Posts Tagged ‘business’
Blackville mayor knows about challenges, having won his battle with throat cancer
Hal Muck, the newly acclaimed mayor of Blackville, has plans for his village, even though as of last year, he couldn’t picture himself in the position of mayor. “I had indicated…I wasn’t even going to put my name in,” said Muck in an interview, noting his thoughts were preoccupied with a diagnosis of throat cancer.…
Read MoreValuFoods Owner Recognized
Jerry Stafford, owner of Main Street ValuFoods, was recently presented with a Community Service Award from the Province of New Brunswick. Mr. Stafford is well known in the community and has a longstanding reputation as a generous supporter of local organizations and causes. His 50/50 charitable foundation has become a prime instrument for helping numerous…
Read MoreBlackville Pins Economic Hopes on Shale Gas
Blackville is a small village on the Southwest Miramichi River where local residents pride themselves on the rich salmon pools that draw anglers from across the globe. That sport fishing industry provides seasonal employment for some of Blackville’s citizens, but many are worried about the village’s long-term economic survival. The issue of shale gas exploration…
Read MoreMuck defeats Underhill in Blackville by-election
Residents in the village of Blackville have voted for a new councillor. Hal Muck defeated adversary Garth Underhill in the Blackville by-election on Monday evening to claim the title of village councillor. The former Blackville School principal had a total of 253 votes to Underhill’s 187 votes for the win, in what turned out to…
Read MoreBlackville CALNet Celebrates Open House
The Blackville Community Adult Learning Network held an open house today to celebrate the co-location of the Community Adult Learning Program and the Community Access Program at the new location in the Blackville Community Centre. The event was attended by Miramichi Adult Learning Inc., Director of Operations Doug Cooling, Regional Consultant Ann Morrissy, MALI Chairperson…
Read MoreAccess Centre relocates to new Community Centre
The Blackville Community Access Centre / Community Adult Learning Centre has moved from the previous location at Blackville School to the new community centre on South Bartholomew Road. The centre is open to the public Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. For more information,…
Read MoreBlackville maintains tax rate; village digs deep into reserve funding to cover rising costs in budget
The Village of Blackville had to dig deep into its reserve funding to maintain services in its 2010 municipal budget. Blackville sliced $35,483 from its reserves, down to $48,548 from $84,031 in 2009, with a major portion of the funds going toward padding the cost of its fire department and RCMP detachment. The local fire…
Read MoreFederal/provincial governments investing in multi-functional centre for Blackville
BLACKVILLE (CNB) – Residents of Blackville will soon benefit from a new multi-functional centre, thanks to a $500,000 investment from the governments of Canada and New Brunswick. Premier Shawn Graham, Miramichi MP Tilly O’Neill-Gordon, and Blackville Mayor Glen Hollowood announced today that the federal and provincial governments would each contribute $250,000 toward the project. “The…
Read MoreUmoe Solar isn’t planning on operating the Blackville mill
Although some people have heard rumours, Umoe Solar isn’t planning on opening the former UPM mill in Blackville. Right now, Umoe Solar does not believe it is viable for them to re-open the mill, but they haven’t made any other plans for it yet. “I don’t think there’s any chance we can re-open that one,…
Read MoreBlackville developing rural plan
It’s a village with a stable population base and development largely in the form of single family homes. These are some of the initial findings of a rural plan for Blackville. The planning advisory committee has discussed population growth, size and age distribution as it forms a plan for the future. It’s also reviewed residential,…
Read MoreBlackville mill closure puts 60 out of work
The Blackville Lumber sawmill has closed indefinitely, throwing 60 people out of work, and the company that owns the mill says the government could help determine whether it reopens. Finnish paper giant UPM owns the mill in Blackville. Mayor Glen Hollowood says most residents make a living off of the surrounding woodland. The last shifts…
Read MoreUPM to reopen Blackville sawmill
UPM Miramichi will reopen its Blackville sawmill operation, Blackville Lumber on Monday, bringing back all 55 employees. The mill, which makes random length lumber for housing framing, temporarily closed in December. Paul Orser, UPM Miramichi’s woodlands manager, said the reasons are clear why the sawmill had to temporarily close. “We’re in amongst the worst lumber…
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