Escaouette]] is a francophone live theatre company that has its own auditorium and performance space on Botsford Street. The [[Chocolate River Conservatory of Music]] is located in Dieppe.
[[Image:Cathedralinmoncton.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral]]
The [[Aberdeen Cultural Centre]] is a major Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries and is located on Botsford Street. The Centre houses the Galerie Sans Nom, the principal private art gallery in the city and the IMAGO print workshop, which presents and develops contemporary print works and techniques.
There are two main museums in the city, The [[Moncton Museum]] on Mountain Road and Le Musée Acadien at [[Université de Moncton]]. Efforts are underway to build a new transportation wing on the Moncton Museum. Historic sites include the Free Meeting House ((1821); a New England-style meeting house located next to the Moncton Museum) and Thomas Williams House ((1883); home of a former city industrialist which is maintained in period style and is now a genealogical research centre and home to several multicultural organizations).
Moncton is home to the '''Frye Festival''', a bilingual literary celebration held in honour of world renowned literary critic and favorite son [[Northrop Frye]]. This celebration attracts noted writers and poets from around the world and takes place in the month of April. The [[Canadian Poetry Association]] national headquarters is now located in Moncton, partly because of the importance of this festival.
Other notable events include:
* '''The Atlantic Seafood Festival''' - held every August.
* '''[[HubCap Comedy Festival|The HubCap Comedy Festival]]''' - held annually in the Spring.
* '''[[15_August#Holidays_and_observances|"Le 15 Aout"]]''' - held in August, celebrating Acadia's National holiday.
* '''The World Wine and Food Exposition''' - The largest event of its kind in eastern Canada. Exhibitors from around the world present their wares. Wine presentations are augmented by food displays and banquets. Takes place every November.
* '''The Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza''' - held each July and is one of the largest gatherings of classic cars in Canada.
==Sports and recreation==
===Sports facilities===
[[Image:Moncton coliseum logo.gif|thumb|200px|right|The Moncton Coliseum serves as the citys main venue for indoor sports, concerts and exhibitions.]]
The [[Moncton Coliseum]] is a 6,554-seat arena (7,200 with standing room). It serves as a venue for major concerts and trade shows and is the home of the [[Moncton Wildcats]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Moncton Coliseum Complex - Moncton, New Brunswick. Canada| url = http://www.monctoncoliseum.com/english.htm | accessdate = 2007-07-16}}</ref>
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 and an indoor rink complex with four ice surfaces (the [[Tim Horton's 4 Ice Centre]]). The [[Dundee Sports Dome]], an indoor air supported multi-use building is also located at the Sportsplex. This building 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-metre swimming pool with diving towers. The only [[velodrome]] in Atlantic Canada is located in [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]]. There a total of 12 indoor hockey rinks and three curling clubs in the metro area. There are many other public sporting and recreational facilites scattered throughout the metropolitan area.
===Sports teams===
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! Logo || Club || Sport || League (Parent League) || Venue || Established || Championships
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| [[Image:MonctonWildcats98.gif|70px|left|Moncton Wildcats]] || [[Moncton Wildcats]] || [[Hockey]] || [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]] ([[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]]) || [[Moncton Coliseum]] || 1996 || 1 - [[President's Cup (QMJHL)]]<br> [[2006 Memorial Cup]] finalists ([[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]])
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| [[Image:Monctonmets.jpg|70px|left|Moncton Mets]] || [http://www.monctonmets.ca/ Moncton Mets] || [[Baseball]] || [[New Brunswick Senior Baseball League|NBSBL]] || [http://www.monctonminorbaseball.ca/kiwanispark.htm Kiwanis Park] || 1980s || 7 - [[New Brunswick Senior Baseball League|NBSBL]]
1 - Canadian Senior Champ.
