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Getting Around
The airport is served by bus 20 from Champlain Pl nine times a day on weekdays. A taxi
to the center of town costs about $15.
Codiac Transit ( www.codiactranspo.ca ) is the local bus system, with 40 wi-fi-equipped
buses going all over town.

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Sackville

Sackville is a small university town that's in the right place for a pit stop - for birds and
people. The Sackville Waterfowl Park , across the road from the university off East Main
St, is on a major bird migration route. Boardwalks with interpretive signs rise over por-
tions of it. The Wildlife Service (17 Waterfowl Lane, off E Main St; 8am-4pm Mon-Fri) has
information and a wetlands display at one of the entrances. Enthusiasts should also see
the Tantramar Wetlands Centre ( www.weted.com ; 223 Main St;

8am-4pm Mon-Fri) ,

with its walking trail and educational office, behind the high school.
Mel's Tea Room (17 Bridge St; mains $4-10; 7:30am-8pm) has been operating in the
center of town since 1919, now with the charm of a 1950s diner - with a jukebox and
prices to match.

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Fort Beauséjour National Historic Site
Right by the Nova Scotia border, this national historic site ( www.pc.gc.ca/fortbeausejour ;
adult/child/family $3.90/1.90/9.50; interpretive center 9am-5pm Jun-Oct) , 1.5km west of
the visitors center, preserves the remains of a French fort built in 1751 to hold the British
back. It didn't work. Later it was used as a stronghold during the American Revolution
and the War of 1812. Only earthworks and stone foundations remain, but the view is ex-
cellent, vividly illustrating why these crossroads of the Maritimes were fortified by two
empires.
To find out more, visit the New Brunswick Visitors Centre ( 506-364-4090; 158 Au-
lac Rd; 9am-9pm) , off Hwy 2 in Aulac, at the junction of roads leading to all three
Maritime provinces.