Moncton

城市概覽

The city adopted the motto "Resurgo" meaning "I rise again" after its rebirth from the collapse of being a railway-centric town. The city's economy is stable and diversified, with core strengths in a bilingual workforce, primarily based on its traditional transportation, distribution, retailing, and commercial heritage, and supplemented by strength in the educational, health care, financial, information technology, and insurance sectors. Moncton's economy has received national recognition and the local unemployment rate is consistently less than the national average. Just to the east of Moncton is Dieppe (population 27,000 in 2019). It is the fourth-largest city in the province, and the largest predominantly francophone city in Canada outside Quebec. Across the Petitcodiac River from Moncton on the south bank is Riverview, with about 20,000 people in 2016.

History The Moncton area was settled by Europeans in 1733, but is considered to have been founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from Philadelphia. It began as an agricultural settlement. The city was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. A significant wooden shipbuilding industry had developed in the community by the mid-1840s, allowing for the civic incorporation in 1855, but the shipbuilding economy collapsed in the 1860s. In the 1870s, the community's economy rebounded, mainly due to a growing railway industry. In 1871, the Intercolonial Railway of Canada had chosen Moncton to be its headquarters, and Moncton remained a railway town for well over a century until the closure of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) locomotive shops in the late 1980s.

Climate

The climate tends to be more continental than maritime during the summer and winter seasons, with maritime influences somewhat tempering the transitional seasons of spring and autumn. Winter days are typically cold but generally sunny. Daytime high t

如何抵達

By car From the US:

I-95 through Maine to the Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway), through Fredericton to Moncton. Route 9 (through Maine) to Route 1 (Canada) through St. Stephen, Saint John and up to Moncton. From Quebec:

Autoroute 85 to Edmundston, and then down the Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) to Moncton. From Nova Scotia

Take highway NS 104 in Nova Scotia, which becomes Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) to Moncton

By plane 1 Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM IATA) (on Route 15 to Shediac in the Dieppe Industrial Park), ☏ +1 506-856-5444, [email protected]. Direct flights to Moncton within Canada include from Montreal (1.5 hours), Toronto (2-2.5 hours) and Ottawa (1.5 hours). Taxi to downtown costs about $20. (updated May 2022)

Airlines Air Canada, ☏ +1 514-393-3333, toll-free: +1-888-247-2262. (updated Apr 2022) Air Transat, ☏ +1 514-636-3630, toll-free: +1-877-872-6728. Operates to the Moncton seasonally. (updated Apr 2022) PAL Airlines, toll-free: +1-800-563-2800, [email protected]. Operating in Quebec and Atlantic Canada, and to Ottawa. (updated Apr 2022) Porter Airlines, toll-free: +1-888-619-8622. (updated Apr 2022) WestJet, toll-free: +1-877-952-0100. (updated Apr 2022)

By train

2 Moncton station, 1240 Main Street (located east of the city centre). (updated Oct 2023) VIA Rail Canada, toll-free: +1-888-842-7245. Operates train routes across Canada. (updated Mar 2022) Operates The Ocean route with 3 round trips per week, operating between Halifax and Montreal including stop in Moncton and Sainte-Foy (where there is a shuttle to and from Quebec City, advance reservation required). Travel time to Moncton from Montreal is 17.5 hours, from Sainte-Foy is 13.75 hours, and from Halifax is 4.25 hours.

By bus 3 Maritime Bus, Maritime Bus Moncton Terminal VIA Rail Station, 77 Canada Drive, toll-free: +1-800-575-1807, [email protected]. M-F 9AM-5PM, Sa Su 11AM-5PM. Operates an intercity bus service between de

當地交通

Moncton is pretty easy to get around. There are two main streets into the city: the Trans-Canada and Wheeler Boulevard, connecting both ends of town. Main Street and downtown Moncton are equally easy to navigate; signs are posted to all the main attractions.

By public transit Codiac Transit, ☏ +1 506-857-2008. Serves the greater Moncton area 7 days a week (limited schedule on Sundays and Public Holidays), from around 7AM to 10PM. Fare is $3, to be paid in cash or using the Hotspot Parking Transit Taxis app. Free transfers are available to let you reach your destination even if you have to change bus. A bus circles every hour or so, excepted the Express which is on a 15-minute run, from the Champlain Mall to the Northwest Centre. The Codiac Transpo app is the best way to check the current bus times and routes. (updated Sep 2022)

By taxi Super Cab Taxi Moncton, +1 506-989-0800.(Updated April 10 2023) Air Cab - Moncton Taxi Service, ☏ +1 857-2000. Call to book or download the app to request a taxi. Taxis accept credit cards and cash. (updated Jun 2023)

必看景點

1 Magnetic Hill Optical Illusion. Located in Magnetic Hill Attraction Park. A gravity hill, a type of optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain, in which it appears that cars roll uphill when in neutral gear. $5 per car entry. (updated May 2017) 2 Resurgo Place - Moncton Museum and the Transportation Discovery Centre, 20 Mountain Rd, ☏ +1 506-856-4383, [email protected]. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM; Su noon-5PM; Open Mondays in summer, closed on public holidays. Houses a permanent exhibit on the history of Moncton and travelling exhibits. The Transportation Discovery Centre features an array of interactive exhibits and hands-on activities about shipbuilding, railway and aviation, each have played a major role in the development of Moncton as a city and as a commercial centre since the early 19th century. Adult (18+) $12, Senior (60+) $9, Youth (12-17) $8, Children (4-11) $6, Toddler (3 and under) free. (updated Oct 2023) 3 Moncton Acadian Museum, Pavillon Clément-Cormier, 405 avenue de l’Université (at the Université de Moncton), ☏ +1 506 858-4088. Jun-Sep: M-F 10AM-5PM, Sa Su 1PM-5PM; Oct-May: Tu-F 1:30PM-4:30PM, Sa Su 1PM-4PM. 35,000 objects and photographs representing all aspects of Acadian life. The permanent exhibition gives visitors a glimpse into the history of the Acadians and the daily life of the Acadians of the past through a range of objects on display. The temporary exhibition room offers travelling exhibitions from different museums and exhibitions from the collection of MAUM. Adults $5, seniors $3, students and children $2 plus tax, children under 6 free. CAA/AAA 10% discount. (updated May 2017) 4 Tidal Bore Park (toward the east end of Main Street in downtown Moncton). Watch the "wall of water" in the river, where an amphitheater-style seating provides bore viewing. The tidal bore happens when the Bay of Fundy rising tide brings water counter to the normal flow of Petitcodiac