Saint John, New Brunswick

1672 Rothesay Road, Saint John, NB E2H 2J3
Phone: (506) 847-6150
Fax: (506) 847-6155

Location Information:

Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada.

In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043. The population of the Census Metropolitan Area is second in the province with 122,389. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the St. John River.

Wealthy industrialist K.C. Irving and his family built an industrial conglomerate in Saint John during the 20th century with interests in oil, forestry, shipbuilding, media and transportation. Irving companies remain dominant employers in the region with the most important businesses being eastern North America's first deepwater oil terminal, a pulp mill, a newsprint mill and a tissue paper plant.

Other important economic activity in the city is generated by the Port of Saint John, the Moosehead Brewery, the New Brunswick Power Corporation which operates three electrical generating stations in the region including the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, Aliant Telecom which operates out of the former New Brunswick Telephone headquarters, numerous information technology companies and New Brunswick's largest health care facility, Saint John Regional Hospital. There are also a number of call centres which were established in the 1990s under provincial government incentives.

Climate

The climate of Saint John is temperate. The Bay of Fundy acts as a natural air conditioner in summer and diverts major snowstorms in winter. The Bay never freezes. Average summer temperature is 25 to 30 C; Average winter temperature is -10 to -20 C but can become much colder at night.

In Saint John the height difference from low to high tide is approximately 50 feet due to the funneling effect of the Bay of Fundy as it narrows. The Reversing Falls in Saint John, actually an area of strong rapids, provides one example of the power of these tides; at every high tide, ocean water is pushed through a narrow gorge in the middle of the city and forces the St. John River to reverse its flow for several hours.

Time Zone

Saint John is located in the Atlantic Time Zone (GMT-4)

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