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Beaubear’s Island Interpretive Centre 2020 Event Schedule
Since 2016, nearly seventy thousand guests have participated in programming provided by the Friends of Beaubears Island Inc. This year, despite the setbacks brought on by the current situation, the doors of the Interpretive Centre will open on June 17. In compliance with existing guidelines, and wishing the safety of both...
Miramichi Bright Salmon Watch and Spring Wrap Up for the Miramichi
Fishing Friends Tyler Coughlin of Country Haven with a very well-mended kelt. As of May 25th I have neither seen nor heard of a bright salmon yet on the Miramichi, but that is by no means unusual. Miramichi angler Bob Bowser e-mailed me that a friend of his had fished...
Miramichi Threads sent to Montreal.
Alexandros Halavrezos and his colleagues opening a package of scrub caps sent from Miramichi. A group of Miramichi seamstresses have been making scrub caps and sending them to nurses in Montreal. It started when Alexandros Halavrezos, a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Montreal who had been working many long...
Research Strategies and Tips from Ancestry®
The Ancestry® Extra webinar series gives you access to a range of genealogy experts from across Canada and beyond. Airing every Tuesday (11am AST) and Thursday (1pm AST) on the Ancestry Canada Facebook page, these expert sessions will be filled with useful tips and tricks to help you further your...
New Brunswick Public Libraries Have More Online Resources Than Ever!
NB Public Libraries have been working with partners to bring you access to more content during this unprecedented time. In addition to Online Databases, eBooks and Audiobooks, and the Public Libraries Catalogue, they've added Additional Online Content to help you read, learn and stay entertained at home. Some of the...
Remembering Their Sacrifice – 75 Years Since the Liberation of the Netherlands
In May 2000, the late Cliff Chadderton (1919 – 2013) led a parade of fellow Canadian veterans through the streets of Apeldoorn, Netherlands, where they were met with cheering crowds and words of “thank you.” This May marks 75 years since Canadians sacrificed life and limb to help liberate the...
Walk for Alzheimer’s – Walk Online 2020
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s is moving online! While we can’t physically walk together right now, we can still connect virtually and come together in spirit as a sign of solidarity and hope for those living with dementia! The time is right. Now. Join. Walk. Help. Join us...
Miramichi Writer Wayne Curtis Releases a New Collection of Short Fiction
Book review by James M. Fisher. Winter Road is the newest collection of Wayne Curtis' fictional short stories and is a continuation of his 2017 collection, Homecoming: The Road Less Travelled. The classic Wayne Curtis is all here: reminiscences of glory days gone by, of a world that has changed,...
Surprise! Miramichi Salmon Fishing Begins Early
Jason Curtis’s Britanny pup Lattie watches him bring in a grilse on the SW Miramichi. Campbell’s Pool is in sight just downriver. Country Haven’s website says that this fish was caught within five minutes of beginning to fish by Larissa Bryenton. The start of the Atlantic salmon fishing season in...
Nature NB, Clean Foundation hosting Maritimes Backyard BioBlitz
Nature NB is launching a new initiative to collect information on local biodiversity and to encourage New Brunswickers to spend time outdoors. Anyone can participate by submitting photos of emerging flowers, animals, trees, birds, lichens, or all the above! Nature NB, in partnership with the Clean Foundation and the Maritimes...
Jerrica Manderville, On Finding Her Voice
by Stacy Underhill, Just two years ago, Jerrica Manderville was petrified to present a project in front of the people she grew up with at school. Now, at 14 years old, she has found her confidence and will be one of the inspirational Speakers at WE Day 2020, October 8...
THANK YOU Decal Campaign Shows Support to Front Line Workers
Covid-19 has cast a very dark shadow on our world in recent days. However, nothing can take away the hope we as Canadians have for a better world. Together, we will get through this, we will find a way, we will come back stronger as a country and as people....
Ashley Hallihan, Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs at BHS
by Deanna Nordin Blackville School is a K-12 school situated in the little Village of Blackville. Within this school there is a new learning facility called the BHS ICE Centre. The BHS ICE Centre focuses on Innovation, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurship. Here students are encouraged to participate in activities where they...