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“Dig into our roots” is an initiative of Ville de Carleton-sur-Mer as part of a legacy project saluting its 250th anniversary in 2017. It features a public art installation and digital components.

Public art installation

Located in Carleton-sur-Mer’s Horizons Park, the public art installation “Dig into our roots” consists of a checkerboard on which are engraved significant roots, dates, events and symbols associated with the history of our town. In the heart of the checkerboard stands a huge tree (sculpture), featuring benches where people can sit for awhile and a surface where visitors are invited to leave their mark using chalks.

Explore our leaves

The virtual tree on this website is a digital extension of the tree (sculpture) in Carleton-sur-Mer’s Horizons Park. Its branches bear leaves created with the data (names and provenance) provided, with their consent, by the people who use the wireless network near the “Dig into our roots” public art installation. To add yours, go to the Horizons Park and connect to the network. You will then be invited to create your own leaf!

Dig into our roots

The roots of the virtual tree lead to content and trails that will help visitors learn about remarkable attractions from Carleton-sur-Mer’s past or inspired by it, as well as vestiges of the way of life of area inhabitants as it evolved over time.

Ville de Carleton-sur-Mer wholeheartedly thanks the partners that have made this project possible:

Confidentiality policy

When developing new communication tools, Ville de Carleton-sur-Mer pays particular attention to the protection of privacy. Thus, we are committed to respecting the confidentiality of the personal information we collect.

Collection of personal information

We collect the following personal information:

Name
First name
Country
Postal code (Canada)
E-mail address

This information is collected using forms and the interactivity established between you and our website. We also use cookies to gather information.

Forms and interactivity

Your personal information is collected by means of forms. We use the information gathered in this way for the following outcomes: • Posting of the first name, name and provenance (country and, in the case of Canadian visitors, their hometown and province) of users on the virtual tree on the parcouronsnosracines.ca website • Statistics

Access rights

We agree to recognise that the individuals who wish to consult, modify or delete information concerning them have the right to access said information and rectify it. This right can be exercised by sending a request to info@carletonsurmer.com.

Security

The personal information we collect is kept in a secure environment. People working for us are required to respect the confidentiality of your information.

We are committed to maintaining a high degree of confidentiality by integrating the technological means to ensure the confidentiality of your transactions. However, since no mechanism offers maximum security, there is always a risk involved when using the internet to transmit personal information.

Sources

Here are the references (in French) used to write the history capsules for the various attractions and the section dealing with the ever-changing community.

ALAIN, Pascal. « Carleton-sur-Mer : Un regard sur le passé », coll. 100 ans noir sur blanc , Les Éditions GID, Québec, 2017, 207 p.

ALAIN, Pascal et Paul LEMIEUX. Carleton-sur-Mer : 250 ans d’histoire, site Web du 250e de Carleton-sur-Mer, 2017. (Consulté le 18 janvier 2018)

ALAIN, Pascal et Paul LEMIEUX. 250e : Un foyer de sept familles acadiennes fondatrices à Tracadièche en 1767, dans « Véritas Acadie », no 6, automne 2017, SIVA, Mont-Carmel (Î.-P.-É.), p. 119-127.

ALLARD, Nicole. « Regard sur l’église Saint-Joseph de Carleton », Écomusée Tracadièche, Carleton-sur-Mer, 2013, 29 p.

BLAIS, Christian. « L’émergence d’un établissement acadien à Tracadièche depuis 1755 jusqu’à 1801 », Faculté des études supérieures, Université de Montréal, Montréal, 2001.

« Couvent de Carleton 1867-1967 », Fêtes du centenaire du couvent de Carleton, Sœurs de la Charité de Québec, Carleton, 1967.

« Entre mer et monts, Saint-Omer 1899-1999 », collectif d’écriture, Centenaire de la communauté de Saint-Omer, Saint-Omer, 1999, 224 p.

FALLU, Jean-Marie. « Une histoire d’appartenance : La Gaspésie », Les Éditions GID, Québec, 2004, 557 p.

LANDRY, Michel et Laval LAVOIE. « Histoire de Carleton (Tracadièche), 1766-1996 », chapitre 2 : Le peuplement de Tracadièche, Les Éditions du Septentrion, Québec, 1997, 332 p.

LEBLANC, Jean-Claude et Lorraine. « Les Acadiens de Tracadièche… d’un sombre exil sans retour », publication à compte d’auteur, Carleton-sur-Mer, 2017, 300 p.

LEMIEUX, Paul. « Le banc des Maisons », causerie présentée dans le cadre de la 17e saison de causeries de l’Écomusée Tracadièche, été 2017.

MINISTÈRE DE LA CULTURE ET DES COMMUNICATIONS. Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-Eudore, « Répertoire du patrimoine du Québec », 2009. (Consulté le 18 janvier 2018)

MINISTÈRE DE LA CULTURE ET DES COMMUNICATIONS. Secteur du phare de Carleton, op. cit.

PROVOST, Pierre. « Contre vents et marées : les 55 ans de la Coopérative des pêcheurs de Carleton », Éditeur officiel du Québec, novembre 1988, 128 p.

VILLE DE CARLETON-SUR-MER. La marina (club nautique), site Web de la Ville de Carleton-sur-Mer. (Consulté le 18 janvier 2018)

VILLE DE CARLETON-SUR-MER. Profil sociodémographique, op. cit.