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Won't you join us ? |
The Elgin Eco Association (EEA) is committed to promoting the viability of our small rural community of Elgin by:
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| 2) working to protect and improve our environment |
Meetings EEA meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
These meetings are open to anyone (no membership is required). Winter meetings are currently being held in the Elgin Seniors Centre, with summer meetings at the Elgin W.I. Hall. For more information, please call Moranda at 756-2518.
Membership A two-year membership costs $10. A lifetime membership is only $50.00. Memberships can be obtained at any EEA meeting, or phone 756-2518 elgineco@hotmail.com
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The 8th Annual Tour of Elgin
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New Brunswick’s only Mountain Bike Marathon
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Do you need a new challenge and find that the Elgin 80 is good, but would like to test your stamina? TRY THE 120!!!
Information for this year's event is available below.
The Tour of Elgin is a whole day of bike activities. There is a 120km Marathon Race for the fittest of riders, in fact we dare you to try the 120 km event, which is the toughest mountain bike race in Atlantic Canada! We also have 80 km, 40 km and 20 km distance options, which will challenge you too.
The course covers all different types of surfaces, with limited pavement, lots of fast double track (40%), dirt roads (50%) and some great single track (10%). The course is well marked. There are also all-terrain support vehicles, first aid on site and neutral feed stations.
AND THE 2011 WINNERS ARE:
120 KM DISTANCE
A Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time 80K Time 120K Time Buckle
1 26 Andre Landry A 120 1:24:25 3:15:00 6:28:23 Y
2 20 Shawn Hamilton A 120 1:26:25 3:26:45 6:40:40 Y
3 33 Josh Lamkey A 120 1:24:25 3:16:55 6:42:12 Y
4 19 Jeff Sparks A 120 1:26:25 3:26:45 7:10:12 Y
5 18 Alex Harvey A 120 1:36:00 3:48:25 8:10:06 Y
DNF 62 Adam Douthwright A 120 1:24:25 3:34:25 DNF N
B Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time 80K Time 120K Time Buckle
1 49 Mark Bolden B 120 1:26:25 3:29:55 7:07:43 Y
2 22 Joel Bragdon B 120 1:36:00 3:48:25 7:22:08 Y
3 48 Mark Miller B 120 1:36:00 3:48:25 7:22:09 Y
4 17 Alan Miner B 120 1:36:00 3:39:45 7:43:00 Y
5 29 Bruce Roberts B 120 1:36:00 3:47:45 7:44:11 Y
6 47 Andrew Trivett B 120 1:39:30 4:12:10 8:27:37 Y
7 21 Rob Stone B 120 1:38:35 4:06:00 8:44:48 Y
DNF 111 Jamey Smith B 120 1:33:05 4:19:40 DNF N
Women Plate # Name Category 40K Time 80K Time 120K Time Buckle
1 23 Anna Healy 120 B Female 1:43:20 4:12:25 8:15:07 Y
2 2 Kelly Murray 120 B Female 1:43:20 4:14:10 8:44:42 Y
C Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time 80K Time 120K Time Buckle
1 5 Jean Marc Leblanc C 120 1:37:20 3:54:50 7:31:33 Y
2 15 Jeremy Babcock C 120 1:36:00 4:03:15 8:10:10 Y
80 KM DISTANCE
A Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time - 1:29:00 80K Time
1 44 Brian McKeown A 80 1:32:40 4:03:30
2 116 Jeff Simms A 80 1:38:30 4:30:40
3 39 Martin Austin A 80 1:43:55 4:36:49
4 43 Mike Leblanc A 80 1:49:00 4:59:06
5 45 Rod Clarke A 80 1:56:50 5:25:41
