Edmundston, New Brunswick

Edmundston is a city at the junction of the Saint John River and Madawaska Rivers in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada.Is is only a few kilometres from the border with Quebec. Out of the eight cities in New Brunswick, Edmundston is the most francophone, with 91% of the city's population speaking French. The city is the second largest French city in North America outside Quebec.

The city is situated on the border with the United States, across from the town of Madawaska, Maine. Every year in August, there is a huge festival in Edmundston called the Foire Brayonne. The festival is the biggest French festival held in Canada outside the province of Quebec.

Forestry is the major industry in the Edmundston area, with several sawmills and paper plants, the largest being the Fraser Papers pulp mill.

Edmundston is served by three newspapers (Le Madawaska, La Republique and Info Weekend), two radio stations (CJEM, CFAI,) two television stations, and CBC.

Notable celebritries from Edmundston include the following:

Roch Voisine singer, actor.

Paul Gallant creator of the 3-D puzzle