Giv'er Miramichi
First of all, I would like to apologize for not having a January news update on my council matters. It was actually a quiet month so I am combining the past two months. The 37th Annual Salmon Hockey Tournament was held with great success, with over 30 teams in attendance from across the province and PEI.
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ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, a production of the Atlantic Film Festival, announces its full program for students and teachers taking place at select Cineplex Cinemas throughout the Maritime Provinces during the months of March and April this year. Since its inception in 2002, ViewFinders has brought films to over 75,000 young people in Atlantic Canada.
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Atlantic Presenters Association (APA) have announced that submissions are open for Contact East 2016 coming up in Saint John from September 22nd to the 25th. The deadline to apply is Thursday March 31st, 2016.
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The finalists in the ninth edition of the Tremplin competition (in French), organized by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in collaboration with Radio-Canada, have been announced: Kevin Arseneau (from Rogersville, New Brunswick), André Roy (from Dieppe, New Brunswick), Colin Champagne (from Edmonton, Alberta) and Julien Capraro (from Vancouver, British Columbia). They were chosen from among participants from across French-speaking Canada. The two winners—one for Acadie and one for Western Canada—will be selected in April, after the jury has assessed the finalists’ scripts.
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Memoirs can be great fun to read, or they can be boringly self-indulgent. It all depends on the memoirist. In Claire Mowat’s Travels with Farley (2015 Pottersfield Press), we have a surprisingly candid, friendly and concise memoirist as the late Canadian author Farley Mowat’s wife takes us through a whirlwind tour of their years together from 1969 to about 1976, shortly after they left Newfoundland and to the time they … Read more…
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Due to advances in medicine and an increase in prolonged life expectancy, the number of older people will continue to increase worldwide. It is essential that all older adults practice and maintain good oral hygiene due to the high correlation between oral health and general health.
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The 2016 Miramichi Striper Cup will take place on May 27th, 28th, and 29th. This weekend striped bass tournament is expected to attract thousands of fishing enthusiasts to the City of Miramichi. Last year Canada’s top fishing program, Fish’N Canada said, “Striped bass fishing in Miramichi is so good, it’s CRAZY!!”
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The 2016 season is just around the corner and the Chatham Ironmen have made some major off the field changes. A new board and executive have been formed and a new General Manager put in place.
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DOUBLE L PRODUCTIONS presents the play “JULIAN” by J. Janda on Friday and Saturday March 18th & 19th at 7:30 pm and Sunday March 20th at 2 pm at The Rodd Miramichi in Historic Downtown Chatham.
Read MoreOn Saturday March 5th Craig will perform a fundraiser show to help welcome a Syrian family settling in Miramichi! Doors open at 7 pm. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance or at the door. Advance tickets are on sale at Mill Cove Coffee, around the square in downtown Newcastle, and Kingston’s Petro across from the Vogue Theatre in downtown Chatham. Advance tickets may also be purchased online.
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Grist (2014, Roseway Publishing) by Linda Little tells the story of Penelope McCabe, a single schoolteacher who marries a miller, only to find out that Ewan MacLaughlin is not the man he appears to be: “I married Ewan MacLaughlin of my own free will … As time would tell, Ewan was not a kind man.”
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Moncton rockers Shades of Sorrow have released a new video for their song “Parade of Lunatics” off their latest album, Ascension. The video was filmed and produced by Corey Kristensen. Guitarist Mike Taylor is from the Mighty Miramichi.
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Ready for new meal ideas? Check out what our Sobeys Dietitians are up to this month! Thursday, March 3rd 11 am – 1 pm: Healthy Cooking with Chef Owen Gibson ($15) Enjoy a delicious meal prepared by our chef and get nutrition tips from our dietitian. Menu: Chili Beef Taco Bites, Crispy Roast Potatoes, Garlicky Greens, Southwestern…
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