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ROUTE GUIDE MONTRÉAL O—O HALIFAX

ROUTE GUIDE MONTRÉAL O—O HALIFAX

15 16 17 PETIT-ROCHER, N.B. SACKVILLE, N.B. TRURO, N.S. 19 Mile: 121.6 Population: 1,908 24 Mile: 86.7 Population: 5,558 27 Mile: 0.4 Population: 12,059 18 Petit-Rocher brings you right to the sea. Sackville exudes discreet charm and a special Served by the railway since 1858, Truro has been Welcoming in the summer, friendly and full connection to its past, with stately tree-lined streets known as the “hub of ” and is the main 19 of activities in the winter, it is a lovely place showcasing beautiful homes. The city is home industrial, commercial and shopping centre of the to visit at any time of year. With warm-hearted to Mount Allison University, a highly regarded region. The town offers historical architecture and This guide chronicles the points of interest 20 villagers and a wide range of tourist attractions, educational institution which was also once home excellent restaurants. Built around the Salmon River, ROUTE along the ’s route. From Montréal, your you’re sure to have lots to do during your stay. to Radio International, the voice of Canada which empties itself into the Minas Basin, Truro is travels 1,346 km (836 mi.) through rural Every year on August 15, the Acadian national around the world. situated near the . Twice a day, visitors GUIDE communities of the Lower Saint Lawrence, holiday is celebrated here with great ceremony. It was in Aulac, just outside Sackville, that the tragic can catch a glimpse of the famous tidal bore, in which down the Matapédia Valley, across episode of the expulsion of began following a wave of water from the bay gushes up the Salmon 20 BATHURST, N.B. the recapture of Fort Beauséjour by British troops in River, reversing its flow. Truro is home to the famous MONTRÉAL and on to Nova Scotia. 21 Mile: 110.2 Population: 12,275 1755. Constructed in 1751, Fort Beauséjour occupied Stanfield Underwear Company, which invented cotton o—o An industrial town located at the mouth of the a strategic site at the time, overlooking Chignecto stretch knitwear and the trap door in long johns. HALIFAX Nepisiguit River, Bathurst is the largest urban Bay on the frontier of the French and British colonies. Nearby is the town of Parrsboro, renowned for its geological and dinosaur museums with specimens 22 centre in the northeast part of the province and provides a wide range of services. Visitors are AMHERST, N.S. from the Jurassic and Triassic periods. Another interested in Bathurst first and foremost for the 25 Mile: 76.8 Population: 9,811 nearby attraction is the Bay of Fundy, which boasts the highest tides in the world and where you can many natural sites found close by and because it The “gateway to Nova Scotia,” Amherst is located end an incredible whitewater rafting experience. is the northern gateway to the Acadian Peninsula. on the Chignecto Isthmus, an area first settled by Maitland, a village that's won awards for its Victorian the Acadians in 1672 and founded by explorers and colonial homes, is also close by. 21 MIRAMICHI, N.B. from the British Isles in 1764. Amherst experienced Mile: 66.1 Population: 17,811 a great industrial boom from 1880 to 1914, when it HALIFAX, N.S. Miramichi, located at the mouth of the major was integrated into the railway network. 28 salmon fishing river of the same name, is the Known for its beautiful Victorian mansions built Mile: 0 Population: 390,323 What a pleasure to discover the “birthplace of 23 largest municipality in the area. Unlike other during that era, this pretty town is equally visited communities on the shore, its population is for the spectacular wall murals found throughout its English Canada” and many of Canada’s founding primarily English speaking. In fact, every year Victorian business district. From Amherst, visitors institutions, including its first Parliament. Founded 24 in early July, an Irish Canadian festival is held can travel along the shores of the Bay of Fundy to by Britain in 1749 along the world’s second largest here. This town owes its existence to forestry the famous Joggins Museum or to the beautiful natural harbour, Halifax became known as the 25 operations, the region’s main economic activity beaches of the , which offer “most British city in America.” This is exemplified for the last two centuries. the warmest ocean waters north of Virginia. by its famous Citadel, a massive, star-shaped fort 26 and by its many Victorian gardens. The Changing ROGERSVILLE, N.B. SPRINGHILL JCT., N.S. of the Guards, performed by guards wearing kilts, 22 Mile: 44.4 Population: 1,213 26 Mile: 59.6 Population: 3,868 is a must-see event at the Citadel. If you can’t pronounce “Kouchibouguac,” you Founded in 1790 by Loyalists who first came to Today Canada’s largest city and busiest port, are not alone. KOOSH-e-boo-gwack is a Micmac farm this region, Springhill flourished as a major Halifax is an affluent and beautiful cosmopolitan word meaning “river of long tides.” Here, the land Canadian coal mining centre when the famous city offering superb restaurants, live theatre, 27 is quite flat and the tides can flow inland several Springhill Mining Company opened in 1871. Its sophisticated shopping and a fabulous pub district, kilometres. Rogersville is located not far from the fascinating Miners’ Museum, which