Province's Motto:
SPEM REDUXIT - Hope restored


Province's Symbols:
 Tree:      Balsam fir
 Bird:       Black-capped chickadee
 Fish:       Atlantic salmon



Still on the Books:

In Fredericton, it's against the law to wear a snake, or carry a pet lizard, on your shoulder, unless it is in a container that will completely confine the creature.



 

Rolling up ... er, I mean down the hill:
Thousands visit Moncton every year to witness an optical illusion.  Cars drive up Magnetic Hill, change to neutral, then let the momentum take them back up ... I mean down.  Not completely understood even to this day, is that the naturally occurring phenomenon somehow fools the eyes into believing motorists that they are actually coasting uphill without any power!