b'destination profileGetting There Traveling to Fredericton has many options. It is within a days drive from Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. The newly renovated and expanded Fredericton International Airport is less than 15 minutes from the centre of the city, serviced by carriers including Air Canada, WestJet, PAL Airlines and Porter Airlines, with direct flights offered daily to major cities like Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.together to make a vibrant and uniqueworking artisans. It is a high-tech hub, destination along the Saint John River,being the first city in Canada to have first known as the Wolastoq. Europeancommunity Wi-Fi. Fredericton is also settlement of the area began with theknown as the craft beer capital of the construction of Fort Nashwaak by theAtlantic provinces, with a Taproom French in 1692. In 1783, the UnitedTrail to follow from brewer to brewer.Empire Loyalists settled St. Annes Point, and in the next year, renamedMEETING & EVENTSthe settlement Fredericks Town. TheAt the centre of meetings and name was later shorted to Frederictonevents in the downtown area is the in April 1785. Fredericton Convention Centre (FCC), Fredericton is home to the Newwhich celebrates its 11th anniversary Brunswick Legislative Building, whichthis year. The centre is surrounded opened in 1882. It also was a Britishby a number of hotels in the area, army base during the 18th century,including the historic Crowne Plaza and many of the original downtownFredericton-Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, military buildings are now touristand is connected by pedway to attractions. A National Historic Sitedowntowns newest hotel: the Hilton since 1964 and Provincial HistoricGarden Inn Fredericton Downtown.Site since 1965, the Historic GarrisonThe centre features more than District is Frederictons premier36,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space heritage and festival centre. on two levels, including a 12,480-sq.-According to Tourism Fredericton,ft. ballroom accommodating up to the city is a great meeting experience1,240 people and boardroom spaces enhanced with live entertainment andthat serve 14-16 people. The FCC also local culinary delights, and is a cityprovides an on-site warehouse of AV committed to advanced technology,and technical equipment for all event offering free wireless and wiredneeds, as well as an in-house team of New Brunswick and is the provincesconnectivity in all meeting venues.specialists for support.capital. According to the St. MarysDelegates are continually surprisedThe FCC is located close to the First Nation website, There iswith the beauty, charm, meetingSaint John River and is connected evidence that the site was used as avenues and convenience to the downtown trail system, which campground at least as early as 1818,of Fredericton. provides delegates a way to explore the year of the first dated painting of Fredericton has a dynamic due tothe centre of the city. Public art a wigwam. the mix of people in the city, includingand the river, trails and parks create The city was settled by threegovernment representatives,an extension of meeting venues cultures, where local stories of theprovincial staff, academics, start- with unique outdoor activities for Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, theups and entrepreneurs, universityconference planners, Miller says. French Acadians and the British weavestudents and a creative culture ofWhether its yoga on the green, Fall/Winter 2022CORPORATE MEETINGS & EVENTS 27'