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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...
Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, May 12, 2016
Spring salmon season is winding down, and shifts from catching and releasing 10 a day to the Bright season on May 16 when four a day is the legal hook and release maximum. May 16 is also the official opening date for lakes. May 16 also sees the Renous River...
Beaubears Island Clean Up Next Week
In 2010, Parks Canada Ecologists advised fuel management as a forest fire prevention strategy on Beaubears Island. Beginning in 2012, under the direction of Parks Canada, a Fuel Management/ Island clean up project has been undertaken in May. Each year Friends of Beaubears Island seeks volunteers to help out during this...
Miramichi Dragway Park Hosts World Class Events
Miramichi Dragway Park is a quarter mile National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag strip located on the North Napan Road off Hwy 11 beside the Miramichi Airport. NHRA officials announced that Miramichi Dragway had joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of Division 1, the Northeast Division, early in...
Election Results in the Greater Miramichi Region
Below are the unofficial results of the 2016 Municipal elections in the greater Miramichi region. Blackville Ordinary / Ordinaire Advance / Par anticipation Special / Spécial 1 / 1 1 / 1 23 / 23 CANDIDATE CANDIDAT(E) SEX SEXE VOTES RECEIVED VOTES OBTENUS ELECTED ÉLU(E)S INCUMBENT SORTANT Mayor / Maire,...
Cole’s Garden Patch Annual Potting Party
Cole's Garden Patch is a small family owned farm located at 345 Oldfield Road in Miramichi. Every year they host an annual Potting Party and everyone is invited to attend. Cole’s Garden Patch’s annual Potting Party is happening on May 20th and June 3rd, 2016 from 6 -8 pm each evening....
Where can I buy a license?
Local Authorized Vendors for Resident Hunting Licenses, Resident & Non-Resident Angling Licenses, and Resident Moose Draw Applications: Blackville – Curtis Miramichi River Outfitters, 843-2481 Doaktown – The Ledges Inn, 365-1820 Miramichi – Curtis Corner General Store, 627-1510 Miramichi – Miramichi Pronature, 622-1818 Napan – City Limits Convenience Store Ltd., 625-0434...
2016 Under Way for Ironmen
The Ironmen now have a new name to go along with the new Coach and General Manager. The team is now called the Chatham Miramichi Honda Ironmen. The Ironmen are very pleased to have Miramichi Honda on board as their major sponsor. The booster club is well under way and...
13th annual Walk for Alzheimer’s – Sunday, May 29th
On Sunday, May 29th, New Brunswickers in 15 communities will be coming together to celebrate the 13th annual Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick’s “Walk for Alzheimer’s.” The Walk for Alzheimer’s is the Alzheimer Society’s signature grassroots event that brings much needed funds and public awareness to Alzheimer’s disease and related...
20th Annual Ice Breaker Dinner a great success!
George Linton, Honouree Jo-Anne Linton, MSA President Mark Hambrook. The Miramichi Salmon Association held their 20th Annual Ice Breaker Dinner at the Boiestown Woodmen’s Museum over the weekend! The Special Honouree, Mrs. Jo-Anne Linton, was presented with a wonderful plaque for almost 20 years of service...