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Nutrition Events in Douglastown this December
There's a whole lot of great activities and events happening in December at Sobeys in Douglastown! Kids’ Cooking Class There’s nothing like cooking with your children to get your family into the holiday spirit. Join the Sobeys Dietitian for this free class and enjoy some fun family time. Open to...
Register Early! Win NHL Tickets!
Miramichi Rotary Pond Hockey tournament
A Mountain School Christmas
Children at their desks in the Mountain School. When my mother was a girl she would walk up the road every weekday morning with her siblings and friends to the old Mountain School, a traditional one-room schoolhouse in Gray Rapids on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick. I’ve grown up...
Job Opportunity with MRTA
Content Developer Job Description: The Content Developer will work with the SMART Community Project Officer for Miramichi River Tourism Association. The primary objective of the MRTA is to support the development and promotion of the tourism industry in the Miramichi Region which covers an area from the Boiestown/ Doaktown area...
Finding Yourself Again After Cancer
From left to right: Edith Tribe, director of Volunteer and Auxiliaries Resources, Judi Todd, Regional Manager of Look Good Feel Better for Atlantic Canada, Stephen Brunet, City of Bathurst Mayor, Gisèle Beaulieu, Executive Director of the Chaleur Regional Hospital, Elizabeth Gibbs, Breast Health Float Nurse. Photo courtesy of Vitalité Health...
Holiday Raffle in support of NB Summer Music Festival
Blissfield Pool Each year the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival brings the best in classical chamber music to Fredericton, performed by Canada’s most talented artists. To support the Festival, a number of years ago Bruno Bobak generously donated the original and a limited edition of 100 prints of his work,...
Miss Representation Documentary Film Fundraiser
There will be a local screening of Miss Representation on Thursday November 24th at the James M. Hill Theatre in Miramichi beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at Books Inn and are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. After the screening, there will be community/ panel discussion led...
1st Annual Fundraiser for Mount St. Joseph
A Celebration of Music1st Annual Fundraiser for Mount St. JosephFriday, November 18th, 7:30 pmSt. Micheal's Church featuring Leander Mendoza from HalifaxAnd musical guests, St. Michael's Senior Choir, St. Raphael's Girls Choir, David Bunnell and Susan Butler.Tickets on sale at Books Inn, Bill's Kwik Way, Newcastle Farmer's Market, Mount St. JosephTickets-...
Christmas Craft and Bake Sale
A Christmas Craft and Bake Sale is being held today, Saturday, November 12 at the United Church Hall from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Come on out and support your local vendors while getting a little Christmas shopping done. There’s something for everyone.
The Importance of New Beginnings
You reach a certain stage in life when it seems there are more endings than beginnings. In his epic book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says that most people have given up their dreams by mid-forties. There are many ways to die. I got thinking about this as I...
Remembering Our Veterans e-Book
In honour of all the brave men and women that fought for our freedom, Memories of Blackville is paying tribute to local veterans this week. Available now, is a 445 page e-publication “Remembering Our Veterans” featuring the local heroes who defended our country during World War I, World War II...
Miramichi Fishing Report for November 3, 2011
With the fishing season over and equipment taken care of, I’ll wrap up another season with my annual Christmas shopping suggestions for the angler. I’ve checked with my friends in the tackle shops and have an estimated price range for many items mentioned. This column is the “clip and paste”...
The Irish Rovers at JMH
The Irish Rovers2011 Home in Ireland TourTuesday, December 13th, 20117:30pm James M. Hill TheatreTickets $42.50 in advance- $45.00 at doorOn sale at Books Inn, Bill's Kwik Way and Newcastle Farmers MarketSponsored by Miramichi Folksong Festival Inc.