6 118 Rob McNair A 80 2:05:25 5:44:07
7 34 Jean Richard Cormier A 80 1:54:00 6:01:05
B Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time - 1:29:00 80K Time
1 25 Mark Boudreau B 80 2:05:25 5:51:18
2 114 Terry Urqhardt B 80 2:23:10 5:55:34
3 30 Yves Beaulieu B 80 2:10:00 6:03:36
4 28 Serge Belanger B 80 1:58:55 6:11:31
5 117 Isaac Benvie B 80 2:21:00 6:50:42
DNF 40 Greg Violette B 80 2:10:00 DNF
DNF 41 Bev Bunker B 80 2:10:00 DNF
DNF 113 Dean Gallant B 80 DNF DNF
DNF 16 Alex Frank B 80 DNF DNF
C Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time - 1:29:00 80K Time
1 115 Keith Godfrey D 80 2:21:45 6:51:04
2 36 Daniel Breau D 80 2:27:45 7:18:56
3 42 Vital Melanson D 80 2:15:15 7:52:25
DNF 50 Ian Dennis D 80 2:35:35 DNF
DNF 46 Robert Jurcina D 80 3:04:50 DNF
40 KM DISTANCE
A Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time
1 127 Julien Roussel A 40 2:47:55
2 154 Neil Symington A 40 2:49:38
3 129 Rheal Jaillet A 40 2:52:18
4 130 Patrice Boudreau A 40 3:22:23
5 31 James Mitton A 40 3:42:41
6 134 Marc Evers A 40 4:12:25
B Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time
1 138 Bill Goobie B 40 3:25:15
2 120 Don Ricker B 40 3:28:24
3 24 Yves Martin B 40 4:17:58
4 155 Sean Ritchie B 40 4:19:32
5 123 Alec Wylllie B 40 4:51:50
Women Plate Name Category 40K Time
1 144 Annik Belanger A 40 Female 4:13:18
2 38 Renee Theriault C 40 Female 4:33:25
3 121 Michelle Chase C 40 Female 4:35:11
4 37 Catherine Higgins C 40 Female 5:23:47
DNF 150 Diane Buhay D 40 Female DNF
DNF 152 Jill Rose D 40 Female DNF
C Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time
1 27 Chris Foster C 40 4:30:18
D Category Plate # Name Category 40K Time
1 153 Daniel Richard D 40 3:30:39
2 119 Gerald Gallant D 40 3:37:07
3 158 Michel Martin D 40 3:37:08
4 32 Mike Turnbull D 40 3:41:22
5 35 Charles Davis D 40 3:41:23
6 140 Vincent Losier D 40 3:53:36
7 145 Michael Arsenau D 40 4:06:36
8 142 Mathieu Belanger D 40 4:08:26
9 125 Gil Vautour D 40 4:44:11
10 141 Marcel Hebert D 40 4:54:25
11 124 Craig Martin D 40 4:55:41
12 112 Tyson McCormick D 40 4:56:15
13 131 Daniel Houghton D 40 5:05:41
14 132 Jeremy Ackerson D 40 DNF
15 122 Mathew Rinehart D 40 DNF
16 147 Denis Chiasson D 40 DNF
17 151 Randall Miller D 40 DNF
20 KM DISTANCE
Men Plate # Name Category 20K Time
1 159 Jeff Addison 20 M 1:09:57
2 136 Rob Macormack 20 M 1:28:42
3 137 Argel Rodriguez 20 M 1:28:53
4 133 Alex Lynch 20 M 1:31:51
5 148 Guy Pellerin 20 M 1:49:20
6 135 Pierre Evers 20 M 1:53:56
7 156 Larry Layton 20 M 1:54:32
Women Plate # Name Category 20K Time
1 157 Brigitte Dionne 20 F 1:28:20
2 139 Rachel Parkins 20 F 1:38:14
3 126 Lisa Jones 20 F 1:38:15
4 149 Carole Belliveau 20 F 1:49:20
120 KM OVERALL
Place Plate # Name Category 40K Time 80K Time 120K Time Buckle
1 26 Andre Landry A 120 1:24:25 3:15:00 6:28:23 Y
2 20 Shawn Hamilton A 120 1:26:25 3:26:45 6:40:40 Y
3 33 Josh Lamkey A 120 1:24:25 3:16:55 6:42:12 Y
4 49 Mark Bolden B 120 1:26:25 3:29:55 7:07:43 Y
5 19 Jeff Sparks A 120 1:26:25 3:26:45 7:10:12 Y
6 22 Joel Bragdon B 120 1:36:00 3:48:25 7:22:08 Y
7 48 Mark Miller B 120 1:36:00 3:48:25 7:22:09 Y
8 5 Jean Marc Leblanc C 120 1:37:20 3:54:50 7:31:33 Y
9 17 Alan Miner B 120 1:36:00 3:39:45 7:43:00 Y
10 29 Bruce Roberts B 120 1:36:00 3:47:45 7:44:11 Y
