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![[New Carlisle]](../images/c/ca-qcnca.gif)
image by
Masao Okazaki, 21 January 2022
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The municipality of New Carlisle (1,388 inhabitants in 2016; 6,790 ha) is
Gaspesia's main English-speaking municipality.
New Carlisle was
established by English loyalists from New York who landed in Paspébiac in 1784.
They settled in Petit-Paspébiac, which was renamed to New Carlisle, after the
birth place of English Lieutenant-Governor Cox.
New Carlisle is presented as
the birth village of René Lévesque (1922-1987), founder of the Parti Québécois
in 1968 and Prime Minister of Québec from 1976 to 1985. Levesque was indeed born
in Campbellton (New Brunswick), across Bay of Chaleur, where the only modern
hospital l in the region was located.
https://new-carlisle.ca
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 13
February 2022
A photo of this flag was posted by Marc Pasquin:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/flagsoftheworld/posts/4272790596068963
The crest is from this page:
https://new-carlisle.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Armoiries.pdf
Masao Okazaki,
21 January 2022
The coat of arms is "Quarterly, 1. and 4. Gules a pair of scales surmounted
by an English crow all sable and or a base wavy argent, 2. and 3. Azure three
fleurs-de-lis or. The shield supported by two maple branches vert tied crossed
in saltire and tied by a ribbon gules holding a scroll or inscribed with the
motto "Scadit Sublime Virtus"."
The base wavy argent represents the sea
and New Carlisle' geographical location.
The pair of scales, as the symbol of
justice, represents the county's capital.
The English crown recalls the
English loyalists who founded New Carlisle.
The three fleurs-de-lis
represents New Carlisle's French population.
The Latin motto reads "Virtue
Reaches the Top".
Ivan Sache, 13 February 2022