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Visitor Guide 2019
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS................................... 2
Contents Fog Forest Gallery...................................................19
Welcome
Bordertown Festival................................................. 2 Owens Art Gallery...................................................20
Sackville Music Festival........................................... 3 Harold Geddes, George Stanley, Fowl Play...21
NB Provincial Music Festival Finals..................... 3 Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre...22
Tantramarsh Blues Society.................................... 3
Farmers’ Market......................................................... 4
Colville House...........................................................22
Handmade Crafts and More!..............................23
Mayor John Higham Welcomes You
The Music Barn........................................................... 4 The Craft Gallery......................................................24 Welcome to Sackville and to our fantastic natural
Performers’ Company............................................. 5 Robert Lyon Graphics............................................24 and cultural attractions. Sackville is a place with
Live Bait Theatre........................................................ 5 Sackville Arts Wall...................................................24 cosmopolitan amenities, but with small Town
SappyFest.................................................................... 6 Past, Present and Future Walking Tour..........25
Sackville Street Chalk Festival.............................. 6 OUR HISTORY........................................................26
charm and ease. We have plenty of things
Canada Day Celebrations...................................... 7 Boultenhouse Heritage Centre..........................27 to keep you busy here at the Centre of the
New Brunswick Day................................................. 7 Campbell Carriage Factory Museum...............28 Maritime Provinces, but you can also hang your
Old Fashioned Friday Night Cruise.................... 7 Memorial Park..........................................................29 hat to explore all that there is to offer within a
Beech Hill Park Challenge....................... 8 and 41 Historic Properties..................................................29
two-hour radius - including two National Parks,
Sackville Fall Fair....................................................... 8 Historic Walking Tours..........................................29
Playwright’s Atlantic Resource Centre............. 8 Geneology, Cemeteries, Acadian Monument......30
beaches with the warmest waters north of
Winterfest.................................................................... 9 Fort Beasejour - Fort Cumberland....................31 Virginia and four major cities. Enjoy Sackville, a
Concerts in the Park................................................. 9 SACKVILLE MAP............................................ 32-33 New Kind of Small Town!
Movies in the Park.................................................... 9 MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY MAP.. 34-35 JOHN HIGHAM
Performing Arts Series..........................................10 Mount Allison University............................... 36-37 MAYOR OF SACKVILLE
Mount Allison Music Recitals..............................10 PARKS........................................................................38
Sackville Festival of Early Music.........................10 BMX & Skateboard Park........................................38
Sackville Film Society............................................10 Sackville Waterfowl Park......................................39
Vogue Cinema..........................................................10
A Walk in The Park..................................................11
Silver Lake..................................................................40
Tantramar Wetlands Centre...............................40 President’s Welcome
Art Across the Marsh.............................................11 Beech Hill Park and Disc Golf Course..............41
Mount Allison is one of the things that makes
A Handmade Assembly........................................11 Beech Hill Picnic Park............................................41
FESTIVAL & EVENTS CALENDAR............ 12-13 Bill Johnstone Memorial Park.............................42 Sackville special — and Sackville is one of the
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.......................................14 Tennis and Golf........................................................42 reasons Mount Allison stands out in the crowd.
Sackville Harness Shop.........................................14 Cross Country Skiing and Winter Fun.............43
Anderson’s Greenhouse.......................................15 RESTAURANTS/NIGHT LIFE.................... 44-45
This vibrant and engaging community is a great
Sackville Community Garden.............................15 ACCOMMODATIONS.................................. 48-49 place to call home — whether for a day, a year,
Dykes & the Tantramar Marshes.......................16 RAILWAY ANNIVERSARY YEARS.................52 or a lifetime. The Town and the University offer
Sackville Sports Wall of Fame.............................16 BIRD WATCHING PACKAGE...........................53 up an ever-changing array of cultural, sporting,
Trueman Blueberry Farm.....................................17 WORSHIP SERVICES...........................................54
and community activities to spark your creativity,
Tantramar Veteran’s Memorial Civic Centre........ 17 VISITOR CENTRE, GUIDED TOURS.............55
Gemini Observatory...............................................17 MERCHANTS OF SACKVILLE................... 56-58 kindle your curiosity, and captivate your
ART AND SCULPTURE.......................................18 REGIONAL MAP....................................................60 imagination. There’s so much to choose from,
Stroll Through a Poem..........................................18 you’ll wish you could stay longer!
Welcome, bienvenue, pjila’si — we look forward
to seeing you around.
DR. JEAN-PAUL BOUDREAU
PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events
New Brunswick Provincial Music Festival Finals May 27
to June 1
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BRUNSWICKS’ TOP YOUNG AMATEUR
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS TO COMPETE IN ELEVEN DISCIPLINES.
