Month: May 2015
Central New Brunswick Woodmen’s Museum On May 30th there will be a Community Yard Sale & Market! From 9am – 12 Noon. Book your table $10 per table or donate items to the museum! Call: 506-369-7214 On Saturday June 6th there will be a 2015 Tribute Fundraising Dinner. In Honour of H.S. Gill and Sons […]
Read MoreTowne Ford is partnering up with Blackville High School student council to host a test-drive fundraising event on Saturday, May 16. For every valid test-drive completed, Ford Motor Company of Canada will donate $20 to the participating community partner – up to $6,000 total! If you wish, you can pre-register for your test drive in…
Read MoreThe Chatham Head Rec Centre Committee hosted their annual Spring Breakfast and Yard Sale on Saturday May 9th in the Rec Centre. After finding lots of treasures for sale in the many yard sale tables, hungry shoppers could sit down to a filling country breakfast. You can view more photos from the event online at Mighty Miramichi Photo…
Read MoreThe Rotary Club of Chatham honoured outstanding people of Miramichi at the 35th Annual Honours & Awards Night on Saturday, May 9th at the Rodd Miramichi. Receiving the Paul Harris Fellow Award for their dedication to their communities through volunteering and vocation were Ron Cronkhite, Dewey Gillespie and Cathy Sherrard. Rotary was founded by Paul Harris in 1905…
Read MoreThe Miramichi Rural Home and School association is working hard to raise funds for their new playground project. As part of those efforts a Ladies Night was held on Friday, May 8th at the Black River Hall. Everything from Tupperware and crafts to leisure and beauty supplies were available to help busy women pamper themselves and simplify their lives. Below are a few photos…
Read MoreMiramichi Valley High School carpentry students and their teacher, Raymond Innes, pose in front of a wall of washer toss boxes and score-holders. These students, under the supervision of Mr. Innes, built all the boxes and score-keepers for the upcoming tournament, as well as painting the washers they are holding in Rotary colors. Materials for […]
Read MoreThere will be a variety show fundraiser on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the CWL Hall in White Rapids starting at 7 pm. All proceeds will go toward the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) Walk for a Cure. Local entertainment includes singers, dancers and actors. Fudge, sugar cones, chips, pop and water will be sold…
Read MoreHi everyone, as I said I would I kept my ears and eyes opened and my mouth shut(as best I could) while learning the ropes. I have been named chairperson of Public Works and co-chair of Leisure and Recreation. I also sit on on the Chatham Historical Committee for Business and the Chatham Library Committee. […]
Read MoreThe provincial and federal governments will partner to fund repair work for the Centennial Bridge in Miramichi. The work is planned over the next nine years and will receive funding consideration of up to $44.2 million from the provincial government as part of its Strategic Infrastructure Initiative and up to $38.6 million from the federal…
Read MoreWhen was the last time you carried a rack of ribs into a church service? Maybe not that often, but you’ll have the opportunity to do just that at an outdoor church service at the downtown Newcastle Waterfront on Sunday, May 24th at 11 AM as part of Rotary Spring Fest. This special service is…
Read MoreThe 2015 Rotary Club of Newcastle Memorial Scholarship will honour the late Bill Richards. Bill Richards was a business man on the Miramichi, he owned and operated the Uptown Theater and was quite active in many community projects. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the Rotary Club of Newcastle, […]
Read MoreA meeting of the Josie Foundation board was held at the Blackville School on April 28th to plan for the Annual Salmon Dinner to be held at the Kin Centre in Miramichi on Saturday, June 6. Tickets for the event are $40 and are available at Town Hill Jewellery or by calling Lois Tozer at…
Read MoreIn support of one of their own, students and staff of the Ian Baillie Elementary School hosted a Lungs 4 Life fundraiser for Charlene MacIsaac. Charlene will be undergoing a double lung transplant next month in June. Students and staff hosted week long events with all proceeds going towards Charlene’s medical expenses. The school hosted…
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