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January/ Febuary Update from City Councillor Tony “Bucket” Walsh
First of all, I would like to apologize for not having a January news update on my council matters. It was actually a quiet month so I am combining the past two months. The 37th Annual Salmon Hockey Tournament was held with great success, with over 30 teams in attendance...
ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth
ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, a production of the Atlantic Film Festival, announces its full program for students and teachers taking place at select Cineplex Cinemas throughout the Maritime Provinces during the months of March and April this year.Since its inception in 2002, ViewFinders has brought films to over...
Submissions Open for Contact East 2016 in Saint John
Atlantic Presenters Association (APA) have announced that submissions are open for Contact East 2016 coming up in Saint John from September 22nd to the 25th. The deadline to apply is Thursday March 31st, 2016. “The Imperial Theatre and Saint John are so excited to be hosting Contact East in 2016. We plan to show the delegates and artists a...
NFB Tremplin 2016 Finalists Include Two from NB
The finalists in the ninth edition of the Tremplin competition (in French), organized by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in collaboration with Radio-Canada, have been announced: Kevin Arseneau (from Rogersville, New Brunswick), André Roy (from Dieppe, New Brunswick), Colin Champagne (from Edmonton, Alberta) and Julien Capraro (from Vancouver, British...
Book Review: “Travels with Farley” by Claire Mowat
by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader Memoirs can be great fun to read, or they can be boringly self-indulgent. It all depends on the memoirist. In Claire Mowat’s Travels with Farley (2015 Pottersfield Press), we have a surprisingly candid, friendly and concise memoirist as the late Canadian author Farley Mowat’s...
Geriatric Dental Care: Advice from the Experts at Quali-dent
Facts of Life Due to advances in medicine and an increase in prolonged life expectancy, the number of older people will continue to increase worldwide. It is essential that all older adults practice and maintain good oral hygiene due to the high correlation between oral health and general health. How...
2016 Miramichi Striper Cup happens May 27th-29th
The 2016 Miramichi Striper Cup will take place on May 27th, 28th, and 29th. This weekend striped bass tournament is expected to attract thousands of fishing enthusiasts to the City of Miramichi. Last year Canada's top fishing program, Fish'N Canada said, "Striped bass fishing in Miramichi is so good, it's CRAZY!"...
Chatham Ironmen Make Major Off Field Changes
The 2016 season is just around the corner and the Chatham Ironmen have made some major off the field changes. A new board and executive have been formed and a new General Manager put in place. The executive consists of : Jody MacDonald (Chairman) Mathew Cripps (Vice Chair) Linda Morris...
One-Woman Play “Julian” being Staged in Miramichi
DOUBLE L PRODUCTIONS presents the play “JULIAN” by J. Janda on Friday and Saturday March 18th & 19th at 7:30 pm and Sunday March 20th at 2 pm at The Rodd Miramichi in Historic Downtown Chatham. The play, based on the life of Julian of Norwich, England features DIANE DONOVAN and is directed by...
Blackville’s Main Street ValuFoods Becoming Foodland
Exciting changes are in store for a local Blackville business! In an open letter, Main Street ValuFood’s owner Jerry Stafford has announced that his store has entered into a 10 year deal with Foodland. Foodland is a Canadian chain of grocery stores founded in 1985. Its stores are located mostly in...
JUNO Nominated Craig Cardiff to Perform Fundraising Concert at Vogue
Folk singer/ songwriter and Juno Nominee Craig Cardiff is on tour in New Brunswick this week performing at various public and private venues throughout the province, as well as facilitating songwriting workshops for high school and university students. On Saturday March 5th beginning at 8 pm, Craig will perform a very...
Book Review: “Grist” by Linda Little
by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader Back in High School English class, we had to read Margaret Laurence’s A Jest of God, which I did enjoy reading, although looking back it might have been too mature a book for teenagers to study in depth. At any rate, any book...
New Video from Shades of Sorrow band featuring Miramichi Guitarist
Moncton rockers Shades of Sorrow have released a new video for their song “Parade of Lunatics” off their latest album, Ascension. The video was filmed and produced by Corey Kristensen. Ascension is up for the Loud Recording of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards happening in Sydney, Nova Scotia from April 13th to...