Blackville
More residents of N.B. village test positive for elevated levels of arsenic
Several more Blackville residents have tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic and health officials are still trying to identify the cause. Four people who live in the Digby Street and Shaffer Lane section of the village tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic in their blood more than a month ago. Now three more…
Read MoreVillage of Blackville encouraging healthier lifestyles
In the small community of Blackville and its surrounding areas, people are becoming more aware of the factors that affect their health and are being encouraged to make healthier lifestyle changes. Blackville’s Mango committee is made up of dedicated individuals who have taken the health of residents to heart and are consciously looking to provide…
Read MorePolitician says he’s losing sleep over arsenic contamination in Blackville
A New Brunswick cabinet minister says he’s losing sleep over reports that four residents in his district are suffering from arsenic contamination and the source has yet to be found. Human Resources Minister Rick Brewer, the member for Southwest-Miramichi, says he’s worried for the residents of Blackville, which is about 130 kilometres northeast of Fredericton.…
Read MoreBlood tests reveal higher-than-normal arsenic levels in some in Blackville
Health officials in New Brunswick are trying to determine why four people in a small community in the Miramichi area have higher than normal levels of arsenic in their blood. Some residents in Blackville, a community of about 900, are being offered free water testing as a precaution. Denis Allard, the regional medical officer of…
Read MoreBlackville figure skater honoured
Blackville residents gathered to honour one of their own on Saturday, July 26. At a ceremony in Blackville Municipal Park, local figure skater Bonard Muck had his name added to the community’s Rock of Fame, in recognition of his numerous achievements as a skater. He also received a plaque from the Municipality of Blackville, a…
Read MoreBlackville girl wins third place in Maritime Idol competition
Michelle Jardine, 14, of Blackville has won 3rd place and over $500 in prizes at the 2008 year-end finale of season two of Maritime Idol. The Finale was held Saturday night at the Jeanne de Valois Auditiorium on the Universite de Moncton Campus in front of a sold-out crowd. Heidi Ellis, 16, of East Bideford,…
Read MoreBlackville honours figure skater
Bonard Muck’s hometown has recognized the well known figure skater for his accomplishments. Blackville village councillor Jake Stewart and Southwest Miramichi MLA Rick Brewer met with Muck and presented him a keepsake plaque from the village and a New Brunswick Merit Award in the sports category. He also had his named placed alongside Roy MaCrae…
Read MoreBlackville School selected for Model Schools research project
MONCTON (CNB) – An innovative three-year research project that will pilot internationally recognized best learning and teaching practices at the high school level in the anglophone school system will begin in the 2008-09 school year. Education Minister Kelly Lamrock made the announcement today during a luncheon speech to the Moncton Rotary Club. The Model Schools…
Read MoreBlackville developing rural plan
It’s a village with a stable population base and development largely in the form of single family homes. These are some of the initial findings of a rural plan for Blackville. The planning advisory committee has discussed population growth, size and age distribution as it forms a plan for the future. It’s also reviewed residential,…
Read MoreBlackville native skates with Disney ice show; Figure skating talents have taken Bonard Muck to far corners of the world
For most young boys growing up in rural Canada, winter months meant hockey. Youngsters eagerly lace up their hockey skates, grab their hockey sticks and glide onto frozen ponds and local arenas. Bonard Muck of Blackville wasn’t any different. However, he kept falling and didn’t like that so his mom and dad enlisted help in…
Read MoreBlackville sewage system to grow; $1.6M in gov’t funding will see 60 new households connected to system
Coleen Peterson waited for years to hear yesterday’s municipal water and sewage funding announcement and she couldn’t be happier about it. “I’ve been doing my laundry at laundromats,” said Peterson, who has lived on McLaggan Drive in Blackville for 17 years. Yesterday, Premier Shawn Graham travelled here, about 35 kilometres southwest of Miramichi, to announce…
Read More$1.6-million investment made in Blackville wastewater system improvements
BLACKVILLE (CNB) – Blackville residents will soon benefit from an extended municipal wastewater system, thanks to an investment of more than $1.6 million from the Canada-New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. The announcement was made today by Premier Shawn Graham, Tobique-Mactaquac MP Mike Allen, and Blackville Mayor Glen Hollowood. “Investing in important infrastructure projects will…
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