Saint Raphael’s Annual Fall Supper is scheduled for Sunday, October 27 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at the Father AA McKinnon Memorial Hall in Blackville. Hosted by the Saint Raphael’s parish council, the menu includes a turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

“Trick or Peas” puts a new spin on Halloween! Instead of candy, some students from Blackville High School will be going door-to-door collecting non-perishable food items which will be donated to the Blackville Food Bank.  Canned beans, peas, soup, peaches, pears, etc. are all good choices to give! Did you know that 1.6 million Canadian […]

Five year old Ethan was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia on October 17, 2011. His treatments continue until February, 2015 with many trips to IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Ethan is the son of Amanda Durette and stepson of Daniel Lebreton of Miramichi, and is the grandson of Sandra Durette of Blackville. On Sunday, November […]

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Ramassage des feuilles
La Ville de Miramichi désire aviser les résidents de la Ville que FERO ramassera les feuilles séparément de la collecte régulière des ordures pendant deux samedis, soi le 19 et le 26…

The Air Show in August has been wrapped up and responses from all areas are very positive.  Almost 10,000 fans saw the Show from the Miramichi Airport property over the two days, August 24 and 25.  About half of the spectators came from out of the area and were impressed by both the event and the community. 

As the season draws to a close many of you are probably wondering about the research we have been involved in this season. Though the final results are not in I thought I would give you a short synopsis of where we are with the kelt tracking program.  In early May, ASF and MSA tagged […]

The second annual “Jody Harrison Memorial Fall Salmon Classic” on the Little Southwest Miramichi was held from October 3rd to 6th, 2013 at the Otter Brook Salmon Club. Chris Barnett, Shawn Dickson, Geoff Barnett, Greg MacDonald, Jason Currie, Derrick Bathurst, Marc Thebeau and Richard Cormier raised $180.00 which they donated to the MSA Northwest Miramichi Smolt […]

The New Brunswick Home Support Association’s (NBHSA) 24th Annual General Meeting and Conference will be held at the Rodd Miramichi on Tuesday October 15th and Wednesday October16th, 2013. Home care agency representatives, home care workers and family care givers, and stakeholders from all over the province will be attending. The theme “Planting Seeds for a…

Get active with Mango this fall at fitness programs offered throughout the village of Blackville. From October 15, 2013 to May 15, 2014, the Blackville Walking Group invites everyone to attend FREE walking sessions at the high school from Monday to Friday 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. For more information contact Lois Grady at 843-2236. […]

Residents of the village of Blackville will head to the polls later this month to vote in a by-election for the mayoralty. Former mayor Glen Hollowood and resident Andrew Hawkes are in the running to become Blackville’s next mayor. The village has been served by interim mayor Matt Sturgeon since May, when Hal Muck stepped […]

The MS Society of Canada is dedicated to being a leader in finding a cure for multiple sclerosis and enabling those affected by MS to enhance their quality of life. It is the only national voluntary organization in Canada that supports both MS research and services for people with MS and their families. Their annual Christmas […]

The Miramichi Chapter of the Alzheimer Society will present a five part education series beginning October 10, 2013 at the Chatham Public Library. Statistics from the study, Rising Tides – The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society,(October 2009) show a bleak future. At present, approximately 500,000 Canadians are afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.…

On October 8, 1953, a small group of conservation minded pioneers, all who shared a common love for the Miramichi and who feared for its future, registered a fledgling new organization called the Miramichi Salmon Association, Inc. (MSA). The group, made up of anglers, guides, camp owners, commercial outfitters and sporting good merchants, drafted a […]