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Roland Haché
Roland Haché (June 14, 1947 – April 24, 2020) was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Nigadoo-Chaleur from 1999 to 2014. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education at the University of Moncton and taught classes at the college level. Haché entered politics when he was elected mayor of Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick in a 1995 by-election held after no candidates came forward in the municipal election earlier that year. He was re-elected by acclamation in 1998. He left his post as mayor in 1999, following his election to the legislature. Haché, a Liberal, was the only non-incumbent of his party to win a seat in that election that saw his party reduced from 44 to 10 seats. In 2002, he was co-chair of Shawn Graham's successful campaign for the leadership of his party. He was re-elected in 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigadoo, New Brunswick
Nigadoo is a community in the town of Belle-Baie in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was a village until 2023, when it was amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the town of Belle-Baie. Nigadoo is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Nepisiguit Bay, 15 km northwest of Bathurst and adjacent to Beresford. In the Mi'gmaq language "nigadoo" or "Mimoogwodoo" roughly translates as "place to hide". History The name Nigadoo likely comes from the old word “Mimoogwodoo” meaning “the hiding place”. Long before Samuel de Champlain, John Cabot or Nicolas Denys charted the Chaleur Region it was inhabited by the Mi’gmaq People. The legend on how Nigadoo got its name goes back to those times before European settlers came. Historically, is known that the Mi’gmaq people and the Iroquois (Mohawk) people were sometimes at war with each other, as their territories bordered each other around the area now known as Edmundston. It was during one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |