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Remembrance Day Services Held
Remembrance Day services were held throughout the greater Miramichi region yesterday. In Sunny Corner the service was held in the NSER school gym. Members of the Sunny Corner Legion Branch 90, Ladies Auxiliary, Sunny Corner Fire Department, Sunny Corner RCMP, Guides, sports teams, Colour Party, and Miramichi Army Cadets participated. The reviewing...
Christmas Holly Tea at the Historic Beaverbrook House
The Historic Beaverbrook House, 518 King George Highway, Miramichi Invites you to their Christmas “HOLLY TEA” , Sunday, November 15, 2015. Enjoy festive sandwiches and sweets in this historic house, built in 1877, which was once the home of young Max Aitken - Lord Beaverbrook. There will be two settings...
Memories of an Air Force Brat
Jackie, Billy and Debby Bowie at their home on the base in Chatham at 422 Edmonton Crescent. by Debby Frost They called us Air Force brats. I think it was because there were so many of us. The streets were always full of kids and some,...
Peak Performance Grand Re-Opening
Last month Peak Performance Health Centre had a grand re-opening to show off their newest expansion and highlight a very exciting new tool for therapy. The Bioflex Laser has been clinically tested and approved to treat sports injuries (tendonitis, ligament sprain, muscle tear), Arthritis, disc herniation, Fibromyalgia, repetitive stress injuries (carpal...
“He Remembers” – A Poem by Susan Frost
He Remembers By Susan D. A. Frost An elderly man buttons his shirt. His hand trembles with age. He remembers when… He buttoned his uniform for the first time. When his hand trembled with fear. He looks at the scar left on his arm. From a flying piece of shrapnel....
Auction to be Held at Howard Johnson Hotel
A-1 Auctioneers & Evaluation Services will be in town tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday November 11th, for an Auction at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 1 Jane Street in Newcastle. Viewing begins at 12 noon and the sale starts at 1 pm. This event promises to be another great auction featuring many beautiful...
Miramichi Chamber of Commerce 16th Annual Business Awards Winners
Photo (Left to Right): Joel Ligad, Employee of the Year, Subway Miramichi Mall; Ron Morrison, President’s Award, Tozer Insurance; Charlie Wilson, President’s Award, Wilson Concrete Pipe; Laura & Wade St. Coeur, Newcomer Business Award, The Urban Nest; Stacey & Blake Sutherland, Business Award of Excellence, Sutherland’s Excavating. The Miramichi Chamber...
Volunteers Wanted for Elementary Literacy Friends
We Need You This Winter! Elementary Literacy Friends (Elf) is a supplementary volunteer-based reading achievement program offered to Grade 2 students who would benefit from one-on-one reading activities after school. Elf provides training, materials, and all of the support necessary for each volunteer to make a positive, lifelong impact on...
Butterflies of the Miramichi Region by Peter M. Gadd
These beautiful butterfly photos show 18 of the 60 different butterfly species found in the Miramichi Region. These photos were taken by Peter M. Gadd, for the Maritime Butterfly Atlas project that has been conducted for the last six years and is wrapping up this fall. Peter states that French...
An Update on the Miramichi Boat in the UK
Last October local ladies Heather Coughlan and Darlene O'Shea vacationed in Europe. When they visited London, England they met up with Bill and Jean Blanchard, the owners of a narrow boat named “Miramichi”, which we previously wrote about in March 2013. The women spent a day sightseeing with the Blanchards...
Annual War Memories in Song Dinner/ Concert
The Annual War Memories in Song Dinner/ Concert happened last night, Sunday November 8th, at the Miramichi Kin Centre. The event was a tribute to Veterans, Peacekeepers, First Responders, Miramichi City Police and RCMP. Special Guest for the event was Terry Kelly, whose return visit to the Miramichi was greeted with a sold...
Walter MacDonald Memorial Concert
The 4th Annual Walter MacDonald Memorial Concert happened Saturday November 7th at the Miramichi Golf and Country Club in Bushville. Both the upstairs and downstairs rocked with entertainment including Tim Malley, Jack Bowe, MooseKnuckle, Gary Cook, Durty Nelly’s, Raglan Road, Whiskey Fingers, Travis Conroy, Mike Davis, Rick Davis, Jim MacDonald, Caroline Boudreau, Bob McCallum,...
Her Name Was Roseen
Pauline Underhill (née Coughlan) grew up in Gray Rapids, one of a dozen children. She attended the old Mountain School for six years in the late 1950’s. “Her Name Was Roseen” was written about her special childhood friend, Roseen Underhill. Read it below. Her Name Was Roseen Written by Pauline...