Miramichi

Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The city was formed in 1995, when five smaller towns - Newcastle, Chatham, Douglastown, Loggieville and Nelson - merged with several other rural communities to form a so-called "megacity". This was controversial at the time, and still remains so today, due to the strong identities that the each of the towns possessed. The amalgamation resulted from a plan developed in 1994 by then Premier Frank McKenna, to combine the surrounding towns in order for them to work better together in promotion of the region. Area Code: 506