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| [[Image:Moncton Beavers.JPG|70px|left|Moncton Beavers]] || [[Moncton Beavers]] || [[Hockey]] || [[Maritime Junior A Hockey League|MJAHL]] ([[Canadian Junior A Hockey League|CJAHL]]) || [[Tim Horton's 4 Ice Centre]] || 1983 || 1 - [[Maritime Junior A Hockey League|MJAHL]]
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| [[Image:Monctonblueeagles.jpg|65px|left|Aigles Bleu]] || [[Moncton Aigles Bleu]] || [[Hockey]] (M/F) <br> [[Soccer]] (M/F) <br> [[Volleyball]] (F) || [[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]] ([[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]])|| [http://www.umoncton.ca/regist/webreg/renseig/services/sporuniv/arena.htm Aréna J.-Louis-Lévesque] || 1964 || Mens Hockey - 11 ([[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]]), 4 ([[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]]) <br> Womens Hockey - 1 ([[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]]) <br> Womens Volleyball - 5 ([[Atlantic University Sport|AUS]])
|-
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===Major sporting events===
Moncton is known for its ability to host large sporting events. Moncton hosted the [[2006 Memorial Cup]] with the hometown [[Moncton Wildcats]] losing in the championship final to their arch rivals the [[Quebec Remparts]]. [[Ted Nolan]], a former head coach of the [[Buffalo Sabres]] of the National Hockey League (and current head coach of the [[New York Islanders]]), coached the Wildcats for their Memorial Cup run.<ref>{{cite web | title = MasterCard Memorial Cup| url = http://www.chl.ca/CHLMemorialCup06/home.html | publisher = [[Canadian Hockey League]]|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref> Moncton hosted the [[Canadian Interuniversity Sports]] (CIS) Mens University Hockey Championship in 2007 and will do so again in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2007 CIS Men's Hockey Championships| url = http://www.cisport.ca/e/championships/m_hockey/2007/index.cfm | publisher = [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]]|accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref> Moncton has been awarded the 2010 [[IAAF]] [[World Junior Championships in Athletics]]. This will be the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada. The federal and provincial governments have committed to help in the construction of a 10,000 seat outdoor stadium to host this event. This stadium will be built on the U de M campus.<ref>{{cite web | title = Moncton awarded 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships| url = http://www.moncton.org/search/english/CITYHALL/inthenews/2006/m20060329.pdf | format = PDF |accessdate = June 25, 2007}}</ref>
====Major Sporting Events Held in Moncton====
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* 1968 Canadian Junior Baseball Championships
* 1974 [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships]]
* 1977 [[Skate Canada International]]
* 1978 [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]] [[University Cup]]
* 1980 [[World Curling Championship|World Mens Curling Championships]]
* 1982 [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]] [[University Cup]]
* 1983 [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]] [[University Cup]]
* 1985 [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships]]
* 1985 [[Tim Hortons Brier|Labatt Brier]]
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* 1992 [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships]]
* 1997 World Junior Baseball Championships
* 2000 [[Canadian Junior Curling Championships]]
* 2004 Canadian Senior Baseball Championships
* 2006 [[Memorial Cup]]
* 2007 [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]] [[University Cup]]
* 2008 [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]] [[University Cup]]
* 2010 [[IAAF]] [[World Junior Championships in Athletics]]
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[[Image:2006 memorialcup.png|thumb|100px|right|The 2006 Memorial Cup was hosted by Moncton]]
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===Golf===
Greater Moncton is blessed with an abundance of excellent golfing facilities. There are nine 18-hole golf courses in the census metropolitan area, two of which are residential courses and two more of which are undergoing residential conversion with courseside housing developments under construction. Both the [[Royal Oaks Golf Club|Royal Oaks]] and [[Fox Creek Golf Club|Fox Creek]] golf clubs can be rightfully considered as championship courses, with Royal Oaks being the first [[Rees Jones]] designed golf course in Canada.<ref>{{cite web | title = Royal Oaks Estates & Golf Club - Architect| url = http://royaloaks.nb.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=37 | accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref> Other notable courses include the '''Moncton Golf & Country Club''', '''Memramcook Valley Golf Club''' and '''Magnetic Hill Golf Club'''.
===Urban parks===
Metro Moncton is home to many beautiful urban parks. They are an important resource for the many citizens of Moncton who have an active lifestyle. The main urban parks in the Moncton area are:
[[Image:Mapeltonparkducks.jpg |thumb|200px|Ducks in Mapleton Park]]
*'''Centennial Park''', located in the city's west end; and 0.93 sq. km. in area, the park contains a boating pond, artificial beach, lighted cross country skiing and hiking trails, a childrens splash park, the city's largest playground, Rotary lodge, a children's day camp and '''Rocky Stone Field''', the city's only football field with artificial turf.
*'''Mapleton Park''', located in the rapidly growing northwest part of the city adjacent to the trans Canada highway and measures 1.21 sq. km. in area. The park contains hiking trails, a skating pond and a Rotary lodge.
*'''Irishtown Nature Park''', located north of the trans Canada highway on Elmwood Drive and, at 10 sq. km., it is one of the largest urban nature parks in Canada. The park is quite scenic and is known for its beautiful [[reservoir]]. The park is principally a wilderness park but has numerous hiking trails and is an excellent venue for birdwatching.
*'''St. Anselme Park''', located in [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] and nearly one sq. km. in area. It contains a Rotary lodge, children's play facilities, hiking trails and the only [[velodrome]] in Atlantic Canada.
There are numerous neighbourhood parks throughout the metro Moncton area, the most important of which are '''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]].
There is an extensive system of hiking and biking trails in the metro area. This system is most developed along the riverfront. The riverfront trail is part of the [[Trans Canada Trail]] system and various markers, monuments and pavilions can be found, especially along the downtown components of the trail.
==Tourism==
Historically, the tourism industry in Moncton owes its origins to the presence of two natural attractions; the [[tidal bore]] of the [[Petitcodiac River]] and the optical illusion of [[Magnetic Hill (Canada)|Magnetic Hill]].
