Acadian group in N.B. praises life of Jackie Vautour, who resisted expropriation
Jackie Vautour stands outside court during a case involving clam digging, in Moncton, N.B. on April 12, 2010. New Brunswick's Acadian Society is paying tribute to Jackie Vautour as a symbol of the resistance of the francophone minority to acts of unjust expropriation. The 92-year-old Vautour died on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
February 08, 2021 - 1:02 PM
FREDERICTON - An Acadian man who fought to remain in his home on New Brunswick's eastern shore is being recalled as a symbol of the francophone minority's resistance to unjust expropriation of their lands.