Community & Fundraising
There was a record attendance last evening for the grand opening of the Miramichi Folk Song Festival. Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their six talented children Family brought instrumental music to the festival. This award winning fiddler from Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, is one of the best-known musicians for adhering to a traditional fiddle…
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The Canadian Coasters Classic Car Club are driving coast to coast, town to town, city to city in celebration of their 50th Anniversary. This cross-country jaunt is also in commemoration Canada’s 150th and best of all, most of the hundred cars in the travelling show have chosen to make a stop in Miramichi! In recognition of their cross-country…
Read MoreJust because July is over doesn’t mean we are nearing the end of summer fun! There is still lots to do and see in Atlantic Canada’s Great Outdoors all throughout the month of August!
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If you’re looking out the window at a sad-looking deck that could use a little TLC, you’re not alone. Many homeowners dread the thought of restaining their deck because it seems like such a daunting task. At Northumberland Co-op, we are here to remind you that staining a deck isn’t actually that difficult or time-consuming.
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Down Inside is the memoir of Robert Clark whose entire working career was spent with the Canadian Correction Service (CSC). When he retired in 2009, he was serving as a deputy warden and a few years later sat down to write about his experiences in the hope of inciting change in the current system.
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MSA President Mark Hambrook issued the following Press Release Monday July 24th, 2017. As we reach the mid-point of the 2017 adult wild Atlantic salmon returns to the Miramichi River, it is becoming apparent that not enough salmon are returning to meet critical spawning levels. Salmon stocks in New Brunswick are in crisis.
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We are very excited to have in our fleet a new delivery truck with a mobile boom. This will help us serve our customers providing the ability to deliver to some difficult areas. Not to mention saving on the back injuries. Looking forward to serving you! The Co-op Team!
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Andrew Daley of Green Mountain has been appointed the new chair of the Premier’s Council on Disabilities. “The council makes an important contribution to improving the lives of persons with a disability and I am honoured to be appointed chair of the Premier’s Council on Disabilities,” said Daley.
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NEW BROCHURE (English & French) is being distributed throughout the Miramichi Area outlining the services and opportunities available at The Salvation Army Community Resource Centre, Thrift Store and Family Services: Lowest prices in Town! NO HST! (We are a non-profit – all resources stay here in our community – to help those in need in…
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Nominations are being sought for the 30th annual New Brunswick Human Rights Award. The deadline is August 1st. The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission established the award to recognize outstanding effort, achievement or leadership on a volunteer basis by individuals or organizations in the promotion of equality and human rights in the province.
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The Miramichi Folksong Festival has been held continuously for 60 years now, making it the longest standing folk song festival in Canada. Its director (and a performer) of the past 35 years is the irrepressible Susan Butler, a true “Miramichier” if there ever was one. Now, she has compiled the Festival’s history as well as her own in a self-published book entitled For the Love of It: 60 Years of the Miramichi Folksong Festival.
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The 2017 edition of Chatham Head Days and the 41st Oldtimers Tournament is coming right up, running from July 29th through August 7th! Schedule Chatham Head Days & 41st Oldtimers Tournament: Saturday, July 29th: 6 pm Oldtimers Banquet Sunday, July 30th: 2 pm King & Queen Pageant 4-6 pm Supper: Cold Plate (order in advance)…
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What’s the BEST PURCHASE EVER? The one you don’t have to pay back. And that’s exactly what happened for Miramichier Sarah Cooper when she purchased bedroom furniture at Lounsbury Furniture using her store credit card. Through Lounsbury’s credit card financing provider, Fairstone, Sarah was automatically entered to win the BEST PURCHASE EVER. On June 6,…
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