In conjunction with the 60th Folksong Festival Anniversary, Heritage Week and NB Museum. Beaverbrook House is hosting a gala four day event bringing the history of Dr. Louise Manny February 13-16, 2017. There will be General Tours daily 2-4 pm and Guest Speakers featured from 7-9 pm. Plus Jo Ann Lynch will provide music nightly and tea…

The City is seeking applications or nominations for membership on the following committees: Heritage Advisory Committee, Arts & Culture Advisory Committee, and Parks Advisory Committee.

Wednesday February 1st, 2017 – Ice Storm Recovery Update We are pleased to share that as of 6 pm last night the Emergency Operations Command Centre, which was activated shortly after the storm hit, had been stood down. That means for the City of Miramichi, the active event is over. The water conservation advisory has…

The Saint Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church CWL will be hosting a Valentine Supper on Sunday, February 12th from 3-5 pm at the Father A.A. McKinnon Memorial Hall, 105 Main Street in Blackville. Entertainment will be provided by Amy Jardine & Friends. The menu consists of ham and scalloped potatoes, vegetables, rolls, dessert, tea and coffee. The…

Monday January 30 – City of Miramichi Ice Storm Recovery Update Please Share Today’s New Information: The city continues to consider this an Active Event and we remain fully focused on clean-up and providing food and shelter for the duration of the power outages, however later today we will also begin to bring recreation services…

Saturday January 28 – 9:30AM City of Miramichi Ice Storm Recovery Update Good Morning As of 9:30am we are sitting at around 2500 outages in the city of Miramichi with numerous pockets expected to come online tonight between 10pm-11pm. Further pockets are scheduled for tomorrow and Monday at the same time. To see the estimated…

Mayor Adam Lordon continues to keep city residents updated through his official Facebook Page @adamlordonnb. The following update was posted this afternoon: Friday January 27 – 2:00PM City of Miramichi Ice Storm Recovery Update – Please Share A short time ago, at 1:00PM Council and our senior management team had a briefing with NB Power…

Gregory Chase, a descendant of the MacDonald family of Blackville, is seeking information about his ancestors. If you have any information about Angus MacDonald or the MacDonald family and can assist Gregory with his research, please email him,

“Skating and Fireworks” will be held on Saturday, January 21st, 2017, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Barnaby River Outdoor Rink on the Barnaby River/ Semiwagan Ridge Homecoming Grounds, located on the North Barnaby Road, in Barnaby River, just down from The Most Pure Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church and off the Route 126…

In view of the success achieved in 2016, the Friends of Beaubears Island will once again host Miramichi historians in a Speaker Series during the month of February. Presentations will occur in the library at the Nelson Rural School 7 pm on Monday and Thursday evenings throughout the month. In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, and…