"A winning mix of rural retreat and cosmopolitan enclave, Sackville has more galleries than traffic lights." - Visitor Guide 2018 - Town of Sackville
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Visitor Guide 2018 “A winning mix of rural retreat and cosmopolitan enclave, Sackville has more galleries than traffic lights.” enRoute Magazine
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS................................... 2
Contents Owens Art Gallery...................................................20
Welcome
Bordertown Festival................................................. 2 Harold Geddes, George Stanley, Fowl Play...21
Sackville Music Festival........................................... 3 Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre...22
NB Provincial Music Festival Finals..................... 3 Colville House...........................................................22
2018 National Music Festival................................ 3
Tantramarsh Blues Society.................................... 3
Handmade Crafts and More!..............................23
The Craft Gallery......................................................24
Mayor John Higham Welcomes You
Farmers’ Market......................................................... 4 Robert Lyon Graphics............................................24 Welcome to Sackville and to our fantastic
The Music Barn........................................................... 4 Sackville Arts Wall...................................................24 natural and cultural attractions. Sackville is
Performers’ Company............................................. 5 Canada 150 Walking Tour...................................25 a place with cosmopolitan amenities, but
Live Bait Theatre........................................................ 5 OUR HISTORY........................................................26
with small Town charm and ease. We have
SappyFest.................................................................... 6 Boultenhouse Heritage Centre..........................27
Canada Day Celebrations...................................... 7 Campbell Carriage Factory Museum...............28 plenty of things to keep you busy here at
Sackville Walking Tour............................................ 7 Memorial Park..........................................................29 the Centre of the Maritime Provinces, but
New Brunswick Day................................................. 7 Historic Properties..................................................29 you can also hang your hat to explore all
Beech Hill Park Challenge....................... 8 and 41 Historic Walking Tours..........................................29 that there is to offer within a two-hour radius
Sackville Fall Fair....................................................... 8 Geneology, Cemeteries, Acadian Monument......30
Playwright’s Atlantic Resource Centre............. 8 Fort Beasejour - Fort Cumberland....................31
- including two National Parks, beaches with
Winterfest.................................................................... 9 SACKVILLE MAP............................................ 32-33 the warmest waters north of Virginia and four
Concerts in the Park................................................. 9 MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY MAP.. 34-35 major cities. Enjoy Sackville, a New Kind of
Movies in the Park.................................................... 9 Mount Allison University............................... 36-37 Small Town!
Performing Arts Series..........................................10 PARKS........................................................................38 JOHN HIGHAM
Mount Allison Music Recitals..............................10 BMX & Skateboard Park........................................38 MAYOR OF SACKVILLE
Sackville Festival of Early Music.........................10 Sackville Waterfowl Park......................................39
Sackville Film Society............................................10 Silver Lake..................................................................40
Vogue Cinema..........................................................10
A Walk in The Park..................................................11
Tantramar Wetlands Centre...............................40
Beech Hill Park and Disc Golf Course..............41 President’s Welcome
Art Across the Marsh.............................................11 Beech Hill Picnic Park............................................41
Mount Allison University is located at the
A Handmade Assembly........................................11 Bill Johnstone Memorial Park.............................42
FESTIVAL & EVENTS CALENDAR............ 12-13 Tennis and Golf........................................................42 heart of Sackville, but the town is at the
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.......................................14 Cross Country Skiing and Winter Fun.............43 heart of Mount Allison. It is a big part of
Sackville Harness Shop.........................................14 RESTAURANTS/NIGHT LIFE.................... 44-45 what makes us unique.
Anderson’s Greenhouse.......................................15 ACCOMMODATIONS.................................. 48-49
Sackville Community Garden.............................15 SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARY YEARS........52 Sackville’s lively cultural scene and friendly,
Dykes & the Tantramar Marshes.......................16 BIRD WATCHING PACKAGE...........................53 safe, and welcoming community make it the
Trueman Blueberry Farm.....................................17 WORSHIP SERVICES...........................................54 ideal university town. Students come here
Tantramar Veteran’s Memorial Civic Centre........ 17 VISITOR CENTRE, GUIDED TOURS.............55
from small towns and big cities and fall in
Gemini Observatory...............................................17 MERCHANTS OF SACKVILLE................... 56-58
ART AND SCULPTURE.......................................18 SCENES FROM SACKVILLE..............................59
love with all the town has to offer.
Stroll Through a Poem..........................................18 REGIONAL MAP....................................................60 Mount Allison is proud to call Sackville
Fog Forest Gallery...................................................19
home. We hope you enjoy your time here —
short or long — as much as we do.
DR. ROBERT M. CAMPBELL
PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events
New Brunswick Provincial Music Festival Finals May 30
to June 2
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BRUNSWICKS’ TOP YOUNG AMATEUR
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS TO COMPETE IN ELEVEN DISCIPLINES.
> www.nbfmf.org
Peter Karp plays the
Bordertown Festival May 5 Tantramarsh Blues Society
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING
David Myles plays May 4th > www.tbsblues.com YOU WORLD-CLASS BLUES IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.
Bordertown Festival of the Arts May
August
12 - 16
April
23 - 29
SPONSORED BY THE TOWN OF SACKVILLE, BORDERTOWN
IS A 5 DAY FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS THE VERY BEST IN
MUSIC, ART AND LOCAL HOSPITALITY.
2-6
2018 National Music Festival Sackville Music Festival
> www.sackville.com/bordertown THE CAMPUS OF MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY WILL BE THE FESTIVAL PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ALIVE WITH THE SOUNDS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AS THE MUSIC STUDENTS YOUNG AND OLD TO PERFORM FOR
2018 NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL BRINGS TOGETHER EACH OTHER AND THE PUBLIC, TO GET FEEDBACK
THE BEST STUDENTS FROM EVERY PROVINCE. FROM PROFESSIONAL ADJUDICATORS ON THEIR
PERFORMANCES, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC.
> www.fcmf.org/sackville-2018
2 > www.sackvillemusicfestival.com 3
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Festivals & Events
Performers’ Theatre Company
SACKVILLE’S COMMUNITY THEATRE SINCE 2007,
PRODUCING PLAYS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS.
JULY 3-8, 2018 - “ON GOLDEN POND” BY EARNEST
THOMPSON, FALL PRODUCTION TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Email: performerstheatresackville@gmail.com
Sackville Farmers’ Market Tel: 536-1904
HELD EVERY SATURDAY MORNING FROM 9 – 12, IN THE SUMMER AT BILL
JOHNSTONE PARK AND IN THE WINTER AT THE SACKVILLE COMMONS.
BUSTLING WITH MUSIC, ENERGY, FRESH BAKED GOODS, ETHNIC FOOD,
PRODUCE, ARTS, CRAFTS AND MORE.
> www.performerstheatre.com
> www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
The Spinney Brothers performed in 2017
The Music Barn Live Bait Theatre
THE MUSIC BARN IS A POPULAR VENUE IN SACKVILLE FOR WEDDINGS AND LIVE BAIT IS A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMPANY COMMITTED TO
MUSIC FEATURING BLUEGRASS, FOLK AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE OLD BARN PUTTING ON THE BEST PLAYS AND CONCERTS IN THE MARITIMES.
(150 YEARS+) IS A RECENT ARRIVAL ON THE MUSIC SCENE, IT WAS THE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULE DETAILS.
Tel. (506) 536-3031 CORNERSTONE OF A PRODUCTIVE FAMILY FARM FOR MANY GENERATIONS.
(evenings and weekends)
Tel. (902) 634-3353 (weekdays) > www.freewebs.com/themusicbarn > www.livebaittheatre.com
July 4-15 NEW THIS YEAR – THE FIRST ANNUAL LIVE BAIT THEATRE
“Uh, Oh Canada”
4 WOMEN’S ART FESTIVAL JUNE 8 AND 9. 5
July
Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events
1st
> www.sackville.com
Canada Day Celebrations
COME CELEBRATE OUR NATION’S BIRTHDAY WITH US!