offers mine overflowing with Maritime hospitality. It is a real joy Acadian coastline and the Kouchibouguac National tours, rivals the town’s other top attraction, namely to stroll through the hilly and historic downtown and Park, which was established in 1969 to preserve a museum dedicated to Springhill's most famous along the harbour boardwalk, exploring some of and protect a number of distinct landscapes. citizen, international singing star Anne Murray. Canada's oldest buildings. Cafés set within Historic Visitors have access to a tourist information booth, Properties, the Casino or the moving memorial to restaurants and lodging. Canada’s era of 20th century immigration which is located at are all must-sees. Take North 28 , N.B. America’s oldest salt water to Canada's only 23 Mile: 124.9 Population: 69,074 museum devoted to Black culture or take Monctona boat cruise to a fjord with million dollar homes. Due to its geographic location in the heart of and its pool of qualified and

bilingual workers, Moncton is now a rising star CHARNY in New Brunswick. A small Acadian settlement CHARLO, N.B. RAILWAY SIGNS TO WATCH FOR stood on this site beside the 17 One of the railway traditions—the milepost—provides the key to locating a train’s Mile: 154.3 Population: 1,324 before the Acadian Expulsion of 1755. current position. Mileposts may be on either side of a track, and are usually rectangular 146 Located on the shores of the Baie des Chaleurs, Then, colonists of American origin settled here white signs with black numbers. Though Canada now uses the metric system, the tucked between the earth and the sea, the and founded the city, which prospered in the original markers for railroads were in miles—and they still are today. Each line is town of Charlo has a natural beauty all its own. mid-19th century as a shipbuilding centre and With an excellent tourism infrastructure and subdivided at railway division points; these subdivisions are not a standard length, later as the terminus for the . Moncton a range of activities thanks to its proximity to as they were based on the distance a steam locomotive could travel in a day. Moncton With French Maritimers making up 35% of the Sugarloaf Provincial Park, Charlo has everything population, Moncton is the largest Acadian city it takes to delight visitors. The village includes and its cultural centre. The community's major MILEPOSTS beaches, green spaces, rivers and lagoons. Milepost numbers increase as you travel from east to west and reset to zero at the start CHARNY economic and social institutions are located here, CHARNY including the province’s only French-language of each subdivision. Subdividions are 43 to 146 miles (69 to 235 km) long. JACQUET RIVER, N.B. 18 university, Université de Moncton. Ironically, Mile: 138.7 Population: 1,548 146 the city, and by extension the university, got its SIDING AND STATION NAME BOARDS 146 Located on , the town of Jacquet River name from , commander of the Newer siding and station name boards are white with the name in black. Older station faces the Québec towns of Maria and Carleton. One British Forces during the taking of Fort Beauséjour name boards are also white with the name in black but the lettering is all uppercase and of the most beautiful beaches in the area is found in 1755, which was the prelude to the fall of the the sign is mounted on a building. here and there is a full-service campground nearby French Empire in North America and the start at Belledune. The view from its wooded bluff above of the Great Disturbance. the clean sand and gravel beach is gorgeous. TMTrademark owned by Canada Inc. YOURS viarail.ca 85-M 10044E 6074 (05/2016) TO KEEP 05 10 09 11

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MONTRÉAL, QUE. SAINT-HYACINTHE, QUE. MONTMAGNY, QUE. RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, QUE. MONT-JOLI, QUE. , QUE. 01 Mile: 74.1 Population: 1,753,034 03 Mile: 40.9 Population: 54,777 06 Mile: 78.1 Population: 11,335 08 Mile: 188.8 Population: 19,645 11 Mile: 105.4 Population: 6,451 14 Mile: 47.5 Population: 2,315 Montréal is a city at the crossroads of America The city of Saint-Hyacinthe came into being at Montmagny has a long industrial history. It was Rivière-du-Loup has become one of the largest Located on the border of the Lower St. Lawrence The Causapscal sawmills dominate this town divided and . Both Latin and Nordic, international the end of the 18th century. Thanks to the region’s the home of the Bélanger factories, which for urban centres in the Lower St. Lawrence region and Gaspé regions, Mont-Joli developed in the by the Matapédia River, one of the best salmon and Québecois, Montréal holds nothing back. fertile soil, it grew quickly, attracting a number many generations manu­factured cast iron cooking thanks to its exceptional geographic location, which years 1900 and 1910 thanks to the Intercolonial fishing rivers in North America. A longstanding Overseas visitors love the rebellious, nonchalant of religious, commercial and business institutions. appliances that were highly prized by Québec made it a communication hub, first maritime and Railway. In addition to its many natural attractions, source of conflict between the local population atmosphere, while North Americans are charmed Food conversion and distribution still plays a leading families. Twice a year, in