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My Lil’ Bee Honey Farm
Dr Scott MacFarlane VM has been keeping bees for a couple of years and is in the process of growing his apiary at My Lil’ Bee Honey Farm in Napan. He sent these photos in March to announce the "Flow Hive" has arrived on the Miramichi and he's happy to...
Help Hospice Miramichi Raise the Roof!
Help Hospice Miramichi Raise the Roof! Hospice Miramichi is starting a capital project this spring. The home of our future Residential Hospice at 14 Howard Street needs a new roof! This building will be a 10 bed community based palliative care facility that will become home to those individuals in Miramichi...
Fritz Frischmuth Exhibit at Carrefour Beausoleil
Drop by La Galerie ARTcadienne at Carrefour Beausoleil and see the current exhibit by Fritz Frischmuth. Fritz is an artist from Collette who creates colourful three dimensional folk art pieces, as well as paintings. The exhibit runs until May 27, 2016. La Galerie ARTcadienne is currently open from Monday to...
EBH Garden Club Plant Sale June 4th
The Escuminac, Baie Ste. Anne, Hardwicke & Area (EBH) Garden Club will be hosting their annual EBH Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday June 4th, 2016 from 10 am to 2 pm. Everyone is invited to the EBH Garden Club Plant Sale. The event will take place rain or shine...
Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, May 19, 2016
Normally, this time of year is what we call the "in-between season" on the Miramichi as spring salmon season is virtually over, and the bright salmon and sea trout have not arrived yet. But in recent years, this hole has been filled adequately with Striped Bass, and during the last...
Spring Clean Up (White Goods Collection)
The Spring Clean Up for the village of Blackville will be held on Thursday, June 2. This collection will include yard waste (boxed, bagged or tied in three foot length bundles); stoves, refrigerators, freezers, barbecues, bicycles, beds, mattresses, furniture, etc. Please do not put out automobile parts, paint, tires, or...
PLAY CHASE THE KING & GET A FREE ROCK ‘N ROLL FEST WEEKEND PASS!
PLAY CHASE THE KING & GET A FREE ROCK 'N ROLL FESTIVAL WEEKEND PASS! The Rock 'n Roll Festival is offering a great promotion on their Chase the King fundraiser for all of you Rock 'n Roll lovers! During the month of May, pay online to play Chase the King for the...
Garage Party
Do you know a women who wants to ride but doesn't know how? JH Stewart's Garage Party is for her! This event is made for non-experienced riders, women ONLY! You will experience four different stations with various topics about riding. Topics covered will include everything from the basics like how to lift a...
May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Premier Brian Gallant, who is also minister responsible for Women’s Equality, reminds New Brunswickers that May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the province. “Our government has clearly stated its intolerance of sexual violence,” said Gallant. “It is our duty as a government and as a society to educate the...
Tribute Fundraising Dinner
Central NB Woodmen's Museum 2016 Tribute Fundraising Dinner in honour of the "Griff-Inns" and the Griffin Family, will be held Saturday June 11 at the museum. Reception, silent auction, Salmon & Fiddlehead Dinner and guest speaker. Tickets are $75 each.
Family Bass Adventures for Wellness
by Kevin Gallant Being an Engineer, Mentor and Instructor every one of us are faced with a lot of different pressures. I recently attended an Oasis Seminar by Catherine Doucette Training and Communications on “Perform Better Under Pressure”. It highlighted a lot of ways you and your family can "fill...
Book Review: “Aftershock” by Janet Maybee
by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader Aftershock, a 2015 book published by Nimbus is an essential read for those interested in the Halifax Explosion of December 6th, 1917. It was on this date that one of the biggest explosions up to that time in North America occurred in Halifax harbour...
Nominations open for Minister’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
Nominations for the Minister’s Excellence in Teaching Awards in the anglophone and francophone sectors are now open for the 2015-16 school year. The nominations are open to all educators throughout the education system as well as the early-learning and child-care centres. “By presenting the awards to educators in both the early...