Posts by Les McLaughlin
Blackville School Hosts 2014 Senior Prom
Blackville High School hosted the 2014 senior Prom on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in the school gymnasium. Graduates and their dates arrived to prom in style: trucks, old cars and even on motorcycle. The parade of graduates was well attended, with people lining the school parking lot for a glimpse of their friends and family.…
Read MoreDelta Fredericton Chef’s Prepare Meal for Greater Blackville Resource Centre’s Hunger Awareness Week
The Greater Blackville Resource Centre hosted their popular Soup’s On free community lunch program twice this week as part of Hunger Awareness Week. On Tuesday, May 6, lunch was served at the GBRC by Darlene Jardine and her team. The centre was also open for tours and the thrift store was open to shoppers. On…
Read MoreFire Claims Two Blackville Businesses
A fire that broke out at Blackville Auto Value this morning has claimed the local business as well as the attached Blackville Car Wash. Life Radio CJFY, located next to the destroyed building, was first to break the news around noon Monday. Fire trucks were on the scene for hours containing the blaze. There were…
Read MorePositive Impact Scholarship to Award $2,000 to Blackville Graduate
Big Brothers Big Sisters / Boys & Girls Club of Miramichi is pleased to offer the “Positive Impact Scholarship” to recognize and reward a student in our community who has demonstrated a passion for volunteering, as well as maintaining a high level of academic achievement.
Read MoreNew Book Features Local War Heroes
Gary Silliker is proud of his Miramichi roots. He has always had a keen interest in the men and women who were swept up into the events of the world’s first global conflict – The Great War for Civilization. He had a lengthy military career, proudly serving with the Canadian Military Engineers. While attached to…
Read MoreMemories of War: George Routledge
Roland “George” Routledge was born on February 17, 1938 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He enlisted as a peacekeeper with the Canadian Forces on August 26, 1955 and was with the Black Watch (B.W.) Depot until February 1956 in Sussex, New Brunswick. From February of that year to November 1959 he was with the B.W. 2…
Read MoreMemories of War: Benjamin & Helen Campbell
In late January, I was approached by the Blackville Women’s Institute and asked to participate in their Heritage Day celebrations. Heritage Week is celebrated in communities throughout New Brunswick each year. This years theme was New Brunswick Remembers: 1914-2014, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War and the…
Read MoreGreater Blackville Resource Centre Announces New Free Lunch Program
Soup’s On… and you’re invited! Thanks to funding from the Department of Healthy and Inclusive Communities, and the fantastic volunteers of the Blackville area, the Greater Blackville Resource Centre is pleased to announce a new community project called Soup’s On. Soup’s On! is an opportunity for all interested members of our local communities to get…
Read MoreBlackville School Crowns Winter Carnival Royalty
Last week Blackville School held their 2014 Winter Carnival Pageant. Over two hundred people packed the school gymnasium to watch as twelve female high school students participated in the annual event. The contestants completed a question and answer session as well as a talent component. Many of the contestants sang while others performed dance or…
Read MoreBurned Out – A short story by Pat Fournier
In 1957, nine year old Pat Fournier witnessed his family home burn down. In the short story below, Pat shares his memories of that time and how the family of seven overcame a tragic loss to have one of their best Christmases ever. Burned Out Written by Pat Fournier January 31, 1957 – nine years…
Read MorePatricia Curtis Recalls the Past in new Storytellers Series
Patricia Curtis moved from Gray Rapids at the age of 17 and returned at 60. In this first installment of Storytellers, Patricia reminisces about the days of her youth spent at a one room schoolhouse, skating at Morgan’s Rink and why she returned to the river.
Read MoreAnother Year Wiser
Back in 2006 I was involved in a project that’s goal was to pay tribute to the local men and women who served our country during times of war. The project, which was a book called Remembering Our Veterans, was a joint venture between the Blackville Access Centre and members of the community. One of…
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