New Brunswick

Fredericton, 2026

Archive of hometown notes from Fredericton: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

August 2026

August 2026: property tax in Fredericton

Published residential mill-rate context for Fredericton.

Residential mill rates for Fredericton appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Fredericton beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

July 2026

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse, Fredericton · July 2026

Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse still orients Fredericton. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

The Fredericton Taproom Trail is Capital Region Tourism's named craft-brewery route.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails, Fredericton · July 2026

City recreation listing for paddling on the river system tourism calls the heart of the Capital Region. Locals treat the Wolastoq as

July 2026 in Fredericton: Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails. City recreation listing for paddling on the river system tourism calls the heart of the Capital Region. Locals treat the Wolastoq as everyday geography, not only a postcard.

Officers' Square hosts a free summer concert series featured on the City homepage.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Fredericton: Tourism pairs Wolastoq with Saint John River as the regional heart, · July 2026

Tourism pairs Wolastoq with Saint John River as the regional heart, and City recreation lists Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails.

Walk or drive through Fredericton long enough and Officers' Square comes up. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton Park shows up in the parks directory, and tourism boasts a trail network measured in more than 120 kilometres. The Nashwaak enters the same regional map as a named tributary. When people talk craft beer here, they mean the Fredericton Taproom Trail, a Capital Region Tourism route through local taprooms rather than a single downtown patio. Beaverbrook appears on City parks pages as part of the arts-and-gallery corridor locals already know.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2026: building permits in Fredericton

Where Fredericton sits in published building-permit figures for July 2026.

Building-permit value for Fredericton comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Fredericton permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

June 2026

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse, Fredericton · June 2026

Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

June 2026 in Fredericton: Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Tourism cites a Capital Region trail network of more than 120 kilometres.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails keeps Fredericton lively · June 2026

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails is a reason people stay fond of Fredericton.

Walk or drive through Fredericton long enough and Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails comes up. City recreation listing for paddling on the river system tourism calls the heart of the Capital Region. Locals treat the Wolastoq as everyday geography, not only a postcard.

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton Park shows up in the parks directory, and tourism boasts a trail network measured in more than 120 kilometres. The Nashwaak enters the same regional map as a named tributary. When people talk craft beer here, they mean the Fredericton Taproom Trail, a Capital Region Tourism route through local taprooms rather than a single downtown patio. Beaverbrook appears on City parks pages as part of the arts-and-gallery corridor locals already know.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Officers' Square in Fredericton · June 2026

Fredericton orients to the Wolastoq, also called the Saint John River, the way other capitals orient to a legislature lawn. Tourism copy

Officers' Square still orients Fredericton. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

Officers' Square hosts a free summer concert series featured on the City homepage.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2026: property tax in Fredericton

Published residential mill-rate context for Fredericton.

Residential mill rates for Fredericton appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Fredericton beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse in Fredericton · June 2026

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton

Walk or drive through Fredericton long enough and Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse comes up. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton Park shows up in the parks directory, and tourism boasts a trail network measured in more than 120 kilometres. The Nashwaak enters the same regional map as a named tributary. When people talk craft beer here, they mean the Fredericton Taproom Trail, a Capital Region Tourism route through local taprooms rather than a single downtown patio. Beaverbrook appears on City parks pages as part of the arts-and-gallery corridor locals already know.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2026

May 2026: Fredericton drinking water

Fredericton draws municipal drinking water from South Fredericton Aquifer (Wilmot Park / St. Anne's Point and Queen Square wellfields), treated at Fredericton Water Treatment Plant 2.

Fredericton municipal drinking water starts at South Fredericton Aquifer (Wilmot Park / St. Anne's Point and Queen Square wellfields) and is treated at Fredericton Water Treatment Plant 2. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Second plant on the same South Fredericton Aquifer well system.

See the Fredericton water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Officers' Square, Fredericton · May 2026

Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket

May 2026 in Fredericton: Officers' Square. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

The Fredericton Taproom Trail is Capital Region Tourism's named craft-brewery route.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Fredericton · May 2026

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Fredericton.

Fredericton 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.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse, Fredericton · May 2026

Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse still orients Fredericton. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Tourism pairs Wolastoq with Saint John River as the regional heart, and City recreation lists Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2026

Internet coverage in Fredericton · April 2026

Advertised broadband availability for Fredericton.

Broadband rows for Fredericton 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 Fredericton internet page.

Fredericton: Tourism cites a Capital Region trail network of more than 120 · April 2026

Tourism cites a Capital Region trail network of more than 120 kilometres.