> www.nbfmf.org
Peter Karp played the
Bordertown Festival in 2018 Tantramarsh Blues Society
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING
> www.tbsblues.com YOU WORLD-CLASS BLUES IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.
James Mullinger performers May 26
April
22 - 28
Bordertown Festival of the Arts May
SPONSORED BY THE TOWN OF SACKVILLE, BORDERTOWN Sackville Music Festival
IS A 5 DAY FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS THE VERY BEST IN
MUSIC, ART AND LOCAL HOSPITALITY.
22-26 THE FESTIVAL PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
MUSIC STUDENTS YOUNG AND OLD TO PERFORM FOR
EACH OTHER AND THE PUBLIC, TO GET FEEDBACK
> www.sackville.com/bordertown FROM PROFESSIONAL ADJUDICATORS ON THEIR
PERFORMANCES, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC.
> www.sackvillemusicfestival.com
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Festivals & Events
Performer’s Theatre Company
SACKVILLE’S COMMUNITY THEATRE SINCE
2007, PRODUCING PLAYS, WORKSHOPS AND
SEMINARS. SUMMER AND FALL PRODUCTIONS
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
(506) 536-7378 > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
The Spinney Brothers performed in 2017
Live Bait Theatre
The Music Barn LIVE BAIT IS A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMPANY COMMITTED TO
PUTTING ON THE BEST PLAYS AND CONCERTS IN THE MARITIMES.
THE MUSIC BARN IS A POPULAR VENUE FOR WEDDINGS AND MUSIC, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULE DETAILS.
FEATURING BLUEGRASS, FOLK AND COUNTRY. THE OLD BARN A
CORNERSTONE FOR A FAMILY FARM FORM MANY GENERATIONS.
Tel. (506) 536-3031 JUNE 2ND – CARTER SISTERS & GUESTS JUNE 9TH – HONORING WILSON MOORE
> www.livebaittheatre.com May 22
(evenings and weekends) NEW THIS YEAR – A YEAR LONG CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF to June 1
Tel. (902) 634-3353 (weekdays) > www.freewebs.com/themusicbarn THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY COMING TO SACKVILLE (SEE P. 52) “Cole”
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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.
Sappyfest – 14th annual Tantramar Heritage
August A SUMMER HIGHLIGHT – BRINGING TOGETHER AN ECLECTIC MIX OF Trust Canada Day
2rd-4th MUSIC, VISUAL ART AND PERFORMING ARTS OVER A 3 DAY WEEKEND.
Strawberry Social
> www.sappyfest.com COME CELEBRATE CANADA DAY ON JULY 1 FROM
2 PM TO 4 PM WITH STRAWBERRIES, CREAM AND
Partner performed in 2017, HOMEMADE BISCUITS (BY DONATION).
photo by Tiana Feng (ridethetempo.com) > www.heritage.tantramar.com
August
5th
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
Old Fashioned Friday July
Sackville Street Chalk Festival Night Cruise 26th
UNIQUE TO ATLANTIC CANADA, THIS TWO-DAY EVENT WILL INCLUDE
SEVERAL ARTISTS CREATING ARTWORKS DIRECTLY ON BRIDGE STREET,
INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS AND ARTISTS NEW TO STREET CHALK. THE August ROLL IN ON YOUR SWEET CLASSIC RIDE, OR ADMIRE
SOME BEAUTIES FROM THE PAST, RIGHT ON MAIN
23-24
FESTIVAL ALSO INCLUDES ART WORKSHOPS, CHALK ACTIVITIES FOR
EVERYONE AND PLENTY OF LIVE MUSIC. STREET. LIVE MUSIC, KIDS’ ACTIVITIES, CHARITY BBQ
AND PLENTY OF NOSTALGIA.
> www.sackville.com/sackvillechalk
> www.sackville.com
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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 13th THE PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE OUTDOORS IN THE HEART OF WINTER, THIS 2020
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
Thursday evenings from
July 5 – August 29th, 6:30pm 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!
19th 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
19-22 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 IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT THE SACKVILLE FALL FAIR!
Movies in the Park July 19, August 9 & 23
Start Time 9:00pm
May BILL JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL PARK IS HOME TO OUR FREE SUMMER
> www.sackville.com
15th IN THEIR OWN WORDS MOVIE SERIES. GENRES AND TITLES VARY, SO VISIT
WWW.SACKVILLE.COM FOR DETAILS.
Motyer-Fancy Theatre 7:30 pm
Playwrights Atlantic Resource
Centre (PARC)
ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATLANTIC CANADIAN
PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS. TEN PLAYWRIGHTS GATHER
IN SACKVILLE EACH MAY FOR THE ANNUAL PARC
PLAYWRIGHTS COLONY. JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF
PLAYWRIGHTS READING EXCERPTS OF THEIR WORK.
