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Acadie Libre
Acadie may refer to: * Acadia, French name for the former French colony today comprising roughly the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island * ''Acadie'' (album), the debut album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois * Acadie–Bathurst, a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada * Acadie (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada * Acadie (Montreal Metro), a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system * Acadie Siding, New Brunswick, a community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada * Acadie, New Brunswick, a community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada * L'Acadie blanc, a grape variety * L'Acadie, Quebec, a town in the Montérégie region * Place d'Acadie, a public square in the 6th arrondissement of Paris See also * Acadia (other) Acadia is the region of northeastern North America which was established as a French colony in the 17th century, toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadia
Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and early 18th centuries, Norridgewock on the Kennebec River and Castine at the end of the Penobscot River were the southernmost settlements of Acadia. The French government specified land bordering the Atlantic coast, roughly between the 40th and 46th parallels. It was eventually divided into British colonies. The population of Acadia included the various indigenous First Nations that comprised the Wabanaki Confederacy, the Acadian people and other French settlers. The first capital of Acadia was established in 1605 as Port-Royal. An English force from Virginia attacked and burned down the town in 1613, but it was later rebuilt nearby, where it remained the longest-serving capital of French Acadia until the British siege of Port Royal in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie (album)
''Acadie'' is the debut album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois. It was largely written and recorded in the city of New Orleans. Lanois sings on it in both French and English, sometimes even on the same track. The album was originally released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) on Opal Records and Warner Bros. Records. It was reissued in 2005 with new cover art (but otherwise identical to the original). ''Acadie'' was named the 20th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book ''The Top 100 Canadian Albums''. Track listing All tracks written by Daniel Lanois unless otherwise noted. # "Still Water" – 4:29 # "The Maker" – 4:13 # "O Marie" – 3:13 # "Jolie Louise" – 2:41 # "Fisherman's Daughter" – 2:47 # "White Mustang II" (Lanois, Brian Eno) – 2:54 # "Under a Stormy Sky" – 2:20 # "Where the Hawkwind Kills" – 3:51 # "Silium's Hill" – 3:00 # "Ice" – 4:26 # "St. Ann's Gold" (Malcolm Burn, Lanois) – 3:31 # "Amazing Grace" (Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie (electoral District)
Acadie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located in northern Montreal and consists of parts of the Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville boroughs. It was created as L'Acadie for the 1973 election from parts of Ahuntsic Ahuntsic (; French pronunciation ) is a district in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally an independent village, Ahuntsic was first annexed by Montreal in 1910, then merged into the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in 2002. ... and Saint-Laurent electoral districts. It changed to its present name in 1989. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. Members of the National Assembly Election results * Result compared to Action démocratique References External links ;Information: Elections Quebec ;Election r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie (Montreal Metro)
Acadie station is a Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension (on the border with the town of Mount Royal, Quebec). It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the Parc-Extension. Overview It is a normal side platform station. Two entrances on either side of boul. de l'Acadie lead to a common ticket hall. The station platform is decorated in bold colours such as blue, hot pink, black, and slate grey. The ticket hall is host to a tall clock and bench ensemble entitled ''Lieu de rendez-vous'' by Météore Design and the seating is by sculptor Michel Morelli. A series of whimsical photographic works by Jean Mercier showing people turning cartwheels and mid-air somersaults adorns the walls of the stairwell and passages to the exits. Origin of name Acadie station was named for the Boulevard de l'Acadie (''English: Acadie Boulevard''), in turn named to remem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie Siding, New Brunswick
Acadie Siding is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, close to Rogersville. Acadie Siding is built around the intersection of Route 126 and Route 480. Acadie Siding is a mostly Acadian community. History Notable people Bordering communities *Rogersville, New Brunswick *Noinville, New Brunswick * Pineau, New Brunswick See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ... References Acadian communities Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie, New Brunswick
Acadie is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ... References Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Acadie Blanc
L'Acadie blanc is a white Canadian wine grape variety that is a hybrid crossing of Cascade and Seyve-Villard 14-287. The grape was created in 1953 by grape breeder Ollie A. Bradt in Niagara, Ontario at the Vineland Horticultural Research Station which is now the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Today the grape is widely planted in Nova Scotia with some plantings in Quebec and Ontario.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 197, 523 Allen Lane 2012 Some wine writers, including those at Appellation America, consider L'Acadie blanc as "Nova Scotia’s equivalent to Chardonnay". The grape is considered a complex hybrid which means that it has genes from several different species of genus ''Vitis'' in its lineage. The full lineage of L'Acadie blanc was mapped out by Helen Fisher of the University of Guelph and revealed that the grape has members from eight different ''Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Acadie, Quebec
L'Acadie is a former town in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, on the west side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It was about 30 miles (50 km) from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain. In 2001 L'Acadie merged with neighbouring Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, along with several other neighbouring towns and villages. The area was settled in the late 18th century by Acadians returning to Canada after the forced deportation in the mid-1700s. The town was eventually named after these Acadians. L'Acadie is known by locals for having many century-old buildings and houses. The elementary school is named after Napoléon Bourassa, a sculptor, painter and artist of the 19th century. Education The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board).South Shore Protestant Regional School Board (St. Johns, PQ). ''The News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place D'Acadie
The Place d’Acadie is a public square in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, dedicated on 8 March 1984 by the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, and by the president of an association called "Les Amitiés Acadiennes", Philippe Rossillon. It is located near the Mabillon metro station, where the Boulevard Saint-Germain intersects the Rue du Four and the Rue de Buci. The square takes its name from the old French North-American territory of Acadia that was once part of New France. Acadia existed in what is now called New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, provinces of Canada that are, today, home to a large number of francophone Canadians. Acadia is represented, in international forums on the French-speaking world's culture (''francophonie''), by the Province of New Brunswick. Dedication of this square in Paris was meant to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Acadian flag in 1884 in connection with the second '' National Acadian Convention''. It was also the 380th anniversary of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadia (other)
Acadia is the region of northeastern North America which was established as a French colony in the 17th century, today comprising roughly the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, the Gaspé region of Quebec; and parts of the U.S. state of Maine. Acadia may also refer to: Places Canada * Municipal District of Acadia No. 34, Alberta * Acadia (electoral district), former district, Alberta * Acadie (electoral district), former district in Montreal, Quebec * Acadia (region) * Acadia River, tributary of the Richelieu River, Quebec * Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia Pitcairn Islands * Acadia Islet, part of the Ducie Island atoll, Pitcairn Islands (British Overseas Territory), in the Pacific Ocean United States * Acadia National Park, in Maine * Acadia Parish, Louisiana, established 1886 * A proposed partition of northern Maine; see Biology * ''Acadia'' (genus), a genus in the Mycetophilidae family of fungus gnats described by Vockerot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadieman
Acadieman is the first Acadian superhero, created by cartoonist and musician Daniel "Dano" Leblanc. His animated series ''Acadieman'', aired from 2005 to 2009 as a community channel production on Rogers TV, and was then acquired by TV5 Québec Canada for national distribution; however, TV5 cancelled the series in advance of its premiere. Acadieman also exists in a comic book series, published by Éditions Court-Circuit, and in an animated feature film, ''Acadieman Vs. le CMA 2009''. Characters Acadieman The first Acadian superhero, he is the "official" pirate of the French language. He loves "the great indoors" and hates walking long distances. Coffee makes him strong, similar to the effect of spinach on Popeye. He likes hanging out in coffee shops and laughing at people while spoiling himself. Other characters A few characters appear regularly on the show: * Ti-Gris * Coquille * Farty * Johnny Dieppe * Acadiemère A few other characters have been only in a single or a few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
