Nackawic Waterfront Canada Day schedule
Canada Day events will kick off at 2 p.m. on July 1, with rock painting, face painting, and tattoos until 4 p.m. There will be chalk fun, bubble fun, water fun with balloons and water guns, and family yard games such as washer toss, axe throwing, and a bean bag toss. Canada Day colouring sheets will also be available.
More family games, such as a three-legged race, tug-of-war, and spoon-boiled-egg game, will also be available. If you are hungry, Haddie’s Fish and Chips truck will be there at 2 p.m., and a Lions Club barbecue runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Cake with Mayor Tim Fox, plus the singing of O Canada, starts at 5 and runs to 6 p.m.
Live music will take place at the Big Axe from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Glow sticks and sparklers will be available, with fireworks happening at dusk.
Accessibility lift to be installed at Nackawic Marina
At the June 16 meeting of the Nackawic-Millville Rural Community Council meeting, the council shared that an accessibility lift (EZ 2 Pool lift) will soon be installed at the Nackawic waterfront docks.
This equipment will assist individuals with accessibility challenges when getting in and out of boats. Mayor Tim Fox said the idea was brought to him by a fishing guide who takes veterans out on the water. Fox said Nackawic-Millville is the first municipality in the province to install such a lift.
Security fence installed at the Public Works garage
A security fence has been installed at the Public Works garage in Nackawic, but residents will still have access to the site during the day when the gates are open, so they can drop off scrap metal. Information about the change will soon be sent out to residents.
Grand opening of Millville baseball field
A grand opening to celebrate a new baseball field in Millville will be held on Sunday, July 20, at 1 p.m. The council will release more information on the event closer to the date.
Tender awarded for new Dumfries fire/community hall
A motion was made by Councillor Steve Meldrum and seconded by Councillor Colin Trail to award Jones and Oak Contracting, based out of Fredericton, the tender for the construction of the new Dumfries Fire Hall and Community Hall for $3,206,485.
The new building will be built beside the current structure, which will eventually be torn down. CAO Kathryn Clark said now that the tender has been awarded, she can contact the company and get a schedule that outlines when the project will start.