[[Image:Tidal bore moncton5.jpg|thumb|left|190px|The tidal bore would sometimes rise to over one meter before the causeway was built in 1968]]
The Petitcodiac River exhibits one of North America's few [[tidal bore|tidal bores]], a regularly occurring wave that travels up the river on the leading edge of the incoming tide, and hence a tidal wave in the truest sense of the term. The bore is as a result of the extreme tides of the [[Bay of Fundy]]. Originally, the bore was very impressive, sometimes between one and two metres in height and extending across the kilometre width of the Petitcodiac River in the Moncton area. This wave would occur twice a day at the incoming of the high tide, travelling at an average speed of 13 km/hr and could generate quite an audible roar. Seagulls would flock to the river at the coming of the tide in order to feed. Not surprisingly, a local tourism industry sprang up around the spectacle.<ref name="The Tidal Bore">{{cite web|url= http://www.legionmagazine.com/features/celebratingcanada/00-11.asp|title=Legion Magazine : The Tidal Bore| year=2000| work=Legion Magazine| accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref>
In 1968, a [[causeway]] was built to Riverview, across the Petitcodiac just upstream from downtown Moncton. The river channel quickly silted in due to the high sediment burden in the water column. The channel at the bend is now no more than 100 metres wide and the bore rarely exceeds 15-20 cm in height. Not surprisingly, the "bore" is now an object of some derision and is not nearly the tourism generator it once was. Still, seeing the arrival of the bore remains an educational experience and Bore View Park and the adjacent Riverfront Trail provide a pleasant distraction.<ref name="The Tidal Bore">{{cite web|url= http://www.legionmagazine.com/features/celebratingcanada/00-11.asp|title=Info on the Tidal bore in Moncton| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=Legion Magazine| accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref>
[[Magnetic Hill (Canada)|Magnetic Hill]] is located on the northwestern outskirts of Moncton and is now the city's most famous attraction. It is a [[gravity hill]] form of [[optical illusion]], where the local topography gives the impression that you are going uphill when in fact you are going downhill. In the early 1930's, it was discovered that on a particular stretch of road near the foot of the hill, that if you put your car in neutral gear, you would seem to coast uphill. Before long, a tourism industry sprang up around the phenomenon.<ref>{{cite web | title = Magnetic Hill| url = http://www.magnetichill.com/english.htm| accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref>
The "Magnetic Hill Illusion" remains a popular tourism draw and the city and province have built a major tourism development on the surrounding properties to capitalize on this. The complex includes:
[[Image:magnetic_hill_zoo.jpg|thumb|200px|Otters at the Magnetic Hill Zoo]]
*The [[Magnetic Hill Zoo]], a nationally recognized zoo with over 400 animals which are displayed in themed exhibit areas. It is the largest zoo in Atlantic Canada and features a large gift shop, animal shows and an educational program.
*[[Magic Mountain Water Park]], the largest water park in Atlantic Canada, with a half dozen large water slides, a lazy river, wave pool, children's splash pool and a 36 hole professional mini-golf course.
*The '''Magnetic Hill outdoor concert site''', the largest outdoor concert venue in eastern Canada. It was constructed in 1984 for [[Pope John Paul II]] to hold a papal mass during his tour of Canada. In the 1990's, the city redeveloped the site to become an outdoor concert facility. The city now holds one or two megaconcerts at the facility every year. [[The Rolling Stones]] held a concert there in 2005 in front of 85,000 fans. [[Tim McGraw]] and [[Faith Hill]] will be playing there in 2007.
*The Wharf Village, a collection of souvenir shops and restaurants.
*The Magnetic Hill Miniature Railway.
Moncton's central ___location and large catchment area has made the city a natural as a regional tourism and shopping mecca.<ref name="Living in Greater Moncton"> </ref> The [[Eaton's]] warehouse and store was the original destination point for retail tourism but gradually, retail development on Main Street, and later the construction of the downtown Highfield Square shopping centre allowed for increasing choice for out of town consumers.
[[Image:Crystalpalace.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Crystal Palace Amusement Park]]
At present, the major destinations for shopping enthusiasts are the [[Trinity Power Centre|Wheeler Park Power Centre]] in the northwestern part of the city and [[Champlain Place]] in Dieppe which has over 160 stores and services including [[Sobeys]], [[Wal-Mart Canada|Wal-Mart]], [[Sears Canada|Sears]], [[Toys "R" Us]], [[Sport Chek]], [[Gap (clothing retailer)|GAP]], [[MEXX]], [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Eddie Bauer]] and the [[Disney Store]]. Champlain Place is 816,000 sq ft in area and is the second largest shopping mall in Atlantic Canada. Finally, New Brunswick's only [[The Bay|Bay]] department store is located in Highfield Square.
[[Crystal Palace (Moncton)|Crystal Palace]], an indoor [[amusement park]] with a dozen rides including a [[rollercoaster]] and a Tivoli swing was built adjacent to Champlain Place in 1990 to take advantage of the traffic generated by the mall. The facility has been quite successful and also includes a hotel, conference centre, restaurant, eight cinema multiplex and a [[Chapters]] bookstore/[[Starbucks]] Cafe. It is a popular family destination, especially in the summer months and at March Break.
