Blackville
Fly Tying Contest Recognizes the Spirit of the Dungarvon Whooper
The Southwest Miramichi Council for Arts and Culture at Blackville, New Brunswick is proud to sponsor a fly tying contest for the development of a hair wing salmon fly in recognition of the Spirit of the “Dungarvon Whooper”. The Fly Tying Contest is open to all fly tyers who inhabit the area along the Southwest…
Read MoreBlackville mill closure puts 60 out of work
The Blackville Lumber sawmill has closed indefinitely, throwing 60 people out of work, and the company that owns the mill says the government could help determine whether it reopens. Finnish paper giant UPM owns the mill in Blackville. Mayor Glen Hollowood says most residents make a living off of the surrounding woodland. The last shifts…
Read MoreUPM to reopen Blackville sawmill
UPM Miramichi will reopen its Blackville sawmill operation, Blackville Lumber on Monday, bringing back all 55 employees. The mill, which makes random length lumber for housing framing, temporarily closed in December. Paul Orser, UPM Miramichi’s woodlands manager, said the reasons are clear why the sawmill had to temporarily close. “We’re in amongst the worst lumber…
Read MoreCanadian Idol Finalist Visits Blackville
Canadian Idol contestant Casey Leblanc visited Blackville today as part of Canada Day celebrations in the village. The Blackville High School gymnasium was packed to the rafters with Idol fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the recording artist. Born in Woodstock and raised in Nackawic, the New Brunswick native performed a selection of songs…
Read MoreValuFoods opens in Blackville
Residents of Blackville and surrounding areas have a new grocery store to meet all their shopping needs. ValuFoods, an associate of Co-op Atlantic, opened for business recently on Main Street in Blackville. This week, the store is celebrating with a grand opening week. A ceremony was held Monday and events included a ribbon cutting, numerous…
Read MoreAlberta bound; Blackville’s Charity Walls will play her hockey in Warner, Alta. this season
She might be small in stature, but Charity Walls has the heart of a lion. Walls loves all sports, but give her a hockey stick and she is in her own heaven. This coming season, Warner, Alta. will be hockey heaven for Walls. Walls is a 17-year old Grade 11 student at Miramichi Valley High…
Read MoreFormer Olympian repays Miramichi; Blackville’s Kathy McCormack operates hockey school for girls
Classes might be out for the summer, but one teacher is going back to school this week. Blackville’s Kathy McCormack is a Grade 7 teacher in Etobicoke, Ont., but she will be donning her skates this week for her first-ever hockey school. McCormack grew up in Blackville and played her minor hockey in Blackville and…
Read MoreBlackville woman awaits double-lung transplant
After two months of fundraising, the Blackville community has almost reached its goal to support a local woman’s lung transplant journey. Amy Vickers has suffered from cystic fibrosis since birth and doctors have recommended a double-lung transplant since her own lungs are failing. CF is a hereditary disease characterized by abnormal mucus production affecting the…
Read MoreBlackville author releases two books; Lilah MacKenzie now set to publish a fiction novel in April
She has been retired for six years, but Lilah MacKenzie of Blackville is a busy woman. She has released two books on Christianity in recent months, and a fiction novel entitled A Wounded Heart is set to appear in April. However, she simply views this activity as God’s call on her life. “The inspiration for…
Read MoreBlackville umpire steps on to international stage
Political unrest in Colombia almost cost Brian MacRae his first international assignment. Instead, the turmoil in the South American country has simply caused the long- time softball umpire from Blackville to rearrange his itinerary. MacRae will make his debut on the international softball stage next week in Hawaii as a member of the officiating crew…
Read MoreHistoric buildings – vacant but not empty
By Lynda MacGibbon Amazing grace, how sweet the sound …. The church was silent, but if I listened with my heart, I was certain I could hear voices singing, feet shuffling, the rustle of onion skin-thin pages turning. In front of me, the arched window framed a view of a deep, blue river, leafy birch…
Read MoreBlackville Lumber gets $2.6M upgrade to boost efficiency
A $2.6-million investment now allows Blackville Lumber to get 10 per cent more lumber from raw sawlogs. UPM-Kymmene Miramichi Inc., which owns the sawmill in Blackville, took about two months to install a new curve saw edger at the mill. The equipment scans the log better than the human eye, positions it for the best…
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