Giv'er Miramichi
WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? BE A VOLUNTEER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS You will be helping people unable to prepare their food get access to a hot nutritious meal. Plus, you will be putting a smile on their faces! • Delivering meals at client’s home • Deliveries in Miramichi city limits • Delivery…
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Kindertots Children’s Centre is teaching children that being kind to others can make the world a better place. They’ve started a program called Operation Kind Kids that lives by the motto “If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we just might set the world in the right direction.” The goal of Operation…
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by Les McLaughlin In July, 1981 MacRae Insurance Services was born when the husband and wife team of Brian and Faye MacRae purchased the former H.L. Dunphy Insurance Brokerage from Harold Dunphy. The young couple started the new business in their private home in Blackville with just one insurance company represented. The business grew out…
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If there is any one person who shatters the stereotype of the elderly, it is Ella Curtis, born Ella Rosalie Mountain, of Gray Rapids, New Brunswick. At 94, a veteran of World War 2, she says, “I am not just going to sit around waiting to die. I’ll be doing something every day.” One such…
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The Christmas issue of Giv’er Miramichi magazine has hit the streets! You should have received it in your mailbox and noticed it on the shelves at local retailers, accommodations and restaurants. Did you know you can read Giv’er magazine online? If you are not in the mailing area, you can view a copy of the magazine online and flip…
Read MoreUsing sunrises and sunsets, researchers are finally grasping where Atlantic puffins spend much of their lives.
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On Saturday November 18th, close to 200 people came to the NBCC gym to celebrate National Child’s Day (November 20th). The FREE event was organized by the Family Resource Centre, the Miramichi Regional Baby Friendly Initiative committee, NBCC and Miramichi Caring Way and was made possible by a regional wellness grant received from the Province…
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by Jamie Alexander It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The lights go up, the decorations are hung and the house becomes a “home for the holidays”. Every year my heart is saddened with the amount of “disposable décor” that seems to flood the market place. Looking at my family’s Christmas decorating, it was…
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The Maritime Motorsports Hall Of Fame Inc 2017 Induction Ceremony was held November 18 at the Loyalist Inn, Summerside PEI, where ten new inductees were formally recognized for their significant contribution to their area of Motor Sports. Congratulations to two local individuals who were inducted into the Hall of Fame, Cyril Hall from Whitney, and…
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The NB Adoption Support Network will be hosting our first event in the Miramichi! A Holiday Social will be held on Saturday, December 9th from 1pm to 3pm @ 67 King Street (Knights of Columbus building). This event is open to Adoptive Parents, Foster Families and especially the children. Please bring your family…
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Take a horse and wagon ride back in time to the 1800’s and visit the home of Alexander and Grace MacDonald and see how they celebrated the season over 200 yrs ago. Greet them at the front door and take a tour of their beautifully decorated stone home. Listen to the sounds of the crackling…
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Hospice Miramichi is hosting the 3rd annual Home for the Holidays fundraising event November 30th –December 3rd at their location on 14 Howard St. As in previous years the public will be able to place bids on fully decorated pre-lit holiday trees. This year however as well as the standard green 7 ft. tree there…
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The Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission is conducting an assessment of solid waste management programs and services provided in the region. The goal is to reduce the amount of waste that is produced and increase practical opportunities to divert more waste from landfill. We need to find new ways to reduce the amount of waste…
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