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Join us for our first Comedy Night “Fishing for Laughs”

By Giver Miramichi / October 25, 2017 / Comments Off on Join us for our first Comedy Night “Fishing for Laughs”

Join us November 18th, 2017 at the Vogue Theatre  in Miramichi, NB for our first comedy night featuring Jimmy MacKinley! Click the image for more details.

City Leaf Pickup Schedule – 2017

By Giver Miramichi / October 23, 2017 / Comments Off on City Leaf Pickup Schedule – 2017

The City of Miramichi advises residents that FERO will be picking up leaves separate from regular household garbage on November 18th. See poster for details.

Insulation 101

By Giver Miramichi / October 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Insulation 101

Insulation isn’t just that fluffy pink stuff that you see when a wall is opened up, and it’s certainly not something you never have to think about again once your house has been built. There are different types of insulation for the different areas of your home, from the interior walls, floor and ceilings to […]

Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 19, 2017

By Giver Miramichi / October 19, 2017 / Comments Off on Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 19, 2017

CORRECTION: Last week I inadvertently gave out wrong information regarding the daily retention number of stripped bass. I had stated “two” which was wrong. As of September 1 until October 31 the daily retention is ONE FISH ONLY between 50-75 centimeters. NOTE: For the past three weeks, there has been a disruption in this column’s…

Miramichi Tales at the Vogue – Oct. 21

By Giver Miramichi / October 18, 2017 / Comments Off on Miramichi Tales at the Vogue – Oct. 21

On October 21, the Miramichi’s own Heritage Players will present their newest theatrical offering, Miramichi Tales – From the Headwaters to the Baie, a play retelling a handful of some not-so-familiar stories from our river in honour of the 150th anniversary of Confederation. The show was done in collaboration with the Miramichi Museum Network, representing…

Help a Family This Christmas with The Salvation Army Miramichi

By Giver Miramichi / October 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Help a Family This Christmas with The Salvation Army Miramichi

OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE: SPONSOR A FAMILY Provide food and/or toys and gifts for Christmas. Call to register. Families will be assigned to sponsors after Nov 18th.. CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAMPAIGN – Nov. 20th – Dec 23rd GIVE THE GIFT OF YOUR TIME – 2 ½ hr shifts Monday through Saturday at several city locations. Call 622-7826…

War Memories In Song/Soldiers of Song

By Giver Miramichi / October 16, 2017 / Comments Off on War Memories In Song/Soldiers of Song

Over 30 years ago the Miramichi Folksong Festival held its first Remembrance Day Dinner/ Concert at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre, featuring music of the war years. This year War Memories in Song will be replaced with “ Soldiers of Song” on Sunday November 5th at Carrefour Beausoleil. In celebration of the 150 birthday of Canada,…

This Old Thing

By Giver Miramichi / October 14, 2017 / Comments Off on This Old Thing

This month Bernie Colepaugh of Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous has sent us another photo to see if our readers can identify it… Do you know what this is?   Also, one of our readers submitted an item he wants help identifying. What is it? Do you know? Email your ideas to . Include “This Old…

Operation Christmas Shoe Box – Sending Christmas Parcels to Our Canadian Soldiers

By Giver Miramichi / October 13, 2017 / Comments Off on Operation Christmas Shoe Box – Sending Christmas Parcels to Our Canadian Soldiers

by Brenda Daigle Operation Christmas Shoe Box marks 10 years in 2017. The campaign has served as an outlet for the people of the Miramichi region to show how much we appreciate the many sacrifices our Canadian Military make on a daily basis in order for us to live with the freedoms we enjoy. Over…

Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 12, 2017

By Giver Miramichi / October 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 12, 2017

MIRAMICHI – For the most part, this is the last week of the season with Sunday, October being the final day of 2017 for salmon. Exceptions are the Bartibog, Tabusintac and Burnt Church Rivers which close October 29. So a big THANK YOU to all my sources for their reports this season. Rain on Sunday/Monday…

Borrow. Grow. Repeat. Be a Seed Saveur!

By Giver Miramichi / October 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Borrow. Grow. Repeat. Be a Seed Saveur!

Whether you are new to saving seeds or an old hand at germinating and winnowing, everyone is invited to become a member of the Seed Saveurs network this fall. A special event launching the Seed Saveur initiative is planned for both November 2, 2017 in Upper Miramichi and on November 4, 2017 in Miramichi. Use…

Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

By Giver Miramichi / October 11, 2017 / Comments Off on Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

This Pumpkin Spice Cake will fill your kitchen with the sweet smell of Fall baking! Submitted by Georgia Halavrezos, it is one of her family’s favourite treats. Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups All Purpose Flour 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon 1 ½ tsp Nutmeg 1 tsp Ginger 3 ½ tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda ¾…

Brew up funds for your local Alzheimer Society

By Giver Miramichi / October 10, 2017 / Comments Off on Brew up funds for your local Alzheimer Society

On September 21, World Alzheimer’s Day,  the Alzheimer Society kicked off Coffee Break®, their largest nationwide fundraiser that simply asks participants to share a cup of coffee in exchange for a donation to their local Society. Each year, Coffee Break events in New Brunswick raise over $50 thousand and this year, we’re excited to welcome…