The largest hotels in the metropolitan area are located in downtown Moncton. Main Street has wide bricked sidewalks lined with outdoor cafes. A [[Yuk Yuks]] Comedy club, dinner theatres, elegant restaurants and the Capitol Theatre all provide for a pleasant experience for tourists visiting the downtown area.
===Regional tourism===
[[Image:Cape Enrage.JPG|thumb|170px|right|Cape Enrage]]
Moncton is well situated as a regional tourism destination. There are two major national parks ([[Fundy National Park]] and [[Kouchibouguac National Park]]) within a one hour drive of the city. The warmest salt water beaches north of [[Virginia]] can be found on the [[Northumberland Strait]], only 15 minutes away at [[Parlee Beach]] in the nearby town of [[Shediac]]. New Brunswick's signature natural attraction, the [[Hopewell Rocks]], are only a half hour's drive down the Petitcodiac river valley. The [[Confederation Bridge]] to [[Prince Edward Island]] is only an hour's drive east of the city.
Other nearby attractions (within 30-60 minutes of the city) include:
*The [http://www.capejourimain.ca/ Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Preserve], located at the base of the Confederation Bridge.
*[http://www.ifdn.com/Dune/index.html La Dune de Bouctouche Irving Eco-Centre], an ecotourism site and beach. It is the longest remaining unspoiled barrier dune system on the mainland eastern seaboard of North America (twelve kilometers).
*[[Cape Enrage]], located near Alma. This popular attraction includes an historic lighthouse, fossil cliffs, scenic vistas, and adventure tourism.
*[[Le Pays de la Sagouine]], an Acadian cultural theme park in Bouctouche.
*[[Fort Beauséjour]], a [[National historic site|National Historic Site]] located in nearby [[Aulac, New Brunswick]].
*[http://www.sackville.com/visit/waterfowl/index.html The Sackville Waterfowl Park], located in Sackville close to Mount Allison University. It includes nature trails and a boardwalk over freshwater marsh as well as waterfowl viewing platforms.
==Transportation==
===Air===
[[Image:Monctonairport.jpg|thumb|310px|right|Greater Moncton International Airport]]
Moncton is served by the [[Greater Moncton International Airport]] (YQM). A new airport terminal with an international arrivals area was opened in 2002. The GMIA handles over 558,000 passengers per year, making it the second busiest airport in the [[Maritimes|Maritime provinces]].<ref name="GMIA">{{cite web|url= http://www.gmia.ca/english/corp/pdf/2006.pdf|title=GMIA 2006 Report| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Greater Moncton International Airport|GMIA]]| accessdate=2007-07-09}}</ref> Scheduled carriers servicing the GMIA include [[Air Canada Jazz]], [[Westjet]] and [[Continental Express]]. Current regularly scheduled destinations include [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], [[Montreal]], [[Toronto]], [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. Charter airlines include [[Air Saint-Pierre]], [[Air Transat]], [[Canjet]], [[Condor Airlines]], [[Corsairfly]], [[Skyservice]] and [[Sunwing Airlines]].Seasonal destinations include [[Paris]], [[Hanover]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Saint Petersburg, Florida|Saint Petersburg]], [[Punta Cana]], [[San Felipe de Puerto Plata|Puerto Plata]], [[Varadero]], [[Cancun]] and [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]].<ref name="GMIA Airlines">{{cite web|url= http://www.gmia.ca/english/flight/airline.asp| title=GMIA Airlines| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Greater Moncton International Airport|GMIA]]| accessdate=2007-07-15}}</ref>
The GMIA is also a major air cargo centre with both [[FedEx]] and [[Purolator Courier|Purolator]] having their Atlantic Canadian bases located at the facility. In addition, the GMIA is the home of the [[Moncton Flight College]], one of the largest flight colleges in Canada.<ref name="Moncton Flight College Receives Civil Aviation Authority of China Approval to Train Chinese Pilots">{{cite web|url= http://www.canlinkglobal.com/canlink/news_content.jsp?news_id=32|title=Moncton Flight College Receives Civil Aviation Authority of China Approval to Train Chinese Pilots|date=[[2006-05-15]]| work=CANLink Global| accessdate=2007-07-09}}</ref> It is also home to the New Brunswick Air Ambulance service, the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] regional air support service and Transport Canada's regional hangar and maintenance facility.
[[Image:Wheeler_blvd_at_night.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Wheeler Boulevard is the city's main [[beltway|ring road]].]]
There is a second smaller [[aerodrome]] in the city as well. [[Moncton/McEwen Airport|McEwen Airfield]] (CCG4) is a private airstrip located north of the Trans Canada Highway on Elmwood Drive. It is used for [[general aviation]]. '''Skydive Moncton''' operates the province's only nationally certified sports parachute club out of this facility.
The [[Area Control Center#ACCs_in_Canada|Moncton Air Traffic Control Centre]], located in Riverview, is responsible for high level air traffic control over the Maritime Provinces. All flights between Eastern North America and Europe pass through Moncton Centre airspace.
