General Interest
Does Atlantic Canada deserve better rail passenger service? If your answer is “yes”, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for! National Dream Renewed is an initiative of Transport Action – the country’s leading citizen transportation advocacy group – to gather Canadians’ views of VIA Rail, and their suggestions on how it can be transformed…
The 2012 Terry Fox Run in support of Cancer Research will be held on Sunday, September 16th at the Blackville Municipal Park starting at 2:00 pm. The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held in numerous regions around the world in …
Get active with Mango this fall at programs offered throughout the Village of Blackville. Starting September 10, there will be Aerobic Classes for all ages every Monday and Wednesday at 7:30pm at the Blackville United Church Center. Only $3 per class o…
MSA will be hosting a reception at the Ramada Park Place Hotel in Dartmouth on Thursday, September 6th, 2012, the purpose of which is to invite current members from Nova Scotia, and their guests, to get together and learn more about the MSA mission and…
On Tuesday, November 6th, the annual Saint John Dinner will take place at the Delta Hotel. This event is jointly hosted by the MSA, the New Brunswick Salmon Council and the Atlantic Salmon Federation. This is a wonderful gathering of salmon and conse…
Walking into the Greater Blackville Resource Centre (GBRC) for the first time, I thought I had made a wrong turn into a clothing store. The GBRC is located in two small offices in the same building as the Voice of Hope Ministries in Blackville. Every Thursday it spills out into the adjoining foyer of the…
DFO has issued a Variation Order and Notice to Fish Harvesters announcing the reopening of the daily angling to all species on the Miramichi River system starting on Saturday August 25, 2012. Please note the 15 salmon pools closed on July 27, 2012, rem…
The First Annual Power Track Biker Rally will be held this weekend, Friday, August 17 to Sunday, August 19 at the Dungarvon Whooper Lounge, 336 MacLaggan Drive in Blackville. The fundraiser will support The Josie Foundation. Southwest Miramichi MLA a…
The Blackville Runners are looking for participants to join their Running Club and participate in a 5 km run in October. The ten week program is open to all levels of runners; beginners and experienced runners will work together on improving conditio…
The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation is pleased to inform you of Alcool New Brunswick Liquor’s (ANBL) Protect Our Rivers sales event, a fundraising partnership with the ASCF that will provide funding to volunteer community groups, and others e…
DFO has issued a variation order closing rivers to angling with artificial fly daily beginning at 10:00 hrs each day until 05:00 hrs the following day. Thus, anglers are allowed morning fishing only, from 5:00 am until 10:00 am. This Order shall come i…
This year on August 5, the village of Blackville will be hosting the first annual Blackville Days celebrations. The ingoing municipal council, as well as the newly formed Blackville Days committee feels it is necessary to celebrate our humble community…
DFO has issued another variation order that includes a correction and a clarification to the previous closures. The initial variation order included: Waters of the Southwest Miramichi River surrounding the pump house locate…