Shediac

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Shediac
nickname = Lobster Capital of the World / Capitale Mondiale du Homand
motto = "In unum ad summum" (Together Toward the Heights)

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settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Westmorland County
subdivision_type3 = Parish
subdivision_name3 = Shédiac
government_type =Town Council
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Raymond Cormier
leader_title1 = Governing Body
leader_name1 = Shediac Town Council
established_title = Founded
established_date = 18th century
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1903
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area_total_km2 = 11.97
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area_blank1_km2 = 238.47
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population_as_of = 2006
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From StatsCan
population_total = 5,497
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population_density_km2 = 459.1
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population_blank1 = 4801
population_density_blank1_km2 = 20.1
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timezone = Atlantic (AST)
utc_offset = -4
timezone_DST = ADT
utc_offset_DST = -3
latd=46.2195
longd=-64.54403
elevation_m = Sea Level to 33
elevation_ft = 0 to 108.3
website = http://www.shediac.org
postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = E4P
area_code = 506
blank_name = Telephone Exchange
blank_info = 312 351 530 531 532 533
blank1_name = NTS Map
blank1_info = 021I02
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blank2_info = DACUC
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Shediac (2006 population: 5,497) is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

Situated on Shediac Bay, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait, the town calls itself the "Lobster Capital of the World" and hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fishing; the largest lobster sculpture in the world is situated at the western entrance to the town.

Lobster stocks in the Northumberland Strait have been dwindling in recent years and local restaurants are forced to import lobsters from more plentiful fishing grounds in Nova Scotia during the summer months, however they still serve the shellfish, mainly to tourists.

Hundreds of years ago, the Mi'kmaq encampment of "Es-ed-ei-ik" was one of the major camps in southeast New Brunswick. The Mi'kmaq word "Es-ed-ei-ik" which means "running far in" eventually transformed into Gédaique. Today many Francophone residents use the spelling Shédiac; however, the town's name upon its incorporation did not feature an accented "e", and correspondingly the official geographic name for the community is Shediac. This is a source of controversy among some residents.

The town is located immediately west of Parlee Beach Provincial Park, known for its sand bars and warm water and a scenic wharf in the nearby community of Pointe-du-Chene, at one time a key stopover for Pan-Am's Trans-Atlantic air service.

Notable residents of the town include physician and historian John Clarence Webster, politician Elsie Wayne, Senator Muriel McQueen Fergusson and writer Don Hannah.

Further reading

* Belliveau, John Edward (2003) "Running Far In: The Story of Shediac". Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nimbus Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1551094312

External links

* [http://www.shediac.com Greater Shediac Area Website]
* [http://www.enterprisesoutheast.ca/region/shediac.php Town of Shediac information]
* [http://bridges.nblighthouses.com/ New Brunswick Covered Bridges]
* [http://www.nblighthouses.com/ New Brunswick Lighthouses]
* [http://www.shediac.org/en/home.html Town of Shediac Official Website]