June 2015
Published by the Town of Nackawic
Updating Nackawic on Recreational, Social, and Cultural Activities
TOWN HALL OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday - 8:15 am - 4:30 pm
Council meetings for the month will take place on June 1st and
15th. Council meetings are open to the public and are called to
order at 7:00 pm. No matter shall be placed on the agenda for
consideration at any regular Council meeting unless the request
for consideration of the matter is received by the Chief
Administrative Officer, in writing, before 12:00 noon on the Friday
preceding the day on which the meeting is to be held.
TOWN OF NACKAWIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Sam Bates Citizenship Award presented during Nackawic Senior
High School Graduation Ceremonies to a Nackawic student who
best meets the following criteria:
 Applicants must be a graduating student pursuing higher
education at a university or college.
 Applicants must be a resident of Nackawic.
 Applicants must provide a written dissertation alluding to his
or her contribution(s) to the community.
 Applications must be received no later than Wednesday,
June 10th.
The Forestry Capital scholarship is presented to a student who
best meets the following criteria:
 Applicants must be accepted in a program of the
environmental sciences, i.e. biology, chemistry, engineering
or other related disciplines at a community college, forestry
school, or university of his or her choice.
 Applicants must write a brief essay relating their career to
the forest industry.
 Applicants can apply by completing the questionnaire and
by mailing or delivering same to the Town Hall no later than
Wednesday, June 10th.
You can pick up the forms at the High School or the Town Office.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Please be advised that the Public Works Garage is open from
7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday.
BUILDING PERMITS
It is that time again when we are all eager to renovate or start
construction. As of March 17, 2014, all development and
construction projects in Nackawic are overseen by Regional
Service Commission 11 Planning and Development, if you have
any questions regarding building permits call RSC 11 at 453-2956,
or the Town Hall at 575-2241.
PLEASE STOOP & SCOOP
By-law S-3, A By-law relating to the Control & Licensing of Dogs,
section 7.03 states, “any person having care, custody or control
of a dog shall remove forthwith any excrement deposited by said
dog on any property in the Town. This does not apply to the dog
owner’s property.” Fines range from $25.00 to $200.00.
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NEWS ON THE RECREATION FRONT
The Relay for Life Yard sale will run in the arena on Saturday, May
30th from 8 am until noon. Please note; you get to keep all funds
you raise at your table – the only fee that is required is the $5.00
per table fee. To book your table, call the Rec office at 575-2240.
Co-Ed Ball hockey in the arena – we will be going on Monday
nights. This is a free program that is recreational in nature.
Grade 4 to 8. A helmet, mask and hockey gloves will be required.
Call to register.
Relay for Life will run June 6th on our waterfront. It will be a 12
hour Relay running from noon until midnight. We are still looking
for teams – volunteers. If this is something that interests you
please contact the Rec Department. Lots of great events planned
for this wonderful family event.
Canada Day celebration will kick off the summer season – BBQ –
fireworks – music by “The Common People”, Wednesday, July 1.
The in Motion Western Valley Games are being hosted by the
Town of Florenceville-Bristol this summer; the dates are July 16th
& 17th. Information will be coming soon so stay tuned.
Nackawic Community Days will run August 19th to the 23rd. The
theme for this year’s event is “Good Ole Days”.
The Rec Department is working on two summer co-ed camps this
summer, one for Basketball and one for Volleyball. Please
contact the Rec Department for more information.
As a courtesy, if you plan to use the gazebo for a summer event,
please call ahead to book, we are hoping to avoid conflicts.
For all your recreational needs contact the Recreation
Department at 575-2240, or email [email protected] .
FIREMEN’S BREAKFAST
There will be a Firemen’s Breakfast at the Nackawic Arena on
Saturday, June 27th, from 7:00 – 11:00 am. Admission is by
donation. Hope to see everyone there!
**THERE IS ABSOULTLY NO GRASS BURNING AT ANY TIME IN
THE TOWN LIMITS OF NACKAWIC**
FIRE PERMITS
Fire Permit forms are available at Town Hall. Section 14.01 of Bylaw S-11, A By-law respecting the Fire Department, states, “Any
person who proposes to ignite a fire within the Town limits shall
make a written application to the Fire Chief for a permit.” A new
permit is required each time you burn.
Back yard fire pits are to be inspected by the Fire Department
prior to being issued a 2015 summer fire permit. Please drop by
or call the Town Hall to complete a fire permit application. Fines
for not having a valid permit range from $50 to $200.
