b'destination profileVisitors embark on a Wabanaki Tree Spirit Tour,led by medicine keeper Cecelia Brooks.guided tours through an old-growthCanadian Army re-enacts a ceremonyThe Saint John River is described forest or a day on the water, delegatesin period dress to the beat of a piperby Travel Canada as the most storied love experiencing a city in new ways. and drummer. river in Canada. In the Fredericton In total, Fredericton has over 30Fredericton is conveniently locatedarea, there are both up-river and hotels and accommodations in thein the province. Its close proximity todown-river areas to explore. In city, many of which offer their ownso many attractions and other citiesthese two areas, delegates will find meeting and event spaces. Whatmake it a great home base. Fromthe longest covered bridge in the we offer in Fredericton is a right- Fredericton, you can be in Moncton, sized destination, where delegatesSt. Andrews by-the-Sea and Saint Johnworld, a 23-metre waterfall and the are noticed and welcomed by thein less than 90 minutes largest military base in the British businesses in the city, states Miller.According to Miller, people oftenCommonwealth.We provide a welcoming, supportiveplan a day trip to the Bay of Fundy,Other attractions that can be and affordable east coast destination. including a two-hour drive to theaccessed from Fredericton include fascinating Hopewell Rocks that arethe reversing falls in Saint John, ATTRACTIONS located close to Fundy National Park.Magnetic Hill in Moncton (a gravity The Capital Region boasts more thanAccording to the Fredericton Tourismhill optical illusion where a slight 26 attractions within a five-blockwebsite, the park has over 120 km ofdownhill slope appears to go uphill) radius of City Hall, including thewalking, hiking and driving throughand Cape Enrage on the Bay of Fundy. Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the Newhigh hills and valleys, past sparklingAnother place to visit only two hours Brunswick Legislative Building. Inwaterfalls and crystal-clear streams, the Historic Garrison District, visitorsacross covered bridges and alongfrom Fredericton is Shediac, a town can view a changing of the guardthe rugged Fundy coastline. Thelocated on the Northumberland Strait ceremony twice daily at the LegislativeVillage of Alma provides a look at thewith breathtaking beaches and the Building, where Company A of the13-metre tides twice each day. warmest salt water north of Virginia.Resources For more information on Fredericton and all the city has to offer, meeting and event planners are encouraged to visit:www.tourismfredericton.ca/enwww.youtube.com/watch?v=aR8kqsaekUUyfcfredericton.cawww.frederictonconventions.ca28 CORPORATE MEETINGS & EVENTS corporatemeetingsnetwork.ca'