Month: May 2017

Household Tips and Hints

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 9, 2017 /

By Anthony McLean With a month into the season of Spring, I like to check out tips and hints to use around my home. I found these ones to be worth sharing with readers. Each of them are simple and easy to make with ingredients that can be found in your home! Check them out,…

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2017 Miramichi Minor Hockey Annual General Meeting

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 9, 2017 /

You’re invited to this year’s minor hockey AGM on Monday May 15th at the MVHS Lecture Theatre at 7 pm. Agenda items are: current board members yearly reports, board elections plus possible constitution changes. If you would like to add anything to the agenda contact Dewey Somers at . The current constitution can be found…

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May 2017 Sobeys Nutrition Events Douglastown

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 9, 2017 /

Ready for new meal ideas? Check out what our Sobeys Dietitians are up to this month! Monday, May 15th 6-8 pm Healthy Cooking with Chef Brian Matheson ($15) Enjoy a delicious meal prepared by our chef and get nutrition tips from our dietitian. Menu: Peach and Arugula Salad with Crisped Goat Cheese, Asparagus and Chicken…

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Harkins Grad ’67 Reunion Events Calendar

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 9, 2017 /

HARKINS GRAD ’67 REUNION 2017 FRIDAY, JUNE 30: Tour of Harkins at 3-4 pm. Meet & Greet at the Kin Centre from 7-10 pm featuring DJ Ev Gray (Music of the 60s), finger food, a photo booth, contests and former teachers. $10 cover. Book launch of FORMER STUDENTS AND FACULTY of HARKINS HIGH (354pp.) SATURDAY,…

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Spring is in the Air… Renovations are around the corner!

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 8, 2017 /

by Jamie Alexander As soon as the snow melts, we start to think about that list of “must do” home projects that we started over the winter. And sometimes small things turn into a partial or full-scale renovation. Here is my process for a peaceful, organized renovation: PLAN! Think of this as the map with…

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Interview with Sean Nelson, CEO of NWE Professional Wrestling

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 8, 2017 /

by Riley Harris NWE is a Professional Wrestling promotion company from New Brunswick which traces its roots back to Miramichi. I chatted with founder, co-owner and CEO of the company Sean Nelson ahead of NWE’s Royal Rumble styled event “Top Rope Turmoil” happening May 13th in Loggieville. RH: Sean Nelson? Am I saying that right?…

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Theatre New Brunswick Announce 2017-2018 Season

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 8, 2017 /

Theatre New Brunswick has announced its 2017-2018 season. The company’s 49th season of theatre will include four world premiere productions by New Brunswick playwrights, a further increase in provincial touring, more professional training workshops with renowned instructors and a beloved Disney musical. “Our 49th season at Theatre New Brunswick is shaped around the question, ‘Who…

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Ottawa-based pop band, The PepTides to tour the Maritimes, June 9-15

By Giv'er Saint John / May 8, 2017 /

Ottawa-based pop band, The PepTides are coming to the Maritimes on a tour from June 9-15, 2017. There will be three opportunities to see them in New Brunswick at venues in Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton.

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150 Things to do in the Miramichi Region (26-50)

By Discover Miramichi / May 7, 2017 /

In honour of Canada 150 Discover Miramichi put together a list of 150 fun things to do in Miramichi this year! We previously published the first 25. Now, here is 26-50.

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Miramichiers Who Giv’er! Meet Lloyd Cameron

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 7, 2017 /

by Anthony McLean Recently I had the privilege of interviewing another Miramichier who knows how to Giv’er! Each of the people I have interviewed so far for this regular feature have affected me in some way. After I conducted this interview, I paused and reflected on our conversation. He definitely represents the kind of man…

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Is your city music-friendly?

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 7, 2017 /

Is your City a Music City? A Music City is a community of any size with a vibrant music economy. Successful Music Cities generate a wide array of benefits for cities, from economic growth, job creation, and increased spending to greater tax revenues and cultural development.

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Book Review: “Waiting for Still Water” by Susan White

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 6, 2017 /

Award-winning New Brunswick author Susan White’s newest young adult/middle-grader novel is Waiting for Still Water, a book centred around an extended family composed of foster children, past and present, who have been under the care of the redoubtable Amelia Walton, who owns a farm on Walton Lake on the Kingston Peninsula.

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Spring Birds at Miramichi Marsh

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 6, 2017 /

Miramichi Marsh (Miramichi Nature Trail) – Located near “Retirement Miramichi” features approximately 2 kilometres of easy to walk trails that wind around three ponds and skirt an extensive marsh area. The trails offer an excellent opportunity to view a wide variety of birds that enjoy a fresh water habitat. There is also a nearby good…

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