Edith Butler

Posted on March 12, 2020April 20, 2020 by MyNB

(Marie Nicole) Edith Butler, Singer-songwriter was born in Paquetville, near Caraquet on July 27th 1942. She began singing in cafés in Moncton while studying. Between 1962 and 1967 she performed... Read More

Antonine Maillet

Posted on February 13, 2020April 15, 2020 by MyNB

Antonine Maillet – novelist and playwright – is the foremost voice in literature from the French-speaking Acadian East Coast of New Brunswick.  Her hometown of Bouctouche, boasts “Le Pa... Read More

Acadieville

Posted on November 21, 2019September 24, 2020 by MyNB

Acadieville is a small rural community situated on the Kouchibouguac River west of Kouchibouguac National Park. Its population is largely francophone, and people are proud of their Acadian roots. ... Read More

Le Monument Notre Dame de l’Assomption

Posted on November 14, 2019August 16, 2019 by MyNB

Le Monument National Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Rogersville was designated a Provincial Historic Site to celebrate the accomplishments of Monsignor Marcel-François Richard (1847-1915), educator,... Read More

Louis Joseph Robichaud

Posted on October 24, 2019October 23, 2019 by MyNB

Louis Joseph Robichaud was born to Amédée and Eugénie “Annie” Robichaud on October 21, 1925, in the village of Saint-Antoine. From his first marriage to Lorraine Savoie of Néguac, he h... Read More

Patsy Gallant

Posted on June 18, 2019April 20, 2020 by MyNB

Patsy Gallant, born August 15, 1948 in Campbellton is a pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. Born Adrienne Gallant, s... Read More