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UPDATE: (August 4, 2016) From the All Out Race organizers – CANCELLED UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND WE FEEL IT BEST FOR All TO CANCEL TONIGHT AND SAVE PEOPLE FROM LOADING OR MAKING THE TRIP IN THE MORNING. SORRY BUT IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE. Miramichi Dragway hosted the…
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by Bruce Biegler, DragRaceCanada.com Far Eastern Canada’s Miramichi Dragway will host its biggest and most prestigious drag racing event ever this coming summer. The facility has landed a NHRA Northeast Division National Open race July 29-31st. That race will in fact be one of five different NHRA National Open events in Canada this season within…
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“Counting today, we still have three more fishing days left. That’s three days of blueberry pancakes, bacon, and eggs fried in bacon fat; three days of evening cocktails and tasty, high-calorie hors d’oeuvres on the deck; three days nodding off in our chairs after dinner, watching a game on the television, then staggering upstairs to…
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About 70 km inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the city of Miramichi, there are two marinas. Station Wharf Marina sits on the East side of the river in the Historic Downtown Chatham Business District and the Miramichi Boating and Yacht Club sits on the West side in Douglastown. Both marinas monitor Channel…
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The 2016 Rock n Run took place yesterday Sunday June 26th in the Newcastle downtown. People of all ages took part in the race which was divided into 5K, 10K and half marathon categories. The top three participants in the 5K were: Shayne Dobson of Campbellton with a time of 17:47; Laura Dickinson of Miramichi at 18:20; and…
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The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL www.themhl.ca) is searching for a PRESIDENT. The MHL, a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL www.cjhlhockey.com), has been in continuous operation since 1967. Currently, the league consists of 12 teams based in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The President is a FULL-TIME leadership position who reports […]
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WIN a 2016 Harley Sportster and support Miramichi’s Rock ‘n Roll Festival! Mill Cove Coffee is holding a Raffle where one lucky person will win a brand new 2016 Harley Sportster. Tickets are only $10 each! Tickets are available at Mill Cove Coffee, JH Stewart and Westside Fitness. Or click here to purchase tickets online using our handy…
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It is not too late to sign up for the FIRST SUNNY day of the year … at the Miramichi Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament! Come out this Thursday June 16th and enjoy an afternoon of golf, shotgun start at 1 pm, and it is going to be the first SUNNY day of the year ……
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Another successful Robert Blacquier tournament is in the books. Over the course of the weekend 12 teams from across the Maritimes and Quebec played for the top prize at Nelson’s Merle Doyle & Gerald King memorial ball parks. Though a spot of bad weather threatened the conclusion, with a few tweaks to the schedule the tournament came to a…
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by Shawn McCarthy This year, for the 13th summer, players from across New Brunswick will take to the field in the Robert Blacquier Memorial Fast-pitch tournament June 10th-12th. A former President of the Nelson Softball Association, player, coach, and organizer, Robert passed away prematurely in the early summer of 2004. That summer, his friends in…
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The Chatham Miramichi Honda Ironmen made their first trip to PEI on Saturday June 4th and came home with a split in the doubleheader.
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The 2nd Annual Miramichi Striper Cup took place over the weekend with lots of bass being brought in for weighing and plenty of fish tales being took home. Registration numbers increased this year with 189 teams in boats hitting the water, 967 individuals fishing from the shore, and 252 youth participating. Organizer Jeff Wilson took to the Miramichi Striper Cup…
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The Miramichi Striper Cup happens this weekend, May 27-29, 2016. The City of Miramichi and Mr. Jeff Wilson recently announced that thanks to the generous sponsorship of two Miramichi companies, the Miramichi Striper Cup will be increasing the prizes for the Individual (Shoreline) Division and are able to offer cash prizes for the Youth (Shoreline/ under 16 years of age) division.
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