Tracadie-Sheila
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Tracadie-Sheila (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] It is now part of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie.[2]
History
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Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,880 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,670 | Increase 13.6% | 95.70% | 155 | Increase 34.8% | 3.18% | 25 | Increase n/a% | 0.51% | 30 | Decrease 57.1% | 0.61% | |||||
2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,295 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,110 | Decrease 6.2% | 95.69% | 115 | Decrease 20.7% | 2.68% | 0 | Decrease 100.0% | 0.00% | 70 | Increase n/a% | 1.63% | |||||
2001 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,575 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,380 | Increase 1.0% | 95.74% | 145 | Decrease 45.3% | 3.17% | 50 | Increase 400.0% | 1.09% | 0 | Decrease 100.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,625 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4,335 | n/a | 93.73% | 265 | n/a | 5.73% | 10 | n/a | 0.22% | 15 | n/a | 0.32% | |||||
Tourism and culture
Located on the Acadian Peninsula, the area has a number of sandy beaches. Val-Comeau, the most popular, is protected as a Provincial Park. The beaches can usually be enjoyed from June until September, when the water is a moderate temperature.
Signage is in French, as most inhabitants of the Acadian Peninsula are predominantly French speaking. The community became known as the hometown of Wilfred Le Bouthillier, winner of the 2003 Quebec reality show Star Académie. The success of the young singer, known simply as Wilfred, resulted in a significant rise in tourism to the region.
The town is also home to pop singer Jean-François Breau. Well-known AIDS activist Dr. Réjean Thomas and opera singer Michèle Losier, (both now residing in Montreal), are from the neighbouring village of St-Isidore, part of the greater Tracadie area.
Economy
The region suffers from high unemployment because of its relative isolation from centres of greater population. It depends on federal government assistance to compensate for the weak economic performance of the last decades. Most well-paid jobs tend to be government-related, including teachers, nurses and doctors. Other employers are in the "Parc Industriel".
Tourism is an important seasonal employer, particularly in the summer months of June, July and August. Thousands of vacationers, mostly from neighbouring Québec, come for the beaches, ocean, and hospitality.
Transportation
The closest public airport is Bathurst Airport (IATA code: ZBF), 75 kilometres west of the town. It is served by Air Canada Jazz with twice daily flights to Montreal.
The community was once served by CN Rail for freight rail transport, but the rail line was abandoned in the 1980s. Today the nearest rail service is at Miramichi or Bathurst with the New Brunswick East Coast Railway; Via Rail Canada provides 6-day/week passenger rail service at Bathurst and Miramichi using its train the Ocean, running to Montreal and Halifax.
The town is located on Highway 11 which links the town to Caraquet and Shippagan to the northeast and Miramichi to the southwest. The town is connected to Highway 8 to Bathurst via Highway 365 and Highway 160 through Saint-Isidore and Allardville.
References
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External links
- Tracadie-Sheila - official site
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- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tracadie-Sheila
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