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The community was named for County Clare in Ireland . Forestry is the basis of the local economy. Bordering the majestic St. John River , the village is linked to the American community of Fort Kent, Maine , by an International Clair, New Brunswick - Fort Kent, Maine Bridge . 2001 census data show the village to have a population of 863. The neighbouring communities are Lac Baker, Baker Brook, New Brunswick and Saint-François. The local Catholic church, houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet. The school in Clair, Centre d'Apprentissage du Haut Masawaska, is very advanced in technology. Each student in the 7th and 8th grade have a laptop computer that they can work on all day long. This school has a real radio station that works for about a mile away. Also, the have recently started a studio with three high-quality cameras and a "Magic Blue Screen". |
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