Community & Fundraising
Beginning at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 1st, 2018 and Sunday, September 2nd, 2018, bring a friend or a family member out to Miramichi’s newest farm – Fletcher’s Farm located directly beside the Gerald King Field in Nelson on Rasche Street, off of Saint Patrick’s Drive for their Grand Opening Weekend Celebrations!!
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The 3rd Annual YogaFest Miramichi will be held from 9am to 4pm on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 at the Waterford Green in the Historic Chatham Business District, in the former Town of Chatham (now Miramichi East). This day is a full day of YOGA, bringing together a diverse group of local teachers to offer a variety of classes and workshops showcasing all that we have to offer in our community.
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From Friday, August 3rd to Tuesday, August 7th, 2018, come out to the Summer Sale at the A.R.M. Book Nook Boutique, located at the A.R.M. Book Nook – Autism Resources Miramichi Inc., located at the former T & R Sports, at 1 Allan Street, in Douglastown (Miramichi). For only $10.00, fill a bag (of which the A.R.M. Book Nook Boutique provides) of: Men’s Clothing, Women’s Clothing and Children’s Clothing!!
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The 27th Annual Napan Agricultural Show will be held from Thursday, August 9th to Sunday, August 12th, 2018 on the Napan Agricultural Show Grounds, 224 South Napan Road, Napan, New Brunswick.
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The 2018 Miramichi Young Professionals & Involved Entrepreneurs (MYPIE) Boat Cruise 3.0 will be taking place on Friday, August 24, 2018 from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Tickets will be available at The Candy Patch or online at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mypie-boat-cruise-tickets-47800722247
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On Wednesday, August 1st, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., come out to the Kinsmen Centre of the Miramichi, located at 100 Newcastle Boulevard, for an Open House for Proposed Pellet Plant – Northern Energy Solutions (NES) Inc. The proposed Miramichi wood pellet plant would produce up to 275,000 tonnes of pellets per year, and be located at the former pulp and paper mill site on Curtis Road.
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Brad Burns, our Miramichi Salmon and Fishing Guru is back with his Fishing Report and shares the news that the Natoaganeg First Nation “Eel Ground” has been granted approval by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for a commercial striped bass fishery with a quota of 50,000 fish per year. The details of the distribution are unclear at this time, but the times when the fishery will be conducted are in late May/June and then again in October. These are the times when the fish are in the river spawning and later preparing to overwinter.
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The 61st Miramichi Folksong Festival will be held from August 5-10, 2018 at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre, 100 Newcastle Blvd. A musical week of celebration in song.
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After one of the better June’s in a few years we ran out of luck, or at least most of it. July has been hot, but it is the timing of that heat that has been the killer. It actually began the last day of June, and just as the heart of the summer run was scheduled to arrive we had a week of 30C range temperatures.
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Building on the success of last year’s picnic during the Tall Ship Festival, the Friends of Beaubears Island, in partnership with le centre communautaire Carrefour Beausoleil, will stage a public picnic on the Island this Saturday, July 28, from 12-4pm. Join the characters of Beaubears Island for an afternoon of entertainment and picnic fare. If you feel inclined, get your photograph taken with the region’s historical figures – a great keepsake for this outstanding event.
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The Annual Doaktown Fair will be held from August 3rd to 6th, 2018 and is an old-time country fair features something for everyone to enjoy. Activities include a country jamboree, breakfast at the Doaktown Legion, prize bingo at the catholic church hall, a dance at the Legion and many country fair events at the arena.
Events at the arena include a touch truck event, petting zoo, pony rides, traditional games, and displays of home baking, crafts and vegetables. Enjoy old-time favourite games such as wooden bottles and cats, and also the top shooter.
Jakob Jardine, a 11 year old boy from Warwick Settlement, has returned from the War Amps 2018 Atlantic Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The seminar brought together young amputees from across the Atlantic provinces while also marking the 100th Anniversary of The War Amps.
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The 2018 Bay du Vin Summer Survival will be held from Saturday, July 28, 2018 to Saturday, August 4th, 2018 at the Bay du Vin Summer Survival Grounds, Bay du Vin, New Brunswick. Summer survival is a week long festival with something for all ages.
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