Health & Fitness
Blackville Ball Park Upgrades Underway
Upgrades to the Blackville Ball Park are currently underway. The project, made possible by funding from the provincial government along with the village of Blackville, began late this summer. Last month, New Brunswick Premier David Alward made the announcement for the $80,000 investment, that will also provide improvements to the community park. “Our investment in…
Read MoreMeals on Wheels Program Available in Blackville
Are you unable to prepare meals for yourself or have a loved one in this situation? That is the reason Meals on Wheels is here. Freshly prepared meals are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of every week. To see if you are eligible for funding assistance for meals, please contact Social Development at 1-866-441-4246…
Read MoreBlackville Soccer Club Receives Grant
The Blackville Soccer Club was recently provided a grant in the amount of $3,500 in support of the Learn to Play Soccer Project. This GO NB grant is provided through the Sport and Recreation Branch of the Department as part of the Cananda-New Brunswick Bilateral Agreement to Advance Sport Participation. The Province of New Brunswick…
Read MoreBlackville Community Members Earn Food Safety Certification
The Greater Blackville Resource Centre recently hosted the first community food mentors program, which was supported by the Community Inclusion Network. The program lasted five weeks. Twelve participants were involved in the program and attended one session per week in a shared learning environment. They learned from both the various instructors and each other. “When we…
Read MoreLocal Doctor Brings Aid to Haiti
Tiffany Keenan hadn’t even reached her teen years when her piano teacher Margery MacRae saw in her the making of a humanitarian. “She always said ‘Tiffany, I think you are going to be a missionary some day’ because I always liked [to dream of] travelling and it’s funny because I had never travelled as a…
Read MoreBHS Students Support Terry Fox Foundation
Blackville School students have raised $542.60 for the Terry Fox Foundation, which will help support cancer research in Canada. Students and their families raised the funds as part of a school initiative led by teacher Craig Russell. Retired principal Mr. Hal Muck lead the school in their walk of hope. Mrs. Jennifer Hambrook also was…
Read MoreKeenan Comes Home
Blackville’s Dr. Tiffany Keenan will be making a return to Miramichi this week. Keenan, director of Haiti Village Health, has spent months in Haiti following a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake that left the country in disarray. Keenan has devoted her time to helping the people of Haiti during this time and will be returning to…
Read MoreTests show Blackville doesn’t have arsenic poisoning: health minister
New Brunswick Health Minister Mike Murphy says Blackville residents can “breathe a sigh of relief” after tests showed no signs of arsenic toxicity. Tests by an Ontario laboratory show half of the 99 residents who submitted blood and urine samples for testing have received their results and none showed traces of inorganic arsenic, which is…
Read MoreResidents of Blackville anxious for answers to arsenic mystery
Residents in Blackville are putting the pressure on the provincial Health Department in hopes of finding answers to their arsenic mystery. At least seven people have tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic in their blood or urine since December 2007. About 200 people attended a public meeting last week with environmental activist Inka Milewski,…
Read MoreMore residents of N.B. village test positive for elevated levels of arsenic
Several more Blackville residents have tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic and health officials are still trying to identify the cause. Four people who live in the Digby Street and Shaffer Lane section of the village tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic in their blood more than a month ago. Now three more…
Read MoreVillage of Blackville encouraging healthier lifestyles
In the small community of Blackville and its surrounding areas, people are becoming more aware of the factors that affect their health and are being encouraged to make healthier lifestyle changes. Blackville’s Mango committee is made up of dedicated individuals who have taken the health of residents to heart and are consciously looking to provide…
Read MorePolitician says he’s losing sleep over arsenic contamination in Blackville
A New Brunswick cabinet minister says he’s losing sleep over reports that four residents in his district are suffering from arsenic contamination and the source has yet to be found. Human Resources Minister Rick Brewer, the member for Southwest-Miramichi, says he’s worried for the residents of Blackville, which is about 130 kilometres northeast of Fredericton.…
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