11 18 Alex Harvey A 120 1:36:00 3:48:25 8:10:06 Y
12 15 Jeremy Babcock C 120 1:36:00 4:03:15 8:10:10 Y
13 23 Anna Healy 120 B Female 1:43:20 4:12:25 8:15:07 Y
14 47 Andrew Trivett B 120 1:39:30 4:12:10 8:27:37 Y
15 2 Kelly Murray 120 B Female 1:43:20 4:14:10 8:44:42 Y
16 21 Rob Stone B 120 1:38:35 4:06:00 8:44:48 Y
DNF 62 Adam Douthwright A 120 1:24:25 3:34:25 DNF N
DNF 111 Jamey Smith B 120 1:33:05 4:19:40 DNF N
80 KM OVERALL
Place Plate # Name Category 40K Time - 1:29:00 80K Time
1 44 Brian McKeown A 80 1:32:40 4:03:30
2 116 Jeff Simms A 80 1:38:30 4:30:40
3 39 Martin Austin A 80 1:43:55 4:36:49
4 43 Mike Leblanc A 80 1:49:00 4:59:06
5 45 Rod Clarke A 80 1:56:50 5:25:41
6 118 Rob McNair A 80 2:05:25 5:44:07
7 25 Mark Boudreau B 80 2:05:25 5:51:18
8 114 Terry Urqhardt B 80 2:23:10 5:55:34
9 34 Jean Richard Cormier A 80 1:54:00 6:01:05
10 30 Yves Beaulieu B 80 2:10:00 6:03:36
11 28 Serge Belanger B 80 1:58:55 6:11:31
12 117 Isaac Benvie B 80 2:21:00 6:50:42
13 115 Keith Godfrey D 80 2:21:45 6:51:04
14 36 Daniel Breau D 80 2:27:45 7:18:56
15 42 Vital Melanson D 80 2:15:15 7:52:25
DNF 40 Greg Violette B 80 2:10:00 DNF
DNF 41 Bev Bunker B 80 2:10:00 DNF
DNF 50 Ian Dennis D 80 2:35:35 DNF
DNF 46 Robert Jurcina D 80 3:04:50 DNF
DNF 113 Dean Gallant B 80 DNF DNF
DNF 16 Alex Frank B 80 DNF DNF
40 KM OVERALL
Place Plate # Name Category 40K Time
1 127 Julien Roussel A 40 2:47:55
2 154 Neil Symington A 40 2:49:38
3 129 Rheal Jaillet A 40 2:52:18
4 130 Patrice Boudreau A 40 3:22:23
5 138 Bill Goobie B 40 3:25:15
6 120 Don Ricker B 40 3:28:24
7 153 Daniel Richard D 40 3:30:39
8 119 Gerald Gallant D 40 3:37:07
9 158 Michel Martin D 40 3:37:08
10 32 Mike Turnbull D 40 3:41:22
11 35 Charles Davis D 40 3:41:23
12 31 James Mitton A 40 3:42:41
13 140 Vincent Losier D 40 3:53:36
14 145 Michael Arsenau D 40 4:06:36
15 142 Mathieu Belanger D 40 4:08:26
16 134 Marc Evers A 40 4:12:25
17 144 Annik Belanger A 40 Female 4:13:18
18 24 Yves Martin B 40 4:17:58
19 155 Sean Ritchie B 40 4:19:32
20 27 Chris Foster C 40 4:30:18
21 38 Renee Theriault C 40 Female 4:33:25
22 121 Michelle Chase C 40 Female 4:35:11
23 125 Gil Vautour D 40 4:44:11
24 123 Alec Wylllie B 40 4:51:50
25 141 Marcel Hebert D 40 4:54:25
26 124 Craig Martin D 40 4:55:41
27 112 Tyson McCormick D 40 4:56:15
28 131 Daniel Houghton D 40 5:05:41
29 37 Catherine Higgins C 40 Female 5:23:47
DNF 150 Diane Buhay D 40 Female DNF
DNF 152 Jill Rose D 40 Female DNF
DNF 132 Jeremy Ackerson D 40 DNF
DNF 122 Mathew Rinehart D 40 DNF
DNF 147 Denis Chiasson D 40 DNF
DNF 151 Randall Miller D 40 DNF
20 KM OVERALL
Place Plate # Name Category 20K Time
1 159 Jeff Addison 20 M 1:09:57
2 157 Brigitte Dionne 20 F 1:28:20
3 136 Rob Macormack 20 M 1:28:42
4 137 Argel Rodriguez 20 M 1:28:53
5 133 Alex Lynch 20 M 1:31:51
6 139 Rachel Parkins 20 F 1:38:14
7 126 Lisa Jones 20 F 1:38:15
8 148 Guy Pellerin 20 M 1:49:20
9 149 Carole Belliveau 20 F 1:49:20
10 135 Pierre Evers 20 M 1:53:56
11 156 Larry Layton 20 M 1:54:32
Brought to you by:
From Moncton, take Highway #2 then Exit 423 to Highway #1. Take Exit # 233 at Petitcodiac. Turn left toward Elgin (rte. 905). Drive approximately 15 min (20km) to the Elgin corner. Bike race headquarters is at the Elgin Firehall/Community Centre at the Elgin corner across from the Elgin Country Market.
