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Sacré-Cœur College
Sacré-Cœur College was a Canadian college built in 1899. It was located in Caraquet, Canada. After being destroyed by a fire in 1915, it was rebuilt in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Bathurst. History Secret construction Joseph-Théophile Allard replaced Joseph Pelletier as the parish priest of Caraquet in 1876, following the Louis Mailloux Affair, Louis Mailloux affair, during which opposition to school reform and the control of Anglo-Protestant merchants had resulted in two deaths. Father Allard had a conflict with the nuns of the Congregation of Notre Dame and was sent to Paquetville in 1879. He returned to Caraquet in 1885 after serving in several parishes. As early as 1892, Father Allard began efforts to construct a college. However, he did not publicly disclose the nature of the building, leading some people to believe it was a rectory, as the old one was in ruins. Father Allard was cautious because the Bishop of Chatham,The Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick, Chatham has he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. On 1 January 2023, the town was greatly enlarged by annexing the village of Bas-Caraquet and all or part of seven local service districts; the annexed communities' names remain in official use. Revised census figures have not been released. 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 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
