Community & Fundraising
The Blackville Fireman’s Club will be hosting an open house on Saturday August 20th at the fire hall, 54 Main Street. The open house starts at 1 pm with a free BBQ beginning at 2 pm. The firefighters will be performing an auto extrication demonstration at 2 pm, followed by a water rescue display at…
Congratulations to Jeremy Parker, this weeks winner of Chase the King. Jeremy won $42.40 with ticket number 848 and cut the 3 of Clubs. Play to WIN! Jackpot is now $2563.80! There are 17 cards left!
The following statement was issued today by Nathalie Chiasson, chairperson of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, on the occasion of International Youth Day, August 12th: In December 1999, the United Nations approved a resolution decreeing that August 12 would become International Youth Day with the theme Youth is the future of mankind.
Miramichi Folklore Park is the newly renovated Home of the Heritage Players, a local theatre group dedicated to producing original plays about the Miramichi and its people. To date they have staged over 100 performances based on Miramichi characters and history. At Miramichi Folklore Park there is a gift shop where you can find Miramichi…
The Central New Brunswick Woodmen’s Museum, located in Boiestown, NB, will be hosting its Annual Professional Lumberjack Competition on Saturday, August 13th, 2016, beginning at 12 noon. TimberSport competitors will be busy sharpening their axes and filing their cross-cuts for this one day Lumberjack Competition; which portrays the “skill and technique” of this amazing Sport.…
The University of New Brunswick is among the top four per cent of degree-granting institutions of higher learning in the world, according to a newly released global ranking.
The Rock ‘N Roll Festival would like to thank the Miramichi Emergency Centre for Women for their help to make the festival this year the success that it was. For their help, the Festival made a donation to the centre in the amount of $4000.
The 2016 Hiller Reunion kicked off last Thursday August 4th with an afternoon Senior’s Tea at St. Andrew’s School and an evening Nostalgia Hunt. The four day celebration was jammed pack with activities including a Memorial Candle Ceremony, Family Walking Parade, Washer Toss, BBQ, and plenty of live entertainment featuring the Jared Lutes Band at the Lord Beaverbrook…
From November 18-20, 2016, the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton will host the 6th annual emerging musician’s festival now known as FEST FORWARD, formally known as NB-ME.
The City of Miramichi is seeking one permanent crosswalk guard. The individual will be subject to a security background clearance and must be capable of performing the duties assigned. Applications will be received until 4:00 p.m. on August 12, 2016. A covering letter must clearly indicate “Crosswalk Guard” and applications may be submitted in writing…
There are strange happenings going on at Wilson’s Point … Stories that are best left in the past always have a way of creeping back to the surface when least expected. It is almost as if you can hear the tales of Commander Boishebert and his men rustling through the trees with the wind. A…
During New Brunswick Day celebrations on Monday August 1st, the provincial government will be offering free gate admission at provincial parks as part of its Get Outside! NB program.
There will be an online auction with the funds going to help the Miramichi SPCA. The auction will start at 8am Monday August 1st and will end Sunday August 7th at 6pm. To participate in the auction, go to the Facebook event page for Online Auction for Miramichi SPCA (https://goo.gl/WzMcoV). Bids must be made during…