Edmundston, New Brunswick

Edmundston (2001 population 17,373) is a city on the Saint John River[?] in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. 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 situated on the border with the United States, across from the town of Madawaska, Maine[?]. The area was at the height of the Aroostook War over the boundary line between the USA and what was then British North America.

Forestry is the major industry in the Edmundston area, with several sawmills and paper plants in the vicinity.

City of Edmundston home page (http://www.ville.edmundston.nb.ca)