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Information

Moncton Hospital (

506-857-5111; 135 MacBeath Ave) Emergency room.

Moncton Public Library (644 Main St;

9am-8:30pm Tue-Thu, to 5pm Fri & Sat; ) Free

internet access.
St George St After Hours Medical Clinic ( 506-856-6122; 404 St George Blvd;
5:30-8pm Mon-Fri, noon-3pm Sat, Sun & holidays) No appointment is required to see a doctor
here. Adjacent to Jean Coutu Pharmacy.

Visitors Information Center ( www.gomoncton.com ; Bore Park, Main St E;

8:30am-6:30pm)

Getting There & Away

AIR
Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM; www.gmia.ca ) is about 6km east of
Champlain Place Shopping Centre via Champlain St. Air Canada runs daily flights to
Toronto and Montréal.

BUS
Maritime ( 1-800-575-1807; www.maritimebus.com ; 92 Lester St) runs to Fredericton ($34,
two hours), Saint John ($34, two hours), Charlottetown, PEI ($34, three hours) and Hali-
fax ($49, four hours).

CAR & MOTORCYCLE
If you need wheels, Avis, Budget, Hertz and National all have car-rental desks at the air-
port, or try Discount Car Rentals (

506-857-2323; www.discountcar.com ; 1543 Mountain

Rd) .
Parking can be a hassle in Moncton: the parking meters ($1 per hour) and 'no parking'
signs extend far from downtown. The municipal parking lot at Moncton Market on West-
morland St charges $1/$8 per hour/day and is free on Saturday, Sunday and evenings
after 6pm. Highfield Sq Mall on Main St provides free parking for its clients.

TRAIN
With VIA Rail ( www.viarail.ca ; 1240 Main St) , the Ocean line goes through northern New
Brunswick, including Miramichi and Campbellton, and into Québec, on its way to Mon-
tréal (from $135). The train to Halifax (from $39) departs six days a week.