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Miramichi Senior Citizens Home Annual Open House & Yard Sale

Please join us on Saturday June 10th, 2017 beginning at 8 am as we celebrate 49 years in Nursing Care and Outreach. The Miramichi Senior Citizens Home Annual Open House features a giant Yard Sale, Bake Sale, 50/50 draw, BBQ and Free cake, coffee and tea. Table rentals are available and...
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Win A Polaris Side-By-Side!

Visit Northumberland Timber Mart today to enter for your chance to win a Polaris Side by Side! Plus check out their new sales flyer for 15% off in-stock pressure treated lumber (three days only: May 18 – 20). Get ready for summer with great prices on lawnmowers, garden equipment and more!...
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Go For 42! Mango Kids Fun Run

The launch of the "Go for 42" initiative took place Monday, May 15th 2017, at Carrefour Beausoleil with students, staff, and community members in attendance. This Kindergarten to Grade 8 initiative is led by Mango, and will take place in local schools from May 15th until June 16th. Students will...
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May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

From left: Jennifer Richard, director of community development at the Fredericton Sexual Assault Centre; Gallant; and Lorraine Whalley, executive director of the centre. Premier Brian Gallant, who is also minister responsible for Women’s Equality, is encouraging New Brunswickers to seek opportunities for awareness and education during Sexual Assault Awareness Month....
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A Taste of Miramichi: 1809 Restaurant & Bar

This year, Miramichi will enjoy four weeks of featured menus at 14 restaurants around the river. A Taste of Miramichi, the Miramichi Chamber of Commerce’s dining event, runs from May 15th until June 11th, 2017. Each participating restaurant will showcase a three-course menu (with two options for appetizer, entree, and dessert) which their chefs feel represent...
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5 Steps to a Healthy Mouth

by Quali-dent - Your Miramichi Dental Clinic Most of us realize that diet and exercise play an important part in keeping us healthy. But did you know that a healthy mouth is also an important part of a healthy body? Poor oral health can affect a person’s quality of life....
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Poem: Another Lucky Break

This is a poem about my grandfather, George Martin. He was a Merchant Marine during WWII. Another Lucky Break Before we knew, he was the Vaseline Kid A southpaw, a featherweight, in the Atlantic Fleet Before that, he sold newspapers on the corner Slouched in his chair, his teeth in...
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East Coast Favourites Earthbound Trio, Nausikaa and Wobble Wallah to play New Brunswick Permaculture Festival June 2-4

From folk to world bass to a country barn dance, only in New Brunswick would one find such an eclectic and strangely complementary line up. And only in New Brunswick will such a line up be connected to fermenting food, growing food forests, and learning about excavators. The Praxis Project...
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Book Review: “Harbinger: Book 1 of Northern Fire” by Ian H. McKinley

by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader New Brunswick’s resident writer of fantastic realism, Ian H. McKinley, has released Harbinger, Book 1 of his Northern Fire series. It is firmly rooted in Nordic myth and legend, a time of swords, spears, axes, bow and arrow and fearless sea raiders that...
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Makers Market Seeks Vendors

“First we learn, then we dance: putting the ‘culture’ in permaculture” June 2nd – 4th — Knowlesville NB The Makers Market is an exhibition, a community celebration and the perfect way to spend the first Sunday afternoon of June. With the help of our media partners, and local associations we’re...
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Launch of new seniors’ guide

The latest New Brunswick Seniors’ Guide to Services and Programs was released recently. “Fostering healthy aging and support for seniors is one of the seven pillars of the New Brunswick Family Plan framework,” said Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Lisa Harris. “Your government is listening to you and getting things...
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Changing Lives via Changing Habits

As a registered Nurse Practitioner, I see people every day with various health concerns ranging from general lack of energy, extreme fatigue, digestive issues, insomnia, various aches and pains, mood issues – you name it! People look to me for advice on how to feel better and feel better now!...
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May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

Health Minister Victor Boudreau; Annie Boucher LeBlanc, a cancer survivor and volunteer at Bladder Cancer Canada; and Premier Brian Gallant. May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. “Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Canada,” said Health Minister Victor Boudreau. “This month, I encourage New Brunswickers to learn more...
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