The City of Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. It is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the St. John River.
Saint John is the industrial powerhouse of the Maritime provinces and 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. Irving companies remain dominant employers in the region with the most important businesses being eastern North America's first deepwater oil terminal, a pulp mill, a newsprint mill and a tissue paper plant.
Until the early 2000s, Canada's largest shipyard had been an important employer in the city. During the 1980s-early 1990s the shipyard was responsible for building 9 of the 12 Halifax class multi-purpose patrol frigates for the Canadian Navy. However, the shipyard was left without contracts for almost a decade following the warship construction.
Other important economic activity in the city is generated by the Port of Saint John, the Moosehead, the New Brunswick Power Corporation, numerous information technology companies and the Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation. There are also a number of call centres.
Prior to the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the late 1950s, the Port of Saint John functioned as the winter port for Montreal, Quebec when shipping was unable to traverse the sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence River.
Population is 69,661
Average age is 38.6 years
English spoken as a first language by 92%
Percentage of Immigrants is 3
Population between the ages of 20 to 34 with a university degree or diploma is 18.6%
Population between the ages of 35 to 44 with a university degree or diploma is 14.5%
Average earnings of all people is $26,053.00
Average earnings of people working full time is $36,037.00 Unemployment rate is 10.3%
Average family income is $43,677.00
Average household income is $35,336.00
There are 31,684 houses
The average value of a home is $90,150.00
For accommodations check out the Coastal Inn Fort Howe Hotel located off Route 1, overlooking Saint John Harbor.
Or the Courtenay Bay, a five-story Hotel located 6 blocks from downtown & 10 minutes from Digby Ferry.
