Year: 2020

Rotary Club of Newcastle’s 2020 Lovin’ Louis Purse Auction Committee Raises Over $16,000 !!!

By Giv'er Miramichi / November 4, 2020 /

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…

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Remembrance Day Events in the Miramichi Region

By Giv'er Miramichi / November 3, 2020 /

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 –…

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November Salmon Take Out Dinner at the Central New Brunswick Woodsmen’s Museum

By Giv'er Miramichi / November 3, 2020 /

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!…

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Miramichi Presents Santa’s Local Helpers Christmas Market

By Giv'er Miramichi / November 2, 2020 /

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…

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A Book Review Of Yorkshire Lass: An English War Bride’s Story

By Giver Miramichi / November 1, 2020 /

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…

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Halloween Colouring Pages

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 31, 2020 /

Local artist, Laura Lea Comeau of Derby, sent us these hand-drawn Halloween colouring pages to share with all of you, to print and colour. You can view her artwork at www.lauracomeauart.ca and www.facebook.com/LauraComeauArt To save the picture to your computer or device, right click on the images below, and choose “save image as”. Happy Halloween!…

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Miramichi Marsh A Birding Hot Spot

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 31, 2020 /

By Peter Gadd, Nature Miramichi Miramichi Marsh is a true “hot spot” for birds right in the city.  Within the small 20-hectare space, there are 151 species of birds! This Ducks Unlimited Canada freshwater wetland has a great variety of habitats in the small compact area. Birds need conditions that provide them with food, shelter,…

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Hospice Miramichi presents Home for the Holidays & Angels Remembered

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 30, 2020 /

Hospice Miramichi is thrilled to announce the return of two incredible holiday campaigns, Angels Remembered and Home for the Holidays. 100% of funds raised will go directly to support the programs and services offered by Hospice Miramichi. Angels Remembered is a wonderful opportunity for community members to show their love, honour their friends and family…

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Atlantic Salmon Museum Christmas at the Museum 2020 Event

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 29, 2020 /

From 10 am to 4 pm on Friday, November 6th and Saturday, November 7th, the Atlantic Salmon Museum Christmas at the Museum 2020 Event will be taking place at the Atlantic Salmon Museum, 263 Main Street in Doaktown. Join the Atlantic Salmon Museum for early Christmas Shopping! They are going to be having ten vendors…

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Campbell’s Cognitive Therapy – New Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 28, 2020 /

This year has been ripe with challenges for people young and old. Measures to protect our own and others’ physical health have been paramount, and we have subsequently seen a shift in the way that we work, eat, socialize and travel. Recently, an increased emphasis on mental health has emerged. This is encouraging, and represents…

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Chatham Christmas Hampers 2020 Registration

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 27, 2020 /

The Chatham Christmas Hampers 2020 Registration will be taking place on Monday, November 2nd and 9th, 2020 and Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 from 10 am to 12 pm noon at the Anglican Church of Chatham – Saint Mary’s Anglican Church, 207 Wellington Street, located on the corner of Wellington and King Streets. The Chatham area…

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Monuments and Memorials around Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 24, 2020 /

by Anthony McLean Along our Mystical, Magical and Mighty Miramichi, there are many monuments and statues of prominent citizens that grace our river in our parks and cemeteries. Alison Edward “Al” O’Neil Memorial Monument Al O’Neil was born in Chatham Head, NB, on July 8th, 1920. This monument was erected in the Bicentennial Park adjacent…

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Second World War Veteran Shares Story of Service Loss Limb

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 23, 2020 /

On Remembrance Day this year, many Canadians will be reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Among those will be war amputee veteran Bob Gondek, of Toronto, who also carries a physical reminder of that pivotal time in history. At the age of 96, Bob can still vividly recall…

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