Walk or drive through Fredericton long enough and Officers' Square comes up. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton Park shows up in the parks directory, and tourism boasts a trail network measured in more than 120 kilometres. The Nashwaak enters the same regional map as a named tributary. When people talk craft beer here, they mean the Fredericton Taproom Trail, a Capital Region Tourism route through local taprooms rather than a single downtown patio. Beaverbrook appears on City parks pages as part of the arts-and-gallery corridor locals already know.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Fredericton · April 2026

How Fredericton sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Fredericton 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 Fredericton in national context first.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse keeps Fredericton lively · April 2026

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is a reason people stay fond of Fredericton.

April 2026 in Fredericton: Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Officers' Square hosts a free summer concert series featured on the City homepage.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2026

Fredericton beside its neighbours · March 2026

How Fredericton compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Fredericton'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.

Officers' Square in Fredericton · March 2026

Fredericton orients to the Wolastoq, also called the Saint John River, the way other capitals orient to a legislature lawn. Tourism copy

Officers' Square still orients Fredericton. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

Engage Fredericton is the City's named public-engagement platform for project feedback.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2026: property tax in Fredericton

Published residential mill-rate context for Fredericton.

Residential mill rates for Fredericton appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Fredericton beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse, Fredericton · March 2026

Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Walk or drive through Fredericton long enough and Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse comes up. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton Park shows up in the parks directory, and tourism boasts a trail network measured in more than 120 kilometres. The Nashwaak enters the same regional map as a named tributary. When people talk craft beer here, they mean the Fredericton Taproom Trail, a Capital Region Tourism route through local taprooms rather than a single downtown patio. Beaverbrook appears on City parks pages as part of the arts-and-gallery corridor locals already know.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails, Fredericton · March 2026

City recreation listing for paddling on the river system tourism calls the heart of the Capital Region. Locals treat the Wolastoq as

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails still orients Fredericton. City recreation listing for paddling on the river system tourism calls the heart of the Capital Region. Locals treat the Wolastoq as everyday geography, not only a postcard.

Officers' Square hosts a free summer concert series featured on the City homepage.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2026

Fredericton: Tourism pairs Wolastoq with Saint John River as the regional heart, · February 2026

Tourism pairs Wolastoq with Saint John River as the regional heart, and City recreation lists Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails.

February 2026 in Fredericton: Officers' Square. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

Tourism pairs Wolastoq with Saint John River as the regional heart, and City recreation lists Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2026: building permits in Fredericton

Where Fredericton sits in published building-permit figures for February 2026.

Construction intent in Fredericton shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Fredericton permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse, Fredericton · February 2026

Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse still orients Fredericton. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Tourism cites a Capital Region trail network of more than 120 kilometres.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails keeps Fredericton lively · February 2026

Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails is a reason people stay fond of Fredericton.

February 2026 in Fredericton: Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Trails. City recreation listing for paddling on the river system tourism calls the heart of the Capital Region. Locals treat the Wolastoq as everyday geography, not only a postcard.

The Fredericton Taproom Trail is Capital Region Tourism's named craft-brewery route.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2026

Officers' Square in Fredericton · January 2026

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton

Walk or drive through Fredericton long enough and Officers' Square comes up. Downtown square that carries the free summer concert series. It is the evening civic lawn when the capital wants music without a ticket line.

Day-to-day recreation spreads past the square. Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse is the named indoor facility on the City recreation page, Carleton Park shows up in the parks directory, and tourism boasts a trail network measured in more than 120 kilometres. The Nashwaak enters the same regional map as a named tributary. When people talk craft beer here, they mean the Fredericton Taproom Trail, a Capital Region Tourism route through local taprooms rather than a single downtown patio. Beaverbrook appears on City parks pages as part of the arts-and-gallery corridor locals already know.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2026: property tax in Fredericton

Published residential mill-rate context for Fredericton.

Residential mill rates for Fredericton appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Fredericton beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse in Fredericton · January 2026

Civic life has its own verbs. Engage Fredericton is the public-engagement platform for projects and consultations. Fredericton Transit

January 2026 in Fredericton: Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse. Named recreation facility on the City recreation page. It gives the Nashwaaksis side of town an indoor landmark beside the river trail talk.

Engage Fredericton is the City's named public-engagement platform for project feedback.

More on Fredericton: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2026: Fredericton drinking water

Fredericton draws municipal drinking water from South Fredericton Aquifer (Wilmot Park / St. Anne's Point and Queen Square wellfields), treated at Fredericton Water Treatment Plant 2.

Ask where Fredericton drinking water begins and the answer is South Fredericton Aquifer (Wilmot Park / St. Anne's Point and Queen Square wellfields), then Fredericton Water Treatment Plant 2. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Second plant on the same South Fredericton Aquifer well system.

See the Fredericton water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.