Year: 2015
Are you an artist looking for a space to showcase and sell your work? Water Street Art Gallery, located in the Historic Chatham Business District, will have limited openings starting April 1st in either full or half size wall space for Fine Art. Rental is for a minimum of two months time with the option…
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Bruce Vickers, a descendant of the Vickers family of Blackville, is seeking information about his ancestors. He explains below. I am trying to trace the facts and story of ANNA MARGARET PORTER, born 04 08 1894, daugther of Jack Porter and Joan Brophey from Blackville, NB. She had a son with Mr. Albert Mann (from…
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Vision Pro Wrestling is a new premier Independent Wrestling Company. Fans will be in for a real treat with familiar talent and some new faces in the ring!
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A great time was had by all at the Barn Dance held at the Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous last Sunday afternoon, March 8th. Along with the people shown in the photographs below, there were 19 of the Country Cousins Square Dancers and other musicians and singers. There was a lovely home-made soup and sandwiches, chilli…
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Registration for The Daniel Plan, a Healthy Lifestyle Program will be held in Blackville at the Fellowship Center on Thursday, March 26th at 7:30 PM. The Daniel Plan is an 8 week practical lifestyle program designed to improve your health at every level. It is group based, involves daily journaling and a buddy system for…
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Unleash your inner Irish this weekend at Seasons View Cafe with the gang from Words on Water (WOW), the Miramichi Regional Multicultural Association (MRMA), and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB). Musicians, poets, storytellers, and more are invited upstairs at the Seasons View from 12:30 to 3 pm for a St. Patrick’s Day themed…
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The stage is set – a barn in the Prairies and a bunker in France. The lights are positioned – to create a dream sequence, sunlight and lightning. The sound effects have been cued – thunder and machine gun fire will fill the theatre. The actors (Brittany Cormier and Joey Dignam) have studied their lines…
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Following the success of the two previous editions that drew nearly a thousand participants, the stage is now set for the Festival de Danse Miramichi Dance Festival Season 3. This event joins French and English communities of Miramichi and elsewhere across the Atlantic provinces. The Festival will be held from March 12th to the 19th, 2015 […]
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The Father Barry Council Knights of Columbus is hosting a St. Patrick’s Dance and Supper on Friday, March 13 at their hall in Quarryville. A traditional corned beef and cabbage supper will take place at 7:00pm, with a dance following at 9:00pm. Music will be provided by Zack’s Band. Tickets are $15.00 each and must…
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The Anglican Parish of Derby and Blackville continues to host Love Was His Meaning: Stations of the Cross services every Friday during Lent at St. Agnes Anglican Church in Grey Rapids. Sessions were already held on February 20, February 27 and March 6. Following the services, a simple Lenten lunch will be held at the…
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Last month Bernie Colepaugh of the Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous shared a photo of an old item and asked if anyone knew what it was. We received a few responses. Some thought it was a bed warmer, that you put coal inside them, but most people thought it was a set of headlights for…
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ne of Canada’s most recognized icons, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Musical Ride, will be performing at the Napan Agricultural Show fairgrounds on June 8th and 9th, 2015.
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Fenton McCormack, a descendant of the McCormick family of Blackville, is looking for information about his ancestors. He explains below: “My father, Fenton D. McCormick (spelled at the time) was born in 1912 to Fenton S. and Mary McCormick (nee McClaughlin) in Blackville. He had a sister by the name of Elizabeth that disappeared in…
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