Category: Acadian

Fundraiser to Save Historic, Deconsecrated Nova Scotia Church Falling Short of Goal

A 32-day fundraising campaign to preserve a huge and historic Acadian church in western Nova Scotia has raised only a fraction of the funds needed to save the building. The chairman of Nation Prospère Acadie, a non-profit group leading the campaign—which ended Tuesday—says about $116,000 of the $2.5-million goal has been donated toward repairing Saint…


For Acadian Singer, Deaths of New Brunswick Fishermen Evoke Past Tragedies

The deaths of two New Brunswick fishermen on the first day of the lobster season are evoking powerful memories of past tragedies on the water for a singer who lives on the Acadian peninsula. Eugene Beaudin, 58, and his great-nephew, Normand Beaudin, 33, fell off their fishing boat on Saturday and died in the water…