Year: 2014
In support of Hunger Awareness Week, The Greater Blackville Resource Centre (GBRC) has a week of events planned including concerts by two award winning folk singer-songwriters – ECMA Winner Catherine MacLellan on May 5th, and Juno Award winner Stephen Fearing on May 9th. Benefit Concert featuring ECMA Award Winning Singer/Songwriter, Catherine MacLellan When: Monday May…
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Welcome to another year of Doug’s Fishing Report. Although by the calendar, opening day has come and gone, very few anglers were able to get lines in the water. Most rivers are still full of ice and the snow is blocking most roads and trails that lead to the water. There were a few patches…
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Moncton, NB April 4, 2014- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) today approved the 2014 Conservation and Harvesting Plan for Striped Bass in the waters adjacent to the Maritime Provinces in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. New for 2014, the Department will authorize additional days in the retention fishery. From May 1 to 21, from […]
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Valerie Sherrard’s latest book for young people has been short-listed for the prestigious Canadian Library Association 2014 Book of the Year for Children. This respected award honours a book published in Canada in 2013 by a Canadian author that appeals to readers aged 12 and younger. On behalf of the children of Canada, the Canadian…
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The Miramichi Chamber’s Annual General meeting held at the Riverside Entertainment Center last Thursday April 3rd had an excellent turnout. Energy Minister Craig Leonard spoke on shale gas and entertained questions from the floor. To highlight the Chambers vision, President Mike Hill laid out in detail the plan for 2014 and said one of their main…
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The second annual “Horizon Health Harmonies for Haiti Village Health” – A Wine/ Cheese Fundraiser, Silent Auction and Variety Show featuring entertainment from local Horizon physicians and hospital staff will take place on Friday, April 25th at Carrefour Beausoleil. Wine and Hors D’oeuvres will be served at 6:30 pm, with the Variety Show beginning at…
Read MoreThe Biggest Loser Challenge starts on Monday and it changing it’s format to encourage a healthy life style change. “We have changed our challenge to be all about you.” said Chad Dunn the manager of Peak Performance Heath Center We are calling it the 90 Day Fitness Challenge. It will start Monday April 7th and…
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MSA Director Debbie Norton was elected President of the NB Salmon Council at their AGM on Saturday. The Salmon Council is the New Brunswick affiliate of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and acts as the representative body of twenty-six (26) affiliated conservation oriented organizations from all parts of the Province of New Brunswick interested in the […]
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Miramichi Idol week 10 was no disappointment. A full house enjoyed an evening full of entertainment and witnessed the crowning of Miramichi Idol 2014. The final Standings for the 10 week event are as follows: Rank Contestant 1 Lacey Howe 2 Christpher Manual 3 Susanne Saulnier 4 Bethany Matchett 5 Hannah Hosford 6 Natasha Parks…
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The next installment of “Memories of A Boy Growing Up in Blackville” features Pat Fournier recalling his earliest memories from his childhood, between the ages of three and five years old. First Memories Written by Pat Fournier Winter of 1950/51 – three years old We were living in some rented rooms in the big two […]
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Miramich Idol week nine saw four contestants deliver and two moved on. What a great line up! The finals are Saturday night at 8 pm at the Goodie Shop restaurant. Enjoy! Miramichi Idol9 Name Genre Song 1 Genre Song 2 Bethany Matchett White Horse – Taylor Swift Undo It –…
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In late January, I was approached by the Blackville Women’s Institute and asked to participate in their Heritage Day celebrations. Heritage Week is celebrated in communities throughout New Brunswick each year. This years theme was New Brunswick Remembers: 1914-2014, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War and the […]
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MSA Board Chairman Manley Price will be awarded the prestigious Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Atlantic Salmon Conservation for 2014 by the New Brunswick Salmon Council. If you are at all able, please set aside the evening of May 14 and join us at the NBSC Fredericton Dinner to congratulate Manley for this well deserved award. […]
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