More information: > parcoffice@playwrightsatlantic.ca
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May
iTromboni performed in 2016 26th
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
THE SACKVILLE FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC WILL AGAIN ENLIVEN SACKVILLE
WITH A PROGRAM OF MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE MUSIC
PERFORMED BY MUSICIANS OF INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION. THIS YEAR’S
Sept FESTIVAL FEATURES THE CAPRICE ENSEMBLE (QUEBEC), DAVID GREENBERG
(NOVA SCOTIA), AND LES BORÉADES DE MONTRÈAL (QUEBEC). LES BORÉADES
October Art Across the Marsh Studio Tour
24-29 DE MONTRÈAL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRANCIS COLPRON WILL ALSO 19-20 THIS STUDIO TOUR IS A CELEBRATION OF ART AND ARTISTS
PRESENT OUTREACH CONCERTS TO THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART IN THE SURROUNDING THE TANTRAMAR MARSHES, WITH ARTISTS OPENING
> www.sackvilleearlymusic.com TANTRAMAR AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES. > 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.
PUBLIC LECTURES AND STUDENT MINI-CONCERTS ARE
ALSO HELD ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS AT 4:00 PM.
> www.mta.com/music The Vogue Cinema
9th Annual Handmade Assembly
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
OVER 15 ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND OTHERS LEAD DISCUSSIONS, November
FACILITATE WORKSHOPS, INITIATE PROJECTS, OPEN EXHIBITIONS, AND
EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:30PM FROM
SEPTEMBER TO APRIL, CURRENT AND CLASSICAL
AVAILABLE FOR RENT FOR EVENTS. SHARE IN A COMMON THREAD, THE HANDMADE. FREE AND OPEN TO THE 20-23
PUBLIC. ORGANIZED BY STRUTS GALLERY & FAUCET MEDIA ARTS CENTRE
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MOVIES ARE SCREENED AT THE VOGUE CINEMA. > www.voguecinema.ca AND THE OWENS ART GALLERY, MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY. > www.handmadeassembly.com 11
Festival & Events Calendar
July 4, 11, 18, 25 > 6:30 p.m. > Concerts in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
April > www.sackville.com
Every Saturday in April, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
July 13 > Beech Hill Park Challenge presented by the Town of Sackville > www.sackville.com
Sackville Farmers’ Market at the Sackville Commons > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
July 19 > 9 p.m. > Movies in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackville.com
April 22 to 28 > Sackville Music Festival > www.sackvillemusicfestival.com
May August
Every Saturday in August, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Every Saturday in May, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 > 6:30 p.m. > Concerts in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
www.sackville.com
May 15 > 7:30 pm In Their Own Words new play readings > parcoffice@playwrightsatlantic.ca
August 2 > Old Fashioned Friday Night Cruise > www.sackville.com
May 22 – 26 > Bordertown Festival > A Music, Arts and Hospitality Festival
www.sackville.com/bordertown August 2 – 4 > 14th Annual Sappyfest > www.sappyfest.com
May 22 – June 1 > Live Bait Theatre World Premier “Cole” > www.livebaitheatre.com August 5 > New Brunswick Day Celebrations presented by the Town of Sackville
www.sackville.com
May 26 > A Walk in the Park at the Sackville Waterfowl Park > www.sackville.com
August 9, 23 > 9 p.m. > Movies in the Park at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackville.com
May 27 – June 1 > New Brunswick Provincial Music Festival Finals > www.nbfmf.org
August 23 – 24 > Sackville Street Chalk Festival > www.sackville.com
June
Every Saturday in June, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
September
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca Every Saturday in September, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park > www.sackvillefarmersmarket.ca
June 2 > Carter Sisters and Guests at the Music Barn > www.freewebs.com/musicbarn
September 19 – 22 > 19th Annual Fall Fair presented by the Town of Sackville
June 9 at 2 p.m. > Honoring Wilson Moore > www.freewebs.com/musicbarn
www.sackville.com/fallfair
June 22 > Waterfowl Park 30th Anniversary Celebration > www.sackville.com
September 24 – 29 > Sackville Festival of Early Music > www.sackvilleearlymusic.com
July October
Every Saturday in July, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Every Saturday in October, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sackville Farmers’ Market at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park
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 19 – 20 > Art Across the Marsh Studio Tour > www.artacrossthemarsh.ca
July 1 > 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. > Canada Day Strawberry Social presented by the
Tantramar Heritage Trust www.heritage.tantramar.com
July 5 – 7 > New Works Festival presented by Live Bait Theatre > www.livebaittheatre.com
November
November 20 – 23 > 9th 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
Sackville Community Garden
INCLUDING HORSE HARNESSES, BOOTS, BELTS AND LEATHER BAGS.
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.