JULY 1ST IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING DAY IN SACKVILLE;
WITH LIVE MUSIC, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, THE
CANADA DAY FUN RUN AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TAKING
PLACE THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
Tantramar Heritage
Trust Canada Day
Strawberry Social
COME CELEBRATE CANADA DAY ON JULY 1 FROM
2 PM TO 5 PM WITH STRAWBERRIES, CREAM AND
HOMEMADE BISCUITS (BY DONATION).
> www.heritage.tantramar.com
August
6th
New Brunswick Day
LIVE MUSIC, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, AND A
FREE COMMUNITY BARBEQUE ARE JUST A FEW
THINGS YOU CAN EXPECT ON NEW BRUNSWICK
DAY IN SACKVILLE!
> www.sackville.com
Sappyfest – 13th annual
August A SUMMER HIGHLIGHT – BRINGING TOGETHER
AN ECLECTIC MIX OF MUSIC, VISUAL ART AND
The Sackville Past, Present
3 -5
rd th PERFORMING ARTS OVER A 3 DAY WEEKEND.
and Future Walking Tour
> www.sappyfest.com THIS TOUR CONSISTS OF SEVERAL STATIONS
THAT WERE CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH
ANNIVERSARY OF CANADA. THE TOUR STARTS AT
Partner performed in 2017, SACKVILLE’S MEMORIAL PARK (SEE P.25) AND ENDS AT
photo by Tiana Feng (ridethetempo.com) THE BOULTENHOUSE HERITAGE CENTRE.
6 > www.sackville.com 7
Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events
Beech Hill Park Challenge
PUT YOUR FITNESS TO THE TEST AT THE ANNUAL BHP CHALLENGE! THE 4+ KILOMETER July Winterfest February
COURSE HAS OVER A DOZEN OBSTACLES; INCLUDING A MUD CRAWL, HURDLES, CLIMBING 21st THE PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE OUTDOORS IN THE HEART OF WINTER, THIS 2019
WALL AND OUR GIANT SLIP N’ SLIDE! PERFECT FOR RACERS OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND POPULAR 3 DAY EVENT FEATURES AN OUTDOOR DANCE PARTY, SLEDDING, HORSE AND
FITNESS LEVELS! DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S MINI-CHALLENGE AS WELL! WAGON RIDES, FIREWORKS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!
> www.sackville.com > www.sackville.com
6:30 pm, Thursday evenings from
July 5 – August 30th Concerts in the Park
EVERY THURSDAY EVENING DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WEATHER
> www.sackville.com PERMITTING, THE TOWN OFFERS A FREE CONCERT SERIES IN BILL
JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL PARK. DROP BY THE PARK AND ENJOY OUR
TALENTED LOCAL MUSICIANS!
18th Annual Fall Fair
THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR, SACKVILLE FALL FAIR WILL BRING YOU
Sept BACK TO OUR AGRICULTURAL HISTORY WHILE CELEBRATING ALL THE
TOWN HAS TO OFFER! CHECK OUT FAMILY DAY AT THE DONCASTER FARM
20-23 RIGHT BEFORE ENJOYING THE ANNUAL PARADE. OUR FIREWORKS SHOW
IS SECOND-TO-NONE AND WITH FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS ALL WEEKEND,
> www.sackville.com/fallfair THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT THE SACKVILLE FALL FAIR!
Movies in the Park July 20, August 10 & 24
Start Time 9:00pm
May BILL JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL PARK IS HOME TO OUR FREE SUMMER
MOVIE SERIES. GENRES AND TITLES VARY, SO VISIT > www.sackville.com
7 - 21 WWW.SACKVILLE.COM FOR DETAILS.
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC)
PARC ASSISTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ATLANTIC CANADIAN
PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS, AND PROMOTES AND DOCUMENTS THAT
WORK, OFFERING MANY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INCLUDING STAGED
READINGS AND THE ANNUAL PARC COLONY.
email > parcoffice@playwrightsatlantic.ca
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Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events
May
iTromboni performed in 2016 27th
Performing Arts Series A Walk in The Park – Fund raiser for Alzheimer’s
PRESENTING SOME OF CANADA’S MOST CELEBRATED PERFORMERS IN THE LOCALS IN THE COMMUNITY GATHER TOGETHER FOR A WALK IN THE SACKVILLE
AREAS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, FOLK, WORLD MUSIC AND JAZZ.
> www.mta.ca/performingarts WATERFOWL PARK TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA
> www.sackville.com
Brunton Hall Auditorium
Sackville Festival of Early Music
Sept THE SACKVILLE FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC WILL AGAIN ENLIVEN SACKVILLE
WITH A PROGRAM OF MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE MUSIC
October Art Across the Marsh Studio Tour
18-24 PERFORMED BY MUSICIANS OF INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION. THIS YEAR’S 20-21 THIS STUDIO TOUR IS A CELEBRATION OF ART AND ARTISTS
FESTIVAL FEATURES THE ROSE ENSEMBLE (USA), 2016 JUNO AWARD WINNERS SURROUNDING THE TANTRAMAR MARSHES, WITH ARTISTS OPENING
> www.sackvilleearlymusic.com L’HARMONIE DES SAISONS (QUEBEC), AND PASCAL VALOIS (QUEBEC). > www.artacrossthemarsh.ca THEIR STUDIOS TO VISITORS.
Mount Allison University
Music Department Recitals
FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND GUESTS GIVE EVENING
AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITALS IN BRUNTON
AUDITORIUM, WITH ENSEMBLE CONCERTS IN
CONVOCATION HALL AND THE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL.
> www.mta.com/music
The Vogue Cinema
Sackville Film Society
THE VOGUE, BUILT IN 1946, HAS A NEW SOUND SYSTEM
AND DIGITAL PROJECTOR CAPABLE OF PROJECTING IN
3D. THE VOGUE SHOWS POPULAR MOVIES AND IS ALSO 8th Annual Handmade Assembly October
EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:30PM FROM
SEPTEMBER TO APRIL, CURRENT AND CLASSICAL
AVAILABLE FOR RENT FOR EVENTS. OVER 15 ARTISTS, CURATORS AND OTHERS LEAD DISCUSSIONS, FACILITATE 17-20
WORKSHOPS, INITIATE PROJECTS, OPEN EXHIBITIONS AND SHARE IN THE
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MOVIES ARE SCREENED AT THE VOGUE CINEMA. > www.voguecinema.ca HANDMADE! ALL FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. > www.handmadeassembly.com 11
Festival & Events Calendar
July 3 – 8 > “On Golden Pond” by Earnest Thompson presented by the Performers’ Theatre
April Company www.performerstheatre.com
Every Saturday in April, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
July 4 – 15 > “Uh, Oh Canada” dinner theatre presented by Live Bait Theatre
Sackville Farmers’ Market at the Sackville Commons > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
www.livebaittheatre.com
April 23 to 29 > Sackville Music Festival > www.sackvillemusicfestival.com
July 5, 12, 19, 26 > 6:30 p.m. > Concerts in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park www.
