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Provincial & Federal Funds to Repair Centennial Bridge
Miramichi's Centennial Bridgefunding The provincial and federal governments will partner to fund repair work for the Centennial Bridge in Miramichi. The work is planned over the next nine years and will receive funding consideration of up to $44.2 million from the provincial government as part of...
Open Air Church Service For Spring Fest
Click to enlarge When was the last time you carried a rack of ribs into a church service? Maybe not that often, but you'll have the opportunity to do just that at an outdoor church service at the downtown Newcastle Waterfront on Sunday, May 24th at...
2015 Memorial Scholarship in honour of Bill Richards
The 2015 Rotary Club of Newcastle Memorial Scholarship will honour the late Bill Richards. Bill Richards was a business man on the Miramichi, he owned and operated the Uptown Theater and was quite active in many community projects. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of...
Josie Foundation Annual Dinner Set for June 6
A meeting of the Josie Foundation board was held at the Blackville School on April 28th to plan for the Annual Salmon Dinner to be held at the Kin Centre in Miramichi on Saturday, June 6. Tickets for the event are $40 and are available at Town Hill Jewellery or...
Lungs for Life
In support of one of their own, students and staff of the Ian Baillie Elementary School hosted a Lungs 4 Life fundraiser for Charlene MacIsaac. Charlene will be undergoing a double lung transplant next month in June. Students and staff hosted week long events with all proceeds going towards Charlene's...
Mount St. Joseph’s Longest Running Fashion Show
The annual Spring Fashion show sponsored by the Mount Saint Joseph Auxiliary was held on Thursday May 7th in the St. Michael's church hall. The sold out event had fashions provided by Northern Reflections and Tip Top Tailors. A lively and energetic group of ladies and gentleman modelled the fashions. To...
Canadian Tire Grand Opening
Canadian Tire, Douglastown Canadian Tire is having their Grand Opening this weekend following the completion of their newly renovated store. The first 100 lucky customers received a $20 gift certificate this morning (Friday). Lots of specials happening through the weekend until Sunday.
Words on Water to Launch Breach House Anthology
Miramichi launch on Saturday May 9, 2015.Miramichi’s performance art series, Words on Water is pleased to launch The Breach House Anthology VOL III, on Saturday, May 9, 2015, upstairs at Season’s View Café on Water Street in the Historic Chatham Business District. Members of the Breach House Gang will read...
Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, May 7, 2015
Angling is picking up for spring salmon, trout and striped bass as we make our way in to the month of May. [wp_bannerize group="doug1"] Doug White’s Tammerack Sports Fly Shop in Juniper said not much to report at this time. The water is running high but quite clear. There will...
Free Backyard Composting Workshop
Free Composting Workshops this May! Would you like to help the environment by reducing your food and yard waste but don’t know how? Join us for a free composting workshop and reduce your organic waste by 40% or more! Everyone is welcome to attend this free workshop on Wednesday...
Gospel Music Night Benefit for Amy Vickers
On Saturday, May 9 there will be a Gospel Music Night Benefit for Kendell & Amy Vickers at Hillside Church in Blackville. Amy has Cystic Fibrosis and has had two lung transplants. She now needs to go back to Ontario to be on the waiting list for yet another lung...
Rachel Barry Spending Year in Belgium – Rotary Youth Exchange Program
Rachel Barry, daughter of Paul and Rhonda Barry, will be going on a long term student exchange to Belgium during the 2015/2016 Rotary year, following graduation in June. The Rotary Club of Newcastle will be welcoming an exchange student from Brazil during that same period. Rachel is pictured with District...
Blackville Bluegrass and Country Campout
For it’s seventh year, the Blackville Bluegrass Festival returns with a new theme! This year, the festival will feature a Bluegrass & Country Open Mic Competition on Saturday, August 8. There will be an “open mic” on Friday, August 7 and Sunday, August 9. Sunday will also feature Gospel music....