42 CHARLES STREET
> sackvillecommunitygarden@gmail.com
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Other Attractions
Other Attractions
ttrueman@eastlink.ca Tel: (506) 364-7458 > www.truemanblueberryfarms.com
Dykes/Marshes
THE DYKES ON THE TANTRAMAR MARSH WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT BY
ACADIAN SETTLERS IN THE 1600S TO DRAIN THE MARSH TO USE AS Trueman Blueberry Farm
FARMLAND. BEAUTIFUL VISTAS AND WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS AWAIT YOU. 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
> www.sackville.com BLUEBERRIES AND U-PICK PUMPKINS AND HAY RIDE ON SITE. LOCATED IN AULAC NEAR FORT BEAUSEJOUR.
Sackville Sports Wall of Fame
THE TOWN OF SACKVILLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING COMPETITIVE ATHLETES AND TEAMS, ALONG WITH
THE SUPPORT OF MANY GREAT COACHES AND MANAGERS. THE SACKVILLE SPORTS WALL OF FAME RECOGNIZES THOSE
WHO HAVE LEFT A LASTING LEGACY ON SACKVILLE’S RICH SPORTING HISTORY THROUGH A BI-ANNUAL INDUCTION
CEREMONY AND PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE TANTRAMAR VETERAN’S MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTRE. NOMINATIONS FOR
THE CLASS OF 2020 WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING IN OCTOBER, 2019. 182 Main Street • Tel: (506) 364-4955 Tatramar Veterans’ Memorial Civic Centre
SACKVILLE’S PREMIERE RECREATIONAL FACILITY OPEN YEAR-ROUND,
> www.sackville.com > www.sackville.ca IDEAL FOR BANQUETS, MEETINGS CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS.
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
STOPOVER FOR MIGRATING WATERFOWL SUCH AS SEMI-PALMATED
SANDPIPERS AND CANADA GEESE. NOW A NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA THE
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.
Yellow Warbler Middle Sackville
carving by Jim Edsall oil painting by Stephen Scott
Stroll Through a Poem OPEN BORDERS – FEATURING MOUNT ALLISON
ALUMNI AND SACKVILLE ARTISTS
THE POEM IS THE LATE DOUGLAS LOCHHEAD’S HIGH MARSH MAY 9 - 25, 2019
ROAD, THE 31 VERSES PLACED ON UTILITY POLES COVER THE
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. THE POETIC WALK BEGINS AT THE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
CORNER OF MAIN AND BRIDGE STREETS.
MAY 26 - JULY 9, 2019
UNDER SUMMER SKIES – GALLERY ARTISTS
> www.sackville.com
JULY 11 - SEPT 6, 2019
TBA
SACKVILLE ARTS WALK – A 1.5 HOUR SEPT 12 - NOV 9, 2019
WALKING TOUR OF CULTURAL
HIGHLIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN SACKVILLE. CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE NOV 14 - DEC 31, 2019
CONTACT (506) 364-4967. Low Tide
acrylic and oil painting by
18 Lynn Wigginton 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.
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 Seven Crows — painting by Alex Colville 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
Tidewater Books and Browsery
OFFERING MARITIME-MADE FINE CRAFT AND GIFTS, UNIQUE GREETING
CARDS, MOLESKINE JOURNALS, ART SUPPLIES AND MORE.
> www.tidewaterbooks.ca 4 Bridge Street (506) 536-0404
5 Stephens Drive (506) 939-3555
Cattail Ridge Family Market
76 York Street • Open July and August, Admission is free SUPPORTING LOCAL FLAVOURS AND TALENTS. LOCAL MEATS, PRODUCE
AND GROCERIES AS WELL AS QUALITY MARITIME AND CANADIAN PET
FOOD LINES AND BIRD FEED.
Colville House
COLVILLE HOUSE, ON THE MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, WAS THE HOME OF RENOWNED CANADIAN > www.cattail-ridge-family-market.business.site/
ARTIST ALEX COLVILLE AND IT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. VISITORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ANNOTATED
MAPS TO THE SITES OF COLVILLE’S WORKS ON CAMPUS AND IN SACKVILLE AND THE LOCAL AREA.
22 > www.mta.ca/owens/colville_house Tel: (506) 364-2574 23Art & Sculpture
Art & Sculpture
Sackville Past, Present and Future Walking Tour
> www.sackville.com/explore
THE TOWN OF SACKVILLE MARKED THE CANADA 150+ CELEBRATIONS BY ESTABLISHING A GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF
DOWTOWNN SACKVILLE. THE TOUR IS GIVEN ON SPECIAL OCCASSIONS AND CAN BE BOOKED BY CONTACTING US AT
VISITOR@SACKVILLE.COM OR 364-4967.
