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Moncton regained its charter in 1875 after the community's economy rebounded, mainly due to a growing railway industry. In 1871, the Intercolonial Railway of Canada chose Moncton as its headquarters, and Moncton remained a railway town for well over a century until the Canadian National Railway (CNR) locomotive shops closed in the late 1980s.
The main destinations for shopping in Greater Moncton are the Northwest Centre, and the Wheeler Park Power Centre in Moncton, and Champlain Place in Dieppe, which, at 816,000 square feet (75,800 m 2), [13] is the largest shopping mall in Atlantic Canada and has over 160 stores and services.
This is a timeline of the history of Moncton.. Fort Beausejour in 2006 The Deportation of the Acadians had a significant impact on the history of Moncton Wooden Shipbuilding was responsible for the initial growth of the community The rail industry re-energized the community after the collapse of the shipbuilding industry The Intercolonial Railway was headquartered in Moncton Moncton has become ...
The army continued to use the supply base (CFB Moncton) to service its large military establishment in Atlantic Canada. Railway employment in Moncton at the height of the steam locomotive era peaked at about six thousand workers before starting a long decline following the Second World War. This was because the new diesel locomotives and longer ...
Water appearing to run uphill at Magnetic Hill Magnetic Hill-Moncton The Magnetic Hill is a Canadian gravity hill , a type of optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain. It is located at the northwestern edge of the city of Moncton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick .
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Westmorland County (2021 population: 163,576 [2]) is a county in New Brunswick, a province of Canada. It is in the south-eastern part of the province. It contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton and its northern and eastern suburbs.
The Government of Canada Building is one of the tallest buildings in Moncton, New Brunswick. The building is 34 meters tall and has 9 floors. The building was constructed in 1977 and is located at 777 Main Street in downtown Moncton. It is mainly used as offices for the Government of Canada as well as various lawyers.