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Cole’s Garden Patch
Well it’s spring! A lot of us have been waiting patiently through sunshine, snow flurries and east wind to finally feel some relief of this phenomenon we call winter here in Miramichi. Experience the feeling of spring when you enter the green house it smells like the earth, has warmth...
75 Years of Rotary – Trees for your Community
The Newcastle Rotary would like to thank everyone who helped to celebrate 75 years of Rotary International during our “Trees for Community” event on May 11, 2018. Special thanks to the gang at 95.9 Sun FM for the amazing partnership in raising money for local community projects and the Northumberland Cooperative...
Congratulate Your Graduate – In Giv’er Magazine
Congratulate your graduate in the Summer Issue of Giv'er Miramichi magazine, (out mid-June). Place your full colour graduation ad for only $199, before May 31st. Contact Janice or Wally at or call 506-352-7668. See an example in the Spring Issue of Giv'er page 28.
Atlantic Salmon Recreational Fishing for the Gulf Region in 2018
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will maintain the current catch and release management measures for the recreational fishery throughout the Gulf Region for 2018, in order to further protect Atlantic salmon. These management measures are implemented because the returns of salmon did not reach the minimum required for the conservation...
Rec Council Presents Cheque to Aaron Dunn for The North Baseball Experience
Blackville Recreation Council President and Deputy Mayor Ian Fortune presented a $2,175 cheque to Aaron Dunn on Friday, May 4, towards Aaron’s upcoming trip as part of The North Baseball Experience. Since late March, tickets were on sale at local establishments in the community on a basket of gift...
Come Celebrate Mothers Day Weekend in the Newcastle Business District
Come celebrate Mothers Day in Downtown Newcastle. With a purchase receive a complimentary flower and ballot for a chance to win the grand prize draw of $200 worth of participating merchant gift certificates. Mill Cove Coffe, Park Place Gifts, Dickison’s Pharmasave, Town Hill Jewellery, Fantastique Ladies Fashions, Great Canadian Dollar Store,...
Build Your Own Cedar Raised Bed Planter
A new load of Weed-Free Compost has arrived from Atlantic Top Soil and Compost to the Northumberland Coop. Bring your 20 liter pail and fill it for only $2.19 Here is the instructions to build your Cedar Raised Bed Planter. There are kits in stock to make it easy. Come...
Joanne Stewart, Children’s Wish co-ordinator Miramichi chapter
by Rotary Club of Newcastle Joanne Stewart, Children’s Wish co-ordinator Miramichi chapter was the speaker at our weekly meeting. The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada is the largest and only all-Canadian wish granting charity dedicated to granting wishes to Canadian children between the ages of 3 and 17 who are...
Two Summer Jobs Available at Greater Blackville Resource Centre
The Greater Blackville Resource Centre has two employment opportunities for students with NB SEED program vouchers. Work will include: staffing the Thrift Store and providing customer service assisting in day to day operations preparing and maintaining their community garden general office work. Tentative start date is May 28, 2018. Apply...
The Spring Giv’er is Here!
The Spring Issue of Giv'er is in the mail this week to city residents, and is available at locations around the region, and also online! In this issue you'll find: Mother's Day event specials at local restaurants Miramichi Wellness & Holistic Fair - May 12-13 This heart based fair is...
EBH Garden Club Plant Sale
Attention all Gardeners! The EBH (Escuminac, Baie Ste. Anne, Hardwicke & surrounding area) Garden Club is having a Plant Sale on Saturday, June 9th, 2018, from 10 am to 2pm. Rain or Shine. The sale will be at the Father T.A. MacDonald Community Hall in Bay du Vin. Items for...
Miramichi Senior Citizens Home Celebrating 50 Years
The Miramichi Senior Citizens Home is celebrating 50 years of service to the citizens of Miramichi and surrounding communities in 2018. In 1968, this 81 bed nursing home started life as a 66 bed home on the former site of the Alms House (county poor house). In 1985, a 15...