Jacquet River, New Brunswick
Jacquet River | |
|---|---|
Community (Dissolved village) | |
Jacquet River, New Brunswick, from 1875 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Durham |
| Village | Belledune |
| Founded | 1790 |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Amalgamation | 1994 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,200 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways | |
Jacquet River is a community in the village of Belledune in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Previously, it was a village until 1994, when it amalgamated into Belledune. It has a population of about 1,200 people.
It has an elementary and middle school, which is also used by the surrounding communities. It has a grocery store, along with a few locally-owned convenience stores. It has a municipal park, which is maintained by the village. A song from the 1970s by Canadian artist Ray Griff references Jacquet River.[1]
History
Jacquet River has a strong history with many families having deep roots there, including the Guitard, Gauthier, Devereaux, Joncas, Cormier, Furlotte, Meade, Lapointe, Carriers, Hickey, Mallaley, Kelly, Dempsey, McNair, Driscoll, Culligan Doyle, and Legacy.
In 1994, the Village of Jacquet River, along with a few unincorporated communities, amalgamated with the Village of Belledune to form a larger village known as Belledune. Due to Belledune retaining its village status, it was nicknamed "The Super Village".
Jacquet River is a multilingual community. Most people agree that Jacquet River got its name for the famous French explorer, Jacques Cartier, who landed around this area.
47°55′01″N 66°00′00″W / 47.917°N 66.000°W
Transportation
VIA Rail's train, The Ocean, makes stops on request at the Jacquet River station, a flag stop platform.[2] The station building was demolished, along with nearby Charlo station, in October 2021.[3]
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Lyr Req: Jacket River / Jacquet River? (Ray Griff)". mudcat.org. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ VIA Rail page for Jacquet Station
- ^ "Vanishing Stations", The Bulleton, Transport Action Atlantic, Spring-Summer 2001]