New Brunswick is a vibrant province with various types of communities

New Brunswick is divided from north to south by the magnificent St. John River.

The province is located under Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and beside the State of Maine. Compared to the bigger cities in Canada, immigration in New Brunswick is on a smaller scale.

The Miramichi, Restigouche, Nepisiguit, Salmon, St. Croix and Tobique rivers as well as Grand, Chiputneticook, Magaguadavic and Oromocto lakes are great destinations to anglers and white-water rafters.

The coldest month in the province is January and July is the warmest. But there could be mild spells in winter and periods of cool weather in summer.

The province has eight cities - Bathurst , Campbellton , Dieppe , Fredericton , Miramichi , Moncton , Saint John , Edmunston . It also has 28 towns and 68 villages. You can find out more about the New Brunswick cities and towns at http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/nb/nb-e.asp

New Brunswick has a total population of 729,498 based on the 2001 Census data. The largest city is Saint John with a population of 69,661. It is also the province's oldest city. Moncton has 61,046 people, while Fredericton, the provincial capital, has a population of 47,560. Bathurst has 12,924 population, Edmundston has 17,373 and Campbellton 7,798.

Miramichi was established on Jan. 1, 1995. It has several communities in the Chatham and Newcastle area and has a population of 18,508. Dieppe became the eighth city on Jan 1, 2003. Its population in 2001 was 14,951.

New Brunswick is Canada's only official bilingual province. The Frenchy-speaking population is about 33 per cent based on 2001 census results.