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If you are moving from one apartment orhouse to another, Canada Post will providefree change of address cards. For a fee,Canada Post will re-direct mail from your oldaddress to your new one for up to one year. Youcan get more details from your local post office.EmergenciesIf you are in an emergency, telephone9-1-1. This service is provided across thecountry. A specially trained operator willimmediately arrange services such as police,fire, ambulance or connection to your localpoison control centre. It is important to stayon the line long enough for the operator toget all the information he or she needs tohelp you.When you dial 9-1-1 from a land line(a telephone plugged into the wall), theoperator sees on a computer the addressfrom which your call is coming. He or she willsend help even if you are not able to speak.This service is not available if you are callingon a cellular telephone.To learn more about this system, contactthe Department of Public Safety:• toll-free, 1-888-353-4444• www.gnb.ca/0276/911/index-e.asp• e-mail: NB9-1-1@gnb.caIf you cannot access 9-1-1 on your cellulartelephone or if you happen to be in an areathat does not allow the use of 9-1-1, you maystill get help. Dial 0 to speak to a telephoneoperator who will connect you to emergencyservices. You may also dial #RCMP (#7267)to reach the Royal Canadian Mounted Police(RCMP), Canada’s national police force.TransportationIf you need to travel, it is easy to get a mapof New Brunswick. You may buy one at manygas stations, newsstands and bookstores.They are available at tourism informationcentres. You can also find them online. Mapsof local areas may be found in these places aswell as at your local town or city hall.City busesPublic transportation is available in Moncton,Saint John, and Fredericton. Bus schedulesare often available at city hall. You may callyour local transit commission to ask aboutwhere you may find schedules in yourneighbourhood. Buses work on regularschedules. They stop only at specificmarked locations.You must pay to use the transit system.You may want to use coins to pay eachtime you take the bus if you only use itoccasionally. However, if you will beusing the bus often, it is convenient andinexpensive to buy a bus pass. If you area student or a senior citizen (65 and older)you will not have to pay as much. You willhave to have proper identification to getthis less expensive rate.Sometimes you need to take more than onebus. However, you do not have to pay againwhen you switch buses. When you get on thefirst bus, ask the driver for a transfer, a smallpiece of paper to give the second bus driverso you will not have to pay again.Orientation guide for newcomers to New Brunswick29
Contact numbers for the different transitservices:Codiac Transit Commission (Moncton),140 Millennium Blvd.,Moncton, NBE1E 2G8• 1-506-857-2008• www.codiactranspo.ca/SplashPages/CodiacIndex.htmSaint John Transit Commission,951 Fairville Blvd.,Saint John, NBE2M 5T9• 1-506-658-4700• www.saintjohntransit.comA Handi-bus service is available to people inSaint John in wheelchairs or with disabilitiespreventing them from using the regular bus.The Handi-bus driver picks up and returnscustomers from their homes.• 1-506-648-0609, Monday to Friday,noon - 4:30 p.m.Fredericton Transit,470 St Mary’s St.,Fredericton, NBE3A 2S4• 1-506-460-2200• www.fredericton.ca/en/transportation/transportation.aspFor people in the Fredericton area inwheelchairs or with other disabilities, thereis the Dial-a-Bus service. It works similarly tothe Saint John Handi-Bus:• 1-506-460-2212Additional transportation services areavailable for people with disabilitiesand seniors:• 1-506-444-3000; toll-free, 1-800-442-4412;fax, 1-506-444-3001• www.gnb.ca/0048/PCSDP/DirectoriesForPersons/DirectoryofTransportation/tableofcontents-e.aspOr write:Premier’s Council on the Statusof Disabled Persons,440 King St., Suite 648,Fredericton, N.B.E3B 5H8TaxisTaxis are another way of travelling, but theyare more expensive than the bus. Telephonenumbers for taxi companies may be foundin the Yellow Pages of the telephone bookunder Taxis. Generally, the longer the taxiride, the more expensive it is. When you getin a taxi, it is a good idea to ask the driverhow much it is going to cost.Bicycles (bikes)Bicycles are becoming a more popular wayto travel. There are a number of laws inNew Brunswick that apply to bicycle riders.Only one person should ride a bike at onetime, except if you have a child on the back ina specially designed seat. Adults and childrenmust wear safety helmets. If you ride yourbicycle at night, you must have a light onthe front. You may find other bicycle laws insections 176-182 of the Motor Vehicle Act:• www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/acts/m-17.htmCarsIf you are interested in renting, leasing orbuying a car, refer to Yellow Pages of thetelephone book. New Brunswick has manydriving laws. Refer to Chapter 11, Vehiclesand driving.Long-distance travelIf you want to visit or need to work in otherparts of the province or country, there aremany ways to travel.30Orientation guide for newcomers to New Brunswick
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Page 5 and 6: New Brunswick’s countiesNew Bruns
Page 7: New Brunswick detailed mapQUÉBECMa
Page 10 and 11: distribution, information technolog
Page 14: Chapter 2The political systemOrders
Page 20 and 21: Find a place to liveThere are a num
Page 22 and 23: Chapter 4Help getting startedImmigr
Page 24 and 25: In addition to the information in t
Page 26: Orientation guide for newcomers to
Page 29: The telephone book is divided into
Page 33 and 34: ShoppingNew Brunswick is a popular
Page 35 and 36: Bell Aliant• toll-free, 1-866-4AL
Page 38 and 39: Chapter 6Finding a place to liveWha
Page 40 and 41: If you buyBefore you look for a hou
Page 42: City or country livingIf you live i
Page 45 and 46: International training andinternati
Page 47 and 48: Westmorland CountyP.O. Box 5001,200
Page 49 and 50: The New Brunswick office of Canada
Page 52 and 53: Chapter 8WorkingAbout your Social I
Page 54 and 55: The amount of EI you receive is a p
Page 56 and 57: Chapter 9Health careCanada has a he
Page 58 and 59: • call toll-free, 1-866-554-5959
Page 60 and 61: Chapter 10Money and bankingCanadian
Page 62 and 63: • credit cards are generally easi
Page 64 and 65: • you may borrow from your RSP to
Page 66: ICICI:• toll-free, 1-888-ICICI-CA
Page 69 and 70: • the total time spent in the pro
Page 71 and 72: Safety inspectionsEvery car registe
Page 74 and 75: Chapter 12EducationThe school syste
Page 76 and 77: Post-secondary educationIf students
Page 78: Student loansPaying for your educat
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Prohibited grounds of discriminatio
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Women’s rightsWomen have full equ
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Sexual harassmentWomen and men have
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Chapter 14Citizenship and permanent
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Chapter 15The legal systemNew Bruns
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Legal aid offices in New Brunswick:
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Chapter 16Faith and religionReligio
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The Child Tax BenefitSome Canadians
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• many parking lots have blue-col
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YMCA of Greater Moncton,30 War Vete
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Meeting peopleAs mentioned earlier,
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Power outages (24 hours):• toll-f
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Kent CountyPlace LeBourg, Suite 13,
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Kent CountyRichibucto Service Canad
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Miramichi Regional Hospital,500 Wat
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Community mental-healthcentres:•
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Gloucester County:Enfant-Jésus RHS
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York County:Gibson Health Clinic,23
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Northumberland CountyMiramichi East
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Shediac Medical Clinic,419 Main St.
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