Posts by Miramichi River Valley
No Public Remembrance Day Service in Blackville
Due to the current global pandemic, there will be no public Remembrance Day service in Blackville this year. A small invite-only service will be held at the cenotaph at the Blackville Municipal Park with Legion members, the Blackville and Renous Fire Chiefs and a few dignitaries for the laying of wreaths. Total attendance will consist…
Read MoreKiersten Brennan Qualifies for NBHA World Championship
Kiersten Brennan and her horse Hobo have qualified for the 2021 NBHA World Championship that takes in Perry, Georgia next October. The National Barrel Horse Association World Championship sees competitors from all over Canada and the United States come together to compete for the world title. After competing with NBHA Canada in Sussex in September,…
Read MoreDoor to Door Trick-or-Treating in Blackville
Door to Door Trick-or-Treating will be permitted within the Village of Blackville until the 8:00 pm curfew. After this time masks must be removed and door to door trick-or-treating must cease. Try to limit your trick-or-treating to one neighbourhood and keep track of where you go. Anyone at higher risk should avoid participating in…
Read MoreRegular Council Meeting, October 8, 2020
The regular meeting of the Blackville Village Council met in the Council Chambers at 19:00hrs October 8, 2020 with Mayor Hennessy presiding. BRING MEETING TO ORDER: The Mayor brought the meeting to order and welcomed everyone to the meeting. GUESTS: APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was moved by Councillor Fortune & seconded by Councillor Underhill to…
Read MoreKindergarten Registration for Children Born in 2016
Kindergarten registrations in Anglophone School District North will be occurring in the coming weeks. Registrations this year will be completed by following COVID-19 health protocols. If your child will begin Kindergarten in September 2021, please follow these steps to register: Contact Blackville School by telephone at 843-2900, between September 24 and October 9, to make…
Read MoreBlackville Food Bank Distribution Day Updates
The Greater Blackville Resource Centre has updated their Food Bank distribution days to include additional pickup times. Clients will still be served only ONCE a month. Clients will now have access to the food bank every Wednesday, by appointment only, from 10:00am until 12:00pm. Call 843-9024 to set up an appointment. The Food Bank will…
Read MoreLocal Business Offers Delivery to Fredericton / Miramichi
Crystal Gillespie of Blackville is the new owner of Miramichi Express, a local courier service that makes weekday deliveries to Fredericton and Miramichi. Miramichi Express travels from Blackville to Fredericton each morning, five days a week – leaving Fredericton at noon and then travels to Miramichi in the afternoon. Pickup locations as requested. Crystal Gillespie…
Read MoreFall Clean Up (White Goods Collection) October 22
The Fall Clean Up for the village of Blackville will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020. This collection will include yard waste (boxed, bagged or tied in three foot length bundles); stoves, refrigerators, freezers, barbecues, bicycles, beds, mattresses, furniture, dryers, air conditioners, scrap metal, etc. Items should be left at your curb by 6:00am,…
Read MoreBlackville Foodland Removes Single-Use Plastic Bags
Blackville Foodland has removed single-use plastic grocery bags from their store as of Thursday, October 1. Customers are reminded to bring their own reusable bags when they shop. The store also offers a line of reusable grocery bags for purchase: red Foodland bags are 25 cents each and larger Compliments bags are 99 cents each.…
Read MoreAnglican Parish Hosting Take Out Turkey Dinner
Holy Trinity Anglican Church Women and the Anglican Parish of Derby and Blackville are hosting a Take Out Turkey Dinner on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 3:00pm until 5:00pm. Cost is $15 per meal with advance tickets only. Tickets are available from any ACW member, Pauline Underhill (843-6157), Trudy Underhill (843-2583) or Linda Coughlan (622-4757).…
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