Hanwell Rural Community

10/22/2026

Happening tonight!! Everyone welcome!

Don't miss our Halloween Trivia night this Thursday at 6 PM! These nights are always so much fun - relaxed, casual and a great way to meet neighbors!

10/22/2026

Spookfest and Hanwell's Haunted Trail are only 2 days away!

The stakes are getting higher as Saturday, October 24th approaches - Mayor Dave Morrison is offering not only the cash prize of $500 to the Grand Prize winner of the best trail station, but your name or team's name will be engraved and memorialized on the Hanwell Haunted Trail perpetual Trophy - your legacy will live on in the Community of Hanwell!

Last minute entry? You can still make it! Register your team by Friday at Noon and you can still participate for your chance to win 1 of 3 cash prizes!

10/21/2026

The Department of National Defence is holding a recruiting event at the Cultural Center on 28 Saunders St. in Fredericton.
This will be on Tuesday, Oct. 27th from 11 AM - 5 PM.

Don't forget to register on their Eventbrite if you are planning on attending:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/department-of-national-defence-civilian-recruitment-event-tickets-2000420777395?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

10/20/2026

To those serving at Base Wainwright in Alberta, who have been tragically impacted recently; our thoughts are with you. We are sure that no words can express the grief you must be feeling right now and we are truly sorry for your loss and for the injuries many of you have sustained. We pray a speedy recovery for you and healing for the families who lost their loved ones.
Our flags are at half-mast as a tribute to you.

10/20/2026

🎃👻 THE HAUNTED TRAIL IS BACK IN HANWELL! 👻🎃

Think your group has what it takes to create the spookiest section of the trail? 🕸️💀

We’re inviting groups, families, businesses, and community organizations to get creative, decorate their own section of the Haunted Trail, and compete for $1,000 IN CASH PRIZES! 💰

🏆 1st Place: $500
🥈 2nd Place: $300
🥉 3rd Place: $200

And here’s the twist… YOU decide the winners! 🗳️ The community will vote for their favourite decorated sections, so bring your creativity, your Halloween spirit, and your best spooky ideas!

🧛‍♀️ Ready to get involved? Contact the Hanwell Recreation Department at [email protected] to claim your spot!

Let’s make this year’s Haunted Trail the BEST and SPOOKIEST one yet! 🦇🧡

Tag your friends or group below and start planning your spooky masterpiece! 👇

10/19/2026

Don't miss our Halloween Trivia night this Thursday at 6 PM! These nights are always so much fun - relaxed, casual and a great way to meet neighbors!

10/19/2026

https://www.hanwell.nb.ca/council/council-meetings/

10/19/2026

10/16/2026

Lost and Found items! Are you missing any items of yours or your kiddos? We have an assortment of items from the last 3 weeks collected from various outdoor activities around Hanwell Place.
Give us a call at 506-460-1177 if any of these belong to you, or stop in at our office before 4 PM!

Children's items:
Grey zip-up hoodie (name on tag)
pink/lavender kombi winter hat
baby doll with jammie-onesie

blue FLUOR bag with shorts, towel, etc.

Women's blue Patagonia zip-up jacket

10/16/2026

**Reminder! Spookfest is happing the SAME DAY as the Haunted Trail! From 12-3 PM on Saturday, October 24th, Spookfest will be taking place indoor and outdoor - Everyone welcome and no registration required. We will have a BBQ, games, touch-a-truck with the Upper Kingsclear Fire Department and MORE!! **

If you are interested in putting together a station for the Haunted Trail so that you are directly involved in creating the experience for the community, register here for free: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hanwells-haunted-trail-tickets-2003082093463?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Your team could WIN a CASH PRIZE if voted in the top 3 BEST ENTRIES!