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Originally Posted by Taeolas
For New Brunswick, all three of its biggest cities need mergers.
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Absolutely.
Moncton:
Moncton city,
Moncton parish,
Riverview town,
Dieppe city,
Coverdale parish
Saint John:
Saint John city,
Rothesay town,
Quispamsis town,
Grand Bay-Westfield town
Fredericton:
Fredericton city,
New Maryland village,
Lincoln parish,
Oromocto town, parts of
Hanwell RCR, parts of
Kingsclear parish
Sussex:
Sussex town,
Sussex Corner village, parts of
Sussex parish
St. Stephen:
St. Stephen town,
Saint Stephen parish,
Dufferin parish
Woodstock:
Woodstock town, northern half of
Woodstock parish
Bathurst:
Bathurst city,
Beresford town, northern half of
Bathurst parish
Caraquet:
Caraquet town,
Bas-Caraquet village,
Caraquet parish
Richibucto:
Richibucto town,
Rexton village, northern section of
Richibucto parish
Shediac:
Shediac town,
Shediac parish
By doing this populations change like the following (2011 Census numbers)
Moncton: 69,074->125,334
Saint John: 70,063->105,013
Fredericton: 56,224->83,613
Sussex: 4,312->8,336
St. Stephen: 4,817->7,376
Woodstock: 5,254->7,419
Bathurst: 12,275->21,605
Caraquet: 4,169->6,931
Richibucto: 1,296->4,090
Shediac: 6,053->10,970
There are a ton of examples of smaller towns and villages which could be merged with their surrounding areas as well (Rogersville, Shippagan, Hampton, Minto/Chipman) but what i've listed are mostly for large and medium-sized centres. Haut-Madawaska and Tracadie-Sheila are two recent examples of mergers which absolutely should be happening by removing the absurd number of CSDs and municipal units we have for such a small province.
Sussex is the most infuriating current non-merger for me right now. It's clear residents in Sussex Corner and elsewhere living outside of Sussex are using the town for its services at the expense of local taxpayers. At the very least Sussex & Sussex Corner should be forced to merge. It would help that municipal centre out as there's so much potential in that area for future growth.
Fredericton:
Moncton:
Saint John:
Sussex:
Caraquet: