Archive for 2016
Brophy Receives NBSRT Honorary Lifetime Award
In late Spring, the New Brunswick Society of Retired Teachers Honorary Lifetime Membership was awarded to Faye Brophy of Blackville. Faye Brophy retired in 1989 after 35 years of teaching. She had obtained both her BA (1967) and B. Ed (1971) from the University of New Brunswick. She taught in Doaktown and Devon before finishing…
Read MoreIn Remembrance of Former Village Councillor Eileen Corney
Eileen Olive Corney, formerly of Blackville, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Parkland in the Valley, Quispamsis, at the age of 87. Born in Blackville, she was the daughter of the late Stanford and Catherine (Yeo) Connors. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Blackville. She was a…
Read MoreMemories of the Old Store
This story was originally printed in Bread n Molasses magazine and gives the history of an old general store in Barnettville (the former Darlene’s Tea House). Memories of the Old Store By Franklin & Lorraine Lebans, Barnettville In the early years when Mr. & Mrs. (British Nathaniel) Underhill were running the store, they would order…
Read MoreThe Blackville Women’s Institute Active in the Community for 85 Years
The Blackville Women’s Institute celebrated Heritage Week in February with the theme “Leadership and Legacy”. Eleanor Donald, secretary, spoke of the Women’s Institute’s work in Blackville: I will speak on Legacy which means something handed down. I have in my hand a book entitled Fifty Years of Women’s Institute in New Brunswick. This was…
Read MoreJake Stewart Enters The PC Leadership Race
Progressive Conservative MLA Jake Stewart became the sixth candidate for the party leadership on Thursday, May 26. He made the announcement to a crowd of more than 150 supporters at the Blackville Municipal Park. In his speech, Stewart said that he would change the Official Languages Act to eliminate the role of the commissioner for…
Read MoreNew Mayor and Council for Village of Blackville
The polls have closed and the residents of Blackville have elected a new village council. Christopher Hennessy has been appointed Mayor with a total of 247 votes. Incumbent mayor Andrew Hawkes received 219 votes and LeRoy Stewart received 115. Hawkes, who was elected in a byelection two years ago, was surprised with the outcome. “It…
Read MoreWayne Curtis Releases New Book ‘In The Country’
Wayne Curtis, an award-winning writer based in Fredericton, has released a new book, entitled “In the Country”. The book is a collection of 13 short stories, set in a community modeled after Miramichi. Though the stories are fictional, they are based in reality, said Curtis, who grew up near Blackville. His memories of growing up…
Read MoreCurtis Cast in Stratford Festival’s Main Stage Show
Blackville native and Sheridan grad Colton Curtis, 22, was ecstatic to get the call, telling him that he was cast in Stratford Festival’s main stage show. The Stratford Festival is an internationally recognized annual repertory theatre festival running from April to October in the Canadian city of Stratford, Ontario. “I felt deep down that it…
Read MoreBlackville’s Michael Waugh Added to Saint John Sea Dogs
General Manager Darrell Young has announced the Saint John Sea Dogs have added defenceman Michael Waugh to the team’s 55-player protected list. Waugh, 17, is the captain of the Miramichi Rivermen of the NB/PEI Major Midget Hockey League (NBPEIMMHL). The native of Blackville, has eight goals and 24 points in 33 games in his third…
Read More