sackville.com
May July 20 > 9 p.m. > Movies in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackville.com
Every Saturday in May, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. July 21 > Beech Hill Park Challenge presented by the Town of Sackville > www.sackville.com
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
May 2 – 6 > Bordertown Festival > A Music, Arts and Hospitality Festival
August
www.sackville.com/bordertown Every Saturday in August, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
May 5 > Tantramarsh Blues Society presents Peter Karp > www.tbsblues.com
August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 > 6:30 p.m. > Concerts in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
May 27 > A Walk in the Park and Waterfowl Park 30th Anniversary Celebration
www.sackville.com
www.sackville.com
August 3 – 5 > 13th Annual Sappyfest > www.sappyfest.com
May 30 – June 2 > New Brunswick Provincial Music Festival Finals > www.nbfmf.org
August 6 > New Brunswick Day Celebrations presented by the Town of Sackville
www.sackville.com
June August 10, 24 > 9 p.m. > Movies in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackville.com
Every Saturday in June, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
August 12 – 16 > 2018 National Music Festival > www.fcmf.org/sackville-2018/
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
June 8 – 9 > Women’s Arts Festival presented by Live Bait Theatre > www.livebaittheatre.com
June 10 at 2 p.m. > High Lonesome Drive at the Music Barn > www.freewebs.com/musicbarn
September
Every Saturday in September, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
June 17 at 2:30 p.m. > Janet Crawford with friends Ray Legere & Georges Hebert at the Music
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
Barn > www.freewebs.com/musicbarn
September 20 – 23 > 18th Annual Fall Fair presented by the Town of Sackville
June 24 at 2 p.m. > V.O.N Fundraiser with a selection of bands at the Music Barn
www.sackville.com/fallfair
www.freewebs.com/musicbarn
September 18 – 24 > Sackville Festival of Early Music > www.sackvilleearlymusic.com
July
Every Saturday in July, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
October
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park Every Saturday in October, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
July 1 > Canada Day Celebrations presented by the Town of Sackville > www.sackville.com
October 20 – 21 > Art Across the Marsh Studio Tour > www.artacrossthemarsh.ca
July 1 > 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. > Canada Day Strawberry Social presented by the
Tantramar Heritage Trust www.heritage.tantramar.com October 17 – 20 > 8th Annual Handmade Assembly > www.handmadeassembly.com
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Other Attractions
Other Attractions
Anderson’s Greenhouse
LOCATED IN MIDDLE SACKVILLE SINCE 1986, ANDERSON’S TAKES
PRIDE IN GROWING PLANTS WITH BIOLOGICAL INSECT CONTROL,
AND WITHOUT FUNGICIDES.
19 School Lane > (506) 536-3094
Sackville Harness Shop
THE SACKVILLE HARNESS SHOP IS HOUSED IN ONE OF SACKVILLE’S OLDEST BUILDINGS.
BILL AND DIANE LONG HAVE MAINTAINED THE TRADITIONAL LEATHER PRODUCTS
INCLUDING HORSE HARNESSES, BOOTS, BELTS AND LEATHER BAGS.
Sackville Community Garden
39 Main Street, Tel: (506) 536-0642 > www.sackvilleharness.com A GRASS-ROOTS INITIATIVE PROVIDING LOCALS WITH A COMMUNAL
GARDEN TO GROW ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS AND FLOWERS.
> sackvillecommunitygarden@gmail.com
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Other Attractions
Other Attractions
ttrueman@eastlink.ca Tel: (506) 364-7458 > www.truemanblueberryfarms.com
Trueman Blueberry Farm
RETAIL STORE AND BAKERY WITH A 6 ACRE SUNFLOWER MAZE WITH OVER 250,000 SUNFLOWERS. ALSO
A PICNIC AND PLAY AREA, AN OBSERVATION HIVE, U-PICK RASPBERRIES, U-PICK WILD AND CULTIVATED
BLUEBERRIES AND U-PICK PUMPKINS AND HAY RIDE ON SITE. LOCATED IN AULAC NEAR FORT BEAUSEJOUR.
Dykes/Marshes
THE DYKES ON THE TANTRAMAR MARSH WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT BY
ACADIAN SETTLERS IN THE 1600S TO DRAIN THE MARSH TO USE AS
FARMLAND. BEAUTIFUL VISTAS AND WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS AWAIT YOU.
> www.sackville.com
The Tantramar Marshes
THE TANTRAMAR MARSH IS A TIDAL SALTMARSH AROUND THE BAY OF
FUNDY ON THE ISTHMUS OF CHIGNECTO. THE MARSHES ARE AN IMPORTANT 182 Main Street • Tel: (506) 364-4955 Tatramar Veterans’ Memorial Civic Centre
STOPOVER FOR MIGRATING WATERFOWL SUCH AS SEMI-PALMATED SACKVILLE’S PREMIERE RECREATIONAL FACILITY OPEN YEAR-ROUND,
SANDPIPERS AND CANADA GEESE. NOW A NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA THE > www.sackville.ca IDEAL FOR BANQUETS, MEETINGS CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS.
MARSHES ARE THE SITE OF TWO BIRD SANCTUARIES.
> www.sackville.ca
Gemini Observatory Tel: (506) 364-2530
LOCATED ON THE MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THE OBSERVATORY Email: gemini@mta.ca
IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. VISIT THE
WEBSITE TO VIEW SCHEDULES OR ARRANGE GROUP VISITS.
16 > www.mta.ca/gemini 17Arts & Sculpture
ORIGINAL ARTWORKS BY REGIONAL AND NATIONALLY
Art & Sculpture
RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND SCULPTORS. SOLO
AND THEMED EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FULL
Fog Forest Gallery SERVICE CUSTOM FRAMING, INSTALLATIONS, AND SECURE
SHIPPING. DROP IN…IT WILL BE TIME WELL SPENT.
> www.fogforestgallery.com > 14 Bridge Street > 506-536-9000
Heron’s Watch - this sculpture by Christian Toth,
featuring ducks Willie and Gracie and Aaron the
Heron, was installed in 2016 on the corner of
Bridge and Weldon Streets. Wood fired stoneware by
Oil painting still -life by NS painter, Susan Paterson N.B. artist Ghita Levin
BETWEEN FRIENDS – ARTWORKS BY MOUNT
ALLISON ALUMNI AND SACKVILLE ARTISTS
MAY 2 – JUNE 2, 2018
Stroll Through a Poem OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
THE POEM IS THE LATE DOUGLAS LOCHHEAD’S HIGH MARSH JUNE 5 – JULY 9, 2018
ROAD, THE 31 VERSES PLACED ON UTILITY POLES COVER THE
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. THE POETIC WALK BEGINS AT THE
UNDER SUMMER SKIES – A MULTI-MEDIA
CORNER OF MAIN AND BRIDGE STREETS.
EXHIBIT BY GALLERY ARTISTS
JULY 10 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
> www.sackville.com
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE – AN EXPLORATION
OF WEATHER THROUGH ART
SEPTEMBER 13 – OCTOBER 6, 2018
SACKVILLE ARTS WALK – A 1.5 HOUR
WALKING TOUR OF CULTURAL Acrylic on canvas painting by REFLECTIONS - NEW PAINTINGS BY SUSAN PATERSON
HIGHLIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN SACKVILLE. NB artist Alexandrya Eaton OCTOBER 11 – NOVEMBER 10, 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT (506) 364-4967. COMFORT AND JOY – A CHRISTMAS
SHOWCASE BY GALLERY ARTISTS.
18 NOVEMBER 15 – DECEMBER 31, 2018 19Owens Art Gallery
Art & Sculpture
Art & Sculpture
Tel: (506) 364-2574 • 61 York Street
MOUNT ALLISON HAS THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
IN CANADA WITH A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF MORE THAN
3,000 WORKS, INCLUDING PAINTINGS AND SKETCHES BY THE
GROUP OF SEVEN, ALEX COLVILLE, CHRISTOPHER PRATT, MARY
PRATT, JOHN HAMMOND, LAWREN P. HARRIS, TOM FORRESTALL,
AND TED PULFORD—ALL MOUNT A FACULTY OR ALUMNI.
> www.mta.ca/owens Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 pm
Fowl Play
SCULPTURE BY PETER MANCHESTER INSTALLED IN
BILL JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL PARK IN 2013.
Seven Crows — painting by Alex Colville
Harold Geddes Memorial
A FITTING MEMORIAL CREATED BY SCULPTOR KIP
JONES TO A BELOVED MAN WHO BECAME THE TOWN’S
VOLUNTEER CARETAKER. LOCATED ON BRIDGE ST.
NEAR MAIN ST.
Statue of George Stanley
BY CHRISTIAN TOTH, LOCATED IN FRONT OF
SACKVILLE POST OFFICE.
