Fredericton

Bryan DoMr. VavougiosMs. GuliaBTT/GeographyMay 2014

The Celestial City

Fredericton. N.d. Listings Canada. Web. 2 May 2014. 

Introduction Pg.3-8

Physical Geography Pg.9-11

Human Geography Pg. 12-13

Demographics Pg.

Conclusion Pg.

Table of Contents

Where is Frederic

ton?

What’s Around This Place?

Fredericton

Places of interest

Fredericton City Hall

Why There?

Why care?

The City Hall is built in the center of downtown Fredericton. It is in a busy district of town so it would be an interesting area for tourism.

Built in 1875-1876

This place is used for the meeting place of the city council, which is important because all the important decisions made for the city are discussed here.

Fredericton Playhouse

Why there?

Why care?

Built in the eastern side of downtown. Next to other tourist attractions such as, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton Region Museum, and the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame

Constructed in 1964

This Playhouse is a non-profit organization which was funded by Lord and Lady Beaverbrook. It hosts local talent acts as well as touring performers.

Fredericton Playhouse. N.d. Fredericton. Wikipedia. Web. 2 May 2014. 

The Beaverbrook

Art Gallery

Why there?

Why care?

The art gallery was funded by Lord Beaverbrook in the early twentieth century. This gallery is also a popular tourist attraction

This place I located in a district surround by more tourist venues like the Playhouse and sports exhibit.

A View of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. N.d. Canadian Art. Web. 5 May 2014.

Fredericton is in New Brunswick which is part of the Atlantic Region of Canada, along with Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Physical Geography

Fredericton is located around large forests, and is on the shore of the Saint John River.

Photograph or Fredericton next to St John River

A View of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. N.d. Canadian Art. Web. 5 May 2014.

Normally, building a city that is split apart by a river would be difficult. However, Fredericton’s Railway Bridge connects the city together. This bridge is meant to be a pedestrian bridge and is known as the worlds longest walking bridge.

Built in 1997Part of the Trans Canada Trail

Climate

Because this city is in the maritime region, the city is near the ocean which helps keep the city cooler during the summer. As well as less intense winters.

Growing season takes place around the middle of May until mid-October

Human Geography

The Harvest Jazz & Blues festival is a large music festival in Fredericton. In the festival, performances of the blues and jazz music is played across downtown Fredericton, roughly six city blocks big.

Jazz & Blues Festival. N.d. Fredericton. Tourism Fredericton. Web. 14 May 2014.

Maritime Countryfest. N.d. Maritime Countryfest. Web. 14 May 2014. 

The Maritime Countryfest is a outdoor music festival with several live performances of county music.

Festivals/Events

In the 19th and early 20th century, Forestry/lumber was the city’s main source of economy because of the

large forest areas.

Now city receives most income from universities.

In other words, the city was a resourced based income, now it’s

mostly service based.

New Brunswick University. The New Brunswick Beacon. Web. 20 May 2014.

MigrationFredericton is home to thousands of immigrants from around the world.

However a majority of the immigrants came from eastern Asia (About 33%).

During the early development of the city, the city mostly consisted of people of European origin.

In the 1960’s to 1970’s a large Asian population immigrated into this city.

Many years ago, the land where Fredericton is currently was once used as farm land for the First Nations, Mi’kmaq and Maliseet. The colonization of this land began after King William’s war in the late 17th century.

Livable or not?Fredericton isn’t a very large city. However, there is a nice community, they welcome new immigrants, and good education services. I think this place is very livable and good if you’re not a fan of busy city streets but like a more calm environment.

Conclusion

Citations • "WELCOME." City of Fredericton. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May

2014.• "Festivals & Events - Fredericton Tourism." Festivals &

Events - Fredericton Tourism. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2014.• "Jazz & Blues Music Festivals." Harvest Jazz & Blues

Festival. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014.