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As Canada’s only officially bilingual city, Moncton is committed to advancing the bilingual experience. The City has a policy on official languages that includes providing its services in both English and French.
- Bilingualism in Moncton Final Report
It gave the City of Moncton and its residents official...
- Bilingualism in Moncton Final Report
Moncton is a bilingual city, 58.5% of its residents having English as their mother tongue, while 27.3% have French, 2.9% learned both English and French as a first language, and 10.8% speak another language as their mother tongue. [72]
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Moncton is founded on the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq. Traditionally, the Mi’kmaq were a semi-nomadic people, spending spring and summer on the coasts of Atlantic Canada and fall and winter further inland. They relied on both sea and land mammals for food, clothing, dwellings and tools. They also used the forests of the region to make cano...
The city's first European settlers were Acadians.They created a small agricultural community at what they called Le Coude, or "the elbow," referring to the bend in the Petitcodiac River. In 1766, settlers of German origin arrived from Pennsylvania and called their community The Bend. The city’s modern name, first used in the 1860s, honours Robert M...
Moncton's early prosperity was closely linked to shipbuilding. The turning point in its economic history was the establishment of a shipyard by George and Joseph Salter in 1849. By 1850, the shipping trade had become important enough that Moncton was made a port of entry. The town was incorporated in 1855 with shipbuilder Joseph Salter as its first...
Moncton is a sprawling city made-up mainly of low and mid-rise buildings. There are a few slightly taller corporate buildings downtown, such as the Blue Cross building and a number of structures that house call centres. Industrial parks span the city’s outskirts, and residential loops of newer single family houses form another, more suburban layer ...
Moncton has always had a strong and proud Acadian population. Despite the majority of residents being Anglophone, French and Chiacare heard daily. According to the 2016 census, 64 per cent of Moncton residents cite English as their mother tongue, and 32.5 per cent cite French. Those identifying as Canadian account for 49.5 per cent of the populatio...
Moncton is often referred to as "The Hub of the Maritimes" because all railway lines in and out of the region must pass through it. It is a also central point for both road and air transportation, and is relatively close to the Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia borders. This has made Moncton a major distribution and telecommunications centre for...
Moncton is the most well connected city in New Brunswick when it comes to transportation. Its airport is the largest, and generally can be relied upon to have the highest number of carriers in operation at any given time. Passenger train service still runs through the city, with trains coming through Halifax and delivering people to Quebec and Onta...
Moncton is run by a mayor and council, and that’s been the case since 1855, when it was still a township. The city is divided into four wards, with two city councillors representing each ward. Two councillor at large positions represent the city as a whole. Elections are held every four years. Nearby Dieppehas its own separate city council.
In 2002, Moncton was the first Canadian city to become officially bilingual. Moncton is home to Université de Moncton, a French-language university established in 1963, and the Atlantic Baptist University. Université de Moncton has the distinction of having the first law school in the world teaching common law in the French language. A campus of Ne...
Moncton is a bilingual city with English and French being the two official languages spoken in the region. However, the majority of the population in the city speaks English, with only about a third of the population speaking French.
Aug 7, 2002 · Moncton city council unanimously passed a motion in both languages on Tuesday night to make the city officially bilingual, the first city to do so in Canada.
It gave the City of Moncton and its residents official bilingual status, making Moncton unique in New Brunswick and the rest of Canada. This represented a concrete commitment by the City to explicitly recognize the equal status and rights of both official language communities.
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Jul 16, 2012 · The city of Moncton will be marking 10 years of being officially bilingual at a council meeting Monday night as citizens and politicians consider ways to improve local services for the next...
