Chignecto

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Chignecto (shĭgnĕk`tō), isthmus connecting N.S., Canada, with the Canadian mainland, between Chignecto Bay and Northumberland Strait. It is c.17 mi (27 km) across at its narrowest point near Amherst, the chief city of the isthmus.

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The construction of a French fort in the Chignecto Isthmus was meant to prevent the establishment of a British presence there until the Acadian boundary dispute could be settled.

The Road to Canada: The Grand Route from Saint John to Quebec by Grodzinski, John R. / The Canadian Army Journal

If you're not an Attawapiskat business or you're not a trainer (for Aboriginals), then you are behind the eight ball," Gerry Kerr, partner with Chignecto Consulting Group and consultant for Attawapiskat First Nations, says.

Getting their fair share by Louiseize, Kelly / Northern Ontario Business

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