20 21ESTABLISHED IN 1982, STRUTS GALLERY & FAUCET MEDIA
Handmade Crafts & More
Art & Sculpture
Art & Sculpture
ARTS CENTRE IS A NON-PROFIT ARTIST-RUN CENTRE
Struts Gallery & PRESENTING CONTEMPORARY ART AND ACTIVITIES THAT
PROMOTE THE WORK OF REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND
Faucet Media Arts Centre INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.
> www.strutsgallery.ca Tel: (506) 536-1211 • 7 Lorne Street
24 York Street (506) 536-1272
Blooms Flower Shop
FEATURING KAELI COOK POTTERY, DONNA RAWLINGS SHARPE CARDS, AS
WELL AS THEIR OWN TERRARIUMS AND BEES WAX CANDLES.
> www.bloomsshop.ca
Coleville House Tidewater Books and Browsery
COLVILLE HOUSE, ON THE MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, WAS THE HOME
OF RENOWNED CANADIAN ARTIST ALEX COLVILLE AND IT IS NOW OPEN TO THE OFFERING MARITIME-MADE FINE CRAFT AND GIFTS, UNIQUE GREETING
PUBLIC. VISITORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ANNOTATED MAPS TO THE SITES OF CARDS, MOLESKINE JOURNALS, ART SUPPLIES AND MORE.
COLVILLE’S WORKS ON CAMPUS AND IN SACKVILLE AND THE LOCAL AREA.
> www.tidewaterbooks.ca 4 Bridge Street (506) 536-0404
> www.mta.ca/owens/colville_house Tel: (506) 364-2574
76 York Street • Open July and August, Admission is free
5 Stephens Drive (506) 939-3555
Cattail Ridge Family Market
SUPPORTING LOCAL FLAVOURS AND TALENTS. LOCAL MEATS, PRODUCE
AND GROCERIES AS WELL AS QUALITY MARITIME AND CANADIAN PET
FOOD LINES AND BIRD FEED.
> www.cattail-ridge-family-market.business.site/
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Art & Sculpture
Sackville Past Present and Future Canada 150+ Walking Tour
> www.sackville.com/explore
THE TOWN OF SACKVILLE MARKED THE CANADA 150+ CELEBRATIONS BY ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT WALK CONNECTED
THROUGH A SELF-GUIDED PAMPHLET AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, BY WAY OF A GUIDED TOUR. A SERIES OF “POETRY
ON POLES” PLAQUES WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE WALK WHICH WILL CONTAIN POEMS BY POETS FROM THE REGION.
The Craft Gallery THE SIX PRIMARY INSTALLATIONS INCLUDE
A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF MARITIME FINE
CRAFTS IN AN ARTISAN-RUN SPACE. A life-size bronze statue of Colonel George Stanley
OPEN MAY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 > (506) 536-4163 > 34 Mallard Drive (designer of the Canadian Maple Leaf Flag)
in front of the Sackville Post Office
> www.roberylyongraphics.ca
10 Weldon Street
Robert Lyon Graphics & Gallery A permanent display
LOCATED DOWNTOWN, AT THE EDGE OF THE WATERFOWL PARK, THIS
Tel: (506) 536-1904 STUDIO FEATURES THE ARTWORK OF LOCAL ARTIST ROBERT LYON AND
The addition of a half pipe to our commemorating Canada 150 at the
KATHERINE HICKS LYON CONSISTING OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS, LIMITED Canada 150 Skateboard Park Boultenhouse Heritage Centre
EDITION PRINTS, BOOKS, JEWELRY, CLOTHING, AND ART SUPPLIES.
Sackville Arts Wall
RECOGNIZING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT OF OUR
COMMUNITY, THE WALL WAS MOVED TO MAIN ST. NEAR THE SACKVILLE WATERFOWL PARK IN 2017. Relocation and reconstruction An interpretive bronze panel at the
A SPORTS WALL OF FAME IS ALSO AT THE TANTRAMAR VETERAN’S MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTRE. of the Sackville Arts Wall Sackville Cemetery to guide visitors
to George Stanley’s grave site
A new weather shelter in Memorial Park
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Our History
Boultenhouse
> www.heritage.tantramar.com
Heritage Centre
THE BOULTENHOUSE HERITAGE CENTRE IS
NEW BRUNSWICK’S ONLY SHIPWRIGHT’S
RESIDENCE NOW OPEN AS A MUSEUM.
THE CENTRE CONTAINS THREE HISTORIC
HOUSES: THE GREEK REVIVAL STYLE
MANSION (1842) BUILT BY CHRISTOPHER
BOULTENHOUSE; BULMER HOUSE DATING
TO 1792; AND THE 1855 OCTAGONAL HOME
OF CAPT. GEORGE ANDERSON A NOTED
MASTER MARINER AND SHIPBUILDER. THE
HERITAGE CENTRE CONTAINS NUMEROUS
EXHIBITS TELLING THE STORY OF THE
SACKVILLE AREA, FROM THE TOWN’S
CONCEPTION IN 1762 TO THE GLORIES OF
ITS SEAFARING DAYS, ITS PRE-INDUSTRIAL
PAST, AND ASPECTS OF ITS DOMESTIC LIFE
2012 was Sackville’s 250th birthday IN THREE GRAND HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
THE SEED WAS PLANTED IN 1759 WHEN GOVERNOR LAWRENCE FIRST PUT SACKVILLE’S
NAME ON A MAP. THEN IN 1762 LAND LOTS WERE ASSIGNED TO 20 FAMILIES FROM
NEW ENGLAND, AND THE TOWN OF SACKVILLE WAS OFFICIALLY BORN. SACKVILLE IS
THE FIRST TOWN IN WHAT BECAME THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK.
The Octagonal House
THE GEORGE ANDERSON OCTAGONAL HOUSE HOUSES HUNDREDS OF
> www.sackville.com HISTORIC DOCUMENTS AND FAMILY HISTORIES OF GREAT INTEREST TO
RESEARCHERS PURSUING GENEALOGIES OF TANTRAMAR AREA FAMILIES.
> (506) 536-2541 29 Queen Road
26 27Our History
Our History
Memorial Park
LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF WELDON ST. AND BRIDGE ST. THE PARK WAS
DEVELOPED BY THE WOMEN’S CIVIC COUNCIL OF SACKVILLE IN 1910 AND
Bridge Street, Downtown Sackville COMMEMORATES ALL THE BRANCHES OF OUR ARMED SERVICES.
> www.heritage.tantramar.com
Historic Properties
THE AREA IN AND AROUND SACKVILLE IS PARTICULARLY Upstairs at the Anderson
RICH IN HISTORY. VARIOUS FORMS OF HISTORICAL MARKERS Octagonal House
COMMEMORATE SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
19 Church Street, Middle Sackville
Tel. (506) 536-3079 or (506) 536-2541
Open mid-June through August
Campbell Carriage
> www.heritage.tantramar.com
Factory Museum
DISCOVER AN ERA WHEN “HORSEPOWER”
REALLY MEANT POWERED BY HORSES,
WHEN HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES RULED THE
ROADS, AND BUILDING THEM REQUIRED
TALENT AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. AT THE
HISTORIC CAMPBELL CARRIAGE FACTORY,
CANADA’S ONLY FULLY INTACT 19TH
CENTURY CARRIAGE FACTORY (RECOGNIZED
PROVINCIALLY AND NATIONALLY), YOU’LL
SEE HOW ALL OF THIS WAS ACHIEVED!
THE MUSEUM COMPLEX, OVERLOOKING
THE SCENIC TANTRAMAR MARSHES, ALSO
FEATURES AN ORIGINAL BLACKSMITH’S
SHOP AND NEWLY RENOVATED CARRIAGE
Historic Walking Tours
WAREHOUSE, AS WELL AS AN HISTORIC PICK UP HISTORIC SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF
MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE DOWNTOWN SACKVILLE AND A WALKING/
FOUNDING OF TINTAMARRE (1708), AN CYCLING TOUR OF HISTORICAL MIDDLE
ACADIAN VILLAGE ONCE SITUATED AT THIS SACKVILLE PAMPHLETS AT THE SACKVILLE
VERY LOCATION. VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE 34 MALLARD DR.
