Giver Miramichi
I had hoped to have the final counts from the various barriers, but they are not available yet. Next week will be the final column for this season with my annual Christmas Shopping suggestions. If the stats are available, I’ll include them. A special THANKS to our sponsors and sources who make this column possible,…
On Saturday, November 19th from 11 am to 2 pm, come celebrate Intergenerational Family Fun Day and National Child Day at NBCC-Miramichi. This FREE event is for families of children up to age 6. Grandparents are also invited. There will be fun games for the kids including a Bouncy Castle, balloons, and more. There will also…
In our last issue Bernie Colepaugh of the Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous shared a photo of an old item and asked if anyone knew what it was. Gary Layton wrote, “I think it’s a spud knife for pealing bark off trees. I used one years ago in the woods with my uncle Weldon Munn.”…
by Dave Bucklow Autumn is here and our Fall classes at the Golden Hawk have begun. Classes are the same as last year and will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 am. Hope to see you all there. We had a very enjoyable Summer practising at Ritchie Wharf Park on…
The Miramichi Curling Club is having a coaching clinic on November 6th at 9am and running until 4pm. Coaches who take this one day workshop will become a trained “Youth Club Coach.” FREE OF CHARGE! Call Courtney to sign up 622-0735
If you are out and about in the Historic Chatham downtown this week you may notice some new faces. Last Friday to coincide with the launch of their annual Poppy campaign the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #3 unveiled 28 Veteran Banners for Remembrance Day. A group of representatives from the Legion, the City, and DowntownS Miramichi were…
The most anticipated promotion of the year on the river returns! DowntownS Miramichi will be launching their one day sale of Downtown Dollars the second week of November in each Business District. Downtown Dollars are one of the many ways merchants of DowntownS Miramichi show their appreciation for the communities’ support. The one-day sale offers…
By this time next week another angling season will officially be completed for another year. Salmon angling on the Bartibog, Burnt Church and Tabusintac Rivers closes at the end of Saturday, October 29, and striped bass closes at the end of Monday October 31. Jim Laws of Miramichi Hunting and Fishing in Newcastle, Miramichi reported…
Please join us at the New Brunswick Community College – Miramichi Main Campus as we kick off this year’s Operation Shoe Box Campaign with our annual Red Friday community photo in the gym on November 4th at 12:30 pm sharp. Wear red, bring your smiles and if you like wave support signs or Canada flags. A…
The Miramichi Curling Club is offering a new learn to curl program designed for adults for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. The Learn to Curl program will run from November through March on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Instructors will teach the basics of curling in a non-competitive and social environment Equipment provided Enjoy new…
I had intended to do an overview of the season this week, but the stats are not posted yet, so I’ll try again next week. However, a general perception is that the Main Southwest Miramichi had the best angling this season. The Little Southwest was average at best, and the Northwest was poor, certainly in…
Donnie and Louise (Keenan) Brophy will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open-house on Saturday, October 29th. The celebration begins at 4 pm at the Father AA McKinnon Memorial Hall, 105 Main Street in Blackville.
By Peter Gadd and Pam Watters Awhile ago we had a young male Purple Finch at one of our feeders. In fact it was a feeder attached to our kitchen window which allowed us to see it quite up close. It was obvious it was not well. It remained perched on the edge of the feeder…