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Ottawa-based pop band, The PepTides to tour the Maritimes, June 9-15
Recently on the cover of Ottawa Life Magazine named Ottawa’s Best Band, The PepTides are a nine-member group with a distinctive larger-than-life pop sound and an energetic and colourful live show. Promoting the release of their self-titled EP, the group tours the Maritimes for the first time, June 9-15. Upcoming shows include:...
150 Things to do in the Miramichi Region (26-50)
In honour of Canada 150 Discover Miramichi put together a list of 150 fun things to do in Miramichi this year! Click here to read the first 25. Here is 26-50: Looking for something to do with Mom this mother’s day? Why not take her out for Brunch to Mulligan’s...
Miramichiers Who Giv’er! Meet Lloyd Cameron
by Anthony McLean Recently I had the privilege of interviewing another Miramichier who knows how to Giv'er! Each of the people I have interviewed so far for this regular feature have affected me in some way. After I conducted this interview, I paused and reflected on our conversation. He definitely...
Is your city music-friendly?
Is your City a Music City? A Music City is a community of any size with a vibrant music economy. Successful Music Cities generate a wide array of benefits for cities, from economic growth, job creation, and increased spending to greater tax revenues and cultural development. Offered in collaboration between Music•Musique...
Book Review: “Waiting for Still Water” by Susan White
by James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader Award-winning New Brunswick author Susan White’s newest young adult/ middle-grader novel is Waiting for Still Water, a book centred around an extended family composed of foster children, past and present, who have been under the care of the redoubtable Amelia Walton, who owns...
Spring Birds at Miramichi Marsh
Eastern Kingbird at Miramichi Marsh, May 2016 photo by Peter Gadd Miramichi Marsh (Miramichi Nature Trail) – Located near “Retirement Miramichi” features approximately 2 kilometres of easy to walk trails that wind around three ponds and skirt an extensive marsh area. The trails offer an excellent...
7th Annual ArtsLink NB Forum and AGM
SAVE THE DATE Nov. 3-5, 2017 7th Annual ArtsLink NB Forum and AGM Sackville Details Coming Soon ArtsLink NB is busy putting the final touches on the program for its 2017 Forum and AGM, our largest and most important event of the year. We’re not quite ready to share the...
Symphony at Sunset Showcase May 13th at Carrefour Beausoleil
With the upcoming season looming, and hot on the heels of their successful staging of “Canada’s Forgotten Father”, the Friends of Beaubears Island return to the Gilles Laplante Theatre at Carrefour Beausoleil on May 13th at 7 pm to showcase the performers in their annual Sunday summer music program –...
Celtic Life International celebrates 30 years!
Celtic Life International magazine is celebrating 30 years of “connecting the Celtic dots.” The bi-monthly magazine – which first published in conjunction with Nova Scotia’s International Gathering of the Clans in 1987 – showcases contemporary Celtic culture, with feature articles on the arts, cuisine, travel, history, heritage, and more. “Interest in...
Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, May 4, 2017
Brothers, Sutter Banks (5 years old), and Nolan Banks (4 years old) with Grampie Jim Knorr @ Boistown on Sunday, April 23. Great day for the boys. Submitted by Dawn Knorr. MIRAMICHI – Fishing this week depended where you were. From the mouth of the Cains...
Acts of Caring at The Learning Centre Pre-school
Students from the Learning Centre Pre-School with their teachers, Mrs. Joyce Arbeau, Ms. Cindi Green Nd, Mrs. Tanya MacPherson. The Learning Centre Pre-school in Miramichi has a unique approach to teaching students about their well-loved community and how to give back to those who are in...
Vimy Ridge Never Leaves You
by Judy Bowman Arrive at Vimy Ridge before the sun rises to 8 am. Arrive while the birds are breaking the silent dawn with song. Arrive while mist still lingers and swirls in the shell craters. Stand. Face the monument. Be still. Listen. Feel the powerful sense of presence in...
Volunteer Opportunities with Hospice Miramichi
Becoming a hospice volunteer is a rewarding experience. Contact Connie Doucet at 773-7607 for more details and to arrange for an interview. The successful applicant may register for upcoming Volunteer training June 1st-June 2nd from 6-9:30 pm and June 3rd from 9:30 am-4:30 pm. The training fee is $50. Visit the Hospice...