Centennial Monument > www.sackville.com
A MONUMENT REMEMBERING SACKVILLE’S 34 Mallard Drive, Sackville
FOUNDING SETTLERS: MI’KMAQ, ACADIANS, Tel: (506) 364-4967
NEW ENGLAND PLANTERS, LOYALISTS AND visitor@sackville.com
YORKSHIRE SETTLERS.
Beside the Swan Pond, Main Street
28 29LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY OF FUNDY ON THE BORDER
Geneology, Cemeteries and Monuments
BETWEEN NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA, THE FORT STANDS
AT A CROSSROADS OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY.
Our History
Our History
Genealogy
RESEARCH YOUR ROOTS!
• SACKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (506) 364-4915 – LOCATED AT 68 MAIN STREET.
• MARITIME CHURCH CONFERENCE OFFICE – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(506) 536-1334 EXT. 208 – LOCATED AT 21 WRIGHT STREET.
• MOUNT ALLISON LIBRARY ARCHIVES
CALL (506) 364-2563 FOR HOURS OF OPERATION AND VISIT
> www.mta/library/archives/index.htm
• Boultenhouse Heritage Centre, 29 Queens Road (506) 536-2541.
• Keillor House Museum (506) 379-6633
Fort Beauséjour
> www.pc.gc.ca
– Fort Cumberland
• TOUR THE RUINS OF THE 18TH-CENTURY
STAR-SHAPED FORT WHERE THE FUTURE
Acadian Monument OF ACADIE AND NORTH AMERICA ONCE
THE ACADIAN SETTLEMENT OF TINTAMARRE MONUMENT RECOGNIZES
HUNG IN THE BALANCE.
THE SETTLEMENT OF ACADIANS IN THIS AREA AROUND 1708. • EXPERIENCE RUSTIC 18TH CENTURY
EQUIPPED CAMPING WITHIN THE FORT
WALLS (PLEASE CONTACT THE FORT FOR
Behind Campbell Carriage Factory Museum MORE INFORMATION).
19 Church Street, Middle Sackville
• THE SWEEPING PANORAMIC VIEWS
OF THE FAMOUS BAY OF FUNDY AND
SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE MAKES A
PERFECT VENUE FOR BIRD WATCHING,
PHOTOGRAPHY, MEDIATION OR A PICNIC.
• KIDS CAN DRESS UP LIKE “GATE GUARDS”
AND PATROL THE FORT’S EARTHEN GLACIS,
For a complete list of Sackville’s CASEMATES AND BATTLEGROUNDS.
cemeteries phone (506) 364-4967
Open June 24 to Sept 3
Sackville Cemeteries DAILY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: • XPLORERS PROGRAM FOR KIDS AGED 6-11
SACKVILLE HAS SEVERAL CEMETERIES THAT TELL • EXPLORA FORT TOUR
INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT OUR PAST RESIDENTS. • SCAVENGER HUNTS
> visitor@ sackville.com > (506) 364-5080 111 Fort Beauséjour Road, Aulac, NB
Every day, from 9 am to 5 pm
30 31Map of Sackville
Middle Sackville
1 Bandstand, Park, Playground 13 The Music Barn
2 Boultenhouse Heritage Centre 14 Owens Art Gallery
3 Bus Depot 15 Colville House
4 Campbell Carriage Factory Museum 16 Sackville Public Library
5 Centennial Monument 17 Struts Gallery
6 Convocation Hall 18 Swan Pond/Ladies’ College Park
7 Curling Club 19 Town Hall/RCMP
8 Fog Forest Gallery 20 Via Rail Station
9 Golf Club 21 Veterans Memorial Civic Centre
10 Harness Shop 22 The Craft Gallery
11 Rob Lyon Gallery 23 Memorial Park
32 12 Middle Sackville Historical Kiosk 33> Mount Allison University 34 35
Mount Allison
> www.mta.ca
Mount Allison University is ranked The University has one of the most groups of all sizes from May until
the #1 undergraduate university in beautiful and well-maintained September, as well as full-service dining
Canada by Maclean’s magazine. With campuses in the country. Open and catering services and an ensuite-
degrees in Arts, Science, Commerce, Houses are held twice a year (October style residence with hotel amenities.
Fine Arts, and Music, the University and March) and guided campus tours For bookings, call 506-364-2247 or
provides a flexible liberal arts and are available throughout the year e-mail reservations@mta.ca.
sciences education that prepares by visiting mta.ca/visit. Visitors are Mount Allison also offers a host of
students for any career path. Mount also welcome to experience Mount summer camps for kids of all ages. With
Allison prides itself on providing a Allison on their own — walking across everything from day camps to overnight
high-quality academic experience, the entire residential campus takes experiences and athletics to academics,
combined with a variety of hands-on approximately 10 minutes. there is a camp for everyone. For
learning opportunities in a close- Conference facilities are available information on the summer programs,
knit community. Students come for corporate training, national and visit mta.ca/summer.
from more than 50 countries around regional conferences, retreats, youth
the world to make up a diverse, To discover more about Canada’s top
groups, and meetings. The University undergraduate university, visit mta.ca.
creative, and talented student body of provides access to teaching,
approximately 2,300 students. classroom, and meeting spaces for
36 37Parks
Parks
> www.sackville.com /visit
Sackville Waterfowl Park
Celebrating 30
Years in 2018
DISCOVER A WETLAND WORLD BENEATH
YOUR FEET! FOCUS YOUR CAMERA ON THE
ANTICS OF FUZZY DUCKLINGS DABBLING IN
THE SHALLOWS. WINNER OF ENVIRONMENT
CANADA’S NATIONAL AWARD FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT. GUIDED
TOURS AVAILABLE.
34 Mallard Drive, Tel. (506) 364-4967
Located within the UNESCO
Fundy Biosphere Reserve
BMX and skateboard park
A FUN PLACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME AND RIDE, AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OUR GRAFFITI WALL, ON DUFFERIN ST.
Guided Tours Available
FROM MID MAY TO LATE AUGUST – 1.5 HOUR TOUR WITH
> www.sackville.com /visit INTERPRETATION OF BIRDS, PLANTS AND HISTORICAL SETTLEMENT.
BINOCULARS ARE PROVIDED. $6 PER PERSON, $12 PER FAMILY.
> (506) 364-4967 Daily 10 am and 3 pm
38 39Parks
Parks
Route 940 (Main St.), Middle Sackville
Silver Lake and Lillas Fawcett Park Beech Hill Park and Disc Golf Course
SACKVILLE’S HIDDEN GEM FEATURES AN 18-HOLE DISC GOLF COURSE, WOODED
SILVER LAKE PROVIDES THE IDEAL SPOT FOR FRESH-WATER SWIMMING, BOATING AND WALKING TRAILS, PICNIC AREAS, WALKING TRAILS, A WIDE-OPEN FIELD AND A
FISHING. LILLAS FAWCETT PARK FEATURES CHANGING STATIONS FOR THE CLEARLY BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC VIEW OF SACKVILLE. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS
MARKED SWIMMING AREA AND NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CHILDREN. ENJOY SNOWSHOEING, CROSS COUNTRY SKIING, SLEDDING AND MORE!
> www.sackville.com/parks Highway 2, Exit 500 (Walker Road) > www.sackville.com/parks
The Sackville area boasts lake, rivers and coastal canoeing and kayaking opportunities. Telephone
(506) 364-4967 or 1-800-249-2020 for more information.
Beech Hill Park Challenge
Tantramar Wetlands Centre
PUT YOUR FITNESS TO THE TEST AT THE ANNUAL BHP CHALLENGE! THE 4+
KILOMETER COURSE HAS OVER A DOZEN OBSTACLES; INCLUDING A MUD July
CRAWL, HURDLES, CLIMBING WALL AND OUR GIANT SLIP N’ SLIDE! PERFECT
ESTABLISHED IN 1997 TO PROMOTE WETLAND CONSERVATION THROUGH FOR RACERS OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND FITNESS LEVELS! DON’T FORGET 21st
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE WETLANDS STAFF HAS ALL THE ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S MINI-CHALLENGE AS WELL!
EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO HELP YOU EXPERIENCE THE WONDERS WITHIN,
INCLUDING CHEST WADERS, BINOCULARS, CANOES AND GAMES FOR THE KIDS.
> www.sackville.ca
> www.weted.com 223 Main St. Tel. (506) 364-4257
40 41Parks
Parks
Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
Ogden Loop and Crooked Tree Trails
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SACKVILLE, THE
PARK FEATURES AN ACTIVITY CENTRE, SPLASH PAD,
PLAYGROUND, BANDSTAND AND A KINETIC FOUNTAIN.
Tennis TAKE EXIT 500 AND TAKE A LEFT IF HEADING NORTH OR A RIGHT IF TRAVELING SOUTH. WITH
SEVERAL KILOMETERS OF WOODED TRAILS, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! TRY A HIKE
PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS MAY BE RESERVED BY
DURING THE WARMER MONTHS OR GRAB YOUR SNOWSHOES OR SKIES OVER THE WINTER
CONTACTING THE TANTRAMAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
MONTHS AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE SACKVILLE WILDLIFE.
CIVIC CENTRE (506) 364-4955. MOUNT ALLISON COURTS
ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT SCHEDULED TIMES.
CALL (506) 364-2408 OR (506) 364-2401. visitor@sackville.com or (506) 364-4967 > www.sackville.com/parks
Outdoor Winter Fun
SNOWMOBILING
The Sackville Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club maintains 160 km of trails in the
area, with access to accommodations, food, fuel and neighboring trail systems.
> www.snowdrifters.ca
SNOWSHOEING & CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Woodland ski trails at Beech Hill Park cover 1.8, 3.0 and 5.0 km routes. Ample
parking, easy access to trails, and trail markers make this an easy but delightful
winter outing.
> www.tantramaroutdoorclub.org
Sackville Golf and Country Club
ONE OF THE OLDEST COURSES IN NEW BRUNSWICK, THE SACKVILLE GOLF WINTERFEST
COURSE IS VERY PLAYABLE. FEATURES OF THE COURSE INCLUDE: NINE HOLES,
The perfect way to celebrate the outdoors in the heart of winter, this popular
GREEN FEE, WALK-ONS WELCOME. CLUB RENTALS, POWER CARTS AVAILABLE.
LICENSED CLUB HOUSE HAS A SNACK COUNTER. 3 day event features an outdoor dance party, sledding, horse and wagon rides,
fireworks and a whole lot more! Visit www.sackville.com for details.
> www.sackvillegolf.nb.ca 42 Fairfield Road Tel. (506) 536-3437 > www.sackville.com
42 43Restaurants and Nightlife
Bagtown Brewing Company Ducky’s Bar Knuckles Truffles Pizza Delight - Scores The Snack Shop Thunder & Lightning
62 Main St. 4 Bridge St. 26 York St. 24 Mallard Dr. 28A York St. 23 Bridge Street
Tel. (902) 221-4034 Tel. (506) 536-1344 Tel. (506) 536-4861 Tel. (506) 536-5555 Tel. (506) 536-0200 Tel. (506) 939-3339
Growler fill-up available at the Wide selection of draught. Handmade chocolates ranging Pizza, pasta, salad bar, Eat in or take out from their yourjazzguys@gmail.com
brewery location. Weekly and daily specials. from classic to exotic flavours rotisserie chicken and ribs. many options menu. Pizza, A cozy new pub and
using the finest Belgian donair’s, garlic fingers,
Black Duck Café Goya’s Pizza Royal Canadian Legion performance space
Chocolate. subs, oven baked subs, and
19 Bridge St. 96 Main St. Sackville Branch featuring artisanal cocktails,
Tel. (506) 536-5000 Marshlands Inn pazarottis!
Tel. (506) 536-8084 15 Lorne St. craftbeer, vinyl records, and
Open 7 days a week, high
55 Bridge Street Tel. (506) 364-9900 Song’s Chopsticks contemporary art.
Espresso & other drinks, Lunch
Tel. (506) 536-0170 International Restaurant
special from scratch, Organic & quality pizza, donairs, subs Lounge and events. Tim Horton’s
or 1-800-561-1266 12 Bridge St.
Fair Trade. and Lebanese food with fast 217 Main St.
Sassy’s Pub Tel: (506) 536-1450
service. Fine dining, elegant setting, Tel. (506) 536-1076
Bridge St Café 166 Main St.
George’s Roadhouse
veranda room. Subway Uncle Larry’s Bar
8 Bridge St. Tel. (506) 536-2003
McDonalds 211 Main St. (Irving)
Tel. (506) 536-4428 67 Lorne St.
Fast Food.
96 Main St.
Tel. (506) 536-2320 222 Main St. Tel. (506) 364-8882 Tel. (506) 536-2837
Soups & Sandwiches.
Tel. (506) 364-1997 The Pond - Campus Pub
Espresso & Gelato. Loose tea, Top quality live entertainment.
Tel. (506) 364-2226
organic coffee. Gracie’s Mel’s Tea Room
17 Bridge St. Mount Allison University.
Cackling Goose Market Café at Mount Allison Student
Gluten-Free Bakery Café & Tel. (506) 536-1251
Centre, 62 York St.
Specialty Foods Historic Diner. Home-style
Holan Kitchen burgers and fries, breakfast,
38 York St. 170 Main St.
Tel. (506) 536-2303 sandwiches, shakes.
Tel. (506) 536-2211
Daily lunch specials, organic Napul’è Restaurant
Chinese, Thai and Canadian. 6 Bridge St.
espresso, smoothies. Always
gluten-free & vegetarian. Jack’s Pizza Tel. (506) 364-8111 The Royal Canadian Legion
170 Main St.
Enjoy our two spacious patios.
Licensed Café. Tel. (506) 536-8000
Neapolitan in the heart of the
Maritimes. Branch 26 Tel > (506) 364-9900
Cranewood on Main Pizza, donairs. Painted Pony Bar and Grill THE LEGION HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL
113 Main St. Joey’s Pizza and Pasta and 26 Bridge St. PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1932.
Tel. (506) 939-3133 Split Crow Pub Tel. (506) 939-7779 THE SACKVILLE LEGION OFFERS A
WARM ATMOSPHERE WHERE YOU CAN
Specialty bakery offering 16 York St. A great social venue, pub & ENJOY DARTS, MUSIC AND A MONTHLY
primarily organic whole grain Tel. (506) 536-4040 restaurant located in the heart LUNCHEON.
breads, local preserves, Joey’s is a family tradition of of Sackville. Great food & Live Bait Theatre performing at the Legion.
cookies & other treats. Open Italian pizza and pasta since drinks at a reasonable price. Live
for lunch 7 days a week! 1954. And a welcoming smile, Patterson’s Family Restaurant
Downtown Diner generous mugs of grog and 16 Mallard Dr.
3 Bridge St. fantastic food welcomes you at
the Split Crow Pub.
Tel. (506) 364-0822 music > Every second Thursday in the fall and spring
Tel. (506) 939-3331 at the legion
Home cooked meals, licensed.
Japanese cuisine.
44 45Hours/Heures:
Monday ‐ Friday/ Lundi ‐ Vendredi:
7am ‐ 5pm
Saturday/ Samedi: 8:30am ‐ 5pm
Sunday/ Dimanche: 10am ‐ 4pm
SPECIALTY BAKERY & CAFÉ /
BOULANGERIE SPÉCIALISEÉ & CAFÉ
www.cranewoodonmain.com
@CranewoodBakery
The Best Homemade Burgers!
