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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) * Acadieman, a cartoon figure * Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick Acadieville is a geographic parish in Kent Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadia
Acadia (; ) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the The Maritimes, Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. The population of Acadia included the various indigenous First Nations in Canada, First Nations that comprised the Wabanaki Confederacy, the Acadian people and other French people, French settlers. The first capital of Acadia was established in 1605 as Port-Royal (Acadia), Port-Royal. Soon after, English forces of Captain Argall, an English ship's captain employed by the Virginia Company of London attacked and burned down the Port-Royal National Historic Site, fortified habitation in 1613. A new centre for Port-Royal was established nearby, and it remained the longest-serving capital of French Acadia until the British Siege of Port Royal (1710), siege of Port Royal in 1710. There were six colonial wars in a 74-year period in which British interests tried to capture Acadia, starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie (album)
''Acadie'' is the debut studio album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois, originally released in 1989 by Opal Records and Warner Bros. Records. It was largely written and recorded in the city of New Orleans. Lanois sings on it in both French and English, sometimes on the same track. It was reissued in 2005 with new cover art (but otherwise identical to the original) and then issued again in 2021 as ''Acadie (Gold Top Edition)'' and only the 2021 edition is available for streaming. ''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"&nbs ... [...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 and Saint-Laurent electoral districts. It changed to its present name in 1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W .... 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 results: as " ... [...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 in southeastern New Brunswick, near Nouvelle-Arcadie. Acadie Siding is centered around the intersection of Route 126 and Route 480. Acadie Siding is a predominantly Acadian community. The name was also used for an area with reduced services within the former local service district of the parish of Acadieville. History Notable people Bordering communities * Nouvelle-Arcadie, 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 municipal ... References Acadian communities Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick {{KentCountyNB-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadie, New Brunswick
Acadieville is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is almost entirely within the village of Nouvelle-Arcadie, with a small area on the eastern boundary part of the Kent rural district, both of which are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Rogersville and the local service district of the parish of Acadieville, which included an area with reduced services named Acadie Siding. Origin of name William F. Ganong considered the name's origin to be obviously from ''Acadie''. History Acadieville was erected in 1876 from Carleton Parish. Acadieville Parish was first settled in 1868 by Acadian settlers who rushed to claim the provincial Crown Lands after it was revealed that the surveyed route for the Intercolonial Railway would pass through the area. In 1869, the Intercolonial Railway's route was modified and it was constructed appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Acadie Blanc
Acadia (; ) 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. 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. Soon after, English forces of Captain Argall, an English ship's captain employed by the Virginia Company of London attacked and burned down the fortified habitation in 1613. A new centre for Port-Royal was established nearby, and it remained the longest-serving capital of French Acadia until the British siege of Port Royal in 1710. There were six colonial wars in a 74-year period in which British interests tried to capture Acadia, starting with King William's War in 1689. French troops from Quebec, Acadians, the Wabanaki Confederacy, and French priests continually raided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Acadie, Quebec
L'Acadie () is a List of former municipalities in Quebec, former municipality 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 Acadians#Deportation, 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 ... [...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 '':fr:Convention nationale acadienne, National Acadian Convention''. It was a ... [...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 (federal 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), ''Acadia'' (genus), a genus in the Mycetophilidae family of fungus gnat ... [...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 ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
