Edmundston is a rural town whose economy centres on the Saint John River paper industry. The river historically provided water power for the mills and was the route of log drives bringing pulpwood from upstream forests. The river still provides the water supply for paper manufacture, but environmental concerns encourage pulpwood delivery by highway and rail.
Edmundston is a rural town whose economy centres on the Saint John River paper industry The river historically provided water power for the mills and was the route of log drives bringing pulpwood from upstream forests The river still provides the water supply for paper manufacture but environmental concerns encourage pulpwood delivery by highway and rail.