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Village 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 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 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 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…
Read MoreFly 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…
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