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Taste of Chocolate Fundraiser for Hospice Miramichi Held
The Annual Taste of Chocolate for Hospice Miramichi was held on Saturday, February 13th at Tara's Infinity Centre in Douglastown. The fun evening featured a Buttercup Productions original one-act play written and directed by Sam Crowell. An Arm's Length Auction was also part of the event. Rachel Dube won the amazing door prize of...
Miramichi Big Brothers Big Sisters/ Boys & Girls Club Proud to Help Kids Start Day Right
Big Brothers Big Sisters / Boys & Girls Club Miramichi are proud to be the Lead Sponsor of School Breakfast Programs in 20 local schools! Their Vision is to ensure all children and youth attend school well nourished, improving their ability to learn, giving them the best chance of success in...
TNB Training Opportunity with World-Renowned Instructor
SUZUKI METHOD OF ACTOR TRAINING June 6 – 11, 2016 | Fredericton, New Brunswick | TNB Studio | Application Deadline: April 1st, 2016 Theatre New Brunswick’s artistic director, Thomas Morgan Jones invites all interested theatre artists to participate in the company’s upcoming workshop with instructor Kameron Steele of the Suzuki...
Ignite Your Senses with Dining in the Dark
Take part in an unforgettable culinary experience where you’ll rely on all of your senses – except sight. Dining in the Dark is a unique dining experience of exceptional food, inspiration and blindfolds. This year Dining in the Dark will happen on Saturday, February 27th, 2016 from 6 to 9...
The Path to YogiNess
Hello, I’m Vanessa, the Yoga instructor at River City Fitness! So what is yoga to me? It’s hard to describe what yoga truly means to me as it's changed me in so many ways; connecting my body, mind and my breath. My yoga journey started 10 years ago as a...
Don’t Forget to Floss: A Message from Quali-Dent
Flossing is an integral part of your oral health regimen; however, many people don’t spend enough time flossing their teeth, or they don’t floss at all. By flossing just once a day, you can decrease your risk of gum disease and increase your chances of maintaining good oral health throughout...
White Gold Dinner and Concert
The annual White Gold Dinner and Concert was held Sunday February 7th at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre in the Downtown Newcastle Business District. The sold out event was hosted by the 59th Miramichi Folksong Festival and featured special guest, Leander Mendoza. Also performing were Ian and Margaret Craig, Jack Wilson and David Bonnell, Susan Butler,...
Blackville Women’s Institute to Host Heritage Day 2016
On Thursday, February 11th, the Blackville Women’s Institute will be hosting their annual Heritage Week celebrations. This event is open to the public and is free of charge. Come Celebrate Heritage Week! The theme for Heritage Week 2016 is Leadership & Legacy. The W.I. invite you to take a moment...
Outside the Box: NB Film Tour in Miramichi this Saturday
The NB Film Co-op invites you to a free screening event at NBCC-Miramichi this Saturday February 13th beginning at 7 pm. Come see award-winning New Brunswick short films, meet NB Film Co-op staff, learn how to get involved in filmmaking locally, and discover how to submit films to the Silver...
Book Review: “Wake the Stone Man” by Carol McDougall
by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader Wake the Stone Man (2015, Roseway Publishing) is Nova Scotia author Carol McDougall’s latest novel and it is a very thought-provoking one. It won the 2013 Beacon Award for social justice literature, which is a prize for an unpublished novel. The issue of...
Chase the King Week 8 Winner
Congratulations to the Rock 'n Roll Festival's Chase the King Week 8 Winner Lee Hansen with Ticket #322. Lee won $53.60 in last week's draw. He cut the 5 of Diamonds so the King of Spades remains in the deck. The jackpot of a minimum guaranteed prize of $2000 with 44 cards...
Atlantic Salmon Survey
The public is invited to participate in a Consultation Survey for the development of the 2016 Atlantic salmon Recreational Fishing plan in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Maritime Provinces). The objective of the survey is consult the Canadian public on the measures to use in the management of the...
Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow!
Music/ Musique New Brunwick (MNB) is hitting the road and coming to Miramichi to spread the message — Do what you love and the money will follow! MNB is organizing an information session to help guide artists through the funding maze, and share thoughts on career trajectory and on how to build realistic...