The Craft Gallery SOME OF THE STOPS ON THE TOUR 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 WITH A NEW DISPLAY INSTALLED IN 2017, THE SACKVILLE ARTS WALL HAS RECOGNIZED
THE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL DEDICATION TO THE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 2008. INDUCTION CEREMONIES TAKE PLACE BI-ANNUALLY,
> www.sackville.ca WITH THE NEXT EVENT PLANNED FOR THE FALL OF 2019, AND THE DISPLAY CAN BE Relocation and reconstruction An interpretive bronze panel at the
FOUND ON MAIN STREET OVERLOOKING THE SACKVILLE WATERFOWL PARK.
of the Sackville Arts Wall Sackville Cemetery to guide visitors
to George Stanley’s grave site
A new weather shelter in Memorial Park
24 25Our History
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/beausejour
– 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 22 to Sept 2
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 33P5
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CAMPUS TOURS CAMPUS BUILDINGS: 12 Wallace McCain Student Centre 16 Bennett House 24 Windsor Hall 37 Park St. Field
Wallace McCain Student 1 Convocation Hall Admissions/Registrar’s Office 17 Bigelow House 25 Jennings Dining Hall 38 Sackville Waterfowl Park
Centre, 2nd floor 2 Athletic Centre The Argosy (student newspaper) 18 Sir James Dunn Building 26 Harper Hall 39 Downtown Sackville
(506) 364-2257 Campus Tours Wu Centre
3 Ralph Pickard Bell Library 27 Campbell Hall
campusvisit@mta.ca CHMA (campus and community radio)
4 Crabtree Building 19 Chapel 28 Facilities Management PARKING:
Fitness Centre
5 Marjorie Young Bell Gracie’s Café 20 Centennial Hall Housing, Conferences, P1 King St. lot (24hr)
ADMISSIONS Conservatory of Music International Centre Financial Services and Event Services P2 Dunn lot
Brunton Auditorium Meighen Centre Human Resources 29 Gemini Observatory
Registrar’s Office P3 Hillcrest lot
6 Avard-Dixon Building Mount Allison Students’ Union (MASU) President’s and Vice-Presidents’ Offices 30 Colville House
Mount Allison University P4 Thornton & Edwards lot (24hr)
Ron Joyce Centre for Student Affairs Research Office
62 York St. 31 Anchorage House
The Pond (campus pub) University Advancement P5 Lansdowne lot (24hr)
Sackville N.B. E4L 1E2 Business Studies 32 Carriage House
Tweedie Hall Alumni, Marketing and P6 Convocation Hall lot
(506) 364-2269 7 Hart Hall
University Bookstore Communications, and 33 Hammond House P7 Rectory Lane lot
admissions@mta.ca 8 Barclay Building
Wellness Centre Development Offices President’s Residence
mta.ca/apply
9 Flemington Building 21 Bennett Building 34 Bermuda House
13 Thornton House
10 Owens Art Gallery 22 Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts Hammond Studio
14 Edwards House
11 Gairdner Building 23 President’s Cottage/University Club 35 Ladies’ College Park
15 Hunton House
34 36 Alumni Field 35Mount Allison
> www.mta.ca
Mount Allison University is ranked The University has one of the most classroom, and meeting spaces for
the #1 undergraduate university in beautiful and well-maintained groups of all sizes from May until
Canada by Maclean’s magazine. With campuses in the country. Open September, as well as full-service dining
degrees in Arts, Science, Commerce, Houses are held twice a year (October and catering services and an ensuite-
Fine Arts, and Music, the University and March) and guided campus style residence with hotel amenities.
provides a flexible liberal arts and tours are available throughout the For bookings, call 506-364-2247 or
sciences education that prepares year (mta.ca/visit). Visitors are also e-mail reservations@mta.ca.
students for any career path. Mount welcome to experience Mount Allison Mount Allison also offers a host of
Allison prides itself on providing a on their own — walking across the summer camps for kids of all ages. With
high-quality academic experience, entire residential campus takes everything from day camps to overnight
combined with a variety of hands-on approximately 10 minutes. For a map experiences and athletics to academics,
learning opportunities in a close- of campus, visit mta.ca/map. there is a camp for everyone. For
knit community. Students come Conference facilities are available information on the summer programs,
from more than 50 countries around for corporate training, national and visit mta.ca/summer.
the world to make up a diverse, regional conferences, retreats, youth
creative, and talented student body of To discover more about Canada’s top
groups, and meetings. The University
approximately 2,200 students. undergraduate university, visit mta.ca.
