Tracadie-Sheila (/ˌtrækədi ˈʃaɪlə/ TRAK-ə-dee SHY-lə) is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4] It is now part of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie.[1]
Tracadie | |
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Former town | |
 Downtown Tracadie | |
 Seal | |
  Tracadie Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′45″N 64°54′36″W / 47.51239°N 64.91010°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Saumarez |
| Town of Tracadie | 1966 |
| Village of Sheila | October 1, 1978 |
| Town of Tracadie-Sheila | January 1, 1992 |
| RM of Tracadie | July 1, 2014[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Aldéoda Losier |
| • Deputy Mayor | Bobby Ferguson |
| • Councillors | List of Members
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| • Executive Director | Denis Poirier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 - 22 m (−72 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | 16,000 |
| • Density | 200.1/km2 (518/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.1% |
| • Dwellings | 2,255 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
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| NTS Map | 21P10 Tracadie |
| GNBC Code | DATGK |
| Website | www.tracadie-sheila.ca |
History
editDemographics
editPopulation
edit| 2011 | |
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| Population | 16,000 (+10.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) |
| Population density | 200.1/km2 (518/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.4 (M: 45.1, F: 45.7) |
| Private dwellings | 2,255 (total) |
| Median household income | $47,661 |
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Language
edit| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Tracadie–Sheila, New Brunswick[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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4,880
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4,670 | 13.6%
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95.70% | 155 | 34.8%
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3.18% | 25 | n/a%
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0.51% | 30 |  57.1%
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0.61% | |||||
2006
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4,295
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4,110 | 6.2%
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95.69% | 115 | 20.7%
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2.68% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 70 | n/a%
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1.63% | |||||
2001
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4,575
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4,380 | 1.0%
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95.74% | 145 | 45.3%
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3.17% | 50 | 400.0%
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1.09% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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4,625
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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
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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
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "Establishing the Regional Municipality of Grand Tracadie-Sheila" (PDF) (PDF). New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government. February 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Tracadie-Sheila[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Tracadie–Sheila, New Brunswick
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tracadie-Sheila
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
edit- Tracadie-Sheila - official site