
Welcome to St. John, New Brunswick!

St. John is Canada's oldest incorporated city

St. John is the home of Canada's first chartered bank, Bank of New Brunswick, in 1830

St. John is the largest city in the New Brunswick province

United Empire Loyalists (British loyals) came to Canada in 1783 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

St. John was the home of the world's first dump truck

The world's first police union was formed in St. John in 1919. They should have gotten this guy.

New Brunswick Museum is the oldest in Canada, built in 1842

The Bay of Fundy is famous for it's strong tides; the most extreme in the entire world.

St. John is the home of Canada's largest oil refinery.

The oldest building in St. John, completed in 1817. It survived the great fire of 1877

Old City Market was opened in 1876 and also survived the great fire of 1877 which destroyed most of the city.

St. John has more than 250 homes that are at least one hundred years old
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