| Bouctouche Chebooktoosk |
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| The boardwalk across the dune in the Irving Eco-Centre. | |||
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| Nickname(s): Great Little Harbour | |||
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Bouctouche
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| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | New Brunswick | ||
| County | Kent County | ||
| Founded | June 24, 1785 | ||
| Incorporated | July 24, 1985 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Aldéo Saulnier | ||
| • Governing Body | Bouctouche Town Council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 18.34 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 2,383 | ||
| • Density | 129.9/km2 (336.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−3) | ||
| Canadian Postal code | E4S | ||
| Area code(s) | 506 | ||
| Telephone Exchanges | 743 | ||
| Highway | Route 11 | ||
| Waterway | Bouctouche Harbour | ||
| NTS Map | 021I07 | ||
| GNBC Code | DBBXR | ||
| Website | www.ville.bouctouche.nb.ca | ||
Bouctouche ( /ˈbʌktuːʃ/) is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick and in 2006 Census the population was 2,383.[1]
The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton.
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Bouctouche was originally named Chebooktoosk, a Mi'kmaq word meaning Great Little Harbour. The region was next settled by Francois LeBlanc in 1785 as an Acadian community and the community included a few Irish families. Bouctouche was struck by a tornado on August 6, 1879.
| Climate data for Buctouche | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
10.1 (50.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) |
−13 (9) |
−7 (19) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
0.63 (33.13) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 107 (4.2) |
86 (3.4) |
97 (3.8) |
86 (3.4) |
97 (3.8) |
91 (3.6) |
104 (4.1) |
81 (3.2) |
86 (3.4) |
99 (3.9) |
102 (4) |
109 (4.3) |
1,146 (45.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
La Dune de Bouctouche, known by its first inhabitants as the Great Little Harbour, has hiking and cycling trails that are part of the New Brunswick Trail system. There are 12 kilometers of whispering sands making up the dunes easily viewed from a boardwalk along a conservation area known as the Irving Eco Center.
La Dune de Bouctouche constitutes a 6.08 mile long ridge of sand formed over centuries by the wind and stormy seas. The dune has almost enclosed the bay area over its full length leaving an opening to the bay at its mouth that is a 1.1 mile wide opening and the dune is still expanding today.
Le Pays de la Sagouine, based on Antonine Maillet's award-winning book La Sagouine, is a theme park filled with Acadian entertainment and history. Their activities include dramatic reproductions of Antonine's plays and in 2010 they are taking up the challenge to provide more activities in the English language.
Irving Eco Center Industrialist Kenneth Colin Irving was born in Bouctouche, many of his businesses, including Kent Homes, maintain operations there and the family is dedicated to protecting the area's natural resources with the Irving Eco Center and helping to revitalize the town's economy by supporting a variety of local projects.
Current Town Council (2008–2012): Mayor, Aldéo Saulnier; Pro-maire: Roland Fougère; consillors: Mike LeBlanc, Raymond Poirier and Normand Vautour. Council meetings every 3rd Tuesday of the month and all residents are welcome to attend. Major construction is now taking place on the new James K Irving Civic Center, to be completed in March 2011 and will contain a new arena, town hall, council chambers, meeting space, gym and office space.
Past mayors: Mark Robere, André Goguen, Raymond 'Bou' Duplessis, Laurie Boucher.
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