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My Life Changing Trip to India
by Danielle Davies My incredible two week journey began when I was one of 25 students selected from across Canada and the USA to participate in the 2015 Me to We trip to India, sponsored by PotashCorp. I had applied for the trip as soon as I heard about it....
September Update From Councillor Tony (Bucket) Walsh
Once again its time for our council update for September! Vacations are over for a lot of people and all the kiddies are back in school. Miramichi Accessable Transit has opened up at a brand new location with a brand new building in the Chatham Industrial Park … congratulations! The...
Free Halloween Fun at Miramichi Libraries
Chatham Library Oct. 29 - Halloween Spooktacular Families are invited to a ghoulishly good time at the library! Dress up in Halloween costumes and gather around for creepy stories, chilling crafts, frightening games, and terrifying treats! Join us Thursday at 6:30 pm. Please call 773-6274 to register. Newcastle Library Oct. 31...
The Complicated Web of Wellness
By Grace Coughlan Nowadays, it's easy to ask Google to define wellness for you. Quickly you learn that it is a “state or condition of being in good physical and mental health”. But what does that really tell you? And how does it relate to your own life? In order...
Non-Profits Work Together to Change Miramichi
Change Miramichi is a collective group of non-profit organizations who have joined together to fundraise and promote positive change within the Miramichi. They are six non-profit organizations (SPCA Miramichi, Miramichi Youth House Inc, Volunteer Miramichi, Glenelg Youth Alliance - The Tutoring Centre, Camp Sheldrake and the JMH Alumni Association) who...
Miramichi Reader Interviews Danila Botha
Danila Botha (photo by Karen Schmidt) by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader Danila Botha is a rising young author who was born in South Africa, but now resides in Toronto. She recently released her first novel “Too Much on the Inside” (2015, Quattro) which was...
Restoring Ancient Portage Trails in New Brunswick
Dave McLeod, field biologist working on species inventory. Photo by Tim Humes Canoe Kayak New Brunswick (CKNB) is a volunteer non-profit organization devoted to safe recreational paddling in New Brunswick (NB) through awareness, education, instruction and community engagement “The Ancient Portage Trails of NB” project is...
Poppy Campaign Launch
The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign Chairpersons Comrades Marianne Morby-Harris (Br#3) and Joe Pineau (Br#10) presented His Worship Gerry Cormier, City of Miramichi Mayor, with the Symbolic First Poppy at City Hall on Friday October 23rd. This event sets the stage for the Poppy Campaign to get under way officially...
Black Tie Bingo Fundraiser for Mount Saint Joseph Foundation
The annual Black Tie Bingo hosted by the Mount Saint Joseph Foundation and 99.3 The River was held last night, Saturday October 24th, at the Rodd Miramichi. The event provided a full evening of fun with bingo calling being done by Bob Comeau, live auction with auctioneer Greg Mitchell, silent auction and...
NSER Haunted House Fundraiser for 2016 Grads
The halls and classrooms of North and South Esk Regional High School (NSER) in Sunny Corner were transformed into a frightening Haunted House on Friday night, October 23rd. Those who dared took the tour and encountered lab experiments that had gone terribly wrong, gruesome characters and many other scary things...
Sing Out! Free Workshop for Miramichi Seniors
The Atlantic Institute on Aging in partnership with artsnb present “SING OUT! A workshop for Miramichi Seniors” on Saturday November 7th, 2015 from 11 am to 4 pm. The workshop is FREE but pre-registration is required. How can voicework impact the health and well-being of seniors? This question will be explored in...
Re-Mission Art Exhibit Opening Reception
There will be a wine and cheese opening reception for Mathieu Francoeur's exhibit Re-Mission in the Gallerie ARTcadienne at Carrefour Beausoleil on Saturday, October 24th at 7 pm. About Re-Mission Last year, Mathieu Francoeur's first exhibition was strongly inspired by his fight against testicular cancer. Today, Mathieu is back with a...
Sistema New Brunswick program expands to Miramichi
The provincial government is supporting the expansion of Sistema New Brunswick's free after-school music program to Miramichi. "Sistema is a proven program designed to inspire children and youth to achieve their full potential and to acquire the values they need to grow and to have a positive impact on society,”...