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SAINT JOHN BRIEF:

The City of Saint John has a population of approximately 70,063, and 127,761 (2011 census) in Greater Saint John, which includes the neighbouring communities of Rothesay, Quispamsis, Grand Bay- Westfield and St. Martins.

Saint John is centrally located on the southern New Brunswick coast on the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the St. John River. Because it is the only city on the Bay of Fundy – home of the world’s highest tides – Saint John is known as the anchor of the Bay of Fundy Experience.

As Canada’s first incorporated city (est 1785), Saint John has been welcoming people from eastern Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland for 400 years. Long before their arrival, the are was well known to the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet aboriginal inhabitants. Each group of immigrants has left an indelible imprint on Saint John history through its culture, architecture and people.

Saint John is home to Atlantic Canada's largest port, one of the most active ports on the Atlantic Ocean. Saint John also has a modern road infrastructure, three competing rail lines serving the Northeastern United States and Central Canada, and a significant three million dollar expansion and upgrade to the Saint John Airport has recently been announced.

The city of Saint John celebrates its Irish heritage in a number of ways, the most popular being through the festivities of St. Patrick's Week in March. Seven days of Irish music, plays, and dinners are involved, and a seven-foot shamrock, claimed to be the largest in Canada, is used to promote the festival.

Saint John’s temperature averages approximately 22°C or 72°F in summer and -3.9°C or 25°F in winter.