===Railways===
Moncton is served by two freight [[rail transport|railway]] companies, [[Canadian National Railway]] and the [[New Brunswick East Coast Railway]]. The city is also served by [[VIA Rail|VIA Rail Canada]], which provides rail passenger service to [[Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] and [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]] six days per week with the ''[[Ocean (passenger train)|Ocean]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Via Rail service in Moncton| url = http://www.viarail.ca/nostrains/en_trai_atla_hamo.html | accessdate = 2007-07-15}}</ref>
===Highways===
Moncton is located on [[New Brunswick Route 2|Route 2]] (the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]), at the junction of two other major divided highways. Route 2 leads to Halifax in the east and to [[Fredericton]] and central Canada in the west. [[New Brunswick Route 15|Route 15]] runs from Riverview, encircling Moncton, intersecting Route 2 on the eastern outskirts of the city, then leading to [[Shediac, New Brunswick|Shediac]] and on to [[Prince Edward Island]]. [[New Brunswick Route 1|Route 1]] intersects Route 2 approximately 15 km west of the city, leading to [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] and on to [[Maine]].<ref name="Google map of Moncton">{{cite web|url= http://maps.google.com/maps?q=moncton&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl| title=Google maps: Moncton| date=[[2006-01-01]]| work=[[Google Maps]]| accessdate=2007-07-15}}</ref>
===Major urban roads===
[[Image:Codiactransit23.jpg|thumb|290px|right|Codiac Transit]]
Principal city thoroughfares include Main Street, Assomption Boulevard, St. George Boulevard, Vaughan Harvey Boulevard, Mountain Road, Elmwood Avenue, Morton Avenue, Lewisville Road, Paul Street, and Shediac Road. The [[Trans-Canada Highway]] ([[New Brunswick Highway 2|Route 2]]) bypasses the northern perimeter of the city. Wheeler Boulevard ([[New Brunswick Route 15|Route 15]]) serves as an inner ring road and is remarkable in that it is a high speed (100 km/h), divided highway bounded at either end by traffic circles.<ref name="Google map of Moncton">{{cite web|url= http://maps.google.com/maps?q=moncton&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl| title=Google maps: Moncton| date=[[2006-01-01]]| work=[[Google Maps]]| accessdate=2007-07-15}}</ref>
===Urban transit and regional bus service===
The Metro Moncton Area is served by '''Codiac Transit''' which is operated by the City of Moncton. It operates on 23 routes throughout Moncton, [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] and [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Codiac Transit Commission| url = http://www.codiactransit-moncton.com/enstart.htm| accessdate = 2007-07-15}}</ref> The city is currently working to increase its annual ridership from 1.6 million to 2.5 million. To assist with this, four new busses will enter into service within the next two years.<ref>{{cite web | title = Codiac Transit spending $5 million to improve service| url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2007/02/12/nb-codiactransit.html| date = [[2007-02-12]]|accessdate = 2007-07-15}}</ref> Moncton is also the headquarters of, and a principal hub for the [[Acadiɐn Lines|Acadian Lines]] interprovincial bus service.
==Military==
[[Image:Monctongarrison.JPG|thumb|150px|left|The Moncton Garrison]]
Aside from locally formed militia units, the [[Canadian Forces|military]] did not have a significant presence in the Moncton area until the beginning of the Second World War. In 1940, CFB Moncton (a military supply base) was constructed on a railway spur line north of downtown next to the CNR shops. This base sorted materiel headed to Europe for the war effort and also served as the main supply base for the large military establishment in the Maritimes. In addition, two [[Commonwealth Air Training Plan]] bases were built in the Moncton area during the war. A naval listening station was also constructed in Coverdale (Riverview) to monitor [[U-boat]] activity in the north Atlantic. Military air operations were terminated towards the end of World War Two and the naval station was abandoned but CFB Moncton continued to supply the Maritime military establishment until the end of the [[Cold War]].
With the closure of CFB Moncton in the early 1990s, the military presence in Moncton has been significantly reduced. The northern portion of the former base property has been turned over to the Canada Lands Corporation and is awaiting redevelopment. The southern part of the former base remains an active DND property and is now termed the [http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/cfb_gagetown/branch/monctn_e.asp Moncton Garrison]. It is affiliated with [[CFB Gagetown]]. Resident components of the garrison include the 1 Construction Engineering Unit and 4 Air Defence Regiment (regular forces). The garrison also houses the 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (reserves) and one of the 37 Brigades constituent units; the [[8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)]], which is an armoured reconnaisance regiment. A small logistical support unit providing assistance to CFB Gagetown is also located at the base.
==Education==
===Post-secondary education===
Although Moncton is not a "university town" in the same sense as [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]] or [[Fredericton]], there are still a variety of options available for post secondary education in the southeastern New Brunswick region.