Visit this historical diner in the heart of
@CranewoodOnMain downtown Sackville - 17 Bridge Street EAT IN TAKE OUT 536-1251
Mon - Tues - Thurs Thursday
WING NIGHT RIB NIGHT
46 47Accommodations
Sackville Bed and Breakfast
Hotel/Motels Country Inn Bed & Breakfast 7 Main Street
Coastal Inn Sackville Marshlands Inn Savoy Arms Bed & Breakfast Tel. (506) 536-0101
15 Wright Street 55 Bridge Street 47 Bridge Street www.sackvillebedandbreakfast.com
Tel. (506) 536-0000 or 1-888-704-7444 Tel. (506) 536-0170 or 1-800-561-1266 Tel. (506) 536-0790 or 1-800-583-5133 Nestled in the quaint village of Sackville, New
www.coastalinns.com www.marshlands.nb.ca www.bbcanada.com/701.html Brunswick, home to Mount Allison University and
Tantramar Marshes, Sackville Bed and Breakfast
Featuring fifty modern, air conditioned rooms Sackville’s famous heritage Country Inn offers This beautifully decorated 19th century heritage offers you the perfect base for discovering the Bay
with full bath/shower, flat screen TV and 20 guest rooms furnished with period antiques, home offers three units, each with quality linens of Fundy, and both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
compli¬mentary “Coastal Plus” breakfast. comfortable parlors for reading and gardens to and furniture, TV/DVD/CD, high-speed internet Island. Come and enjoy our Victorian Home, local
stroll in. Specializing in business meetings, small and homemade buffet breakfast. A recent guest festivals, shops and coffee houses while being
Guest laundry, kitchenettes, meeting/banquet
conferences and romance packages. Relax, writes, “Everything that can be expected of a surrounded by natural beauty and wilderness.
room facilities, free high speed internet access,
Replenish and Retire at Marshlands Inn. 4-star property!”
exercise room, and business center. Wheelchair
Off season rates available. CAA discount.
accessible.
Windsbreath Celebrations and Retreats Bed
and Breakfast
131 Fairfield Road Tel. (506) 540-1916
www.bbcanada.com/windsbreath
Old fashioned farmhouse hospitality, comfy
beds, and delicious home cooked food await
you in this child and pet friendly b and b with
lovely panoramic views of the countryside
The Rowanwood Guesthouse
90 York Street
Tel. (506) 899-4717
Tantramar Motel www.therowanwood.com
Mount Allison University Conference Big beautiful rooms, full of light with the soft
4 Robson Avenue
Facilities & Accommodations scents of freshly picked flowers from their
Tel. (506) 536-1327 or 1-800-399-1327 gar¬den. The beds are comfy, and the linens are
The campus offers conference facilities
www.tantramarmotel.com soft and cozy. You’ll have a great sleep, and a
and accommodations for small and large
great breakfast!
A family-operated motel featuring 20 air groups. Available from May through
conditioned units, guest laundry, colour cable August. For information or reservations
TV, full bath & shower. Located with a scenic please call (506) 364-2247.
view of the Tantramar Marshes. www.mta.ca/conference/hotelmta.html
Senior discounts.
48 49Welcome!
TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
TIDEWATER BOOKS
& Browsery
Your local independent bookseller
Welcome to Sackville’s locally owned
Our neighbourhood is Bridge Street, in the heart of Sackville. Come and visit our independent bookstore, named “one of
friendly street, and experience our special blend of history, culture, and hospitality. 35 Charming Canadian Bookstores
You Need to Visit.” BUZZFEED CANADA
We carefully hand-select our books
to provide the very best in today’s
literature. Whatever your interests –
the latest in Canlit, enthralling
mysteries, current political topics, fine
cooking and gardening, or wonderful
children’s books – we’ve got them!
We also offer Maritime-made fine 13 Bridge Street • 536-0404
craft and gifts, unique greeting cards, www.tidewaterbooks.ca
Moleskine journals, art supplies, calen- Read independant – ink
independant – Buy independant
dars and agendas, puzzles, Folkmanis
puppets and Melissa & Doug toys.
Check out our reading nook and share
our love of reading!
FOG FOREST GALLERY
One of Atlantic Canada’s finest small
SonG’S CHOPSTICKS galleries, Fog Forest Gallery has been
dedicated to the exhibition and sale of Thunder & Lightning Pub
A whole new experience just for you! original works since 1984. Monthly Support your local
Enjoy a wide selection of exhibitions feature many of Atlantic Your neighbourhood pub is the cultural
Korean, Japanese, and Canada’s finest artists and crafts- hub of Bridge Street. We are always
Thai dishes, all prepared people. Paintings, hand-made art event-chalkboard-full of performers
by hand using the best prints, ceramics, jewellery, sculpture from near and far. Live music, readings,
ingredients for maximum and photography are displayed in a comedy, and whatever else you’re into.
freshness. Whether you tasteful and friendly environment. We Craft beer on tap and classic cocktails,
dine in, take out, or order for also offer full-service custom framing. handled with care. Bring food from
delivery, we are ready to serve you elsewhere and pull up a stool or lounge
Open year round Tuesday to Friday
with hot, fresh food in our living room. Choose your own
10-5, Saturday 10-1, or by appoint-
that will help make adventure. This one. 25 Bridge Street • 939-3339
19 Bridge Street • 536-8084 ment. Just give us a call and drop in
yourFind
visitus to Sackville
on Facebook when you’re in the neighbourhood.
a memorable one.
12 Bridge Street • 536-1450
Facebook @songschopsticks
14 Bridge Street
536-9000
www.fogforestgallery.ca
Visit the heart of Sackville
50 51Significant Anniversary Years in 2018 Birds of a Feather Bird Watching Package
> 2008
SACKVILLE IS DECLARED A CULTURAL CAPITAL OF CANADA
A year long celebration of Sackville’s many cultural assets and achievements.
> 1998
CAMPBELL CARRIAGE FACTORY
the Tantramar Heritage Trust takes procession of the Campbell Carriage Factory
and begins its transformation into a Museum www.heritage.tantramar.com
Offered in May, June, September and October
PACKAGE INCLUDES
Dinner at a fabulous restaurant
Overnight stay in one of Sackville’s fine accommodations
> 1998 A personalized tour starting at 8 am of the Sackville Waterfowl Park
TANTRAMAR WETLANDS CENTRE Gift certificates for two of our fine craft stores
the Tantramar Wetlands Centre is founded www.weted.com A guided visit to the Tantramar Marshes
A delicious lunch
For more information or to book a package visit www.sackville.com/package
> 1988
LIVE BAIT THEATRE > www.sackville.com/package
Sackville’s professional Theatre Company, is formed by Randy White,
Ann Rowley, Ross Murray, Karen Valanne and Charlie Rhindress www.
livebaittheatre.com
> 1988
SACKVILLE WATERFOWL PARK
the Sackville Waterfowl Park is flooded www.sackville.com/parks
52 53Worship Service Sackville Visitor Information Centre
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Upper Sackville United Church
> www.sackville.com/explore
71 King Street 148 Pondshore Road Sundays 9 am
Tel. 536-0803 Sundays 10 am Tuesdays, On summer pause for July and August, 34 Mallard Drive Contact us or visit www.sackville.com/
7:30 pm Bible Study church closed explore for more details.