36 provides access to teaching, 37Parks
Parks
> www.sackville.com /visit
Sackville Waterfowl Park
Celebrating 30
Years in 2019
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 (9 Main St.), Middle Sackville
Silver Lake and Lillas Fawcett Park Beech Hill Park and Disc Golf Course
SWIMMING, BOATING, FISHING, KAYAKING AND MORE! SILVER LAKE HAS SOMETHING SACKVILLE’S HIDDEN GEM FEATURES AN 18-HOLE DISC GOLF COURSE, WOODED
FOR EVERYONE. LILLAS FAWCETT PARK FEATURES A SANDY FRESHWATER BEACH, WALKING TRAILS, PICNIC AREAS, WALKING TRAILS, A WIDE-OPEN FIELD AND A
LIFEGUARD SUPERVISION DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST, A LARGE BOAT BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC VIEW OF SACKVILLE. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS
LAUNCH AND DOCK, CHANGING STATION, PLAYGROUND AND BATHROOMS. 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 13th
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
SITUATED RIGHT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN
SACKVILLE, THE PARK FEATURES AN ACTIVITY CENTRE,
SPLASH PAD, PLAYGROUND, BANDSTAND AND A
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
BEAUTIFUL KINETIC FOUNTAIN. THE PARK IS HOME TO DURING THE WARMER MONTHS OR GRAB YOUR SNOWSHOES OR SKIES OVER THE WINTER
CONTACTING THE TANTRAMAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
THE SACKVILLE FARMER’S MARKET AND MANY OF THE MONTHS AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE SACKVILLE WILDLIFE.
CIVIC CENTRE (506) 364-4955. MOUNT ALLISON COURTS
TOWN’S MORE POPULAR EVENTS.
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 Downtown Diner Knuckles Truffles Pi By Crow Sassy’s Pub The Pond - Campus Pub
62 Main St. 3 Bridge St. 26 York St. 45 Main St. 166 Main St. Tel. (506) 364-2226
Tel. (902) 221-4034 Tel. (506) 939-3331 Tel. (506) 536-4861 Tel. (506) 540-1163 Tel. (506) 536-2003 Mount Allison University.
Growler fill-up available at the Japanese cuisine. Handmade chocolates ranging In house prepared meals and Fast Food. Thunder & Lightning
brewery location. from classic to exotic flavours handpies sourcing organic
Ducky’s Bar The Snack Shop 23 Bridge Street
using the finest Belgian ingredients, local produce,
Black Duck Café 4 Bridge St. 28A York St.
Chocolate. ethically raise meats. Tel. (506) 939-3339
19 Bridge St. Tel. (506) 536-1344 Tel. (506) 536-0200 yourjazzguys@gmail.com
Tel. (506) 536-8084 Marshlands Inn Pizza Delight - Scores
Wide selection of draught. Eat in or take out from their
55 Bridge Street 24 Mallard Dr. A cozy new pub and
Espresso & other drinks, Lunch Weekly and daily specials. many options menu. Pizza,
Tel. (506) 536-0170 Tel. (506) 536-5555 performance space
special from scratch, Organic & donair’s, garlic fingers,
Goya’s Pizza or 1-800-561-1266 featuring artisanal cocktails,
Fair Trade. Pizza, pasta, salad bar, subs, oven baked subs, and
96 Main St. craftbeer, vinyl records, and
Fine dining, elegant setting, rotisserie chicken and ribs. pazarottis!
Bridge St Café Tel. (506) 536-5000 contemporary art.
veranda room.
8 Bridge St. Royal Canadian Legion Song’s Chopsticks
Open 7 days a week, high Tim Horton’s
Tel. (506) 536-4428 McDonalds Sackville Branch International Restaurant
quality pizza, donairs, subs 217 Main St.
222 Main St. 15 Lorne St. 12 Bridge St.
Soups & Sandwiches. and Lebanese food with fast Tel. (506) 536-1076
Tel. (506) 364-1997 Tel. (506) 364-9900 Tel: (506) 536-1450
Espresso & Gelato. Loose tea, service. Uncle Larry’s Bar
organic coffee. Mel’s Tea Room Lounge and events with full Subway
George’s Roadhouse 96 Main St.
17 Bridge St. bar, pool tables and more. Also 211 Main St. (Irving)
Burger King 67 Lorne St. Tel. (506) 536-2837
Tel. (506) 536-1251 catering, bingo and monthly Tel. (506) 364-8882
217 Main St. Tel. (506) 536-2320
lunches.
Tel. 1-888-394-2493 Historic Diner. Home-style The Ice Cream Coop
Top quality live entertainment.
burgers and fries, breakfast, 64 Main St.
Cackling Goose Market
Gracie’s sandwiches, shakes. www.facebook.com/
Gluten-Free Bakery Café &
Specialty Foods Café at Mount Allison Student Napul’è Restaurant icecreamcoop
Centre, 62 York St. 6 Bridge St.
