The Doak Provincial Heritage Site in Doaktown, New Brunswick is seeking applicants in the following job openings that they are current recruiting for. The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, December 4th. Please provide a resume complete with three (3) references as well as a covering letter explaining your interest in one or both…

It is that time of the year again for many Christmas Craft Sales happenings along the Mighty Miramichi Region! Check out this list below for many upcoming ones happening! Nov 21 – Christmas Craft MarketCome out to the Nordin Recreation Centre from 11 am to 3 pm! Christmas is just around the corner and we…

The Miramichi Archery Club is locally run with between 20 to 50 members, depending on the year, where certified coaching and information on the sport of Archery is available to all.   They welcome all levels of athletes for membership, from the novice to high performance.  The club works closely with Archery New Brunswick and Archery Canada…

On Sunday, November 15th beginning at 2 pm, the Knights of Columbus # 8381 – Father Michael Eagan Council will be hosting a Exemplification (Degree) Ceremony at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish – Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 12 Saint Patrick’s Drive in Nelson Miramichi. All candidates will obtain full Knighthood and this ceremony…

Hospice Miramichi held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, October 28th at the Knights of Columbus Chatham Hall, Miramichi, New Brunswick. Through reports from the Executive Director and Board of Directors Chair, Hospice Miramichi announced a new operational budget associated with the Residential Hospice being built which is expected to have a moving date in…

On Saturday, November 14th, 2020, from 10 am to 4 pm, come out to the Creative Grounds Café, 156 Wellington Street for “Author’s Notes: Writers Meet & Greet”. Hosted by the Île Beaubears Island Interpretive Centre, this is an opportunity to meet some of Miramichi’s local historians and authors, and get your copy of their…

The Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church’s Christmas 28” Balsam Fir Wreaths are now taking orders! Orders can be made by placing payment in the offertory basket of any church in the Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish Unit in a sealed envelope with the following info: 1) Wreath Order, 2) Name and 3) email address…

By John Bosma Although the launch of Miramichi Lads & Ladies: We Will Remember Them! which had been scheduled for April 11, 2020 (the day my family arrived from Holland on the Miramichi in 1955) was cancelled like so many other events, the book sold from April to August via the post office, Mill Cove…

The Rotary Club of Newcastle’s 2020 Lovin Louis Purse Auction would like to thank everyone responsible for making this year’s fundraiser an amazing success!! With your help we have raised over $16,000 that will go towards future community projects. Congratulations to Whitney Foran, the winner of the Speedy 30 Louis Vuitton purse. Congratulations to Karen…

Even though the traditional Remembrance Day services have been post-poned for this year, here are a few events happenings in the Miramichi region, to remember. Requiem Eucharist for our War Dead Holy Trinity Anglican Church of Blackville will be hosting a special service, Requiem Eucharist for our War Dead, on November 11, 2020 at 9:00am. Everyone welcome –…

The November Salmon Take Out Dinner at the Central New Brunswick Woodsmen’s Museum will be held on Sunday, November 15th, 2020. Pickup times include: 12pm noon to 12:30pm noon, 12:30pm noon to 1pm and 1:30pm to 2pm. For pickup, enter the front door of the Museum, pickup at the Kitchen window and exit back door!…

Come out to the Miramichi Agricultural Exhibition Association, 24 Church Street in Chatham for the Miramichi Presents Santa’s Local Helpers Market on Saturday, November 28th, 2020 from 10 am to 3 pm. This event is hosted by Eileen Clancy Teslenko, Admission is FREE, and stop in and support our local vendors and you will find…

A Book ReviewofYorkshire Lass: An English War Bride’s StorybyDorothy Staniford KellyEdited by Sandra Kelly O’Hara Born in 1912 and surviving the London Blitzkrieg as a nurse and midwife and later becoming a war bride in Douglastown, N.B. after the war, Dorothy Stanford Kelly has many stories to tell. She does it in a simple, almost…