Join the Blackville Mango Health & Wellness committee as they host their 1st Annual Christmas Memorial Tree Lighting ceremony at Blackville Park on Monday, December 3 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. There will be free hot chocolate and candy canes, Christmas music (sing along!) and a bonfire. A memorial tree will be lit in memory of… Continue Reading
The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, sends gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world. Since 1993, the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, has collected and delivered more than 135 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories. More than 500,000 volunteers worldwide are… Continue Reading
The Whooper Spring Players of Blackville will present their annual Christmas Dinner Theatre at the United Church Center, 143 Main Street on Saturday, December 8th & Sunday, December 9th. The evening begins at 6:00pm with a traditional turkey dinner followed by a two-act comedy entitled “Huntin’ For Christmas Spirit”. Cost of the tickets are $25… Continue Reading
A soundwave of bells will toll 100 times from coast to coast to coast at the setting of the sun on November 11th, just like they did in 1918. St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church and Holy Trinity Anglican Church will participate in Bells of Peace, a commemorative initiative marking the 100th anniversary of the end… Continue Reading
Jake Stewart invites you to his Annual Christmas Dinner on Saturday, November 24. The event will be held at the Renous Recreation Centre. Social begins at 5:00pm, followed by dinner at 6:00pm. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased by calling Ben Donovan at 773-7370, Tommy Coughlan at 625-3781 or Susan Brophy at… Continue Reading
Joyce Fortune Recalls the End of the War in 1945 By Joyce (Underhill) Fortune I served as a corporal with the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during World War II. I signed up in Fredericton in June 1944. First I received my basic training in Kitchener, Ontario around August 1944. I learned such things as map… Continue Reading
My Time in the Royal Canadian Air Force by Ella R. Curtis My name is Ella Rosalie (Mountain) Curtis and I served during World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force (Women’s Division). I was born on February 22, 1923 in Blackville, the daughter of Freeman Mountain and Ethel Crocker. I married a World… Continue Reading
Served as a Cook at PPCLI Barracks in Calgary By Aubrey T. Buggie My name is Aubrey Thomas Buggie. I was born August 29, 1928 in Renous, New Brunswick, the son of Daniel Buggie and Mary Donovan. I married Delcia Brideau and we have six daughters: Germain, Dianne, Colleen, Linda, Audrey and Cynthia. I was… Continue Reading
Wounded and in hospital on V.E. Day By Reginald Price My name is Reginald Elbridge Price and I am a World War II veteran who served with both the Victoria Rifles and the North Shore (N.B.) Regiment. I was born on March 14, 1922 in McNamee (O’Donnelltown), N.B., the son of Everett Price and Agnes… Continue Reading
Serving with the 3rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 2nd Division in Eyethorn, England on D-Day By Weaver Hennessy My name is Weaver John Hennessy. I was born on December 5, 1921 in Blissfied, N.B., the son of George Hennessy and Nora Weaver. I am the brother of George Hennessy, Lawrence Hennessy, Robert Hennessy, Annie ‘Hennessy’ Colford, Evelyn… Continue Reading
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Blackville, NB E9B 1N2
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Village of Blackville in New Brunswick, Canada ~ Salmon Fishing Capital of the Miramichi
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