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Greater Blackville Resource Centre Launches Christmas Fundraising Campaign
With Christmas quickly approaching, the Greater Blackville Resource Centre is looking for donations to brighten the holiday season for their clients in need. The GBRC has teamed up with Main Street ValuFoods to raise money for the food bank. When checking out, ask the cashier to add $2 to your...
Breakfast with Santa and Parade of Lights this Saturday
Santa Claus is coming to Blackville this Saturday! From 8:00am to 11:00am, join the big guy for Breakfast with Santa at the Father AA McKinnon Memorial Hall, 105 Main Street. Breakfast includes bacon, eggs,hash browns, toast, tea/coffee and juice. The price for adults is $6, and $3 for children. The...
Local Churches Helping Children in Need This Christmas
For the past ten years, Saint Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church in Blackville has collected toys and clothing for local youth in need at Christmastime. This year, the parish will be collecting gifts for thirteen children from seven families. Families remain anonymous; tags are placed on a Christmas tree with the...
Blackville Home & School to host Annual Christmas Home Tours
The Blackville Home & School Association’s 11th Annual Christmas Home Tours will be held this Saturday, November 30. Participating homes will be open for viewing from 6 pm to 8 pm, with refreshments following at the school cafeteria. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Blackville Credit Union, Bernice...
Sobeys Nutrition Events Schedule for December
Here is the schedule of nutrition events happening at Sobeys Douglastown in December. Please feel free to share with others or post in your workplace. The theme of this month’s Taste and Learn class is "Holiday Desserts". Join us to find out how you can make simple, delicious desserts that...
Striped Bass Pose a Serious Threat to Salmon Smolts
The Miramichi Salmon Association (MSA) is gravely concerned about the huge number of striped bass spawning in the Miramichi River estuary with estimates as high as 400,000 of these fish, almost 20 times more than the number of adult striped bass spawners required to meet their minimum conservation level. At...
Trey Lewis Third Star of the Week
Miramichi Timberwolves Trey Lewis This week’s third star in the MHL is Miramichi Timberwolves defenseman, Trey Lewis. The 20 year old from Aldouane, New Brunswick posted four assists in two games, helping lead the T-Wolves to a perfect 2-0 weekend. On Friday night, he assisted on...
Fundraising Benefit for Brenda Hachey this weekend
There will be a fundraising benefit for Brenda Hachey on Saturday, November 30 at the Dungarvon Whooper Lounge in Blackville from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. Brenda is the daughter of Cathy (Dolly Colford) McEvoy of Renous and formerly of Howard. Funds raised will help pay for travel to Moncton and medical...
12th Miramichi Christmas Turkey Drive
The 12th Miramichi Turkey Drive runs December 2 - 13, 2013. The 12th Miramichi Christmas Turkey Drive needs 34 more turkeys than it did last year. The coordinators of the Christmas Hampers have identified a requirement for 197 turkeys for the 2013 holiday dinner. For the...
Rankyn Campbell 3rd Star for MHL
Rankyn Campbell, Miramichi Timberwolves The Maritime Hockey League (MHL) has announced its three stars for the week of November 11th - 17th. This week’s third star is Miramichi Timberwolves forward Rankyn Campbell. The 20 year old from Galloway, New Brunswick makes his second appearance in the...
A Note of Thanks
The Sturgeon family: Gary, Paulina, Sherry and Anna. If you saw someone broke down on the side of a dark unlit road, would you stop to help? If you were broke down and somebody stopped, would you take the time to write a thank you note?...
Whooper Spring Players Prepare Christmas Production
The Whooper Spring Players are hosting their annual Christmas dinner theatre on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 at the United Church Center, 143 Main Street in Blackville. Both evenings begin at 6pm with a traditional turkey dinner and dessert, followed by “A Partridge in a Palm Tree”, a...
Doug’s 2013 Christmas Shopping List
With the fishing season over and equipment taken care of, I’ll wrap up another year with my annual Christmas shopping suggestions for the angler. I’ve checked with my friends in the tackle shops and have an estimated price range for many items mentioned. This column is the “clip and paste”...