Editing Campbellton, New Brunswick (section)

===Growth of the City===

Following the fire, the railway station was moved to Roseberry St. and helped to define Campbellton in its early years. The town was bidding to become the leading commercial center in the North Shore and had three banks, five churches, two schools, 6 hotels and a hospital by the 1920s. At this time Campbellton was seeing upwards of 16 trains a day at the Central Station. In 1928, a pulp mill was built in nearby Atholville which continued to propel the population growth already being experienced. Campbellton was experiencing strong growth as the population grew at a steady rate: 3,817 in 1911, 5,570 in 1921, 6,505 in 1931, 6,714 in 1941, 9,257 in 1949.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cyberbart.tripod.com/cton3.htm |title=Page Three of Campbellton's history and pictures |first=Irene |last=Doyle |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref> In 1951, Campbellton opened its new arena, the Memorial Gardens, with an exhibition game featuring the [[Montreal Canadiens]].

In 1958, Campbellton was incorporated as a [[City]] and its population was approaching 13,000. At this time the construction of the [[J.C. Van Horne Bridge|J.C. Van Horne Interprovincial bridge]] commenced which was designed to facilitate travel between Quebec and Northern [[New Brunswick]]. The bridge was completed in 1961 and allowed the cross-river town of [[Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec|Pointe-à-la-Croix]] to fully integrate itself commercially with the City of Campbellton. The Salmon Festival was inaugurated in 1967 and has been a popular annual week-long event which is enjoyed by tourists and residents alike. Campbellton's city limits were expanded in 1979 when the Richardsville area became part of the city.