New Brunswick - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island - page 202

» Quirky fact: Home to the world's biggest fake lobster (Shediac), axe (Nackawic)
and fiddlehead (Plaster Rock).
Land & Climate
The province encompasses a varied geography of moist, rocky coastal areas, temperate
inland river valleys and a heavily forested and mountainous interior. There are four dis-
tinct seasons. Summers are generally mild with occasional hot days. The Fundy shore is
prone to fog, particularly in the spring and early summer. The primary tourist season lasts
from late June to early September. Many tourist facilities (beaches, organized tours and
some accommodations in resort areas) shut down for the remainder of the year.
Language
New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province, although only about one-
third of the population speaks both French and English (compared to 17% nationwide).
Around 34% of the population is of French ancestry, concentrated around Edmundston,
the Acadian Peninsula, along the east coast and Moncton. You will rarely have a problem
being understood in English or French.
REGIONAL DRIVING DISTANCES
Edmundston to Saint John: 375km
Fredericton to Miramichi: 180km
St Andrews by-the-Sea to Moncton: 254km
Getting There & Around
There are tourist information centers at all border crossings and in most towns. These are
open from mid-May to mid-October only.
AIR
Air Canada has several daily flights from Halifax, Montréal and Toronto into Moncton,
Saint John and Fredericton. Moncton has service from Toronto on WestJet; and a daily
direct flight from Newark on United. WestJet also flies into Saint John from Toronto.
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