Overnight Accommodations:
Camping space is available in Elgin.
Limited accommodations available in Elgin (bring own sleeping bag, etc.): For details phone Moranda Van Geest (506) 756-2518.
Elgin is located 45 minutes from Moncton and 35 minutes from Sussex.
What to Bring
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Warm Clothes (preferably multiple layers) |
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Second set of clothes if wet weather is forecast (you can change at the mid-way point) |
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Camelback or multiple water bottles |
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Energy bars etc. (food will be provided, but only about every 20 km) |
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Tools (the race is self supported) |
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Spare tubes & pump |
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Sense of adventure! |
| For more information visit www.velo.nb.ca or contact the following: |
Moranda Van Geest
Ph: (506) 756-2518
email: mvan_geest@hotmail.com
email: elgineco@hotmail.com
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| $15,000 Grant |
| Ice Rink- for our children and our community. The Elgin outdoor rink is under construction. Thank you to the Family and Youth Capital Assistance Program Signed by Victor Boudreau-Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation for the grant to improve this great place we live in; ELGIN. |
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COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND signboard
Keep an eye on the sign at the Elgin ball field . . . The temperature continues to rise: it’s now at the $90,000 mark. Fundraisers such as ELGIN DAY, the Women’s Institute Turkey Supper and the "Tour of Elgin" are aimed at creating a wonderful recreation area for all of us to use, as well as modernizing the W.I. Hall.
Interested in participating? Join the Elgin Eco Association
E-mail elgineco@hotmail.com or phone 756-2518.
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It's all about community ! |
Think you should get out more?
Elgin has a number of community organizations which add to the vitality and variety of our home place. Everyone benefits - from parents with young children to seniors to those simply looking for recreational exercise and fun. Come take part, lend a hand if you have time. The more the merrier!
The Community Endowment Fund co-sponsored by the Elgin Eco Association and the Elgin Women’s Institute currently has over $25,000 saved for developments and improvements in Elgin. We depend on fundraising through various community events such as EEA Pancake Suppers, the “Tour of Elgin” Mountain Bike Marathon and the WI Turkey Supper. But the key to reaching our goals -success in securing grants - depends in large part on membership numbers and demonstrated commitment.
Now, more than ever, set aside some time to make the Elgin area an even better place to live. |
Elgin Women’s Institute |
The Elgin Women’s Institute will celebrate its 100th anniversary in June, 2011. Members have always made a difference, advocating for family life in rural communities. W.I. objectives are - "to raise the standard and develop a greater appreciation of homemaking; to develop better informed, happier, and more efficient citizens; to develop a more abundant life in communities; to discover, stimulate, and develop leadership; to promote national and international understanding, tolerance and good will."
For more information, please contact Hazelanna at 756-2518. Meetings are held the third Thursday night of the month at 7 p.m. in the Seniors Centre (winter) or W.I. Hall. Membership: $5.00 |
Elgin Seniors Club |
| An affiliate of the New Brunswick Federation of Senior Citizens, our local seniors club meets on the third Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. in their own building . . . Guest speakers, entertainment, field trips, and fun with emphasis on improving quality of life for seniors. Phone Mona Carter at 432-6461 for more info. Membership: $11.00 |
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| Memorial cards are now available for both the Elgin Eco Association and the Elgin Women’s Institute. Memorial donations will be acknowledged and forwarded in care of the Community Endowment Fund. For more info, phone 756-2518 or e-mail elgineco@hotmail.com |
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New Horizons for Seniors
Elgin
Historical Project |
On Saturday March 31st 2007, the Elgin Eco Association presented the results of their local history project. This project was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors program and was designed to record a verbal and pictorial history of the community of
Elgin
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Elgin
has a rich and colourful history that goes back to the first settler, John Geldart, in 1811.
Elgin
has seen many changes since that time, and this project has captured these changes.
Many of the best pictures (with related information) collected during the project have been made into a picture book. Copies of this book can be purchased directly from the Elgin Eco Association (call 756-3339) for $25.
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Elgin Sunday School picnic on Gowland Mountain (1913) |
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Main Street Elgin (probably 1939/40) |
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Elgin in the early 1900's |
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Farming in days gone by (Weldon Stiles and children) Photo by W.B. Smith |
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