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Blackville's Emery Brophy Inducted to Atlantic Salmon Museum Hall of Fame

Emery Brophy of Blackville was inducted in the Atlantic Salmon Museum’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony held on Saturday, September 22.

The 35th annual event was held at the Doaktown Curling Club and included a meet and greet, dinner and induction ceremony.

Brophy, an angler his entire life, was born and raised on the banks of Cains River and worked as a cookee for a short time as a young teenager, became a guide and was a Federal Fisheries Officer with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for 27+ years.

He retired in the 1990s and began guiding at Black Brook Salmon Club near Blackville. He still guides to this day.

Other inductees included Kenneth Gray of Bathurst, David Savage of Lower Newcastle,Ā Carl Manderville Sr. of Bryenton and James Walker of Victoria, B.C., formerly of Miramichi.

Pictured above with some of his grandchildren.

 

 

Miramichi River Valley

Miramichi River Valley

The Rural Community of Miramichi River Valley is governed by an elected council made up of a mayor and six councillors.

15 Comments

  1. Barbara Rose-Reynolds on September 24, 2018 at 12:58 pm

    A very proud moment

  2. Patrick Fleiger on September 24, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    Congratulations Emery

  3. Irene Jardine on September 24, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    Congratulations

  4. Wanda Jardine on September 24, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    Congrats Emery.

  5. Lillian Brennan on September 24, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Congrats Emery

  6. Carla Len Allison on September 24, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Congratulations Emery Brophy well deserved. From the Executive of the Dungarvon ATV Club.

  7. Anita MacWilliams on September 24, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Congratulations Emery!

  8. Shelly Leiding on September 24, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    Congratulations Emery

  9. George Hennessy on September 24, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    Congratulations Emery

  10. Wynn Curtis on September 24, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    Wow! That’s awesome! Congrats Emery!

  11. Wendy Astle on September 24, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    Congratulations Emery!

  12. Patricia Osmond Courchesne on September 24, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS Emery

  13. Helen Muck Keenan on September 24, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    Congrats Emery

  14. Faye and Sonny Dezan on September 25, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Congrats Emery. It is well deserved.

  15. Paul LeBlanc on October 5, 2018 at 2:49 am

    Congratulations Emery!
    After all those years on the river, both as a fisheries officer and a guide, I will be the first one to buy your book if ever you decide to write one… I’m sure you would have some dandy stories to tell !

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