Giv'er Miramichi
Contributed by Alan Breck The old estate on MacDonald’s Farm was filled with life this past Saturday during the End of School Bash. More that 270 patrons joined Muriel MacCullum, her staff and a bevy of Highland Society volunteers in a celebration of summer in this pastoral environment. Boyd Carnahan provided the pony rides, while…
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by Shawn McCarthy Miramichi softball fans were sure to have walked away happy this past weekend after a very eventful Robert Blacquier Memorial tournament. The tenth instalment of this annual spectacle was a great success, with plenty of thrills, upsets and some of the finest exploits one could hope to see in this province. One…
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A free-to-attend, all-ages motivational seminar presented by C.S.P. — a professional, industry endorsed recording artist, event organizer, and music instructor — and Scott Doucet — a professional motivational speaker, consultant, and founder of Edge Motivation – will be held on Tuesday, June 25th, 6:30pm, at The Atlantic Host, in Bathurst, NB. The event will see…
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Angling now has a green light so to speak with both salmon and grilse returning to the rivers in good numbers. There are not hordes of fish, but certainly enough to make anglers want to go to the rivers with a reasonable chance of success. The counting traps at Cassilis and Millerton are both operational […]
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by Shawn McCarthy Leading into this weekend’s Robert Blacquier Memorial Tournament, the players of the Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch League are pulling out all the stops, looking to gather momentum going into this all-important competition. Action began Monday night when the Nelson ‘Days Inn’ Red Sox played a double header. Their first challengers were the Douglasfield…
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Chief Roger Augustine will be hosting the second annual Fishermen Pow Wow on June 30 – July 1, 2013 at Waterford Green Park in Chatham, Miramichi. The Fishermen Pow Wow: Spirit of Peace and Friendship Gathering will provide an opportunity for First Nations and other cultures prominent in Atlantic Canada to…
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MacDonald Farm, that hidden gem of Miramichi tourism, is kicking off its summer season in fine form with an End of School Bash on June 22 from 12 to 4pm. Start your summer down on the farm, with prizes, games, music and pony rides. The musical styling of Charlie Hachey will be a treat to…
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Patients receiving rehabilitation services at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation and their families now have access to low-cost, fully accessible accommodation steps away from the province’s tertiary care centre. Representatives from Horizon Health Network and the Stan Cassidy Foundation met to officially open the Stan Cassidy Kiwanis House yesterday. “Research continues to show that…
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In a year that brought significant strides and milestones, signalling the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) as a post-secondary education of choice, over 2000 graduates will cross stages in six locations in the province as part of the Class of 2013. NBCC is expected to graduate 2126 students next week, the largest graduation class in…
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by Susan Butler The first “Gathering – Heritage Photos” has been here and gone. It was the first ever event of its kind and went over very well with an attendance between 800 to 1000. The official opening got under way on Friday afternoon, June 14th, and the event ran until Sunday, June 16th at…
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by Bernie Colepaugh The Friday Night Racket in Renous saw the band Good Times perform to a crowd who liked to dance on June 14th. It was a beautiful evening, the tables were decorated with fresh wild flowers and candles were lit as it got dark to make for a nice atmosphere at the Miramichi…
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The Miramichi Whitecaps (MWC) swim team capped off another great weekend at the Team Aquatics Long Course Championships and Canada Games Trials in Saint John, NB May 24 – 26th. Highlights of the meet include many of the swimmers ranking in the top eight including 13 year old Heidi Amos, who captured fourth place in…
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High water continues to be the story for much of the system, but on the positive side, it is bringing in fresh fish, and allowing them to move quickly through the system toward the spawning grounds. While out fishing Monday of this week, I was greeted by a pleasant surprise. The students from Napan Elementary […]
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