An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities, the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design, and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the York Sunbury Museum, and The Playhouse — a performing arts venue.

Fredericton is also known for its indie rock scene and the record label Forward Music Group.

The population of Fredericton is 56, 224 ( 2011 Census ).

Along with Moncton and Halifax, Fredericton is one of three Maritime cities to register a population increase in recent years.

The Old Arts Building on the Fredericton campus is the oldest university building in the country that is still in regular use for school operations.

UNB Fredericton is located on the banks of the St. John River.

While UNB Fredericton has a substantial amount of students living in its on-campus residences, this is not the case for UNBSJ.

The majority of students do not live within walking distance of the campus due to its remote location, so unlike Fredericton, Saint John is predominantly a " commuter campus ", where most students drive in in the morning, leave in the afternoon, and don't partake in social events onsite.

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering ( IBME ) on the Fredericton campus is one of the leading research institutes in biomedical engineering in Canada.

UNB Fredericton is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the UNB Varsity Reds while UNBSJ is represented by the UNBSJ Seawolves.

Men's and women's track & field and cross country have been added as a varsity sport for 2010 / 2011 ; this is a joint Fredericton / Saint John Campus program.

* The University of New Brunswick is founded in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

This collection, with a private correspondence between Sickert and Beaverbook, is in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

St. Thomas University ( STU ) is jointly a public and Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

William Bauer is a U. S .- born poet who immigrated with his wife, Nancy Bauer, to Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1965.

Fredericton, the province's capital and third largest city, is a cultural and educational centre housing the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, and is filled with neighbourhoods featuring large Victorian-style homes.

* Tumba Sound is a band from Fredericton New Brunswick Canada formed in the summer of 2010.

Mary Frances Pratt, CC ( née West ) ( born 15 March 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick ) is a Canadian painter specializing in still life realist paintings.

* January 1-The building of Fredericton City Hall is completed

* November 23-The Fredericton City Hall is designated a National Historic Site

* Fredericton is host to The Playhouse, a gift to the people of New Brunswick by Lord Beaverbrook in 1964.

The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton.

Fredericton, the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, was named after Prince Frederick.

The facilities are located in the provincial capital city of Fredericton.

New Brunswick's capital city is Fredericton, which is home to the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, an annual event attracting some of the most respected jazz, blues and world music artists from across North America and beyond.

It stands on a 4. 5 ha ( 11 acre ) estate along the Saint John River in the provincial capital at 51 Woodstock Road ; while the equivalent building in many countries has a prominent, central place in the territorial capital, the site of New Brunswick's Government House is relatively unobtrusive within Fredericton, giving it more the character of a private home.

The province's largest, the Mactaquac generating station ( 672 MW ), stands some upstream of the capital city, Fredericton.

The village itself is located around 73. 4 kilometres from the capital city of Fredericton.

In 1988, he joined the Canadian Junior National team after graduating from Fredericton High School.

He then moved on to teaching for nine years at Drummond's high school from 1951 to 1953 and the New Brunswick Teachers ' College in Fredericton from 1955 to 1959 after which he obtained work between 1960 and 1967 as a journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French language broadcaster, Radio-Canada, serving in the bureaus in Ottawa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Vincent " Manny " McIntyre from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada becomes the first Black Canadian to sign a professional baseball contract ( with the Sherbrooke Canadians ).

John Williston ( Bud ) Bird, ( born March 22, 1932 in Fredericton, New Brunswick ) is a Canadian businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, a Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, and a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons.

Bird ran in the November 21, 1988 Federal election, winning a seat in the 34th Canadian Parliament for the Fredericton riding.

Woodstock ( 2011 population: 5, 254 ) is a Canadian town in Carleton County, New Brunswick located on the west bank of the Saint John River at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River, 92 km west of Fredericton and close to the Canada – United States border and Houlton, Maine.

Willie Eldon O ' Ree, OC, ONB ( born October 15, 1935, Fredericton, New Brunswick ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, known best for being the first black player in the National Hockey League.

Daniel Frederick Grant ( born February 21, 1945 in Fredericton, New Brunswick ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger, who played in the National Hockey League for parts of fourteen seasons, most notably for the Minnesota North Stars.

Owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, its studios are located on Regent Street and Vanier Highway in Fredericton.

Then, in April 1917, Hanley jumped ship in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and shortly thereafter joined the Canadian Army in Fredericton, NB.

* The Top 100 Canadian Albums by Bob Mersereau, ( Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2007 ) ( ISBN 978-0-86492-500-8 )

* The Sir James Dunn Highland Guard of Honor the only highland cadet guard in the Canadian Cadet Movement, attached to 333 RCACS Fredericton NB

Old Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, as well as that in Fredericton of the Canadian monarch.

Old Government House is where the Canadian Royal Family and visiting foreign dignitaries are greeted and often stay while in Fredericton.

* Goose Lane Editions, Canadian book publishing company founded in 1954 in Fredericton, New Brunswick

The first stabilizer bar patent was awarded to the Canadian S. L. C. Coleman of Fredericton, New Brunswick on April 22, 1919.

Booth Savage ( born in Fredericton, New Brunswick ) is a Canadian film, stage, and television veteran actor.

J. Robert Howie, PC ( born October 2, 1929 in Fredericton, New Brunswick ) is a former Canadian politician.