38 York St.
Holan Kitchen Tel. (506) 364-8111
Tel. (506) 536-2303
Daily lunch specials, organic
170 Main St. Neapolitan in the heart of the The Royal Canadian Legion THE LEGION HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
COMMUNITY SINCE 1932. THE SACKVILLE LEGION OFFERS
Tel. (506) 536-2211 Maritimes.
espresso, smoothies. Always
gluten-free & vegetarian. Chinese, Thai and Canadian. Painted Pony Bar and Grill
Branch 26 Tel > (506) 364-9900 A WARM ATMOSPHERE WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY DARTS,
MUSIC AND A MONTHLY BREAKFAST & LUNCHEON
Enjoy our two spacious patios. Jack’s Pizza 26 Bridge St.
Licensed Café. 170 Main St. Tel. (506) 939-7779
Cranewood on Main Tel. (506) 536-8000 A great social venue, pub &
113 Main St. Pizza, donairs. restaurant located in the heart
Tel. (506) 939-3133 of Sackville. Great food &
Joey’s Pizza and Pasta and drinks at a reasonable price.
Specialty bakery offering Split Crow Pub
primarily organic whole grain 16 York St. Patterson’s Family Restaurant
breads, local preserves, Tel. (506) 536-4040 16 Mallard Dr. Live Bait Theatre performing at the Legion. Contact us regarding bookings for weddings and private parties.
cookies & other treats. Open Tel. (506) 364-0822
for lunch 7 days a week! Joey’s is a family tradition of
Italian pizza and pasta since Home cooked meals, licensed. Live
1954. And a welcoming smile, > Every second Thursday in the fall and spring – 7 to 9:30pm
generous mugs of grog and > Open Mic every second Saturday – 2 to 5pm
44
fantastic food welcomes you at music 45
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Herménégilde Chiasson
fourteen StationS for oSwald, i
The Condemnation, 1990
Collection of Owens Art Gallery/
collection de l’Owens Art Gallery
photo Roger Smith
An Elsewhere Forever Present Owens Art Gallery
Mount Allison University
Un ailleurs toujours présent 61, rue York Street
Rémi Belliveau, Herménégilde Chiasson, Sackville, NB E4L 1E1
Alisa Arsenault, Maryse Arseneault www.mta.ca/owens
06.07.19–08.25.19
OwensArtGallery
MountAllisonUniversity
46 theOwens/ 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
www.coastalinns.com www.marshlands.nb.ca www.bbcanada.com/701.html village of Sackville,
New Brunswick,
Featuring fifty modern, air conditioned rooms Sackville’s famous heritage Country Inn offers This beautifully decorated 19th century heritage home to Mount
with full bath/shower, flat screen TV and 20 guest rooms furnished with period antiques, home offers three units, each with quality linens Allison University and
compli¬mentary “Coastal Plus” breakfast. comfortable parlors for reading and gardens to and furniture, TV/DVD/CD, high-speed internet Tantramar Marshes,
stroll in. Specializing in business meetings, small and homemade buffet breakfast. A recent guest Sackville Bed and
Guest laundry, kitchenettes, meeting/banquet
conferences and romance packages. Relax, writes, “Everything that can be expected of a Breakfast offers you
room facilities, free high speed internet access,
Replenish and Retire at Marshlands Inn. 4-star property!” the perfect base for
exercise room, and business center. Wheelchair
Off season rates available. CAA discount. discovering the Bay of
accessible.
Fundy, and both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
Island. Come and enjoy our Victorian Home, local
festivals, shops and coffee houses while being
surrounded by natural beauty and wilderness.
Windsbreath Celebrations and Retreats Bed
and Breakfast
131 Fairfield Road Tel. (506) 540-1916
www.bbcanada.com/windsbreath
The Rowanwood Guesthouse
Old fashioned farmhouse hospitality, comfy
90 York Street beds, and delicious home cooked food await
Tel. (506) 899-4717 you in this child and pet friendly b and b with
lovely panoramic views of the countryside
Sackville (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 groups. Available from May through
motel featuring 20 air August. For information or reservations
conditioned units, guest please call (506) 364-2247.
laundry, colour cable www.mta.ca/conference/hotelmta.html
TV, full bath & shower.
Located with a scenic
view of the Tantramar
Marshes.
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 –
“Bowl of Fruit for Mary, an homage” painting by Alvin Richard
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 independent – ink
independent – Buy independent
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 51The Intercolonial: A Year-Long
Celebration of 150 Years Since the
Railway Came to Sackville Birds of a Feather Bird Watching Package
> JUNE
MODEL TRAIN SHOW: BRIDGING TIME
June 1, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Tantramar Civic Centre. www.mfme.ca
> ALL YEAR LONG
SACKVILLE’S RAILWAYS – A SELF GUIDED WALKING TOUR
visitor@sackville.com
> JULY TO BE PLACED IN THE GUEST SERVICES DIRECTORY OF THE
Coastal Inn Sackville 2015
THE INTERCOLONIAL: AN HISTORICAL PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY MUSIC CELEBRATING
To: Patterson‘s
TANTRAMAR Family Restaurant
IN 1869
Donna by the Sackville Citizen’s Band. July 6, 1:00 pm. www.sackvillecitizensband.
