by Lauren Hare When it comes to buying art it’s easy to be inspired by colours, texture, and the beauty of the piece that you fall in love with, but, even the most beautiful piece of art can look just plain bad if hung incorrectly. This is something I’ve seen way too often, so here…

March is Nutrition Month and Sobeys in Douglastown has a lot of Food and Nutrition events! On March 19th from 12-1 pm there will be a session focused on this year’s theme, eating 9-5. Sobeys Registered Dietitian Kayla Hebert will be talking about ways to make eating healthy at work easier. As always, there are…

The Miramichi Rock ‘N’ Roll Festival will be returning this year after setting the festival aside for the 2014 season. The festival failed to run last year due to a lack of volunteers, but the event’s organizers have confirmed that Rock ‘N’ Roll will be back this summer with old favourites and new performers. Festival…

Following a successful run last year, the Greater Blackville Resource Centre’s Soup’s On program is back!  Soup’s On offers Free Meals and community spirit throughout the greater Blackville area. Various…

On Monday, February 23, there will be a Community Wellness Public Information Session at Blackville School. The session begins at 7:00pm in the school cafeteria and is open to all community members from Quarryville to Upper Blackville. Hosted by Public Health, Blackville Mango Committee, Blackville Village Council and Dr. Tiffany Keenan, the topic of discussion…

Last October local ladies Heather Coughlan and Darlene O’Shea vacationed in Europe. When they visited London, England they met up with Bill and Jean Blanchard, the owners of a narrow boat named “Miramichi”, which we previously wrote about in March 2013. You can read that story in our online archives. The group spent a day…

Saint Raphael’s Parish is hosting a pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday, February 17 at the Father AA McKinnon Memorial Hall, 105 Main Street in Blackville from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. The price for adults is $6 and $3 for children under 12. Supper includes pancakes, sausages, home baked beans and gingerbread with whipped cream for dessert. […]

The Northumberland Salmon Protection Association (NSPA) will present its distinguished ’Friend of the River Award’ to Tilly O’Neill Gordon, MP for Miramichi, NB at its upcoming 17th Annual Gala Dinner, being held on February 17th, 2015 at the Rodd Miramichi Resort.

Hospice Miramichi, Inc., a charitable non-profit volunteer organization, was established in March 2011 and received its corporate status in July. The focus of hospice palliative care is on comfort not cure and on life not death. Hospice Miramichi is seeking to raise the awareness of the unique needs of those living with life threatening illnesses…

“It’s a shame, it’s an awful thing.” That’s what Rev. Willard Watling said when he reflected on the current conditions of the senior citizens who have taken residence at the Miramichi Regional Hospital. “We were there at Christmas time singing carols and many of the seniors were weeping … they were crying.” Watling feels there…

Senior Managers from TransCanada Energy East Pipeline outlined their company’s updated plans for the New Brunswick portion of the TransCanada East Pipeline to the Miramichi Salmon Association’s Board of Directors at their annual mid-winter meeting, held this past weekend in Burlington, Mass. In addition to summarizing TransCanada’s experience and best practices in pipeline construction and […]

On Thursday, February 12, the Blackville Women’s Institute will be hosting their annual Heritage Week celebrations. This event is open to the public and is free of charge. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of both the Canadian and New Brunswick flags. To recognize this milestone, the theme for Heritage Week 2015 will […]

NBCC’s Alumni Association has announced that they are taking nominations for the first ever Alumni Recognition Awards. The awards are meant to recognize and celebrate success stories from the school’s alumni. NBCC has 75,000 alumni from six campuses across the province. To help recognize these graduates, the NBCC Alumni Association was founded in 2013 and…