====Universities====
[[Image:u_de_moncton.jpg|thumb|450px|Université de Moncton]]
* [[Université de Moncton]] - The largest French language university in Canada outside of [[Quebec]]. Enrollment is just under 5000 students. U de M is a comprehensive university with a wide variety of undergraduate and post graduate degree programs including a School of Law.<ref>
{{cite web | title = Info on U de M| url = http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=9NR058| accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref><ref name="Moncton Article">{{cite web|url= http://www.reseausesamenetwork.org/en/city_close-up.cfm?city_sak=7|title=Information for Moncton| date=[[2005-03-13]]| work=Reseau Sesame Network| accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref>
* [[Atlantic Baptist University]] - A private Christian liberal arts and science institution, affiliated with the [[Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches]]. Enrollment is over 600 students. Degrees are available in arts, science, education, business and religious studies.<ref name="Moncton Article">{{cite web|url= http://www.reseausesamenetwork.org/en/city_close-up.cfm?city_sak=7|title=Information for Moncton| date=[[2005-03-13]]| work=Reseau Sesame Network| accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref>
* [[University of New Brunswick]] - UNB Moncton consists of a health sciences campus located at the Moncton Hospital. Degree courses are available in Nursing and Medical X-ray Technology.
[[Image:ABUArialview.jpg|thumb|Atlantic Baptist University]]
* [[Mount Allison University]] - Consistently ranked as one of Canada's top undergraduate universities. Mt. A is located within commuting distance, only 25 minutes away in the nearby town of [[Sackville, New Brunswick|Sackville]]. Enrollment is over 2200 students. Degree programs include Arts, Science, Commerce, Music and Fine Arts, and masters degrees in Biology and Chemistry. Mount Allison provides first year and extension university courses in Moncton and is planning a formal affiliation with the [[Moncton Flight College]] to allow for a bachelors degree in aviation.<ref name="Moncton Article">{{cite web|url= http://www.reseausesamenetwork.org/en/city_close-up.cfm?city_sak=7| title=Information for Moncton| date = [[2005-03-13]]| work = Reseau Sesame Network| accessdate = 2007-07-04}}</ref>
====Community colleges====
* [[New Brunswick Community College|New Brunswick Community College - Moncton]] - (English), The largest campus in the NBCC system with an enrollment of over 4000. It Provides training in over 30 different trades and technology disciplines.<ref>{{cite web | title = Info on NBCC Moncton| url = http://www.nbcc.ca/campus.asp?cid=1&mid=1| accessdate = 2007-07-10}}</ref>
* [[New Brunswick Community College|New Brunswick Community College - Dieppe]] - (French), mandated to provide training in the trades and technology in the French language. Enrollment of about 2000.
====Private colleges====
* Atlantic Business College - A variety of business, paramedical and paralegal programs.
* [[Moncton Flight College]] - One of Canada's oldest and most prestigious flight schools, is also one of the largest flight schools in Canada.
* [[McKenzie College]] - A Visual Arts institution, specializing in graphic design, digital media and animation.
* [[Oulton College]] - New Brunswick's longest-established private college, providing leading edge skills in a variety of business, paramedical, dental sciences, pharmacy, veterinary, youth care and paralegal programs.
===Public school system===
[[Image:NBDistrict02.gif|thumb|School District 2, the English school district in Metro Moncton.]]
There are 34 public schools in greater Moncton which are administered by separate anglophone and francophone school boards. [[New Brunswick School District 01|District 1]] is francophone and administers nine schools in the Moncton area. [[New Brunswick School District 02|District 2]] is anglophone and administers 25 schools in Greater Moncton.
====High schools in Metro Moncton====
* [[Moncton High School]], (Moncton, anglophone)
* [[Harrison Trimble High School]], (Moncton, anglophone)
* [[Bernice MacNaughton High School]], (Moncton, anglophone)
* [[Riverview High School (Riverview)|Riverview High School]], (Riverview, anglophone)
* École Mathieu-Martin, (Dieppe, francophone)
* École L'Odyssée, (Moncton, francophone)
==Health facilities==
There are two major regional referral and teaching hospitals in Moncton:
[[Image:Monctonhospital.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The Moncton Hospital]]
'''The Moncton Hospital''' has 400 active treatment beds <ref>{{cite web | url = www.saferhealthcarenow.ca/ViewResource.aspx?resourceId=664 | title = Info on the Moncton Hospital | format = PDF | pages= pp.3 | accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref> and is affiliated with [[Dalhousie University]] Medical School. It is home to the Northumberland family medicine residency training program and also hosts UNB degree programs in nursing and medical x-ray technology. Tertiary medical services include neurosciences (including neurosurgery and neurointerventional radiology), vascular surgery, orthopedics, trauma, burn unit, medical oncology, and neonatal intensive care. A $48 million expansion to the hospital (currently under construction) will contain a new laboratory, ambulatory care centre and trauma centre.<ref>{{cite web | title = Info on the Moncton Hospital expansion| url = http://www.healthyreturns.ca/moncton.html | accessdate = 2007-07-15}}</ref>
[[Image:georgedumont.jpg|thumb|250px|The Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital]]
The '''Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital''' has 350 beds<ref>{{cite web | title = Info on the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital
| url = http://www.beausejour-nb.ca/templates/chb/Chb12011.html| accessdate = 2007-07-15}}</ref> and operates a satellite medical training program affiliated with [[Université de Sherbrooke]] Medical School. There are degree programs in nursing and medical x-ray technology which are administered by U de M. The hospital is also affiliated with the '''Atlantic Cancer Research Institute'''. Tertiary medical services include oncology (including radiation oncology) and nephrology. A cardiac cath lab and a PET/CT scanner have recently been announced for the hospital.<ref>{{cite web | title = [[CBC News]] reports on the new cardiac labratory announced for The George Dumont Hospital. | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2007/01/22/nb-catheterization.html | accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref>
Between these two institutions, Moncton serves as the main medical referral centre for the central Maritime region.
