Historic buildings – vacant but not empty

By Lynda MacGibbon Amazing grace, how sweet the sound …. The church was silent, but if I listened with my heart, I was certain I could hear voices singing, feet shuffling, the rustle of onion skin-thin pages turning. In front of me, the arched window framed a view of a deep, blue river, leafy birch…

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Blackville Lumber gets $2.6M upgrade to boost efficiency

A $2.6-million investment now allows Blackville Lumber to get 10 per cent more lumber from raw sawlogs. UPM-Kymmene Miramichi Inc., which owns the sawmill in Blackville, took about two months to install a new curve saw edger at the mill. The equipment scans the log better than the human eye, positions it for the best…

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