Giv'er Miramichi
by Riley Harris NWE is a Professional Wrestling promotion company from New Brunswick which traces its roots back to Miramichi. I chatted with founder, co-owner and CEO of the company Sean Nelson ahead of NWE’s Royal Rumble styled event “Top Rope Turmoil” happening May 13th in Loggieville. RH: Sean Nelson? Am I saying that right?…
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Theatre New Brunswick has announced its 2017-2018 season. The company’s 49th season of theatre will include four world premiere productions by New Brunswick playwrights, a further increase in provincial touring, more professional training workshops with renowned instructors and a beloved Disney musical. “Our 49th season at Theatre New Brunswick is shaped around the question, ‘Who…
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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 represents the kind of man…
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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.
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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 a farm on Walton Lake on the Kingston Peninsula.
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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 opportunity to view a wide variety of birds that enjoy a fresh water habitat. There is also a nearby good…
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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 – Symphony at Sunset. Since 2011,…
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MIRAMICHI – Fishing this week depended where you were. From the mouth of the Cains down the water was very high and dirty while above it was fishable and catching was good for spring salmon. Striped bass was sporadic with some places good and others just producing a few here and there. The weekend weather…
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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 need. The teachers believe in the power of kindness and that children can greatly benefit from the art of philanthropy. The owner and operator of The Learning Centre…
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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 this sacred place, a presence…
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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 Miramichi website at www.hospicemiramichi.com About Hospice…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Miramichi have drawn the winners in their first Dream Cottage Early Bird Draw! Each winner receives $2000 in Gas & Grocery Gift Cards from Canadian Tire & Sobeys! Congratulations to the winners! They are: # 8466 Patricia Quinn # 16740 Krista Sherrard # 712 Tyson Hallihan # 8646 Harold Somers # 23760…
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On Friday June 2nd, 2017 the Schizophrenia Society of New Brunswick (SSNB) – Miramichi Chapter is holding its 24th Annual Walk of Hope. The Walk will begin at 11 am in the Walmart parking lot in Douglastown and go along Douglastown Boulevard, then the King George Highway, and end at the Seamen’s Hospital. At the hall participants…
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