Our City
Saint John has received numerous prizes and recognitions for
its beauty, its high quality of life, and its low cost of living.
It was Canada's first incorporated city and has long been
one of Canada's ports to the world. As New Brunswick's
largest city (and second largest in the Maritimes) with a population
of approximately 135,000, greater Saint John is a key commercial
centre with a rapidly growing high-tech sector. Our city offers
a lifestyle to suit everyone, with all the assets of a large city
combined with the friendliness and safety of the small city that
it is.
In your spare time...
Many
features contribute to Saint John's high quality of life.
Take its diverse selection of recreational activities for example.
Parks and facilities are available for camping, canoeing, cross
country skiing, curling, fishing, golf, hiking, ice skating, mountain
biking, sailing, sea kayaking, rowing, running, and more. Within
an hour's drive of the city, you can go downhill skiing, scuba
diving, snow boarding, whale watching, deep-sea fishing...we could
go on and on!
Saint John also has a strong cultural community as well. It is
home to the Saint John String Quartet, Symphony New Brunswick,
Opera New Brunswick, the Saint John Theatre Company, the New Brunswick
Museum, as well as other art galleries, choral groups, bands,
and festivals that are held throughout the year.
On the sports side, Saint John is home to the AHL Saint John
Flames (farm team for the Calgary Flames). In addition, our city
has a very active sports community in everything from soccer,
hockey, basketball, baseball, martial arts, fencing and gymnastics.
And many of the city's cultural and sports organizations offer
discounts to students which makes it even easier for you to get
involved!
Please check the Tourism Saint John web site for up-to-date information
on what is going on in Saint John!
www.TourismSaintJohn.Com
University Information
The University of New Brunswick in Saint John (UNBSJ) was established
in September 1964, and offers programs in Arts, Business, Data
Analysis, Science, Nursing, and Hospitality and Tourism. UNBSJ
also offers an Arts degree with a major in Sport and Exercise
Psychology, or a minor in the Psychosocial Dimensions of Sport.
In conjunction with UNB Fredericton, the first year of four-year
degree prgrams Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a Bachelor
of Recreation and Sport Studies, are also available to students.
The Seawolves varsity athletics program at UNBSJ offers such
sports as soccer, basketball, volleyball, and badminton for males
and females, as well as a female hockey program. UNBSJ has a long
history of badminton success both internally and by way of association,
including four ACAA (Atlantic Colleges Athletics Association)
titles from 1995 2000, and two CCAA bronze medallists in women’s
singles (Jennifer Fox, 199900), and men’s singles (Ron Davis,
200001). The 200203 season will mark the first time UNBSJ hosts
a CCAA national championship.
Tournament Facilities
UNBSJ’s Athletics Centre features a 30,000 square foot surface
with an all purpose synthetic floor. The Athletics Centre includes
space for four basketball courts, four tennis courts, four volleyball
courts, six badminton courts, and a four-lane running track. There
is also plenty of space for activities such as soccer and flag
football.
Spectators can enjoy the Campus’s athletic teams, the Seawolves,
from the 900 bleacher seats overlooking the main court surface.
The ground floor also includes locker and shower rooms, equipment
storage rooms, a trainer’s room, and an official’s room. Upstairs,
in addition to a suite of offices and reception area, there is
a classroom, a lounge, a games room, and a conditioning room that
includes fitness and strength-training equipment.
UNBSJ boasts one of the finest track and field facilities in
the country. A legacy of the 1985 Jeux Canada Games, the Stadium
has a 400-meter, eight lane all weather running track and a natural
grass infield. There is fixed seating for 5,000, a press box,
and other auxiliary facilities.