the spring and fall, then rail, when the city was the easternmost point the town offers a number of cultural activities. and private clubs, salmon fishing is now a major by the European cachet. role in the city’s economy. Thanks to its Agri-Food Montmagny welcomes an unusual visitor: the snow of the Canadian Railway. Today, Rivière-du-Loup Not far, in Grand-Métis, you can visit the magnificent contributor to the regional economy. When it comes to celebrating jazz, film, comedy, Science Park, in 1993, it was the first Canadian city goose. In the fall, these geese return from the is the departure point for both the highway leading Jardins de Métis botanical garden. In 1927, singing or the provincial holiday Saint-Jean-Baptiste to be inducted into the International Association Arctic regions where they spend the summer and to New Brunswick and the ferry to Saint-Siméon Elsie Stephen Meighen Reford inherited the estate 15 MATAPÉDIA, QUE. Day, hundreds of thousands of people invade the of Science Parks. A major regional agricultural fair touch down here before heading south to milder on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. from her uncle, Lord Mount Stephen, who made Mile: 12.8 Population: 653 city’s streets, making these events friendly and is held here every year in July. Saint-Hyacinthe climes. En route, they stop on Montmagny’s elevated his fortune by investing in the transcontinental The Patapédia and Matapédia rivers are tributaries of popular gatherings. The city’s cultural attractions, has also made construction of the huge world riverbeds, a protected site offering them abundant 09 TROIS-PISTOLES, QUE. . The following year, the . The Matapédia River carved such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Pointe-à-Callière renowned Casavant organs its specialty. food. This is when the town celebrates the Festival Mile: 161.7 Population: 3,323 she decided to create an English garden, which out a deep valley between the mountains, which Museum of Archaeology and History, the Musée de l’oie blanche with all sorts of activities related Legend has it that a French sailor passing through she maintained and expanded until 1959. A few define the western border of the Gaspé Peninsula. d’art contemporain and the McCord Museum of 04 DRUMMONDVILLE, QUE. to observing and understanding of this beautiful the region in the 17th century lost his silver goblet, years later, the government of Québec acquired Nearby, the national historic site commemorating Canadian History, complement its other must-see Mile: 98.3 Population: 75,091 migratory bird. worth three gold pistoles (an old type of coin), in the the property and developed it for public display. the Battle of the Restigouche has many objects points of interest, such as Mont-Royal Park, Drummondville was founded after the U.S.–Canada The excursion to the national historic site of nearby river. That’s how a very picturesque name Today, repurchased by the founder’s grandson, on display as well as an interesting audiovisual the Olympic Stadium and its famous tower, , initially as a military post on the Grosse-Île and the Irish Memorial is a journey was given to the river and later to this small industrial Jardins de Métis is divided into eight distinct reconstruction that brings to life the sequence of the Montréal Botanical Garden, and the Biodôme. Saint-François River. The colony soon became a back in time to a painful era in North American town on the Lower St. Lawrence. Trois-Pistoles is ornamental garden entities. events during the summer of 1760, when a French The Montréal area has evolved over the years and major industrial centre thanks to the establishment immigration. Fleeing epidemics and famine, people dominated by a colossal church erected in 1887, fleet that had sailed from Bordeaux to liberate New now boasts an incredibly cosmopolitan population. of mills and factories in the vicinity. With the emigrating from Ireland to Canada were especially Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, that is crowned with three 12 , QUE. France fell into the hands of the English. Only three Francophones and anglophones have learned to advent of hydroelectric power at the start of the numerous between 1830 and 1850. To limit the bell towers plated in silver coloured sheet metal. Mile: 75.9 Population: 1,788 ships made it into the Baie des Chaleurs. The English, appreciate their respective differences, and both 20th century, industry took the lead over agriculture, spread of cholera and typhus in North America, Birdwatchers and archaeologists alike will enjoy an Located at the head of Lake Matapédia, Sayabec who considerably outnumbered them, decimated the enjoy the advantages of the province’s metropolis. and the manufacture of silk and gunpowder became the authorities decided to quarantine transatlantic excursion to l’Île aux Basques. Evidence has shown (after the river of the same name, pronounced French flotilla in a matter of hours. In the last hundred years, immigrants from every the basis of Drummondville’s industrial development. passengers before landing at the Port of Québec. that Basque fishermen visited this island regularly “saybec,” which means “blocked”) relies on The village of Saint-André-de-Restigouche, a continent have joined these two main components This gradually gave way to the textile industry, In