Health & Wellness
I just got back from Blackville, New Brunswick. I drove up last Thursday, and fished Friday – opening day of the Miramichi salmon season – and Saturday before coming home this morning. The fishing was as good as I’ve had in the 15 or so years that I’ve been going up. I’m sure it doesn’t compare to the good old days when the Miramichi was thought to have had regular runs of several, …Read More →
In New Brunswick, our forests provide important economic, recreational, and spiritual value. Ensuring they are sustainably managed is important to all of us. Join three of Canada’s leading scientists for a discussion moderated by Forest NB about the science of forest renewal and the practices in use today to keep our forests growing for generations to come. Topics to be covered include: wildlife, human health, and safety.
Health Minister Victor Boudreau is encouraging New Brunswickers to observe National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week this week, April 18th to the 25th.
by Dave Bucklow World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day will be with us once again on the 30th of this month. On Saturday morning, April 30th, at 9.30 am at Ritchie Wharf the Miramichi Tai Chi club will be giving a public demonstration of this amazing Oriental Art that is being referred to as Moving Medicine, and…
The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture (Sport and Recreation branch) and the Northumberland County Sport Network presents the 2016 Sport for Life Mini Summit, at 5:30 pm on Monday, April 18th at the Rodd Miramichi River Hotel. The goal of the mini-summit is to offer quality information sessions for coaches, parents, educators, and sports club organizers…
Miramichi United Soccer Club is having in-person registrations for the 2016 summer season at the following times and locations: In Miramichi on Saturday April 9th, from 10 am to 12 noon at the following Tim Hortons locations – downtown Newcastle on the square, downtown Chatham on Water Street, and in Douglastown at Bridgeview Plaza. The remaining…
To avoid injuries to your mouth while you’re playing sports, talk to your dentist about getting an athletic mouthguard made just for you. A mouthguard is a flexible appliance that is worn during athletic and recreational activities to prevent injuries to your mouth and face, such as split lips, broken teeth, and jaw fractures.
Soup’s On is a Greater Blackville Resource Centre (GBRC) project that offers Free Meals and community spirit throughout the greater Blackville area. Various organizations and churches in the area take part by hosting a free community luncheon. “We are seeing 60 to 100 people in our community taking part in the Soup’s On program each…
Calling all photographers! Giv’er Miramichi wants your very best bass fishing photos for the May issue of the magazine! Whether you have great shots from last year’s inaugural Striper Cup, scenic pictures from a boat or the shore some other time you were fishing bass, or a nice bragging photo of the one that didn’t…
What are you waiting for? It is a proven fact that 100% of Canadians will die. We plan for our weddings, graduations, vacations and funerals but we do not plan on the type of health care that we would or would not want done in the event that we were unable to make these decisions…
The Rotary Club of Newcastle have announced details of their community event happening the weekend of May 27-29, 2016. Re-branded as “Rotary RibFest on the Miramichi”, this weekend will involve a number of activities with lots of food, and will take place in the downtown parking area in front of the library off Ledden Street. This year will…
The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture and the Northumberland County Sport Network invite you to the Sport for life Mini Summit from 5:30 to 9 pm on Monday April 18th, 2016 at the Rodd Miramichi River Hotel. Many interesting topics on athlete development and physical literacy will be discussed. All coaches, sport administrators, parents,…
Due to advances in medicine and an increase in prolonged life expectancy, the number of older people will continue to increase worldwide. It is essential that all older adults practice and maintain good oral hygiene due to the high correlation between oral health and general health.