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Sometimes one little word can make you feel like an outsider. I had been talking about the importance of defending Acadian rights with a francophone politician seated at my table during a social event. It was a great conversation that left me feeling prouder than ever of being Acadian. Alas, …
Read More »P.E.I. woman returns to houses that her father built entirely out of bottles – New Brunswick
A Prince Edward Island woman took a trip down memory lane this week, as she explored a magical place her father built more than 40 years ago. “It’s a really special place,” said Regeanne Arsenault, whose father built the original ‘Bottle Houses’ in Cape Egmont near Wellington, P.E.I. They were …
Read More »Movement rekindled to rename N.B. university connected to ‘torturer’ of Acadians – New Brunswick
A movement has been rekindled in New Brunswick to shed a francophone university’s connection to Robert Monckton, a British military figure who played an active role in the imprisonment and deportation of thousands of Acadians. More than 1,000 people from Canada’s Acadian community — including dignitaries, academics and artists — …
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