Information about Sackville, NB and the symposium location

LOCATION & PARKING

The R.P. Bell Library ("The Mount A Library") is at 49 York Street. If you're driving, you can park in the Convocation Hall parking lot just off York Street, or right on the street on a Saturday without time restrictions. Both York Street and Lansdowne Street have construction projects underway, so that may affect parking, though there usually aren't problems finding spots. There is a public lot behind the Post Office off Main Street, as well, and it's an easy walk to the Mount A Library.

Warning: The main doors to the Library are on a side not facing the street, so you'll need to walk onto campus and into the "quad", where you will see the main doors to the Library. This campus map helps.

The Library is an octagonal building you can see from York Street (it's building 3 on the campus map).

ACCOMMODATIONS

In Sackville:

• Coastal Inn: about 1.5 km from Mount Allison's R.P. Bell Library, where the symposium takes place. Located just off Exit 504 near highway amenities like McDonald's and Tim Hortons.
• Marshlands Inn: 55 Bridge Street, easy walking distance to restaurants and the symposium, in the heart of downtown. Full of Victorian-esque character.
• Tantramar Motel: Just off Exit 506 and 2.2 km from the R.P. Bell Library, in a more industrial end of town, near the tidal Tantramar River.
• Air BnBs: There are many Air BnBs online, and many are within easy walking distance to campus and downtown amenities. We don't have any specific recommendations. In Amherst (10-15 minutes away by car):
• Super 8 by Wyndham
• Travelodge Amherst
• Comfort Inn

FOOD

Restaurants are mostly on Bridge Street and Main Street, within an easy walk to/from the symposium. The Town of Tantramar (Sackville) Visitor Guide lists some restaurants and other amenities.

Restaurants in downtown Sackville:

• Cranewood on Main (bakery and cafe, open for breakfast & lunch, 8:30am-4pm)
• Fener's Place (Kurdish food, Bridge St., 11am to late)
• Ducks Aren't Real (breakfast, lunch and dinner, Bridge St., 10am-9pm)
• Song's Chopsticks (Korean food and sushi, Bridge St., 11:30am-8pm, closed Sundays)
• Oh Chicken! (Korean fried chicken, Bridge St., 3pm-9pm, closed Sundays)
• The Painted Pony Bar & Grill (full dinner menu, corner of Bridge and Weldon, 11:30am-8/9pm)
• Goya’s Pizza (pizza and shawarma, Main Street, 12-10pm/3pm-9:30pm)
• The Roost Cafe (breakfast and lunch sandwiches, York Street across from library, 8-5pm, closed Sunday)

Restaurants in near exit 504:

• Café Tintamarre (coffee, baked goods, soups, 8am-5pm, inside Sackville Visitor Information centre, Mallard Drive)
• Pattersons Family Restaurant (open 8am-8pm, 16 Mallard Drive)
• Fast food: The corner of Mallard Drive and Main Street is home to MacDonald’s, Tim Horton’s, Burger King, and Subway (inside the Irving).

MEET AND GREET FRIDAY 6pm-8pm

We are having a pre-symposium meet & greet at the Bagtown Brewing Company, 45 Main Street, on Friday June 13 from around 6 p.m. to around 8 p.m. There will be light snacks available from Fener's Place, and a cash bar.