Eel River CrossingNew Brunswick

Eel River Crossing scores below 95% of Canadian towns for health

Measured across the Zone 5 (Campbellton area): health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect nearly a quarter of the region’s adults on average, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, life runs to 79.0 years on average: women 82.3, men 75.3, in 2022/2024. In the health survey, 36% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than New Brunswick’s 44%. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick.

On hazards, Eel River Crossing comes out behind 89% of Canadian towns

Wildfire is rare near Eel River Crossing: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year. In Health Canada’s survey, nearly a quarter of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Also worth knowing: the national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Region 5 health region, Eel River Crossing included.

Rent takes less of local pay in Eel River Crossing than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 18% of household income

Owners make up nearly nine in ten households, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (86%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

With 0.3 jobs for each resident in work, most of Eel River Crossing commutes out

Commutes averaged 20 min, near New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

Crime runs heavier where Eel River Crossing is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 89

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Eel River Crossing

Its police area recorded 19.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 100, above both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86).

Eel River Crossing has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.8°C

Winter lows average −16.2°C in January, below both New Brunswick’s towns (−13.3°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). For the wettest month, look to July: 104 mm on average. A normal January brings 71 cm of snow, the most of any month. Gardeners get 135 frost-free days, from 18 May to 1 October.

More people in Eel River Crossing speak English and French than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 72%

24% of residents are 65 or over, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (23%) and above Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%.

A normal November in Eel River Crossing runs from −4°C to 4°C

The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −11°C nights. November normally sees 87 mm of precipitation. Snowfall in a normal November: 22 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −16°C.

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Madawaska—Restigouche, the riding that includes Eel River Crossing

Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6.

Eel River Crossing has no public library of its own; the nearest is Dalhousie Centennial Library, 7.9 km away

The next is Bibliothèque De Saint-Omer (Carleton-Sur-Mer) (Carleton-sur-Mer), 17 km away.

Protected land around Eel River Crossing beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The largest named area nearby is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21), 47,707 ha, 1.0 km away. For a provincial park, Miguasha National Park (Québec) lies 8.2 km off. CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park.

No high school in or near Eel River Crossing: the closest is 6.6 km off