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Thursday, August 15, 2013

VIDEO: Saint Johners Celebrate Acadian Day

City hall was a loud sea of red, white and blue flags as the Saint John francophone population celebrate Acadian Day.

Premier David Alward led a tintamarre down King Street and he says New Brunswickers don't realize that just how large the Acadian community is in the southern part of the province including the Greater Saint John area.

Guy Legere of the local francophone association tells CHSJ News he never had any trouble being french in the Port City.

He tells us he moved here in 1996 and says the integration went very well.

Kids taking part in activities at the Museum in Market Square will have their own tintamarre to Le Faubourg on Prince William street at 3 today.


The grown ups will have another traditional parade by car to Millidgeville as the crowd heads to St. Francois de Sales parish for a dinner and concert tonight.