Driving Waters – A Tale Of the Great Miramichi Flood of 1970, will be brought to life this April at a Spring Dinner Theatre in Blackville. Written and directed by Phyllis Drier, the comedy centers around the flood of 1970, and how it is encountered by two young ladies on a road trip. Drier, who…

Amy Vickers has suffered from cystic fibrosis since birth and has undergone two lung transplants. The Barnettville woman is currently waiting for a call to go back to Toronto for more testing to see if she is healthy enough for another. If doctors deem her healthy enough for another transplant, she will move to Toronto…

Harkins Middle School (HMS) will be holding their 2015 Heritage Fair on Wednesday, April 22nd. This event provides a cross curricular opportunity for the entire school to learn more about our local, provincial and national communities. As many as 26 student projects will be on display for viewing by judges, school staff, students, and participants’ families.…

David Wilson MSA Chairman’s Opening Statement to the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon  My name is David Wilson and I’m the volunteer Chairman of the Miramichi Salmon Association. Our organization has been in existence for over 60 years and its mission is to preserve the Atlantic salmon on the Miramichi River in perpetuity. We […]

We’re looking for your old photos! Do you have any photos or newspaper clippings from Blackville’s past? Send them along and we’ll post them on Memories of Blackville! Family photos, village scenes, buildings, you name it… we want it! Submissions can be sent to . The great photo above was sent to us by David…

The Miramichi River Tourism Association Annual General Meeting will take place on April 11th at Carrefour Beausoleil.  There will be a Meet & Greet at 5:00pm as well as a screening of some of the new promotional videos produced by the MRTA.  Dinner will be at 6:00pm followed by a short meeting.  – HON. BILL […]

The Rotary Club of Newcastle announced yesterday they have completed their website preparations to allow online registrations for the “Rotary Atlantic Washer Toss Championship”. This activity will be one event at the Rotary Spring Festival in Miramichi the weekend of May 22-24, 2015. Other activities, along with lots of food and music, will take place in the downtown parking…

Bruce Vickers, a descendant of the Vickers family of Blackville, is seeking information about his ancestors. He explains below. I am trying to trace the facts and story of ANNA MARGARET PORTER, born 04 08 1894, daugther of Jack Porter and Joan Brophey from Blackville, NB. She had a son with Mr. Albert Mann (from…