NACKAWIC PUBLIC/SCHOOL LIBRARY
Summer Reading Club: The theme is “Reading Tails” and it’s all
about animals! Starting Wednesday, June 24 th and each
Wednesday until August 19th. Read-to-Me (ages0-5) at 10:30 am
and Summer Reading Club (ages 6 and up) at 2:30 pm. Stories,
songs, games and lots of Fun while keeping those literacy skills
sharp during the summer months!
Loonie Lottery: Support your library with the “original” Loonie
Lottery – buy a number for $1.00 per week – you can pay $52.00
up front for the whole year, $5.00 or $10.00 (or any amount for
that matter) at a time, or $1.00 each week. A 50/50 draw is held
every Friday. Numbers can be purchased at the Library or at
Ryan’s Pharmacy. Help us to raise funds for new books!!
Congratulations to last month’s winners: Eileen Pellerin, Pat
Collett, Bonnie Scarbro and Barb Brewer.
Preschool Story Time: The last regular Wednesday story time will
be on June 10th – Summer Reading Club starts on the 24th. This
gives us time to prepare and decorate the children’s area for the
summer.
Regular Programs: Knitting Group (Thursdays 2:00 – 4:00 pm)
and Browse ‘n Café (Fridays at 11:00 am) go on during the
summer months.
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN ALL SUMMER!! DROP IN ANYTIME….
The library will be CLOSED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 for cleaning.
Library Hours:
Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.: 9:00 – 1:00 and 2:00 – 5:00
Thursday: 12:00 – 5:00 and 6:00 – 8:00
NACKAWIC AND AREA WELLNESS
Thank you to all who supported the Nackawic and Area Wellness
Committee’s & Community Living Nackawic versus Hartland
Challenge. Our challenge was to collect 1,500 bags of clothing
before Hartland did. While we didn’t make it to the 1,500 mark we
certainly had great community support. Due to your support and
efforts Community Living will make a financial donation based on
the number of bags that we did collect to our Wellness Committee
to support wellness endeavors in our area. The contest runs to
May 31….still some time to empty those closets. While you are
emptying those closets think of ways that you would like to see
that money spent!
Our Food Mentor/Food Safety Course has been rescheduled to
start on September 17. The Food Mentor program will run for 4
consecutive Thursdays from 9:30 – 3:00 and the Food Safety
Course will take place on Saturday, September 19 from 9:00 –
5:00. More information to follow but if you are interested or have
questions contact Gail Farnsworth (575-8979) or Charlene
Chatterton (575-8168).
Bulk Buying – please have your order in by 4:30 on the 1st
Wednesday of the month. Orders can be placed in one location
only, the box at My Gym, new membership forms are available
there also. Pick up is at the Kirk Church on the 2 nd Wednesday
from 11 – 1 and 1:30 on at My Gym. We are strictly a volunteer
based group so your participation for packing of the bags at the
Kirk is always welcomed, we pack from 9:45 until 11:00 am. Last
month we did 72 bags!
Let’s Green Up Nackawic – our gentlemen in the Rec. Dept. are
constructing 4 flower boxes to be placed on the medium in front
of the mall to fill with flowers. The flowers and soil will be
purchased locally from Tina’s and Cal’s Independent Grocer but
we would like to have groups or individuals willing to invest some
time to plant these flowers and perhaps to add their own touch.
Watering will be taken care of but we would ask each group to
weed and fertilize. Hope to have the boxes ready by the 2nd week
of June. This is just a small start but a start of even a bigger
investment next year.
CO-ED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
The Annual Clayton Stairs Memorial Co-ed Softball Tournament
will take place on Saturday, July 11th. To register a team, please
call Gloria Monteith @ 328-0007.
RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
RVCA registrations ongoing for the 2015-2016 school year. Visit
www.rivervalleychristianacademy.com for printable forms and
information, phone 575-1010 or email [email protected] .
Grades offered are Junior Kindergarten up to and includes grade
8 *Junior Kindergarten Program (age 4 by Dec.31/15). Our JK
program is now full!! Please call to be included on our waiting
list.
NORTH YORK CHRISTIAN MENS GROUP
North York Men’s Fellowship meeting will take place on June 25 th
at 6:00 pm at the Millville Baptist Church. It is our annual husband
and wife supper (covered dish). We look forward to seeing you
all there. For more information contact Ralph @ 575-2366, or
[email protected] .
MACTAQUAC COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Great Succession: Challenges for Intergenerational
Business Transfers in New Brunswick.