Tel. (506) 364-4967, 1-800-249-2020
Main Street Baptist Church Saint Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church Hours of Operation
20 Main Street Tel. 536-2464 Sundays 10:45 am 63 Charlotte Street Tel. 536-3020 Sundays 9 am
visitor@sackville.com
and 6 pm Nursery care available May: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Open May 1 - December 31
Salem Baptist Church 36 Bridge Street Tel. 536-1952 Sundays 11 am June: Open daily 9 am to 6 pm
Please note - Visitor Centre open dates and
234 Main Street Tel. 536-0407 Sundays 9:45 am, St. Ann’s Anglican Church hours are subject to change, please phone or July & Aug: Open daily 9 am to 8 pm
11 am, 6 pm Wednesday 7 pm prayer meeting Built in 1817 Westcock, email ahead to confirm opening times. Sept: Open daily 9 am to 6 pm
Middle Sackville United Baptist Church NB Sundays 9:30 am 8 am in July and August
14 Church Street Tel. 536-2615 • Book a guided tour of the Waterfowl Park, Oct: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm
St. Pauls Anglican Church Historic Downtown Sackville, or Beech Hill
Sundays 10:45 am 10 am in July and August 125 Main Street Tel. 536-0897 Sundays 11 am
Nursery Care available Park. Nov & Dec: Mon–Sat, 10 am to 5 pm
New Life Community Church
Midgic Baptist Church (United Pentecostal) 119 Crossman Road • Get detailed information on all there is
80 Goose Lake Road, Midgic, NB Tel. 536-3728 to do in Sackville from our friendly Travel
Mount Allison Chapel
Tel. 536-3833 Sundays 11 am
Wood Point Baptist Church
Counsellors Important Numbers
63A York Street Tel. 364-2227 Emergency Services
Wood Point, NB Tel. 536-0933 Sundays 10 am • Visit the popular Craft Gallery (fire/police/ambulance) 911
Sackville United Church
• See the wetlands interpretive display RCMP Sackville (non emergency)
Tel. 536-0498 Sundays 11 am 110 Main St
July and August services at 10am • Have a picnic on our cedar deck. And 533-5151
Sackville Memorial Hospital 364-4100
maybe see some local entertainers or
Sackville Visitor Information 364-4967
participate in some activities for young Sackville Town Hall 364-4930
people and families! Mount Allison University 364-2269
Sackville Chamber of Commerce 364-8911
NB Tourism 1-800-561-0123
Service New Brunswick 364-4076
Support Local Flavours and Local Talent
Offering Maritime made crafts, home decor and garden decor.
Also available local grass fed beef, pet food, local produce (in season) and
local seasonal specialties such as Maple Products, Dulse, Honey, Crow's feet and berries.
5 Stephens Dr., Exit 506 939-3555
54 55buy buy buy
LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL
Merchants
ART SUPPLIES S Hall Tire, Muffler & Blind Forest Books Fog Forest Gallery CINEMA Head’s Up Barbering &
Auto Repair 28B York St. 536-2808 14 Bridge St. 536-9000 Hair Care 536-1965
Mount Allison University Vogue Cinema
64 Crescent St. 536-1668 Kraken Ink Love is in the Hair 536-2200
Bookstore 62 York St. Quality used books & 9 Bridge St. 536-0722
364-2225 Tantramarsh Auto Supplies/ novelties. 10 York St. 229-3908
Salon 41 536-2572
U.A.P. Auto Parts
Robert Lyon Graphics Tidewater Books and A tattoo parlour in beautiful
Shear Essentials 536-2268
109 Bridge St. 536-2025 GARDEN CENTRE
10 Weldon St. 536-1904 Browsery downtown Sackville.
Tantramar Gas Bar/Ultramar 13 Bridge St. 536-0404 Anderson’s Green House The Nest on Bridge 939-2011
Mount Allison University
4 Cattail Ridge 364-9013 9 School Lane 536-3094 The Right Cut 536-1199
Books, greeting cards, Bookstore
AUTOMOTIVE/MACHINERY Payzant’s Home Building
magazines, journals. Your local 62 York St. 364-2225 Touch of Class Hair and
Atlantic Towing/Storage/West independent bookseller. Centre Tanning Salon 5 Bridge St.
BANKS Mount Allison souvenirs and
Sackville Auto Clinic, 19 Mallard Drive 536-2330
Vortex Games gifts. 536-1233
34 Lorne St. 536-0532 Scotiabank
22 Bridge St. 536-2480 87 Main St. 939-8300 Robert Lyon Graphics
Austin’s Tire & Muffler GENERAL MERCHANDISE
10 Weldon St. 536-1904 HEALTH FOOD/SPECIALTY
1 Fairfield Road 536-1668 RBC Royal Bank
103 Main St. 536-1030 BOUTIQUES/GIFT SHOPS/ Sackville Harness Shop The Great Canadian Dollar FOODS
Ben’s Service Station GALLERIES 39 Main St. 536-0642 Store 93 Main St. 536-2275
17 Main St. 536-1301 Black Duck Café & Bistro
be. Style Your LIfe Boutique Thunder & Lightning Ltd. A department store featuring 19 Bridge St. 536-8084
Blairlyn Auto Clinic BAKERY
26 York Street 939-3388 23 Bridge St. 939 3339 everything priced from $1 to
157 Queens Rd. 536-3611 Espresso & other drinks, Lunch
Cackling Goose Market $20.
Gourmet foods, lifestyle Presenting different performers special from scratch. Locally
Community Machinery 38 York St. 536-2303
accessories including and types of art. Jean Coutu Pharmacy sourced, Organic & Fair Trade.
7 Fleet St. 899-4880 Exclusively Gluten-Free Bakery Smartwool, Hanky Panky, 97 Main St. 536-0230
Cackling Goose Market
East Main Esso Café. Cinnamon Buns, Breads, unique Canadian jewellery and Locally-operated, full-service 38 York St. 536-2303
222A Main St. 364-8994 Cookies, Cakes & More. Baked MUCH more. COMPUTERS/TELEPHONES
pharmacy with digital photo
Fresh daily. Restaurant open Your Source for Specialty
F & L Auto Repairs Blooms 24 York St. 536-1272 Downtown Digital station and film developing.
Mon-Sat. & Organic Foods. Tea,
462 King St. 536-9807 87 Main St. 939-8300
From traditional to Payzant’s Home Hardware Coffee, Herbs & Spices,
Cranewood on Main
G. Estabrooks Auto Service contemporary to out-of-the- PC and Mac sales and service. & Building Centre 19 Mallard International Foods, Vitamins
113 Main St. 939-3133 Drive 536-4663 or 536-2330 & Supplements. Gluten-Free
29 Moffat Ln. 536-1891 ordinary. Blooms stretches the The Fix 961-4546
Specialty bakery offering boundaries of a flower shop. Baked Goods.
Irving / Circle K primarily organic whole grain Worldlynx Wireless/Bell
211 Main St. 364-4383 The Craft Gallery HAIR CARE & AESTHETICS Cattail Ridge Family Market
breads, local preserves, Aliant
34 Mallard Drive 536-4163 5 Stephens Drive 939-3555
K-D Glass cookies & other treats. Open 104 Main St. 536-4868 All of You Asthetics &
34 Lorne St. 536-3002 for lunch 7 days a week! Dave’s Rock Emporium Tanning 536-0044 Home, backyard and farmyard
15 Bridge St. 232-6895 goods.
New Leaf Auto Detailing Knuckles Truffles CONVENIENCE Colours & Curls 536-1234
120 Crossman Road 588-1248 26 York St. 536-4861 Selling records, rocks, posters Knuckles Truffles
and turntables. East Main Esso Creative Cut Hair Design 26 York St. 536-4861
Rick Reid Auto Glass Handmade chocolates ranging 222A Main St. 364-8994 536-3084 Traditional chocolates with
174 Pond Shore Rd. 536-4141 from classic to exotic flavours Eudora Day Spa & Wellness
Irving / Circle K Eudora Day Spa & Wellness classic or exotic flavors,
using the finest Belgian Studio 157 Bridge Street
Rod Allen Co. Ltd./Thrifty Car 211 Main St. 364-4383 Studio 536-1100 made of first quality Belgian
Chocolate. 536-1100
Rental 31 Bridge St. 536-1555 chocolate.
Jewellery by Sari LaBelle; Middle Sackville Variety Heavenly Hideaway
Sackville Auto & RV Ltd. Vagheggi skin care products; 328 Main St. 536-3013 536-2309
6 Cattail Ridge 364-0006 BOOKS/COMIC BOOKS
Natural Path products by Tantramar Gas Bar Mane Attraction Hair Design
Black Bowser Comics certified Herbalist; professional 4 Cattail Ridge 364-9013 536-2206
56 87 Main St. 536-1200 skin & body care products. 57You can also read
