The 2024 solar eclipse is bringing attention and tourism to New Brunswick. People are travelling from around the world to observe the rare occurrence.
WATCH ABOVE: From paint nights to astronomy events, New Brunswick is bracing for an increase in tourism for the upcoming eclipse. Anna Mandin reports on how the rare event will impact some businesses and what it could mean for the province's future.The CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick , Luis Cardoso, said he knows about people travelling to the event from Brazil.
Organizations around Fredericton planned eclipse-related events as part of the city’s EclipseFest, including an astronomy talk, a watch party, and a planetarium show.The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is displaying a painting of an eclipse. Spencer Beggs and his daughter Elouise travelled to Fredericton from Dalhousie, N.B. to view the eclipse in its line of totality.Ontario ‘task force’ prepares Canadians for total solar eclipse — and beyondAnxious or oblivious? Canadian zoo studying behaviour of animals during eclipse
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