 Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada. In 2001 it had a population of 69,961 (The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) population/conurbation 122,678). It is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the St. John River.
Saint John remains the industrial powerhouse of the Maritime provinces of Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) and currently hosts the greatest concentration of industry on the Atlantic coast north of New York City. Wealthy industrialist K.C. Irving and his family built an industrial conglomerate in the city during the 20th century with interests in oil, forestry, shipbuilding, media, and transportation. |
