New Brunswick
Archive of hometown notes from Bathurst: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
Published residential mill-rate context for Bathurst.
Residential mill rates for Bathurst appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Bathurst beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Promenade Waterfront still orients Bathurst. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Coronation Park has an active master-plan survey asking residents to shape the park's next chapter.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Salt-marsh and forest reserve with several kilometres of trail inside city recreation pages. Hikers also treat it as the start of the
July 2026 in Bathurst: Daly Point Nature Reserve. Salt-marsh and forest reserve with several kilometres of trail inside city recreation pages. Hikers also treat it as the start of the longer Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
Daly Point is listed as the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
Walk or drive through Bathurst long enough and Youghall Beach Park comes up. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals treat as the easy nature loop. It also marks the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail, the long backcountry route Chaleur Tourism and the City both point to. Neighbourhood notices still name Parkwood and Sunset together when summer programs or water-main flushing hit those streets. Bridge / Miramichi Reconstruction stays on the homepage as a named construction file, the kind of civic project people navigate around rather than celebrate.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Bathurst sits in published building-permit figures for July 2026.
Building-permit value for Bathurst comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.
Open the Bathurst permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
June 2026 in Bathurst: Promenade Waterfront. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Coronation Park has an active master-plan survey asking residents to shape the park's next chapter.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Daly Point Nature Reserve is a reason people stay fond of Bathurst.
Walk or drive through Bathurst long enough and Daly Point Nature Reserve comes up. Salt-marsh and forest reserve with several kilometres of trail inside city recreation pages. Hikers also treat it as the start of the longer Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals treat as the easy nature loop. It also marks the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail, the long backcountry route Chaleur Tourism and the City both point to. Neighbourhood notices still name Parkwood and Sunset together when summer programs or water-main flushing hit those streets. Bridge / Miramichi Reconstruction stays on the homepage as a named construction file, the kind of civic project people navigate around rather than celebrate.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Bathurst calls itself the Hub City for northeastern New Brunswick, and the water makes that feel literal. Youghall Beach Park sits on
Youghall Beach Park still orients Bathurst. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Bathurst.
Residential mill rates for Bathurst appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Bathurst beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals
Walk or drive through Bathurst long enough and Promenade Waterfront comes up. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals treat as the easy nature loop. It also marks the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail, the long backcountry route Chaleur Tourism and the City both point to. Neighbourhood notices still name Parkwood and Sunset together when summer programs or water-main flushing hit those streets. Bridge / Miramichi Reconstruction stays on the homepage as a named construction file, the kind of civic project people navigate around rather than celebrate.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Bathurst draws municipal drinking water from Nepisiguit River system, treated at Bathurst water treatment plant.
Bathurst municipal drinking water starts at Nepisiguit River system and is treated at Bathurst water treatment plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.
Municipal surface treatment drawing from the Nepisiguit / local surface system for Bathurst.
See the Bathurst water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
May 2026 in Bathurst: Youghall Beach Park. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Bathurst.
Bathurst appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Promenade Waterfront still orients Bathurst. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Coronation Park has an active master-plan survey asking residents to shape the park's next chapter.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Bathurst.
Broadband rows for Bathurst come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Bathurst internet page.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
Walk or drive through Bathurst long enough and Youghall Beach Park comes up. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals treat as the easy nature loop. It also marks the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail, the long backcountry route Chaleur Tourism and the City both point to. Neighbourhood notices still name Parkwood and Sunset together when summer programs or water-main flushing hit those streets. Bridge / Miramichi Reconstruction stays on the homepage as a named construction file, the kind of civic project people navigate around rather than celebrate.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Bathurst sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Bathurst follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Bathurst in national context first.
Promenade Waterfront is a reason people stay fond of Bathurst.
April 2026 in Bathurst: Promenade Waterfront. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Coronation Park has an active master-plan survey asking residents to shape the park's next chapter.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Bathurst compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Bathurst's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Bathurst calls itself the Hub City for northeastern New Brunswick, and the water makes that feel literal. Youghall Beach Park sits on
Youghall Beach Park still orients Bathurst. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Bathurst.
Residential mill rates for Bathurst appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Bathurst beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Walk or drive through Bathurst long enough and Promenade Waterfront comes up. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals treat as the easy nature loop. It also marks the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail, the long backcountry route Chaleur Tourism and the City both point to. Neighbourhood notices still name Parkwood and Sunset together when summer programs or water-main flushing hit those streets. Bridge / Miramichi Reconstruction stays on the homepage as a named construction file, the kind of civic project people navigate around rather than celebrate.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Salt-marsh and forest reserve with several kilometres of trail inside city recreation pages. Hikers also treat it as the start of the
Daly Point Nature Reserve still orients Bathurst. Salt-marsh and forest reserve with several kilometres of trail inside city recreation pages. Hikers also treat it as the start of the longer Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
Daly Point is listed as the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
February 2026 in Bathurst: Youghall Beach Park. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Youghall Beach Park is the named Chaleur Bay swim spot on the City recreation pages.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Bathurst sits in published building-permit figures for February 2026.
Construction intent in Bathurst shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Bathurst permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Promenade Waterfront still orients Bathurst. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Coronation Park has an active master-plan survey asking residents to shape the park's next chapter.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Daly Point Nature Reserve is a reason people stay fond of Bathurst.
February 2026 in Bathurst: Daly Point Nature Reserve. Salt-marsh and forest reserve with several kilometres of trail inside city recreation pages. Hikers also treat it as the start of the longer Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
Daly Point is listed as the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals
Walk or drive through Bathurst long enough and Youghall Beach Park comes up. Municipal beach on Chaleur Bay with a designated swimming zone. It is the summer place-name Bathurst uses when the bay is warm enough.
Daly Point Nature Reserve stretches salt marsh, fields, and mixed forest across more than forty hectares, with winding trails that locals treat as the easy nature loop. It also marks the eastern trailhead of the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail, the long backcountry route Chaleur Tourism and the City both point to. Neighbourhood notices still name Parkwood and Sunset together when summer programs or water-main flushing hit those streets. Bridge / Miramichi Reconstruction stays on the homepage as a named construction file, the kind of civic project people navigate around rather than celebrate.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Bathurst.
Residential mill rates for Bathurst appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Bathurst beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
When New Brunswick Day arrives, programming often lands at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre, the arena and event hall that doubles as the
January 2026 in Bathurst: Promenade Waterfront. City waterfront promenade for a short walk after downtown errands. It is the everyday bay edge rather than a day-trip destination.
Coronation Park has an active master-plan survey asking residents to shape the park's next chapter.
More on Bathurst: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Bathurst draws municipal drinking water from Nepisiguit River system, treated at Bathurst water treatment plant.
Ask where Bathurst drinking water begins and the answer is Nepisiguit River system, then Bathurst water treatment plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Municipal surface treatment drawing from the Nepisiguit / local surface system for Bathurst.
See the Bathurst water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.