Canard, Nova Scotia corner. Canard was known to the Mi'kmaq people as Apocheechumochwakade meaning "home of the black duck". Archaeological sites indicate that the Mi'kmaq used the river mouth for shad fishing. Canard was an important Acadian village known as Rivière-aux-Canards whose population settled on both sides of the river beginning in the late 1600s and totaled 750 people by 1750. The Acadian settlement included extensive dyked farm lands along the river, several mills, its own parish. The Acadian settlement was destroyed in the 1755 Bay of Fundy Campaign of the Expulsion of the Acadians. A severe storm in November 1759 broke the
Free Cake for Every Creature Free Cake for Every Creature Free Cake for Every Creature is the project of Philadelphia musician Katie Bennett. Bennett began her career as Free Cake for Every Creature in Saratoga Springs, New York while attending Skidmore College. Bennet first recorded a full-length album in 2013 titled "Shitty Beginnings". Bennett recorded another full-length album in 2013 titled "young professional". In early 2014, Bennett signed with Double Double Whammy, releasing her first full-length album under the label, "Pretty Good", in 2014. The album featured Bennett with a full band. In 2015, Bennett released a tape of nine songs titled "Moving Songs" on