Winter 08-09
These pictures are from downtown Moncton - Blue Cross Building and the City Hall Complex. Winters in our area are great for outdoor activities.
Summer 2009
The Town of Riverview's section of the Canada Trail has two popular features - the exercise equipment and the Gazebo - site of an outdoor concert series in the summer.
The City of Dieppe recently revitalized their downtown core by building a new City Hall, seeing a new office building built, turning their old town hall into a Cultural and Arts Centre and developing a very popular Farmers Market
Centennial Park is on St. George Blvd in the heart of Moncton. This is a very popular area with sports fields, swimming pool, canoeing, hiking and a new TreeGo franchise. In the winter, this pond freezes over and is cleaned for outdoor skating.
This is a couple of photos of Bessborough Park located in a very popular area of the Moncton referred to as the "New West End". Most of the houses in the are were built 40 or more years ago so it's not very new, however, at the time, it was newer than the "Old West End" which is closer to the center of the City. Since the City has grown so much, both are in Center Moncton, but, when they were built these were pretty close to the western edge of the City.
Here are a couple of pictures taken at the entrance to the River Front Park on the Moncton side of the Petitcodiac River. This is off Assomption Blvd near the Blue Cross Building. The City hosts a number of events here each year and at the south end of the park, along the river itself, is a portion of the Canada Trail. It goes easterly to Dieppe, and along the marsh. westerly it eventually ends up across the River in Riverview. There are over 40 km of trail linked together between the 3 communities with more being added each summer.
CHURCHES IN METRO MONCTON
I though I would start to include all the churches in the area for you to look at. There are dozens, so it will take awhile to get them all.
Highfield United Baptist Church - Moncton
Wesley Memorial United Church - Moncton
Lewisville Baptist Church
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Mount Royal United
Immaculate Heart - Riverview
Parkside Baptist Church
A favorite spot in downtown Moncton is the section of Canada Trail which runs along the Petitcodiac River. There are a number of parks and monuments here. A really nice place to spend some time walking and site seeing.
This pedestrian bridge crosses the creek dividing
Moncton and Dieppe
This area enjoys a strong Irish heritage as well. This
Monument to the Irish families in the area stands along the Canada Trail near the downtown area.
Salter Memorial at Bore Park on the Riverfront Trail
Injured workers memorial - Bore Park
Here are some pictures from Victoria Park located in an older section of the City. Very nice spot which hosts "Shakespeare in the Park" and some amazing craft shows over the summer.
Firefighter's Memorial
Police Officer Memorial
War Memorial
Field Gun - War Memorial
One of the many flower beds in the Park
Water fountain near the cener of the Park
2009 Atlantic Nationals - on of Canada's largest car shows
Here are some of the approximately 1800 cars here this year. I have some posted on my blog and in "what's going on around town" also on this site.
'74 Charger
You can't get a hockey bag in this puppy!
Or this one either
this Lotus may be impossible to get in - period
Full moon rising over Moncton. I'm standing on one of the walking trails along the river not too far from the Irish Family Memorial.
For the past 12 years, Saint Paul's United Church has hosted the 10,000 Villages craft sale in early December. This sale helps support artisans in developing countries by allowing them to receive a fair price for their work. Each year at Saint Paul`s alone, on just a Friday evening and Saturday day, enough product is sold to support 4 families of 4 for one year.