new brunswick

Driving from Halifax to Montreal takes you through the province of New Brunswick. It takes about 7 hours to drive this province along the Trans Canada highway.

We only stop for gas, food, and, well you know....but the drive still shows a lot about how life is lived in this part of Canada.

This province is completely bilingual - French and English. French signs are most common in the north of the province.

Many people farm.


For us that means a stop at the fromagerie to pick up some fresh cheese curd.













 Many people work in factories.


There is also a lot of land that is not used - that means trees - endless trees.

the trees are separated from the road to protect moose and deer. Notice the one-way gates?

Water is always close by - rivers, lakes, streams...







 And so there is a lot of wildlife around. Drivers are warned to take care.


 







Signs warn drivers of cars and drivers of snowmobiles and bicycles.


 
In fact, drivers are warned about a lot of things!





You know you are in Canada because every town has a Tim Horton's coffee shop, (started by a famous hockey player).
 


Each year a Canadian past-time is to buy a coffee and see if you win a prize when you "roll up the rim". Mainly we win free coffees and donuts. Some lucky people win TVs, and one person wins a car.















 Gas stations also carry kindling and wood for fireplaces, salt to put on the ice of your driveway and sidewalk in front of your home. The ice melts the ice to make it mushy and less slippery so people can walk more easily.














At New Brunswick gas stations you can see that Canadians like being Canadian. We even like poking fun at ourselves. How many Canadian symbols can you fit in a canoe?

And don't forget to leave a parking space for the moose...