10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOITEAUX»
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aboiteaux in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Marshlands: Four Centuries of Environmental Change on the ...
Corporation des aboiteaux de la Seigneurie de Kamouraska established the
Centre d'interpretation de l'aboiteau, in part to illustrate their awareness of the
environmental issues surrounding the exploitation of the salt marshes. The
centre's ...
Matthew George Hatvany, 2003
We could repair them and set up aboiteaux,” he suggested. “We can let water in
from the river occasionally to deposit a layer of silt on the land.” “The land is fertile
,” Leger agreed. He could already imagine hay, wheat, and oats standing as tall ...
Claude Le Bouthillier, 2004
3
From Migrant to Acadian: A North American Border People, ...
See also Cormier, Les aboiteaux en Acadie; Cormier, “Nos aboiteaux”; and
LeBlanc, “Les aboiteaux de Barachois” and “Entrevues sur les aboiteaux.” Price,
“The transatlantic economy,” in Greene and Pole, ed., Colonial British America,
23.
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The Acadian Diaspora: An Eighteenth-Century History
Perfected in the marshes near Port Royal, the Acadians' aboiteaux migrated up
the Bay of Fundy as the seventeenth century progressed. Guided byjacques
Bourgeois, a would-be fur trader and cattle rancher who had served as d'Aulnay's
...
5
Moi, je suis de Bouctouche: Les racines bien ancrŽes
Grâce à ces digues, les Acadiens obtinrent des terres plus productives que les
hautes terres, ce qui leur permit de pratiquer l'agriculture sans empiéter sur le
territoire des Mi'kmaq. Griffiths affirme que « la construction d'aboiteaux, une
tâche ...
6
The Acadians: In Search of a Homeland
In these settlemen ts, the Acadians applied and adapted farming methods they
had learned in the Poitou region of France aimed at bringing marshy lands along
the sea under cultivation. The use of aboiteaux, dikes that prevented salt water ...
7
Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Acadians at Grand PrŽ and Their ...
The Acadians at Grand PrŽ and Their Dykeland Legacy J. Sherman Bleakney.
dyke built 1805-06 / map produced 1808 Long 151 3 miles long 798 acres
enclosed . 5 aboiteaux 35' to 45' feet long Anson A ' , 1 large aboiteau 60 '.
double ...
J. Sherman Bleakney, 2004
8
The Acadian Diaspora: An Eighteenth-Century History
Perfected in the marshes near Port Royal, the Acadians' aboiteaux migrated up
the Bay of Fundy as the seventeenth century progressed. Guided byJacques
Bourgeois, a would-be fur trader and cattle rancher who had served as d'Aulnay's
...
9
Canada's Atlantic Provinces
ABOITEAUX. The early Acadian settlers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
found a way to grow crops in the rich sedimentary soil of the tidal valleys fed by
the unusually high Bay of Fundy tides. Twice each day, tides of 20 or 30 feet
wash in to ...
Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers, 2002
10
Daring Pioneers Tame the Frontier: The Generation that Built ...
Dykes. and. Aboiteaux. Minas Basin,with Cape Blomidon in the background,
reveals Grand-Pré's rich meadows reclaimed from the Bay of Fundy during the
seventeenth century. Today, Minas Basin continues to support large— scale
farming.
Bettye B. Burkhalter, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOITEAUX»
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aboiteaux is used in the context of the following news items.
Very old aboiteau located
She did note that museum collections in the province have preserved five or six Acadian era aboiteaux around the province and she sees an ... «Kings County Register/Advertiser, Jun 15»
'It's a complex problem': Sackville, NB calls for action amid flooding
We're dealing with tidal waters, marshes, aboiteaux that date back a couple of centuries,” said Mike LeBlanc of the province's Emergency ... «CTV News, Jun 15»
Weekend focus: Time to shore up Acadian dike system, farmer says
... on the province's 240 kilometres of earthen dikes and 260 aboiteaux that protect 17,400 hectares of agricultural marshland from flooding. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jan 15»
Ed Coleman's History: An Acadian historical site overlooked
... Wellington Dyke, found that some of the earliest dykes and aboiteaux in this region were built by the Acadians on the upper Canard River. «Kings County Register/Advertiser, Dec 14»
Storm causes flooding, power outages and closures in NB
At the University of Moncton, Crowley Farm Road between Morton Avenue and Aboiteaux Street is closed. In the Saint John district, part of ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
Un concert-exposition unique à Saint-Pacôme
On puise notre inspiration dans le fleuve, les aboiteaux, les monadnocks, les champs et la forêt », raconte Mme Poulin de Courval. Le concept ... «Le Placoteux, Oct 14»
Colwell announces $5-million aboiteau for LaPlanche River
... under the Marshlands Conservation Act. The department monitors 241 kilometres of dykes and 260 aboiteaux that protect more than 43,000 ... «Cumberland News Now, Sep 14»
L'Acadie dans tous ses États
... habitables les terres marécageuses de cette région de la Nouvelle-Écosse actuelle grâce à l'élaboration d'ingénieux systèmes d'aboiteaux. «Le Devoir, Aug 14»
LaPlanche Aboiteau to be replaced by fall
... Marshland Conservation Act. The department helps protect agricultural marshlands by monitoring 241 kilometres of dykes and 260 aboiteaux ... «Cumberland News Now, Jul 14»
Fields, parking lots under water in Hillsborough, NB
“They claim that if they enlarge the aboiteaux and make them larger and dredge the canal, it wouldn't really change a whole lot,” says Alcorn. «CTV News, Apr 14»
