Assumption Place is an office building in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of ...

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, Canada. It is the headquarters of

Assumption Life Assumption Mutual Life Insurance Company, operating as Assumption Life (french: Assomption Vie), is a Canadian life insurance and asset management company based in Moncton, New Brunswick. History The company was established in 1903 by Acadians ...

. It is tied for the title of tallest office building in New Brunswick with the Brunswick Square in

Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of ...

. The building has the most levels of any building in New Brunswick at 20. In 1970 the City of Moncton approved the building. At that time

NBTel NBTel was founded as the New Brunswick Telephone Company in 1888 after Bell Telephone Company of Canada's attempt to establish telephone service in the Maritimes failed. The company purchased the assets in New Brunswick, Canada from Bell Canada ...

realized the building would be high enough to block radio signals coming from the tower they had at that time in

downtown Moncton Downtown Moncton is a central neighbourhood in the city of Moncton, New Brunswick. History ''See History of Moncton and Timeline of Moncton history'' Places of note References Bordering communities {{Geographic location , Centre ...

. This was the reason for the construction of the NBTel Tower, now called the

Bell Aliant Tower The Bell Aliant Tower, formerly known as the Aliant Tower and older still, the NBTel Tower, is a tower of reinforced concrete located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is used to provide directional radio services. It is the tallest structu ...

. Place Assomption should not be confused with the former Assomption Building at 236 St George Street, which was built in 1955. Today that particular structure is known as Maison Commerce House.

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Buildings and structures in Moncton Office buildings completed in 1972 1972 establishments in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-struct-stub

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