New Brunswick Smart Energy Communities Accelerator Pilot Program

Located in western New Brunswick, the Town of Florenceville-Bristol is located on the Saint John River and is part of Carleton County. With a population of 1,604 as of the 2016 census, Florenceville-Bristol is a rural community that has a rich agriculture heritage. The Town hosts corporate headquarters of McCain Foods, the largest producer of French fries in the world and for that reason, the Town is known as “The French Fry Capital of the World”.

Florenceville-Bristol has an average temperature of 11.5 degrees Celsius and reaches record lows of -37.8 degrees Celsius in winter months and 35.0 degrees Celsius in summer months. Florenceville-Bristol receives approximately 1,100mm of precipitation per year and experiences all 4 seasons. During spring months, flooding can occur along the Saint John River in low laying areas.

The Town aims to reduce their corporate greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2027 from 2017 levels and their community greenhouse gas emission 10% by 2027 from 2017 levels. This will be done through a number of actions such as building retrofits, streetlight LED light bulb conversion and water conservation. Overall, the Town of Florenceville-Bristol is taking the correct steps to decrease their greenhouse gas emission, costs and increase the health of all its citizens.

The population of Quispamsis in 2016 was 18,245 inhabitants spread over an area of 57.21km², a density of 318.9 hab./km². The Municipality had 6,596 private dwellings in 2016, of which 6,455 were occupied by full time residents. 57% of dwellings were built before 1991. Quispamsis is the sixth-largest municipality in New Brunswick.

Quispamsis, and the four other regional municipalities — Rothesay, Grand Bay-Westfield, St. Martins, and Saint John — and area private sector investors have given Enterprise Saint John the mandate to be the backbone organization for the region’s integrated economic development strategy — True Growth.

In 2017, MoneySence named Quispamsis the best place to live in Atlantic Canada.

Riverview is a town in Albert County, New Brunswick, located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview is the largest town in New Brunswick, and despite being designated as a town it is the fifth-largest municipality in the province, with a population of 20,584 in 2021.

Ville d’Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, located at the edge of the New Brunswick “panhandle,” in the northeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains at the junction of the Saint John and Madawaska Rivers. Established in 1850, on January 1, 2023, Edmundston amalgamated with the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of two local service districts, with a population of 16,437 as of 2021.

Ugpi’ganjig, or Eel River Bar First Nation is a Mi’gmaq community located in Northern New Brunswick and situated along the shores of Bay of Chaleur at the mouth of the Eel River. It is home to 350 on-reserve residents, and 733 total proud Mi’gmaq community members.