UNESCO: Nova Scotia

National Acadian Society Dept: GRAND PRE, N.S. - An important Acadian landmark in Nova Scotia has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "It's a big day for Acadie," Rene Legere, president of the National Acadian Society, said in an interview and acadian singer Jeanne Doucet Currie from Annapolis Royal, N.S., attends the World Acadian Congress at the National Historic Site of Grand Pre, in Nova Scotia, on Aug. 15, 2004. The important Acadian landmark has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan The decision was announced Saturday by UNESCO's world heritage committee in St. Petersburg, Russia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.