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Miramichi’s Steve Heckbert will release his new CD, Road to Canada, at the Shadbangers Ball II – Old Home Night on July 27, 2012 from 7:00 – Quite a bit later… at the Miramichi Exhibition. Following the huge success of last year’s Shadbangers’, Miramichi storyteller and songwriter Steve Heckbert is set to release the second…
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I’ll open with several positive statements this week. First, we did get some rain and some cooler temperatures. This resulted in DFO officially opening those pools that had been previously closed. This takes effect Thursday morning (today). (See official notice below.) There are also quite decent numbers of fish coming through the trap nets beginning […]
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DFO has issued a variation order opening the pools that had been closed due to warm water and high temperatures. The pools will open tomorrow morning, July 25th. They also wanted me to remind people that they will be issuing a variation order on August…
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By Samantha Magee 23 Jul 2013 03:52PM MIRAMICHI — Bruno Bobak, the renowned Canadian artist who passed away last year, left a sizable donation to the Miramichi Salmon Association that was just recently revealed. In his will, the Polish/Canadian artist donated $400,000 to the association, which is halfway through a two million dollar fundraising […]
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Press Release July 22, 2013 Estate of Bruno Bobak 52 Shore Street Fredericton NB BRUNO BOBAK AND MIRAMICHI SALMON As a lasting contribution to New Brunswick’s famed Atlantic salmon river, the Miramichi, in which he so dearly loved to spend his fly-fishing time, the Estate of Bruno Bobak is pleased to announce a donation of […]
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by Shawn McCarthy Action in the Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch League resumed this week on Monday Night when the Miramichi “Jungle Jim” Brewers took to the field against the league-leading Miramichi “Towne Ford” Rangers. The Rangers took the big W by an 8-3 margin with Kirby Curtis and Alan Hilchie both offering home runs and the…
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The 30th Annual Irish Festival in Miramichi kicks off this evening with a free outdoor concert at Waterford Green in downtown Chatham! The music begins at 7 pm with Bob McCallum and Jimmy Lawlor, who will be followed by the Gillis Family, Cosan, and Celtic Rant. The free concert runs until midnight. The festival goes…
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The big news this week is the closure of a large number of cold-water pools until conditions approve. As of Wednesday July 17 a list of closures are in affect until further notice. For the official version, please follow the link. A summarized version is below in the MSA newsletter. On the positive side, rain […]
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by Andrew MacMullin Having worked in the food service sector for many years I still enjoy cooking. One of the biggest things when I grocery shop is finding good value for the money as we are a family of five. Any time I see a gadget or tool I think what a “scam” so this…
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Hi All DFO announced that the following salmon fishing pools will be closed to angling for all species of fish due to high water temperatures and low water levels. Changes came into effect today, Wednesday July 17th, 2013. Confluence of Otter Brook and Cains River, including the waters of Otter Brook 50 m upstream of […]
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The Woodmen’s Museum in Boiestown will be holding a Car Show ‘n Shine on Sunday July 21st from 11am to 3 pm. Admission is $6 for Adults, $3 for Youth, and $15 for a Family (two adults, children under 18). The first 30 admissions will receive a FREE Cowboy Hat from Jim Gilberts! Register Your…
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Extremely hot weather last week has put the breaks on most angling as water levels dropped and temperatures soared. Any success anglers were having was mostly early morning at some cold water pools. The Trap net at Cassilis on the Northwest had a grilse Saturday, but none since, while Millerton on the Main Southwest was […]
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by Shawn McCarthy This week’s recap of the Miramichi Men’s Fast-pitch league begins with a scorcher. However, it was not the action on the field that made for the heat, but the temperature itself. With the mercury peaking at 32.9 °C, the doubleheader in Eel Ground between the Eagles and the ‘Jungle Jim’ Brewers was…
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