==Media==
[[Image:Rogerscablemoncton.JPG|thumb|200px|Rogers Cable NB Headquarters]]
===Television===
[[Rogers Cable]] has its provincial headquarters and main production facilities in Moncton and broadcasts on two [[community channel]]s, Cable 9 in French and Cable 10 in English. Broadcast television stations in Moncton represent all of the major national networks and include:
* Channel 2 (Cable 8): [[CKCW-TV|CKCW]], [[CTV television network|CTV]]
* Channel 7 (Cable 3): [[CBAT-TV|CBAT-2]], [[CBC Television|CBC]]
* Channel 11 (Cable 12): [[CBAFT-TV|CBAFT]], [[Télévision de Radio-Canada|SRC]]
* Channel 27 (Cable 6): [[CIHF-TV|CIHF-3]], [[Global Television Network|Global]]
===Radio===
There are 14 broadcast radio stations in the city covering a variety of genres and interests, Ten of these stations are English and four are French. These stations are:
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!Frequency
!Callsign
!Branding
!Format
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|AM 1070
|[[CBA (AM)|CBA]]
|[[CBC Radio One]]
|[[News]] and [[information]]
|-
|FM 88.5
|[[CBAF-FM|CBAF]]
|[[La Première Chaîne]]
|French [[news]] and [[info]]
|-
|FM 91.9
|[[CKNI-FM|CKNI]]
|[[Rogers_Communications#Broadcasting|News 91.9]]
|[[News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]/[[Sports]]
|-
|FM 93.5
|[[CKUM-FM|CKUM]]
|[[Université de Moncton|U de Moncton]]
|[[Campus radio]]
|-
|FM 94.5
|[[CKCW-FM|CKCW]]
|K94.5
|[[Hot adult contemporary]]
|-
|FM 95.5
|CBA
|[[CBC Radio Two]]
|[[Classical]] and [[jazz]]
|-
|FM 96.9
|[[CJXL-FM|CJXL]]
|XL96
|[[Country music|Country]]
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
!Frequency
!Callsign
!Branding
!Format
|-
|FM 98.3
|[[CBAL-FM|CBAL]]
|[[Espace musique]]
|[[Classical]], [[jazz]] and [[folk music|folk]]
|-
|FM 99.9
|[[CHOY-FM|CHOY]]
|Choix-FM
|French [[country music|Country]]
|-
|FM 101.9
|CIRM
|Moncton Info
|[[Information]]
|-
|FM 103.1
|[[CJMO-FM|CJMO]]
|C103
|[[Classic rock]]
|-
|FM 103.9
|[[CFQM-FM|CFQM]]
|Magic 104
|[[Adult contemporary]]
|-
|FM 105.9
|CITA
|CITA
|[[Christian music]]
|-
|FM 107.3
|CKOE
|CKO Radio
|[[Contemporary Christian music|Contemp. Christian music]]
|-
|}
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===Print===
[[Image:Monctontimesandtranscript.png|thumb|300px|The Times & Transcript, Moncton's daily newspaper.]]
*The ''[[Times & Transcript]]'' is anglophone and is the city's main daily newspaper. It is also [[New Brunswick]]'s largest circulation daily newspaper.<ref>NADBank [http://www.nadbank.com/English/study/pdfs/Weekly%20Readership%20by%20Resident%20Market%202005%20Study.pdf Weekly Readership by Resident Market] newspaper readership</ref>
*''L'Acadie Nouvelle'' serves as the city's French newspaper, but is published out of [[Caraquet, New Brunswick|Caraquet]] in northern New Brunswick.
*''<nowiki>[here]</nowiki>'' is a free weekly publication which covers local news from a more youthful perspective.
==Cityscape==
[[Image:Alianttower5.jpg|thumb|200px|The Aliant Tower]]
{{see also|List of tallest buildings in Moncton}}
Moncton generally remains a "low rise" city and occupies a relatively large footprint for its size. The citys skyline however is unique, encompassing many interesting buildings and structures with differing styles from many different periods. Some of the most defining buildings and structures in the city are:
* The [[Aliant Tower]], A 127 metre microwave communications tower which was built in 1971, it is the tallest structure in New Brunswick. It was was formerly known as the NBTel Tower.
* [[Assumption Place]], A 20 storey office building which is the headquarters of the Assumption Mutual Life Insurance Corporation. This building is 80.8 metres in height and is tied with Brunswick Square, ([[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]]) as the tallest building in the province.
* The [[Blue Cross Centre]], A nine story building in downtown Moncton. Although only nine stories tall, it is architecturally distinctive, encompasses a full city block and is actually the largest office building in the city in terms of square footage. It is the headquarters of [[Medavie Blue Cross]].
