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Flying in front of Doucet House in Rustico on a beautiful day last August was the Acadian flag. Although Acadia is not a province, the Acadian flag is flown widely throughout the Maritime provinces, wherever there are Acadian communities. The Acadian flag was actually created on Prince Edward Island, in the Second Acadian National Convention held in Miscouche in 1884. The French tricolour was picked for obvious reasons, while the yellow star in the upper left corner was picked to stand for the Virgin Mary, the previously-chosen Acadian saint and patron of mariners.
Wikipedia and Flags of the World have more on the flag.
