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- New Brunswick
New Brunswick
The sparsely inhabited province of New Brunswick is a wonderland
of verdant forests, breathtaking beaches, fragile coastal dunes and
some of the oldest mountains in the world, the Appalachians.
Logging is a major industry here, and it's no wonder when one sees
the abundance of trees. Part of the historic Acadia, a 17th-century
French land claim in North America, New Brunswick is the only
constitutionally bilingual province in Canada where inhabitants
speak both English and French. The capital of New Brunswick is
Fredericton, home to three universities, host to the Harvest Jazz
& Blues Festival and New Brunswick Summer Festival, and the
Silver Wave Film Festival, which is associated with the Toronto
Film Festival. Fredericton is the third-largest city in the
province, however, coming behind Saint John and Moncton. The Fundy
National Park is a must for anyone wanting to escape into the great
outdoors as the park comprises Fundy coast and forest and features
over 20 waterfalls for hikers to discover. The Kouchbouguak
National Park boasts warm water tidal pools, while the Bay of Fundy
is possibly New Brunswick's most popular attraction, as this
spectacular bay rises and falls 40 feet (12 metres) each day with
the tides. Visitors will be able to walk along the floor of the bay
and marvel at the unusual 'tree-tufted' flowerpot rocks, which have
been sculpted in the sandstone by the tides, only to be able to
kayak around the bay later that very same day. This bay also
provides some exciting whale watching opportunities too. A
nature-lover's paradise, New Brunswick offers visitors the chance
to escape it all and explore the wilderness juxtaposed with big
clear skies, perfect for stargazing!
Information & Facts
Language
The official languages are English and French
(predominantly in Quebec).
Money
The currency used is the Canadian Dollar (CAD), which is divided
into 100 cents. One-dollar coins are also known as loonies (due to
the picture of a loon, a type of bird, on the coin), and two-dollar
coins as toonies. Banks and bureaux de change will change money and
travellers cheques, as will some hotels, but the rate will not be
as good. Major credit cards are widely accepted and ATMs are
plentiful. US Dollars are largely accepted, though due to fraud,
larger notes might not be and change is usually given in Canadian
dollars.
Time
Canada covers six time zones, from GMT 8 in the west to GMT
-3.5 in the east.