total, some 4 million immigrants from 42 different as early as the 16th century to hunt whales. This is forestry and the tourism industry. This village Micmac village that is the hub of the largest First of Montréal society. Some of these minorities, notably particularly from the 1920s on, with the establishment countries passed through the Port of Québec several years before Jacques Cartier, who is often is the gateway to the Matapédia Valley and offers Nations community in the Gaspé region, rises to the the Italian, Greek, Jewish, Portuguese and Chinese of two large industries, Dominion Textile and between 1832 and 1937. credited as the first European here. big city amenities. Sayabec's natural attractions north of Matapédia. This is the site of Fort Listuguj, communities, have filled the neighbourhoods where Celanese. Textiles proved to be the engine of local draw crowds of sports anglers eager to check out where in 18th century, French colonists, Micmac and they settled with touches of their homeland. This economy and job creation for several decades. 07 LA POCATIÈRE, QUE. , QUE. the area’s great fishing. recently deported Acadians joined forces and fought great variety of cultures and people contribute to Le Mondial des Cultures, a celebration of the world’s Mile: 42 Population: 4,076 10 Mile: 123.4 Population: 49,281 side by side against English invaders. Montréal’s delightfully distinct charm. cultures, takes place during the second week of In 1672, the former seigneurie of La Pocatière The development of the Seigneurie de Rimouski, 13 , QUE. Please note: Québec and the Atlantic provinces July. This event is organized to promote exchange was granted to Marie-Anne Juchereau, widow a Micmac name that means “land of the ,” Mile: 60.9 Population: 6,146 are not in the same time zone. When you enter 02 SAINT-LAMBERT, QUE. among the world’s various traditions and cultures. of an officer in the Carignan-Salières Regiment. was laboriously undertaken at the end of the Thanks to its location in the heart of the Matapédia New Brunswick travelling east, set your watch Mile: 70.3 Population: 22,159 The opening of a classical college in 1827, and 17th century by merchant René Lepage, who hailed Valley, Amqui has become a major service centre forward an hour. When you enter Québec The development of Saint-Lambert, today a peaceful 05 SAINTE-FOY, QUE. of the first agricultural school in Canada in 1859, from Auxerre, France. As a result, it became the most over the years. Here, even the tourist information travelling west, set your time back an hour. suburb of Montréal that merged with Longueuil in Mile: 3.6 Population: 104,035 transformed this market town into a centre of advanced settlement in the Gulf of St. Lawrence kiosk has its own distinct architecture; it was built January 1, 2002, is closely tied to the construction of The borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge post-secondary studies. Also found here is the under the French regime. in the model of the former . Inside, 16 CAMPBELLTON, N.B. Victoria Bridge in the mid-19th century. The railway’s enjoys 15 km of coastline, punctuated by main factory of the multinational giant Bombardier, Beside Rimouski, at Pointe-au-Père, the monument a mural display reveals the region’s historical Miles: 0 and 173.2 Population: 7,385 presence attracted a large anglophone community, breathtaking views and stimulating recreation which specializes in public transit equipment. to the Empress of Ireland commemorates the tragic heritage. It appears that the site was once a major The town of Campbellton is located on an estuary giving it a slightly British flavour. The Saint-Lambert facilities for visitors and locals alike. The area Subway cars for Montréal, New York City and night of May 29, 1914, when more than a thousand gathering point for First Nations peoples. In fact, of the Restigouche River and is the largest lock, inaugurated in 1959, is the gateway to the proudly wears its history like a badge—in terms many other large cities around the world are people lost their lives in the St. Lawrence when this the town takes its name from the Micmac word for municipality around. Salmon fishing is big around St. Lawrence Seaway, which starts here and ends of European settlement alone, there have been manufactured here. Canadian Pacific passenger vessel, which ran between “where one has fun!” these parts and every year a salmon festival is 3,700 km to the west at the tip of the Great Lakes. people here since 1541. Québec City and England, sank. The Musée de la Mer held from late June to early July. The arrival of The seaway allows ships to navigate through natural presents a fascinating collection of objects salvaged the railway in the 1870s heralded a new chapter obstacles along the St. Lawrence River and directly from the shipwreck and presents a detailed account for Campbellton and tripled the population in just supply the continent’s industrial heartland. of the tragedy. The nearby lighthouse marks 15 years. Construction of the McLennan Engineering the exact spot where the river officially becomes workshops in 1888 and the second Alexander Mill the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (later known as the Richard Mill) in 1891 spurred the town's growth, especially on the west side.

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