Year: 2013
The action is back on the Action Corner! Owned and operated by Newcap Radio, 95.9 Sun FM (CHHI-FM), the “Spirit of the Mighty Miramichi”, went live at 202 Pleasant Street on Monday May 6th at 9:59 am with a promise to its listeners that they would play only the hits with local news, local events,…
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Thinking of doing some Spring cleaning? Let a good cause motivate you! Royal LePage Miramichi River Realty is having a garage sale to support the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and specifically our local Miramichi Emergency Centre for Women. The garage sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 11th from 8 am – 12 noon and will…
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On Saturday, May 18th at the Miramichi Kin Centre The Josie Foundation will be hosting a Fundraising Dinner. Tickets for the event are $25 each. The mission of The Josie Foundation is to help provide assistance to individuals in order to make their fight with chronic illness a little less challenging. There will be a…
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As the New Brunswick Festival of Tall Ships on the Miramichi draws near, the Beaubears Island Interpretive Centre prepares to offer an array of events throughout the weekend. Executive Director Wendy Comeau, the marshalled weight of the Friends of Beaubears Island, and a small army of volunteers are counting the days and getting ready to…
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Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation funds projects Bathurst Northern LightThe Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF) made this year’s Earth Day an even bigger celebration than usual for wild Atlantic Salmon supporters in New Brunswick. The Foundation announced that funding for projects to preserve wild Atlantic salmon in the province, and the number of projects funded, will […]
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The ‘lore’ of Miramichi draws hundreds By PATRICK WILSON 22 Apr 2013 12:34AM MIRAMICHI — Hundreds of people looking for the thrill of hooking a big salmon are flocking to the Miramichi River as the spring fishing season gets underway. The section of the Southwest Miramichi River between Boiestown and Doaktown was packed […]
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Anglers continue to have decent spring salmon catches, and a recreational striped bass season for the Miramichi and the Gulf Region opened on May 1 (See below for details regarding gear and retention limits). May 1 was also the opening of trout season in the Miramichi drainage for rivers, streams and brooks. However, lakes ponds […]
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This year the adult drama group Lalarmaloeil celebrates 13 seasons on stage. The latest production is this Saturday evening May 4th at 8 pm (the bar will be open that evening) and Sunday afternoon May 5th at 2 pm. Hauts les masques! is the story of a woman of a certain age that desperately wants to turn [Read More…]
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The artist’s profession is not very well recognized or well supported in New Brunswick. In order to deal with some of the challenges artists face and to set the stage for the work of the Premier’s Committee on the Status of the Artist, due to begin in August 2013, the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s [Read More…]
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Our President, Mark Hambrook, is being presented with the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s highest honour at meetings in Montreal this week. The award has been presented annually since 1975 in memory of T.B. “Happy” Fraser to an individual who has made outstanding, long-term contributions to wild Atlantic salmon conservation. Miramichi Salmon Conservationist Receives Top AwardAprill 29, […]
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DFO Minister Keith Ashfield announced today the re-opening of a limited, recreational Striped bass fishery this season. A retention fishery will be open from May 1 to May 15, 2013, where anglers will be able to catch and retain a maximum of one Striped…
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Jason Dickson, an Olympian and former major league baseball pitcher, has been named Team New Brunswick’s honorary captain for the 2013 Canada Summer Games. “We are pleased to have Jason Dickson selected as Team New Brunswick’s honorary captain for the 2013 Canada Summer Games,” said Healthy and Inclusive Communities Minister, Dorothy Shephard. “Dickson’s achievements on…
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THE GIFT The gift came not as I thought it would – wrapped in pink cellophane, yellow ribbons streaming, a chorus of glory hallelujahs ringing out. The gift came not as I hoped it would – clarity streaming in like cold spring water, bottled and guaranteed to provide easy enlightenment. The gift came instead wrapped…
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