The honorary consul to France thinks that country could have a role to play in the new replica of Fort La Tour to be built on Harbour Passage.
Dr. Thierry Chopin tells us it’s a French story and he hopes the government of France will be ready to help.
“It’s a beautiful part of French history, Acadian history, Canadian history, to have it in Saint John is really a unique thing,” says Chopin.
“As a matter of fact, it’s the site of the only civil war outside of France.”
The Fort La Tour site and the future home of Place Fort La Tour. pic.twitter.com/h8ZOOC6zsA
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The location is perfect, says Chopin, because it’s right on the harbour close to where tourists arrive on cruise ships.
Chopin is a dual citizen of France and Canada and works as a professor of Marine Biology at UNB Saint John.
