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The 1914 Saint John street railway strike (sometimes called the Saint John street railwaymen's strike) [219] was a strike by workers on the street railway system in the city which lasted from July 22 to 24, 1914, with rioting by Saint John inhabitants occurring on July 23 and 24. The strike was important for shattering the image of Saint John ...
The mouth of the Saint John River was first discovered by Europeans in 1604 during a reconnaissance of the Bay of Fundy undertaken by French cartographer Samuel de Champlain. The day upon which Champlain sighted the mighty river was St. John The Baptist's Day, hence the name, which in French is Fleuve Saint-Jean. The city has the same name in ...
City of St. John Alongside City and County of St. John: 1st 1867–1872 Samuel Leonard Tilley: Liberal–Conservative: 2nd 1872–1873 1873–1874
Saint John—Rothesay (formerly Saint John) is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada.With its predecessor ridings, St. John—Albert and Saint John—Lancaster, the area has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917.
Saint John County (2016 population: 74,020 [1]) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The city of Saint John dominates the county. Elsewhere in the county, tourism is focused around the Bay of Fundy .
Greater Saint John (French: Grand Saint John) is a metropolitan area surrounding Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It has a population of 126,202. [ 3 ] The census metropolitan area of Saint John consists of 16 municipalities and parishes in addition to the City of Saint John.
After 1914, the counties of Saint John and Albert were joined, and the riding was known as St. John—Albert. It returned two Members of Parliament until 1935. In 1966, Albert County was moved to the Fundy—Royal riding and the district became known as Saint John—Lancaster.
Saint John Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Jean) (IATA: YSJ, ICAO: CYSJ) is a Canadian airport in Saint John, New Brunswick.Located about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east northeast of Uptown Saint John, in an area formerly known as Clover Valley, the airport serves the city of Saint John, the Greater Saint John metropolitan area, and the southern region of New Brunswick.