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Caraquet
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow into the Caraquet Bay west of the town. The town was greatly enlarged in 2023 by annexing the village of Bas-Caraquet and several local service districts. Establishment Caraquet was first settled by Gabriel Giraud dit St-Jean who was a French trader and merchant. He married a Mi'kmaq woman and settled in Lower Caraquet. After the expulsion of the Acadians from southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1755, some Acadians settled in Upper Caraquet. Led by Alexis Landry in 1757, the original town site was founded at what is now called Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage. The land was officially granted for the town in 1774 through the Royal Proclamation to 34 families of Acadian, Normand and Mi'kmaq origins. The town is called Acadia's capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraquet Parish, New Brunswick
Caraquet is a civil parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, the parish is divided between the towns of Caraquet, Hautes-Terres, Rivière-du-Nord, and Shippagan. All municipalities are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC). Origin of name Historian William F. Ganong described the origin of the name as uncertain, the Mi'kmaq ''Caluget'' possibly being their pronunciation of a French name for the area. History Caraquet was erected in 1831 from Saumarez Parish; it originally included Shippegan Parish and Paquetville Parish. In 1851 Shippegan was erected as its own parish. In 1897 Paquetville was erected as its own parish. Boundaries Caraquet Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 19 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 036, 054–056, and 074–076 at same site. * on the north by the Caraquet River, Caraquet Bay, and Chaleur Bay; * on the east by Baie de Shippagan, Baie Brûlé, Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraquet Bay
Caraquet Bay (french: Baie de Caraquet) is situated in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south by the town of Caraquet and the village of Bertrand, to the south by the parish of New Bandon, to the north by the village of Maisonnette and to the northwest by the Baie des Chaleurs. Caraquet Island is located between the two bays. There are a number of beaches on the bay, as well as oyster farms and the port of Caraquet. Caraquet Bay flows into the Caraquet River and the Du Nord River There are two theories about the origin of the bay's name. Either Caraquet is a word in the Mi'kmaq language meaning "where two rivers meet", or it comes from a type of ship, the carrack."Caraquet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. August 3, 2007 . Governor Nicolas Denys was the first to mention Caraquet, in 1672.William Francis Ganong, ''The History of Caraquet and Pokemouche'', New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, 1948 See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture. Census subdivisions Communities There are nineteen municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population): First Nations There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed with 2016 population): Parishes The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population): Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Gloucester County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas-Caraquet
Bas-Caraquet ( ) is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. History On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of Caraquet. Bas-Caraquet remains in official use. Geography Situated on the Acadian Peninsula on the shore of Chaleur Bay, its name translates into "Lower Caraquet". It is located at the eastern entrance to Caraquet Harbour, adjacent to the town of Caraquet. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bas-Caraquet had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Economy Fishing is the village's principal industry. 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 inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick
Bas-Caraquet ( ) is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. History On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of Caraquet. Bas-Caraquet remains in official use. Geography Situated on the Acadian Peninsula on the shore of Chaleur Bay, its name translates into "Lower Caraquet". It is located at the eastern entrance to Caraquet Harbour, adjacent to the town of Caraquet. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bas-Caraquet had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Economy Fishing is the village's principal industry. 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 inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintamarre
''Tintamarre'' is an Acadian tradition of marching through one's community making noise with improvised instruments and other noisemakers, usually in celebration of National Acadian Day. The term originates from the Acadian French word meaning "clangour" or "din". The practice is intended to demonstrate the vitality and solidarity of Acadian society, and to remind others of the presence of Acadians. It originated in the mid-twentieth century, likely inspired by an ancient French folk custom. History Tintamarre is a recent tradition established by people of Acadian descent in Canada in the mid-20th century, although it is believed to have been inspired by the ancient French folk custom of ''Charivari''. In 1955, during the commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the Archbishop of Moncton, Norbert Robichaud, circulated an instruction sheet for the marking of the event. He advised families to kneel in outdoor prayer once the church bells began t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Landry
Alexis Landry (1721 – March 6, 1798) was an Acadian merchant who helped establish the town of Caraquet. The son of Jean Landry and Claire Le Blanc, he was born in Grand-Pré in what is now Nova Scotia. In 1743, he moved to the seigneury of Beaubassin. There he married Marie Terriot. Landry helped defend Fort Beauséjour Fort Beauséjour (), renamed Fort Cumberland in 1755, is a large, five-bastioned fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto in eastern Canada, a neck of land connecting the present-day province of New Brunswick with that of Nova Scotia. The site was strateg ... against the British in 1755; the fort was captured by the British in June of that year. Landry and his family first arrived at Caraquet in 1757; they were forced to leave in 1761 after raids by the British but returned again in 1768. He was given official permission to settle there the following year and received title to his land in 1784. Landry was involved in trading and shipbuilding. In 1791, he had a chapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraquet River
The Caraquet River is a river in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Caraquet Bay north of Caraquet. The river's name means "meeting of two rivers" in the Mi'kmaq language. River Communities *Bertrand * Burnsville River Crossings * Route 11 * Route 135 * Route 340 See also *List of rivers of New Brunswick This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls. New Brunswick receives precipitation year-round, which feeds numerous streams and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint La ... References Rivers of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes In New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their borders. They provided convenient boundaries for electoral districts and organising delivery of government services for some time after 1966 but were gradually supplanted for such purposes by local service districts (LSDs), which better represent communities of interest. Local governance reforms scheduled for 1 January 2023 will abolish the local service district as a unit of governance but this will not affect the existence of civil parishes. Parishes are still usedAs of July 2021, by more than a dozen Acts and more than fifty Regulations. to describe legal boundaries for health administration judicial matters, agricultural boards, and some other entities; highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadian Festival
The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the descendants of a few Acadians who escaped the Expulsion of the Acadians (aka The Great Upheaval / ''Le Grand Dérangement'') re-settled. Most Acadians in Canada continue to live in majority French-speaking communities, notably those in New Brunswick where Acadians and Francophones are granted autonomy in areas such as education and health. Acadia was one of the 5 regions of New France. Acadia was located in what is now Eastern Canada's Maritime provinces, as well as parts of Quebec and present-day Maine to the Kennebec River. It was ethnically, geographically and administratively different from the other French colonies and the French colony of Canada (modern-day Quebec). As a result, the Acadians developed a distinct history and culture. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Nord (New Brunswick)
The Rivière du Nord is a river that flows into the Caraquet Bay west of Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada. See also *List of rivers of New Brunswick This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls. New Brunswick receives precipitation year-round, which feeds numerous streams and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint La ... Rivers of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
