Tracadie-Sheila is a community along the Acadian Coast of New Brunswick. It is the largest urban area within the Regional Municipality of Tracadie.
Understand
[edit]Tracadie is located on the Acadian Peninsula in Glouchester County in northeastern New Brunswick.
Talk
[edit]The main language in Tracadie is French. According to the Official Languages Act of New Brunswick, the official language is French since less than 20% of the population speaks English.
History
[edit]Tracadie and Sheila were separate communities whose municipal governments were merged into the Town of Grand Tracadie-Sheila on January 1, 1992. In July 2014, the Regional Municipality (RM) of Grand Tracadie–Sheila was formed through an amalgamation of the former Town of Tracadie–Sheila with 18 local service districts (LSDs) as well as parts of two others. On June 15, 2015, the municipality of Grand Tracadie-Sheila officially changed its name to Tracadie.
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Historical Museum of Tracadie (Musée Historique de Tracadie), 222 Rue du Couvent, ☏ +1 506-393-6366. Located inside Académie Sainte-Famille, a four-storey wooden colonial-style building built between 1910-1912. Includes an exhibit on the leper colony.
- 2 Paroisse catholique St-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Joseph (St. Joseph & St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church), 3585 Rue Principale. Neo-Gothic style Catholic church built from 1926 to 1949. Across from the church is a monument to the founding families installed in 1984. On the same grounds is a monument to Father Lafrance.
Do
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[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 L'Entracte Resto Pub, 3394 Rue Principale, ☏ +1 506-395-9827. Daily 7AM-9PM.
- 2 Le Up'n Down Resto-Bar, 3427 Rue Principale, ☏ +1 506-600-3698.
- 3 Pizza Delight, 3410 Rue Principale, ☏ +1 506-395-6555.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Centre de Villégiature Deux Rivières Resort (Deux Rivières Resort), 100 Deux Rivieres Street, ☏ +1 506-394-4050, [email protected].
Connect
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[edit]Routes through Tracadie-Sheila |
Bathurst ← Caraquet ← | N S | → Miramichi → Moncton / Fredericton via |