Month: October 2015

“Following the Footprints” New Fiction from Jules Keenan

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 31, 2015 /

Following the Footprints by Jules Keenan I woke up one morning to find footprints in my backyard. Human footprints. Size nine work boots to be exact. They came from the woods and stopped at my kitchen window. Then they went to my bedroom window, where there were many of these tracks. It looked like this…

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Rotary Purse Auction & Fashion Show Next Week

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 30, 2015 /

The Rotary Club of Newcastle presents a Purse Auction and Fashion Show. This popular “ladies night out” event will take place on Thursday, November 5th at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre.

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Brenda Daigle is a Caring Canadian

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 30, 2015 /

by Andrew McGilligan Originally published in the New Brunswick Union A special Canadian flag sits in a cabinet in the family room of Brenda Daigle’s house. Neatly folded, it will come out of its resting place this fall as it makes its way throughout the Miramichi community from several schools to its final destination –…

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 29, 2015

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 29, 2015 /

This week completes another season of angling, with the last part, Striped Bass, finishing Saturday.  With only two days left, get out for a final fish during this retention period.  It will be a long winter before we can hit the waters again. By most accounts, this past season was a much better one than…

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Halloween FUNdraising tickets only $10 per couple!

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 28, 2015 /

Rock ‘n Roll Festival Fundraising Halloween Party at the Goodie Shop is only $10 per couple admission! Prizes for best costumes and other door prizes. Everyone welcome 19 years and over.

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Betty Caron’s Family Memories

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 28, 2015 /

Betty Caron enjoys Giv’er Miramichi magazine, reading articles about like-minded people, the photo submissions, and the positive nature of the magazine. She was inspired to share her photos and memories for our readers to enjoy. Pictured Above: The builders of the Methodist Church Sunday School in Chatham which is currently the Chatham Legion. Back Row:…

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My Life Changing Trip to India

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 28, 2015 /

by Danielle Davies My incredible two week journey began when I was one of 25 students selected from across Canada and the USA to participate in the 2015 Me to We trip to India, sponsored by PotashCorp. I had applied for the trip as soon as I heard about it. The opportunity to learn about…

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September Update From Councillor Tony (Bucket) Walsh

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 28, 2015 /

Once again its time for our council update for September! Vacations are over for a lot of people and all the kiddies are back in school. Miramichi Accessable Transit has opened up at a brand new location with a brand new building in the Chatham Industrial Park…congratulations! The Annual Terry Fox Run was another success.

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Free Halloween Fun at Miramichi Libraries

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 27, 2015 /

There are some fun activities planned at both the Chatham and Newcastle public libraries in Miramichi. Check them out on Thursday in Chatham and Saturday in Newcastle!

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The Complicated Web of Wellness

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 27, 2015 /

Nowadays, it’s easy to ask Google to define wellness for you. Quickly you learn that it is a “state or condition of being in good physical and mental health”. But what does that really tell you? And how does it relate to your own life? In order to truly understand its meaning one has to look beyond the words.

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Non-Profits Work Together to Change Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 27, 2015 /

Change Miramichi is a collective group of non-profit organizations who have joined together to fundraise and promote positive change within the Miramichi. They are six non-profit organizations (SPCA Miramichi, Miramichi Youth House Inc, Volunteer Miramichi, Glenelg Youth Alliance – The Tutoring Centre, Camp Sheldrake and the JMH Alumni Association) who have joined together as a committee.

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Miramichi Reader Interviews Danila Botha

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 27, 2015 /

Danila Botha is a rising young author who was born in South Africa, but now resides in Toronto. She recently released her first novel “Too Much on the Inside” (2015, Quattro) which was reviewed here. I called it: “….an impressive first novel from this young, energetic author”.

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Restoring Ancient Portage Trails in New Brunswick

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 27, 2015 /

Canoe Kayak New Brunswick (CKNB) is a volunteer non-profit organization devoted to safe recreational paddling in New Brunswick (NB) through awareness, education, instruction and community engagement “The Ancient Portage Trails of NB” project is a special project under Canoe Kayak NB (CKNB). The project deals specifically with restoring only six ancient portage trails of the…

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