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Country
  
Canada

County
  
Albert County

Founded
  
1733

Area
  
35.45 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 11:12 PM

Province
  
New Brunswick

Parish
  
Coverdale Parish

Incorporated
  
July 9, 1973

Population
  
19,667 (2016)

Area code
  
Area code 506

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Weather
  
-3°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 66% Humidity

Riverview is a Canadian 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 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi), and a population density of 564.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,462/sq mi). Riverview's slogan is "A Great Place To Grow". With a population of 19,667, Riverview is the fifth largest municipality in New Brunswick, having a larger population than the cities of Edmundston, Bathurst, Campbellton, and Miramichi, despite its designation of "town".

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Map of Riverview, NB, Canada

Tidal bore as seen at the chocolate river station in riverview new brunswick


History

Riverview first became a permanent settlement when settlers from Yorkshire, England, settled there in 1733. 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, .

Demographics

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. 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. About 27% of the town population is bilingual and understands both English and French.

Neighbourhoods

Riverview has seven main neighbourhoods, each with several smaller subdivisions:

  • West Riverview
  • Riverview Heights
  • Findlay South
  • Gunningsville
  • Point Park
  • Bridgedale

    • Emergency services

    The town is served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Riverview Fire & Rescue, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Hospital services are located in Moncton, New Brunswick.

    Facilities

    See Moncton Sport Facilities

  • Riverview Aquatic Centre - a full size indoor swimming pool with 6 lanes (each 25m long) connected with Riverview High School.
  • Several Soccer and Baseball Fields
  • Two Hockey Rinks
  • Six green clay tennis courts (www.riverviewtennis.ca)

    • Events

    See List of events in Greater Moncton

  • Riverview Sunfest - An annual festival started in 2004 full of events to celebrate the incorporation of Riverview as a town and Canada Day.

    • 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.
  • Riverfront Park - A park by the Petitcodiac River Causeway featuring an outdoor workout center often referred to as the "Green Gym".
  • Wentworth Park
  • Goldsboro Park
  • Whitepine Park
  • Manchester Park
  • Byron Court Park
  • Super Play Park
  • McAllister Park
  • Ridgeway Park
  • Gunningsville Park
  • Hawthorne Park

    • Places of interest

  • Moncton Air Traffic Control Center - The town is home to one of seven Nav Canada Area Control Centres, 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

    See Media in Greater Moncton

    Transportation

    See Greater Moncton Transportation

    Education

    There are currently seven schools in Riverview, including one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools. In December 2011, it was officially announced that a new K-8 school would be constructed in East Riverview that is expected to open for the 2013 school year.

  • Riverview High School (9-12)
  • Riverview Middle School (6-8)
  • Riverview East School (K-8)
  • West Riverview Elementary School (K-5)
  • Frank L. Bowser Elementary School (K-5)
  • Claude D. Taylor Elementary School (K-5)

    • References

    Riverview, New Brunswick Wikipedia
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