Presented by Cedric MacLeod
- Guest Speaker
$25 per business (unlimited people from the business)
$10 per person
Date: June 4, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm
Contact: 506-575-9622
Place: Moco Kitchen at Mactaquac (1265 Route 105 Mactaquac
Lodge)
Email: [email protected]
TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Tuesday night at the
Temperance Vale Hall. Weigh in is from 5:00 – 6:15 pm and
meeting starts at 6:45 pm. If you have any questions, please call
our Leader Pam Billings @ 575-2574.
THE GARAGE - YOUTH CENTRE
“The Garage” youth centre at 92 McNair Drive (beside Baptist
Church) is open to all area youth Grades 6 – 12 each Thursday
evening from 7:00 to 8:30 pm with adult supervision and free
canteen.
EXCESS EQUIPMENT UP FOR BIDS
The Rec Department presently has 3 used dock sections in
various states of repair to be offered as excess equipment. You
will have until Monday, June 15th at 4:30 pm to submit a bid at the
Town Hall. Please note all three sections are being offered as one
complete package. The successful bidder is responsible for
picking up and transporting the docks. The docks are as is where
is and can be seen behind the arena.
FESTIVAL ON THE BEND
Remember the “Good Ole’ Days”? Take a walk down memory
lane during Festival on the Bend 2015 from August 19th – 23rd.
The theme this year is “The Good Ole’ Days”…bringing back the
60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and beyond. So start thinking about a float
for the parade featuring one of these decades! The committee is
also planning to bring back some good old games. It will be a fun
filled weekend so mark your calendar!
If you haven’t already, please support our weekly 50/50 draw. If
you would like to join in, please contact Donna Gagnon at 5758739, Mike Flewelling at 575-2600 or sign on at Ryan’s Pharmacy
and Whatchamacallits Diner. Draws take place every Tuesday at
Robins. The bigger the pool, the bigger the pot, the bigger the
festivities! Thank you to these businesses for their support!
LION’S CLUB NEWS
All proceeds from a Ham Dinner and two Jamborees went to a
new Wellness Facility at the Portage Atlantic residence for youth
with addiction issues. A thousand dollars was raised for this
worthwhile project.
Please mark your calendars for the Club 300 Dinner and Dance.
The dinner, roast beef, will be served from 5 – 7 pm. This is only
open to ticket holders and a guest. The draw will start at 7:30.
The Dance will start at 9 pm and is open to everyone over 19 at a
cost of $5.00. Those with tickets are admitted free.
Bowling Alley is closed for the summer season however it is also
available for parties. Please call Maryanne at 575-2361.
Crib is Tuesday afternoons.
For Hall Rentals and Health and Welfare please contact Sharon
Berube @ 575-8464 or Brian Toole until further notice. Remember
that our hall is now AIR CONDITIONED!
For any other information please contact Brian Toole @ 575-2885.
COFFEE HOUSE
Sts. Simon and Jude Parish is hosting a celebration on Sunday,
June 28th @ 1:15 pm in the Parish Hall. A Coffee House theme
with an open mic ~ come along, sing a song or two, and share a
poem/skit. Light refreshments provided. All are invited. May we
suggest bringing an item for the Food Bank…. Hope to see you
there! Need more information call Deb Albert 575-2532.
BREAKFAST
St. Clements church 6839 Route 102 Dumfries is having a
breakfast / yard sale June 6th the breakfast runs from 8 – 10:30.
MENU: Bacon – sausage - pancakes - baked beans – scrambled
eggs – home fries – tea & coffee. Donations taken at the door.
The yard sale will run from 8 – 12 noon. Hope to see you there
for the many good buys. Breakfasts will continue the first
Saturday of the month thru the summer.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL SUPPER
Saturday, June 27th from 3 – 6 pm. MENU: Ham - Potato salad –
coleslaw – baked beans – brown bread – rolls & strawberry
shortcake. COST: Adults $12.00 – Children under 12 $6.00 and
Preschoolers are FREE! Sponsored by the Prince William
Pastoral Charge, Dumfries, at the Fire Hall (old TCH).
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 27
Regular monthly meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month
starting at 3:30 pm at the Nackawic Lions Club. If you need to
contact a member please see the contact list below:
 President
Ralph LeBlanc
575-2366
 Sec/Treasurer
Ross Carruthers 575-2139
 Service Officer
Earl Scott
575-2419
 Poppy Chairperson Joyce Hape
575-8680
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE KEY
Notices for non-profit groups can be faxed to 575-2035, emailed
to [email protected], or mailed to Town of Nackawic, 115
Otis Drive, Nackawic, NB E6G 2P1. The deadline for submissions
is the 24th of each month. The Key can also be downloaded at
www.nackawic.com .