The 5th Annual Blackville Bluegrass Festival kicks off tomorrow night at the Dungarvon Whooper Lounge, 336 MacLaggan Drive. The three day event features performances by: A New Shade of Blue Noreen Allain & Blue River Windy Creek Bluegrass Band Eddy Poirier & Family Timberland Express Eddie Leblanc & Friends Craig Curtis Gates are now open. […]

The John Howard Society of Miramichi is currently holding a Silent Auction on the theme of “Working Together to Make a Difference” online in a Facebook Event. Everyone is invited to bid on lots of locally donated items, while helping this great cause! The auction runs until August 6th. There are 15 items up for…

Chris Morris Legislature Bureau 26 Jul 2013 07:29AM With fish populations nosediving for unknown reasons, the Miramichi Salmon Association is stepping up its efforts to conserve the threatened Atlantic salmon. Mark Hambrook, president of the Miramichi …

DFO has issued a variation order opening the pools that had been closed due to warm water and high temperatures. The pools will open tomorrow morning, July 25th. They also wanted me to remind people that they will be issuing a variation order on August…

By Samantha Magee 23 Jul 2013 03:52PM MIRAMICHI — Bruno Bobak, the renowned Canadian artist who passed away last year, left a sizable donation to the Miramichi Salmon Association that was just recently revealed. In his will, the Polish/Canadian artist donated $400,000 to the association, which is halfway through a two million dollar fundraising […]

Press Release July 22, 2013 Estate of Bruno Bobak 52 Shore Street Fredericton NB BRUNO BOBAK AND MIRAMICHI SALMON As a lasting contribution to New Brunswick’s famed Atlantic salmon river, the Miramichi, in which he so dearly loved to spend his fly-fishing time, the Estate of Bruno Bobak is pleased to announce a donation of […]

Hi All DFO announced that the following salmon fishing pools will be closed to angling for all species of fish due to high water temperatures and low water levels. Changes came into effect today, Wednesday July 17th, 2013.  Confluence of Otter Brook and Cains River, including the waters of Otter Brook 50 m upstream of […]

July 9, 2013               MONCTON, New Brunswick – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of  Fisheries and Oceans, announced today a second retention period during the  current limited recreational Striped bass fishery in the Southern Gulf of St.  Lawrence. This area includes the Maritime Provinces adjacent to the Gulf of St.  Lawrence. “Following a first retention fishery […]

A free-to-attend, all-ages motivational seminar presented by C.S.P. — a professional, industry endorsed recording artist, event organizer, and music instructor — and Scott Doucet — a professional motivational speaker, consultant, and founder of Edge Motivation – will be held on Tuesday, June 25th, 6:30pm, at The Atlantic Host, in Bathurst, NB. The event will see…

MacDonald Farm, that hidden gem of Miramichi tourism, is kicking off its summer season in fine form with an End of School Bash on June 22 from 12 to 4pm. Start your summer down on the farm, with prizes, games, music and pony rides. The musical styling of Charlie Hachey will be a treat to…

In a year that brought significant strides and milestones, signalling the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) as a post-secondary education of choice, over 2000 graduates will cross stages in six locations in the province as part of the Class of 2013. NBCC is expected to graduate 2126 students next week, the largest graduation class in…

The 5th Miramichi Fusion Festival takes places this Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at the Golden Hawk recreation facility and surrounding area. Fusion Festival is an all day annual event which sees many groups and fun activities coming together for a day of community involvement, youth participation and fun. It is a festival for the whole…