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Accepting Applications for Executive Director
The Miramichi Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the following position: Executive Director Responsible to the Miramichi Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Permanent Full time Working Relationships: Chamber of Commerce President, Executive Committee, Chamber Board, Chamber sub-committees and Task Groups, local, regional, provincial and federal elected officials and...
Indian-born Miramichi artist on exhibit at the Capitol Art Gallery
The public is invited to the opening of the art exhibit ‘A tribute to my new Canadian identity, my art and my life’ by Miramichi artist Jayshree Rai in the Capitol Art Gallery on Wednesday, January 10th, at 5 p.m. Although Jayshree Rai graduated with a degree in Science from Saint Agnes College in Mangalore, India, she found...
Nutrition Events at Sobeys
Ready for new meal ideas? Check out what our Sobeys Dietitians are up to this month! Your Sobeys Pharmacist and Dietitian are your partners in better health.
Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Writing Competition
The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick warmly encourages all New Brunswickers to submit their poems, stories or creative essays to its 2017-18 Writing Competition. The contest opened on December 1, 2017. Deadline for entries is February 28, 2018. All submissions must be made electronically through the WFNB website at wfnb.ca/competitions....
Get Ready, Get Set… and Giv’er in 2018
This New Year don’t make flimsy resolutions that you will soon forget. Instead, take the time to make some solid goals for your future. Below is a bit of helpful information found in Jim Rohn’s videos on Goal Setting and a point by point plan to help you set your own goals and design your...
Anita’s Gingerbread and the Creation of Christmas Traditions
by Allyson Kenning This story was originally published on www.breadnmolasses.com in December 2012. Lo and behold, it’s that time of year again – Christmas! And it’s once again time to dig out favourite old recipes that make the kitchen smell of the season and our mouths water with anticipation. In Bread...
Lying to Santa
by Sara Princiotta The Christmas party Sara’s dad’s Union threw for all the employees’ kids. The annual childhood stress started shortly after Remembrance Day, when we went to the Christmas party my dad’s Union threw for all the employees’ kids. There was a magic show put...
Five Pairs Of Woollen Socks (A Christmas Story)
by Annabel Sheila Sheila grinned at Max’s struggle with the stitches required to turn the heel on the woollen socks he was knitting for his daughters. No matter how many times she showed him how to do it, he always managed to get stuck in the same spot. Any minute...
One Perfect Christmas
by Ellen (Doyle) MacDonald Ellen (Doyle) MacDonald in front of the Christmas tree holding one of her dolls. There are moments in time that are forever immortalized in our memories. Often, these include events that jar us out of our daily routines, tug at our emotions...
Poem By Paul Baker
The river ‘chi, holds a place in my heart With so much to tell, not sure where to start. Perhaps like most tales, from the beginning Of a young boy one day, who couldn’t stop grinning. My grandfather you see, was a Pond from Ludlow And when chores were done,...
The Christmas Storm
The Christmas Storm by Joe Powers I’m a creature of habit, and that night was no different than any other, at least the first part. Following my regular routine of dinner for one I retired to my den and sat, quite contentedly, in my worn fabric, exceedingly comfortable, overstuffed armchair. In the stone...
Success Story of Chatham Legion Branch #3
This letter is to inform the general public of the magnificent work done by Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 3 volunteers and to report the status of our major project to raise funds for a new building, Building Rush 50/50. To date we have raised over $265,000! Thank you to...
I’m Onto Your Tricks, Mr. Grinch!
by Judy Bowman For many, many years the Grinch stole my Christmas right out from under my nose. It was insidious, so quiet and sneaky, that only recently with episodes of flashes of silver joy and moments of deep blue peace, did I realize it had been missing. Had I...