Community & Fundraising
There’s plenty of blue skies, bright sunshine and very warm temperatures headed our way! Perfect weather to take in some of the Yard Sales happening this weekend! Click here to plan your route! If you are having a Yard Sale or a Craft or Bake Sale, you can add it to the list FREE of charge!…
Bruce MacKinley, husband of Newcastle Rotarian Geri Mahoney, was presented with the Rotary International Rotarian Spouse/Partner Service Award at a recent club gathering. The award recognizes spouses and partners of Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service through Rotary. Only a maximum of 100 individuals worldwide are selected to receive this award annually. The emphasis is on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement helping others.
Kick off another awesome year of Youth Night at the Golden Hawk! This Friday, September 18th they will be starting the year off with a Welcome Back Party. Activities will include Bubble Soccer, Inflatable Shooting Range, Open Gym Activities, Swimming, Games Room, and more. Golden Hawk Youth Night is open to youth Grades 5-12, and runs…
As a kick-off to Hunger Awareness Week, the Northumberland Food Security Network is challenging local workplaces to raise money and/ or collect food donations for our local food banks for four weeks between September 21st and October 19, 2015. In the Miramichi area, 11% of families do not have secure access to food (My Community at a…
The Napan Home and School hosted a fun family day on Saturday September 12th on the school grounds. The event provided fun for all ages with a BBQ, jumping castle, dress up booth, playground activities and bake sale. The event celebrates fall, kids return back to school, and the community coming together. Click to enlarge any of…
Miramichi Accessible Transit (MAT) proudly hosted an Open House on Saturday September 12th with an official ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the facility. The new building, located at 21 Walsh Avenue in the Chatham Industrial Park, represents the first time MAT has been able to provide service from a permanent residence. The purchase of this building was made possible through the…
Much cooler temperatures and periods of rain in the forecast for this weekend but still a lot of people planning Yard Sales. Click here to plan your route! If you are having a Yard Sale or a Craft or Bake Sale, you can add it to the list FREE of charge! Fingers crossed the rain holds…
The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) Miramichi Flight 39 are hosting a COPA for Kids event this Saturday, September 12th, at the Miramichi Airport in Chatham. Kids can experience a flight with a qualified pilot free of charge from 10 am until 3 pm.
Yesterday’s Annual Labour Day Concert at the Miramichi Kin Centre in Newcastle raised $3505 for the local Food Bank. The event featured a BBQ, bake sale, 50/50 draws and lots of live entertainment supplied by some of Miramichi’s best including the Miramichi Fiddlers, Mona Lisa Richard, Jimmy Lawlor, Bob McCallum, John Lordon, Ian Craig, Francis Hubbard, Colleen Furlong, Jody Robichaud,…
Dogs and their families took part in the 16th annual Dog Jog yesterday, Saturday September 5th, at Middle Island Irish Historical Park, raising $1366.45 for the Miramichi SPCA. This year’s theme “Bark in the Park” attracted a large crowd of furry friends of all sizes and breeds and their humans, who enjoyed a BBQ, prize draws, shopping…
Hay Island – Northern Pintail Some select locations for Birding in the Miramichi Region recommended by the Miramichi Naturalists’ Club (MNC). The MNC meets on the second Monday each month from Sept. to June at 6:30 at the Nelson Senior Citizens’ Centre. Visit www.miramichinaturalistclub.com to find out more. Photography by Peter M. Gadd. To view…
The Miramichi Area Model Railroad Society are a small group of like-minded train enthusiasts who got together five years ago and decided to form a group. They began by meeting in one member’s basement and another member’s garage. Now their permanent clubhouse is upstairs at the Seaman’s Hospital in Douglastown where they house their very…
The last long weekend of the summer is upon us and it looks like we can expect plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. Lots of people are having Yard Sales this weekend. Click here to plan your route! If you are having a Yard Sale or a Craft or Bake Sale, you can add it…