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Jacquet River is a former municipality in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada on the Jacquet River. It is now part of the municipality of Belledune, and has a population of about 1,200 people.
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It has an elementary and middle school, which is also used by the surrounding communities. It has a grocery store, along with a few locally owned convenience stores. It has a municipal park, which is maintained by the village. A song from the 1970s by Canadian artist Ray Griff references Jacquet River.[1]
History
editJacquet River has a very strong history with many families having deep roots there, including the Guitard, Gauthier, Devereaux, Joncas, Cormier, Furlotte, Meade, Lapointe, Carriers, Hickey, Mallaley, Kelly, Dempsey, McNair, Driscoll, Culligan Doyle, and Legacy.
In 1994, the Village of Jacquet River, along with a few unincorporated communities, amalgamated with the Village of Belledune to form a larger village known as Belledune: "The Super Village".
Jacquet River is a multilingual community, being on Mi'kma'ki Territory and colonized by French, English, and Dutch settlers. Most people agree that Jacquet River got its name for the famous French explorer, Jacques Cartier, who landed around this area.
Transportation
editVIA Rail's train, The Ocean, makes stops on request at the Jacquet River station, a flag stop platform.[2] The station building was demolished, along with nearby Charlo station, in October 2021.[3]
Notable people
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Lyr Req: Jacket River / Jacquet River? (Ray Griff)". mudcat.org. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ VIA Rail page for Jacquet Station
- ^ "Vanishing Stations", The Bulleton, Transport Action Atlantic, Spring-Summer 2001]
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