The CSTM 2021 Social Committee is pleased to announce a virtual Scavenger Hunt for participants at the 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Conference. Each month there will be 5 factoids placed on the CSTM 2021 Conference website under Social Events. During the conference there will be an opportunity to complete a virtual scavenger hunt to win a prize.
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January 2021 Factoids
Get to know Moncton and New Brunswick your virtual host for the:
CSTM 2021 Annual Scientific Conference (Virtual)!
- The capital of New Brunswick is Fredericton.
Old Government House
- The world’s longest covered bridge which was opened in May 1901 is the Hartland Covered Bridge.
- Graydon Nicholas was the first indigenous Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
- The motto of Moncton is Resurgo from the Latin “I rise again”. It was chosen to demonstrate the resilience of the residents when faced with collapse of the ship building industry and then again with the collapse of the railway industry.
- Andrew Bonar Law, born in Rexton NB became Prime Minster of Great Britain in 1922.
For further information go to :
https://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/
Get to know Moncton and New Brunswick your virtual host for the:
CSTM 2021 Annual Scientific Conference (Virtual)!
- Moncton is the geographic center of the Maritimes.
Moncton Skyline
- New Brunswick is 83% forested and is less densely populated than the rest of the Maritimes.
- Indigenous peoples, Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, and Passamaquoddy have been in the area since 7000 BC and are part of the Wabanaki (DawnLand) Confederacy.
- New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual (French and English) province in Canada.
- Since 1999, the Frye Festival literary event has been held each year in Moncton.
For further information go to :
https://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/