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Tartan Day – Dinner / Concert
A Tartan Day Dinner and Concert will be held on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017, at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre, 100 Newcastle Boulevard. Supper starts at 6 pm. The Menu will also cater to special diets. A celebration of the Scots - featuring Scottish Music with Atlantic Bridge - Penny Phenix and...
March is National Nutrition Month
By Miramichi Horizon Public Health Dietitians and Mango March is National Nutrition Month and in honour of this, your local Horizon Public Health Dietitians, Mango and Dietitians of Canada want to help Canadians to take the fight out of food. The slogan for the 2017 campaign is Take the fight...
Flying the Main Southwest with Greg Sprague and Bob Matthews
Photos & Story by Greg Sprague One fine fall day in September, 2016, my friend Bob Matthews phoned to see if I was interested in going flying. Bob is both an accomplished fly fisherman as well as a pilot so I was a bit confused - was he was asking me...
Chefs Program Teaching Blackville School Kids to Cook
The Chefs Program at Blackville School is teaching grade 5 students about healthy eating and physical activity while they learn the fun of cooking. The program was designed by the Department of Health and began last year in Blackville. The young chefs are lead by facilitator April Jardine, and includes...
Home inspections
VERIFICATIONS 360 Inc. is a home inspection company that services Northumberland and Kent counties. Our bilingual inspector is a graduate from the Home inspection training program offered by the Carson Dunlop college in Toronto. The inspection covers the major aspects and component of the home from: roofing, structure, electrical, plumbing...
Saint Patrick’s Day Church Service
The Anglican Parish of Newcastle-Nelson-Hardwicke is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a special Saint Patrick’s Day Communion Service at Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church, 186 Pleasant Street, Newcastle-Miramichi West, on Friday, March 17th at 5:30 pm. With special permission from Anglican Diocesan Bishop, the Right Reverend David Edwards,...
Playoffs Round 1: Timberwolves VS Saint Stephen Aces this Weekend
Bring the noise for the Playoffs Round 1 beginning at the Wolf Den this Saturday, March 18th, 2017! Our Miramichi Timberwolves will host the Saint Stephen Aces at the Miramichi Civic Centre, 487 King George Highway, in Newcastle. There will be a special pre-game ceremony honouring the Miramichi Gagnon Packers in recognition of the 30th...
Slow Food Miramichi River – Long Table Series II
Chef Brian Matheson is hosting Slow Food Miramichi River's second Long Table Series dinner at historic Governor's Mansion in Nelson-Miramichi! It will be held at Tuesday, March 21st, at 6:30 pm - celebrate the Spring Equinox in delicious style! We don't want to give away the menu in advance, but...
Full-Time Summer Work Placements for Local Students
The New Brunswick Teen Apprentice Program is recruiting for paid, full-time summer work placements in our area in the following trades: Automotive Service Technician Carpenter Cook Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Partsperson Truck and Transport Service Technician Small Equipment Mechanic Welder This program is open to students in Grades 10 and...
Tales from the Beehives
by Dr Scott D MacFarlane Well, the snow has started to cover the ground and any remnants of blooming flowers are now all but a memory. As the temperature plummets, bears go into hibernation and most birds fly south, but what do honey bees do during the cold winter months...
Backyard Chicken Girl Coming to the River!
Stella and Caitlin hanging out by the coop. (Photo by Patrick Thibeault, humanandrecipe.com) Northumberland Co-op is pleased to be able to bring the Backyard Chicken Girl, Caitlin Wilson, to the Miramichi. Come meet Caitlin on Tuesday March 28th in the basement of St. Mary’s Church, room 120, beginning at 6:30 pm....
Big Brothers Big Sisters/Boys & Girls Club Scholarship
Big Brothers Big Sisters / Boys & Girls Club of Miramichi is pleased to offer a scholarship to recognize and reward a student in our community who has demonstrated a passion for volunteering, as well as maintaining a high level of academic achievement. One graduate, from each of the following...
2017 Rotary Club Of Newcastle Scholarship
The Rotary Club of Newcastle is accepting applications for the annual memorial scholarship. The scholarship, in the amount of $3500, is awarded annually and graduating students from Miramichi Valley High School, North and South Esk Regional High School and Carrefour Beausoleil are eligible to apply. The Scholarship award criteria are...