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 Nova Scotia” 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 Ocean’s route. From Montréal, your you’re sure to have lots to do during your stay. to Radio Canada International, the voice of Canada which empties itself into the Minas Basin, Truro is train travels 1,346 km (836 mi.) through rural Every year on August 15, the Acadian national around the world. situated near the Bay of Fundy. 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 Acadians 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 New Brunswick 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 Canadian 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 Fossil Museum or to the beautiful natural harbour, Halifax became known as the 25 operations, the region’s main economic activity beaches of the Northumberland Strait, 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 Atlantic 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 Pier 21 are all must-sees. Take North 28 MONCTON, N.B. America’s oldest salt water ferry 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 the Maritimes 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 Petitcodiac River 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 Intercolonial Railway. 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 Chaleur Bay, the town of Jacquet River name from Robert Monckton, 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 VIA Rail Canada Inc. YOURS viarail.ca 85-M 10044E 6074 (05/2016) TO KEEP 05 10 09 11 08 01 12 07 02 04 03 06 13 14 15 16 17 MONTRÉAL, QUE. SAINT-HYACINTHE, QUE. MONTMAGNY, QUE. RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, QUE. MONT-JOLI, QUE.