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McCormack Enrolled in the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
Katherine “Kathy” McCormack of Blackville was a member of Canada’s silver-medal team when women’s ice hockey made its debut as an Olympics event in Nagano, Japan in 1998. A forward, she started her career by playing street hockey in her hometown at the age of 8 with friends and cousins. Because there were no teams…
Read MoreBlackville honours firefighters
More than 200 years of combined experience was honoured in Blackville Saturday evening. At a ceremony held at St. Raphael’s Parish Hall, members of the Blackville Volunteer Fire Department were thanked for their dedication including some who had been serving the area for well over two decades. The hall was full of family and friends,…
Read MoreBlackville Resident to be Inducted to Salmon Hall of Fame
The Atlantic Salmon Museum, Doaktown, NB will host its annual Hall of Fame Awards Banquet on Friday, September 25th, with a meet and greet reception at 5:30pm, followed by dinner at 6:30pm. Inductees for 2009 are as follows: Donald and Hudson (Tompy) MacKay, father and son (both deceased) will be inducted in the GUIDE category,…
Read MoreBlackville’s Brian MacRae among softball hall of fame inductees
Softball New Brunswick Inc. Labatt Hall of Fame will induct three individuals and one team into the hall on the June 27 in Fredericton at the Fredericton Inn. The Hall of Fame Inductees: Gary Barley of Moncton. Barley, a stellar senior fast pitch pitcher with the Moncton Viponds from the late 60s and early 70s.…
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 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 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 MoreMiramichi students involved in unique history project, Old photos being scanned and stored on Internet provide pictoral history of school districts
When Bob Gillis hears stories of people throwing out boxes of photos from their dearly-departed relative’s attic, he cringes. And when he hears high school students talking about American or world history, he shakes his head, wondering why they’re not talking about their own Canadian or New Brunswick past. That’s why he’s so revved up…
Read MoreTeam NB announced for 1999 Canada Winter Games
Municipalities and Housing Minister Marcelle Mersereau announced today the names of the members of Team New Brunswick who will represent the province at the 1999 Canada Winter Games, being held in Corner Brook, Nfld., Feb. 20 to March 6. Among the athletes selected is Blackville’s own Bonard Muck who will compete in the Figure Skating…
Read MoreA small village with big heart
Amber McCormack hasn’t missed many of daughter Kathy’s hockey games over the past 20 years or so. And she didn’t like the idea of not being there next month when her eldest child took to the ice in Nagano, Japan as a member of the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team. Now, Mrs. McCormack isn’t one…
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