*[[Hotel Beauséjour|The Delta Beauséjour Hotel]], A 310 room, ten floor hotel. The Delta is the city's premier hotel and major conference facility, it is scheduled for major renovation in 2007.<ref>
{{cite web | title = LEGACY HOTELS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF THE FEE INTEREST IN ITS MONCTON HOTEL
| url = http://cnrp.ccnmatthews.com/cnrp_files/20070212-lega0212.pdf| format= PDF| accessdate= 2007-07-15}}</ref>
There are about a half dozen other buildings in Moncton that range between eight and twelve stories in height, including the Brunswick Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Terminal Plaza office complex. None of these buildings however are imposing enough to really help define the city.
==Government==
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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Moncton municipal government| url = http://www.moncton.org/search/english/CITYHALL/council/citycouncil.htm | accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref>
The current mayor of Moncton is [[Lorne Mitton]] (elected May 2004).
Councillors:
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|Kathryn M. Barnes
|At Large
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|Norman Crossman
|Ward 1
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|Merrill A. Henderson
|Ward 2
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|Brian A.Q. Hicks
|Ward 3
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|Louisa Barton-Duguay
|Ward 4
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|Pierre Boudreau
|At Large
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|Steven Boyce
|Ward 1
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|Doug Robertson
|Ward 2
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|Steve Mitton
|Ward 3
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|René (Pepsi) Landry
|Ward 4
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Provincially, seven ridings (out of 55 in the [[New Brunswick Legislative Assembly]]) are in the greater Moncton area. Elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLAs) (and party affiliations) include:
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|'''[[Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician)|Mike Murphy]]'''
|[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]]
|[[Moncton North]]
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|[[John Betts]]
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|PC]]
|[[Moncton Crescent]]
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{{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row}}
|[[Chris Collins (politician)|Chris Collins]]
|[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]]
|[[Moncton East]]
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{{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row}}
|[[Joan MacAlpine-Stiles|Joan MacAlpine-S.]]
|[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]]
|[[Moncton West]]
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{{Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}}
|[[R. Bruce Fitch]]
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|PC]]
|[[Riverview (electoral district)|Riverview]]
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{{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row}}
|Bernard LeBlanc
|[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]]
|[[Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe]]
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{{Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}}
|[[Cy LeBlanc]]
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|PC]]
|[[Dieppe Centre-Lewisville]]
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Moncton is in the federal riding of [[Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe]], which is represented in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] by [[Brian Murphy]], ([[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]). Mr. Murphy had previously been a highly regarded mayor of Moncton. Portions of [[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]] are in the federal riding of [[Beauséjour (electoral district)|Beauséjour]], represented by [[Dominic LeBlanc]] (Liberal), and portions of [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]] are in the riding of [[Fundy Royal]], represented by [[Rob Moore (politician)|Rob Moore]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]).
==Famous Monctonians==
{{Main|List of famous Monctonians}}
Moncton has been the home of a number of famous and/or influential people. The impressive list includes [[National Hockey League]] [[Hockey Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] and NHL scoring champion [[Gordie Drillon]], World and Olympic champion curler [[Russ Howard]], The distinguished literary critic and theorist [[Northrop Frye]], the former [[Governor-General of Canada]] [[Romeo LeBlanc]], and former Supreme Court Justice and [[Rand Formula]] developer [[Ivan Cleveland Rand]].
==Neighbouring municipalities==
{{Canadian City Geographic Location|
North=[[Bouctouche, New Brunswick|Bouctouche]]|
West=[[Salisbury, New Brunswick|Salisbury]]|
Center=Moncton|
East=[[Dieppe, New Brunswick|Dieppe]], [[Shediac, New Brunswick|Shediac]], [[Memramcook, New Brunswick|Memramcook]], [[Sackville, New Brunswick|Sackville]]|
South=[[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]]|
}}
==Sister cities==
*[[Image:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px|]] [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]], [[USA]]
*[[Image:Flag_of_Italy.svg|20px|]] [[Parma]], [[Italy]]
*[[Image:Flag_of_Canada.svg|20px|]] [[North Bay, Ontario]]
==See also==
*[[Commons:Moncton|Moncton photo gallery]]
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==External links==
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*[http://www.moncton.org Official City of Moncton website]
*[http://www.umoncton.ca L'Université de Moncton (French)]
*[http://www.moncton.net Portal for the city of Moncton]
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*[http://www.centreculturelaberdeen.ca/aberdeen/index.cfm Centre Culturel Aberdeen (French)]
*[http://www.galeriesansnom.org Galerie Sans Nom]
*[http://www.atelierimago.com Imago (French)]
*[http://www.moncton.localintheknow.com Moncton's Business Directory]
*[http://www.monctonlocals.com MonctonLocals]
*[http://moncton.kijiji.ca Kijiji Moncton]
*[http://www.gomoncton.com GoMoncton.com (tourist information)]
*[[:WikiTravel:Moncton|Moncton guide on Wikitravel]]
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