Community & Fundraising
Saint Andrews United Church will have their Christmas Eve Service on Thursday, December 24 at 5:30 pm and it will be the last service for present minister, Rev. Paul McGrattan. The Anglican Parish of Derby and Blackville service will be held at Holy Trinity in Blackville at 6:00 pm.
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by An Anonymous Retired Registered Nurse How the years roll by and time changes all things! We are left with wonderful memories of the not-to-be-forgotten events that we enjoyed with our friends. We belonged to a group of eight retired Registered Nurses who trained at the former Miramichi Hospital in the early fifties. After we…
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Saint Andrew’s United Church in Blackville invites you for worship on Sunday, January 3rd at 11 am at the Church Hall, for the inaugural service led by their new minister, Kathryn McIntosh.
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My how a year goes by!
Several of my fellow Councillors and myself travelled to our capital city of New Brunswick, Fredericton, for two days of strategic planning sessions. This proved to be my most educational experience thus far. Topics that were discussed ranged from cities group buying equipment, supplies etc. to get a better deal as well as to obtain Federal grants that would benefit the entire province.
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Photographer Grace Trowbridge took a drive around the Miramichi region over the weekend and was treated to the beautiful sight of lit houses, trees, and lawn characters as well as some fresh snow just in time for Christmas. “Miramichi is always ready to go above and beyond when decorating and this holiday season is no different!” Click to enlarge any of…
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The Autism Resources Miramichi’s Book Nook store has moved. Check out their new location at 1 Allan Street behind the Northumberland Square Mall in the former Sky-Tech and T&R Sports building. The Book Nook is very well-stocked with gently used books for adults and youth and is tidy and organized. There is a children’s room…
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In our November issue we shared a story about My Amazing Pen Pal, a new business recently launched by Greg Trevors. Click here to read that article. Check out the Christmas episode below! Santa answers some questions that every child asks! Since we shared The Amazing Pen Pal story, Greg has appeared on CTV Morning Live Atlantic! Click…
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The Annual Christmas Candle Light Parade in Blackville will be held on Thursday, December 17th at 6:30 pm. Line up begins at the old village office parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Schaffer Lane. The parade will proceed up Main Street with the singing of Christmas carols to Saint Raphael’s Church where the blessing of the Creche will take place.
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The Miramichi Curling Club would like to remind its members that the last night for regular league play will be on Tuesday December 22nd, 2015 and Juniors last night before Christmas will be Wednesday December 23rd, 2015.
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There is a saying “it takes a village to raise a child” but Elementary Literacy Inc. (ELI) knows it can take a village to raise a reader. Last school year, over 950 students participated in their supplementary reading programs in nearly 150 elementary schools in New Brunswick. During the school year, the average student participant…
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Miramichi Rocks 2 will start Saturday January 16th, 2016. Registrations are now open. Registration forms are available at The Goodie Shop Restaurant or by emailing . The first night all contestant scores will be by judges only and the top 20 will advance on with no eliminations until the the final night.
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“Drive-by Saviours” by Chris Benjamin (2010, Roseway Publishing) is the first novel from this Halifax writer. It is a fascinating, complex story involving two men from two different worlds, Mark in Toronto, Canada and Bumi in Makassar, Indonesia. Being an expatriate Torontonian living on the East Coast, I am naturally drawn to any story with Toronto in it.
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The 17th Annual Mayor’s Concert A Christmas to Remember was held on Sunday December 13th at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Newcastle, under the direction of Susan Butler due to Mayor Gerry Cormier battling cancer. The event raised $3,057 which will go toward the Miramichi Emergency Centre for Women, Miramichi Youth House, and St. Mary’s Christmas…
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