Riverview, New Brunswick
Riverview is a town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of Template:Convert, and a population density of Template:Convert. Riverview's slogan is "A Great Place To Grow". With a population of 20,584 in 2021,<ref name="census2021"/>
Riverview is the largest town in New Brunswick,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and despite being designated as a town it is the fifth-largest municipality in the province, being more populous than the cities of Edmundston, Bathurst, Campbellton, and Miramichi.
History
Template:See also Though the Petitcodiac River was a regular transportation corridor for aboriginal peoples, the first known settlements in the area were three Acadian villages in what are now Turtle Creek, Lower Coverdale and Point Park. The French-speaking families were forced to abandon the area in 1758 during the Grand Derangement. Resettlement of what would become Riverview began around 1783 when settlers from Yorkshire, England began to farm there.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Town of Riverview was formed on July 9, 1973 with the amalgamation of the three villages of Bridgedale, Gunningsville and Riverview Heights. Harold Findlay became the first mayor and seven councillors were elected at-large to serve a population of 14,177. Since that time, Riverview has grown to include almost 19,130 represented by four ward councillors and three councillors-at-large.<ref name="History of Riverview">Template:Cite web</ref>
Riverview's first female mayor was Anne Seamans who served until her retirement in 2021.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riverview had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref>
Riverview's linguistic majority is English, with 90.6% speaking English as a first language and only 7.8% speaking French as a first language.<ref name="2011 Community Profiles">Template:Cite web</ref> The adjacent cities of Moncton and Dieppe are about 32% and 73% Francophone respectively and have benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the Acadian Peninsula and areas in northern and eastern New Brunswick.<ref name="2011 Community Profiles" /> About 27% of the town population is bilingual and understands both English and French.<ref name="2011 Community Profiles"/>
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Neighbourhoods
Riverview has seven main neighbourhoods, each with several smaller subdivisions:
- West Riverview
- Riverview Heights
- Findlay South
- Gunningsville
- Point Park
- Bridgedale
- Cross Creek
Emergency services
The town is served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Riverview Fire & Rescue,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Hospital services are located in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Sports
Facilities
- Riverview Aquatic Centre - a full size indoor swimming pool with 6 lanes (each 25m long) connected with Riverview High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Several soccer and baseball fields
- Byron Dobson Memorial Arena, with two hockey rinks<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Six green clay tennis courts<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Events
Template:Further Riverview Sunfest is an annual festival of events to celebrate the incorporation of Riverview as a town and Canada Day.<ref name="Town of Riverview: Sunfest">Template:Cite web</ref>
Urban parks
- Caseley Park - A large park in front of town hall named after former mayor of Riverview, Ralph Caseley. The park includes a monument of a Centurion Tank and a monument to the victims of the Polytechnique massacre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Riverfront Park - A park by the Petitcodiac River Causeway featuring an outdoor workout centre often referred to as the "Green Gym".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mill Creek Nature Park - a 133 ha nature park with a network of formal and informal trails.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bridgedale Centre Play Area
- Dobson Trail
- Gunningsville Boulevard
- Hawthorne Play Area
- Riverview Lions Community Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Places of interest
The town is home to one of seven Nav Canada area control centres, Moncton Area Control Centre, serving air traffic over New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and eastern Quebec. The centre controls all air traffic between Europe and Eastern Canada. This centre monitors over 430,000 flights a year, 80% of which are either entering or leaving North American airspace.
Media
Transportation
See Greater Moncton Transportation
Education
There are currently seven schools in Riverview, including one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools, the newest of which is Riverview East School which officially opened in 2014. <ref>[1]</ref>
- Riverview High School (9-12)<ref>Riverview High School </ref>
- Riverview Middle School (6-8)<ref>Riverview Middle School </ref>
- Riverview East School (K-8)<ref>Riverview East School </ref>
- West Riverview School|West Riverview Elementary School (K-5)<ref>West Riverview School </ref>
- Frank L. Bowser Elementary School (K-5)<ref>Frank L. Bowser School </ref>
- Claude D. Taylor Elementary School (K-5)<ref>Claude D Taylor School </ref>
Climate
Notable people
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See also
- Greater Moncton
- Media in Moncton
- List of events in Greater Moncton
- List of communities in New Brunswick
Notes
References
Further reading
- A History of the Town, Riverview: Amalgamating Bridgedale, Gunningsville, Riverview Heights, Hantsport: Lancelot Press, 1986.
External links
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