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Sobeys #680 (Douglastown) Annual Veteran’s Dinner
The Sobeys #680 (Douglastown) Annual Veteran's Dinner will be taking place on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at Sobeys #680 (Douglastown), 2485 King George Highway, Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1V 6W3. All veterans of the Miramichi and surrounding areas are welcomed. Please be sure to telephone call the store to save your...
Brunch Theatre: Tall & True
With the success of “Tall & True” last April, chronicling the stories of the ships of Beaubears Island, the so-called “Beaubears Island Players” are at it again; quite literally so as they reprise select scenes as part of a Fundraising Brunch at the Rodd Miramichi River on Sunday, November 3rd,...
Blackville School Seeking Coaches for Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball Teams
Anybody interested in doing some coaching? The Blackville School is need of coaches for the middle school boys and girls basketball teams. Scheduling of all games is taken care of. This is a great opportunity to get involved with the school and guide some athletes that are eager to learn! ...
Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi’s 21st Annual Big Buck Night
The Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi's Annual Big Buck Night is happening on Saturday, November 30th, 2019! This yearly tradition is back for it’s 21st year and you don’t want to miss it! Come out to the Miramichi Beaverbrook Kinsmen Centre, 100 Newcastle Boulevard from 7pm to 12am midnight! The...
Miramichi SPCA Grand Re-Opening Celebration
The Miramichi SPCA located at 128 Dan Cripps Street will be hosting it's Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 from 12pm noon to 4pm! Come down and see the newly renovated shelter, and maybe even fall in love with a fur baby to bring home with you We...
Wayne Curtis Receives the NB Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for Literary Arts
By James M. Fisher Wayne Curtis At a recent Words on Water event at the Newcastle Public Library, a series of engraved wood plaques crafted by local artist Gloria Savoie was unveiled. They are to mark the "indoor" portion of the Miramichi Literary Trail. In attendance were the authors Sandra...
Christopher Doiron – His Future is Set in Clay
Christopher Doiron is from Antigonish, Nova Scotia and received a diploma with honours in Fine Craft – Ceramics, from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Since graduation, Christopher has established a studio in the Blackville area, where he is honing his skills as a potter. He is a...
Everything in This House Breaks – Book Review by James M. Fisher
Burnt Church resident poet and author Sandra Bunting has released her second book of short stories, Everything in This House Breaks. Her first collection, The Effect of Frost on Southern Vines was published in 2016, so I have been waiting for something new from Ms. Bunting for some time. There...
Hospice Miramichi’s Home for the Holidays 2019
Mark your calendars from November 14th to 17th! Hospice Miramichi's Home for the Holidays is back for the 2019 year - and this year will be held at the W.S. Loggie House and Cultural Center, 222 Wellington Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick (Chatham). Their volunteers will be in the community gathering...
Jimmy MacKinley New Stand-up Comedy Shows this November
Jimmy MacKinley has been performing stand-up comedy for nearly a decade after working up the courage to try it at an open mic at the Wilser’s Room Capital Complex in Fredericton NB in 2011. Despite waiting until he was 27 years old to first take the stage, he says he’s...
Come Join the Club!
Meet like-minded people, learn a new skill, make new friends! Edie Szabo Oil Painting Art Classes - Monthly oil painting classes are held at the Saint James and Saint John United Church Centre in Newcastle, 556 King George Hwy from 9am to 3pm. For $65 you take home a completed...
Newcastle Rotary Club’s 7th Annual Bags and Bubbles Purse Auction and Fashion Show
The Newcastle Rotary Club’s 7th Annual Bags and Bubbles Purse Auction and Fashion Show will be taking place on Friday, November 1st, 2019, beginning at 7 pm at the Miramichi Agricultural Exhibition Association, 24 Church Street, Miramichi. The proceeds of this event will be going towards the Hospice Miramichi’s Companion...
Quasquicentennial 125th Anniversary Celebration of Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church
RESCHEDULED! MARK YOUR CALENDAR! On Friday, November 15th, 2019, come out to Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, 12 Saint Patrick's Drive in Miramichi (Nelson) for their Quasquicentennial - 125th Anniversary Celebration! The event starts off with a mass at 6:30 pm, followed by an evening social with light refreshments in...