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Phone: 506-364-0822
Fax:
> FALL
Cell: 506-379-0125 www.livebaittheatre.com
Email: donnapattersonsmanager@hotmail.com
Offered in May, June, September and October
FALL OF 2019
THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF THE RAILWAY ON SACKVILLE, NB, 1869-1879 PACKAGE INCLUDES
Date Sent:presented by the Tantramar Heritage Trust vwww.heritage.tantramar.com; Junctions: Art and Dinner at a fabulous restaurant
Craft Traditions of the Tantramar – by the Sackville Art Hive (visit them on Facebook); The Overnight stay in one of Sackville’s fine accommodations
community play “The Intercolonial: Ties That Bind” by Susan Amos; and 150 Years Since the A personalized tour starting at 8 am of the Sackville Waterfowl Park
Train Came to Sackville – CD creation and Launch Concert by Janet Crawford and Ray Legere. Gift certificates for two of our fine craft stores
A guided visit to the Tantramar Marshes
A delicious lunch
For more information or to book a package visit www.sackville.com/package
> www.sackville.com/package
FRESH LOCAL COMMUNITY
52 53Worship Service Sackville Visitor Information Centre
> www.sackville.com/explore
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Upper Sackville United Church 34 Mallard Drive Hours of Operation
71 King Street 148 Pondshore Road Sundays 9 am Tel. (506) 364-4967, 1-800-249-2020 May: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm
Tel. 536-0803 Sundays 10 am Tuesdays, On summer pause for July and August,
7:30 pm Bible Study church closed visitor@sackville.com June: Open daily 9 am to 6 pm
Main Street Baptist Church Saint Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church Open May 1 - December 31 July & Aug: Open daily 9 am to 8 pm
20 Main Street Tel. 536-2464 Sundays 10:45 am 63 Charlotte Street Tel. 536-3020 Sundays 9 am
and 6 pm Nursery care available Please note - Visitor Centre open dates and Sept: Open daily 9 am to 6 pm
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church hours are subject to change, please phone or
Salem Baptist Church 36 Bridge Street Tel. 536-1952 Sundays 11 am Oct: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm
email ahead to confirm opening times.
234 Main Street Tel. 536-0407 Sundays 9:45 am, Nov & Dec: Mon–Sat, 10 am to 5 pm
St. Ann’s Anglican Church
11 am, 6 pm Wednesday 7 pm prayer meeting
Built in 1817 Westcock, • Book a guided tour of the Waterfowl Park,
Middle Sackville Baptist Church NB Sundays 9:30 am 8 am in July and August Historic Downtown Sackville, or Beech Hill Park
14 Church Street Tel. 536-2615
St. Pauls Anglican Church • Get detailed information on all there is to do in Important Numbers
Sundays at 10:30 am year-round, Emergency Services
125 Main Street Tel. 536-0897 Sundays 11 am Sackville from our friendly Travel Counsellors (fire/police/ambulance) 911
nursery care available.
New Life Community Church • Visit the popular Craft Gallery RCMP Sackville (non emergency)
Midgic Baptist Church
(United Pentecostal) 119 Crossman Road 533-5151
80 Goose Lake Road, Midgic, NB Tel. 536-3728 Tel. 536-3833 Sundays 11 am • See the wetlands interpretive display Sackville Memorial Hospital 364-4100
Mount Allison Chapel Sackville Visitor Information 364-4967
Wood Point Baptist Church • Have a picnic on our cedar deck. And maybe Sackville Town Hall 364-4930
63A York Street Tel. 364-2227 see some local entertainers or participate in
Wood Point, NB Tel. 536-0933 Sundays 10 am Mount Allison University 364-2269
Sackville United Church some activities for young people and families! Sackville Chamber of Commerce 364-8911
Tel. 536-0498 Sundays 11 am 110 Main St NB Tourism 1-800-561-0123
July and August services at 10am Contact us or visit www.sackville.com/explore Service New Brunswick 364-4076
for more details.
Support Local Flavours and Local Talent
Offering Maritime made crafts, home decor and garden decor. Sackville Motel (Tantramar Motel)
Also available local grass fed beef, pet food, local produce (in season) and One of the most comfortable and affordable accommodation in Sackville.
local seasonal specialties such as Maple Products, Dulse, Honey, Crow's feet and berries.
Family-operated, 20 modern units, color cable TV, free WI-FI, and scenic view
of the Tantramar Marshes.
5 Stephens Dr., Exit 506 939-3555 Conveniently located off Highway 2, Sackville Motel is situated close to all the
attractions & amenities. Mount Allison University is 3 minute drive away.
4 Robsin Ave. (506) 536-1327 or 1-800-399-1327
www.tantramarmotel.com
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