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Many festivals and special events take placein <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>. Examples:• early July, Shediac Lobster Festival,Shediac; Hartland Pota<strong>to</strong> Festival, Hartland;• late July, early August: Foire Brayonne,Edmunds<strong>to</strong>n; Campbell<strong>to</strong>n Salmon Festival,Campbell<strong>to</strong>n, Old Home Week, Woods<strong>to</strong>ck;• mid-August: Acadian Festival, Caraquet;• early August: Chocolate Fest, St. Stephen,Canada’s Irish Festival on the Miramichi;• mid-September: Harvest Jazz and BluesFestival, Frederic<strong>to</strong>n;• First Nations people hold publiccelebrations called powwows.For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, visit Tourism <strong>New</strong><strong>Brunswick</strong>:• <strong>to</strong>ll-free, 1-800-561-0123• www.<strong>to</strong>urismnewbrunswick.caYou may obtain a free copy <strong>of</strong> the <strong>New</strong><strong>Brunswick</strong> Tourism Guide by writing:Department <strong>of</strong> Tourism and Parks,P.O. Box 12345,Campbell<strong>to</strong>n, NBE3N 3T6LibrariesPublic libraries are wonderful places <strong>to</strong> visit.At a library, you may borrow from a wideselection <strong>of</strong> books, movies on VHS andDVDs, and music CDs. There are also freeactivities, such as s<strong>to</strong>ry hours <strong>for</strong> childrenand public lectures. Library employees aretrained <strong>to</strong> help you with research. Somelibraries have computers available <strong>to</strong> thepublic. You may also find books in languagesother than French or English, and people areencouraged <strong>to</strong> donate books in languagesother than English or French.For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on the library closest <strong>to</strong>you, check the Yellow Pages under Libraries– Public, or visit the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong> PublicLibrary Service:• reception, 1-506-453-2354; fax, 1-506-444-4064• www.gnb.ca/0003/region-e.aspOr write,<strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong> Public Library Service,P.O. Box 6000, Place 2000,Frederic<strong>to</strong>n, NBE3B 5H1<strong>Orientation</strong> <strong>guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>newcomers</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>103

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