Grand Bay Professional Centre
Grand Bay-Westfield has two general practitioners providing services from the Professional Centre located on River Valley Drive, as well as a physician at 2 Ballentine Place. There is one dental practitioner located in the municipality.
A comprehensive range of health care facilities and services are located only minutes away in Saint John.
The Community is serviced by the local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Fire service is provided by the Grand Bay-Westfield Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department
River Valley Community Center
River Valley Community Center
Completed in 1997, the River Valley Community Center combines arena facilities, fitness center, physiotherapy clinic, and multi-purpose room.
Local Newspaper
Begun in 1987, River Valley News has grown to a circulation of 6,000
community newspaper.
Comex Service
Saint John City Transit provides scheduled bus service connecting Grand Bay-Westfield from Grand Bay Pharmacy with all points in Saint John. In addition Comex (a bus rapid transit service) provides morning and after work service to citizens to and from uptown Saint John from Monday to Friday
Churches, Clubs & Service Groups
Grand Bay-Westfield is home to five churches, and more than 50 clubs
and service groups including:
Internet Access
The Grand Bay-Westfield Community Access Site is located in the River
Valley Middle School and provides public access to the internet,
computers,
and information technology training.
Small Town Charm
Incorporated in 1998, Grand Bay-Westfield has developed from two small
communities of summer cottages to a thriving community with a shared
sense
of identity and a multitude of services available to its
residents
Good Schools
Public education facilities for Grand Bay-Westfield are under the
administrative
jurisdiction of School District 8. There are four schools within the
municipal
boundaries; Grand Bay Primary, Inglewood Elementary, Westfield
Elementary,
and River Valley Middle School.
The District 8 high school for students from the Grand Bay-Westfield area is Harbour View High School. A collection of enhanced programs including French Immersion, International Baccalaureate studies, co-operative education and apprenticeship programs are available at various high schools throughout the District. Francopohone students have the option to attend Centre Scolaire-Communautaire Samuel-de-Champlain, with schooling available at all levels.
Both the University of New
Brunswick and the New
Brunswick
Community
College have campuses in Saint John, and are available to
residents
from
Grand Bay-Westfield. UNBSJ has established a national reputation for
its
Business and Marine Biology programs, and has recently created the
Centre
for Electronic Commerce as well as a Dalhousie
Medical Program.
Housing
Grand Bay-Westfield offers a wide variety of purchase, rental, and
lease properties, frequently at more attractive prices than other parts
of the province. Rapid growth has generated significant amounts of new
development, supplementing the existing market for gracious older
homes.
Riverfront and cottage properties are widely available.
Western Kings Kiwanis Lodge
Seely Lodge is an assisted-living Senior Care Group Home, opened in 2004, with bedrooms for 12 seniors with full time attendant care.
Inglewood Manor for senior citizens has been open since 2008. The Manor has seven self-contained apartments including a mix of one and two bedrooms, and handicap-friendly units.
Brundage Point River Centre
The Brundage Point River Centre opened in 2007 and is surrounded by water on three sides and is the perfect alternative to the traditional hotel banquet hall or conference facility.