Miramichi News Archives

La Mine D'Or Jewellers has extended its Pearls of Hope fund-raiser for breast cancer research.

For Ginette Pellerin, who was among the first in Canada to receive the swine 'flu vaccination, a needle in the arm yesterday was a relatively harmless experience.

A large-scale Miramichi eco-tourism project received a financial shot in the arm yesterday, courtesy of the provincial government.

New Brunswick health-care workers will be the first in Canada to roll up their sleeves and get the swine flu shot starting Thursday.

The provincial Department of Health revoked the licence of a Miramichi restaurant earlier this week after a routine inspection Monday uncovered over 20 health violations.

More than seven decades ago, John and Bertha Harris were attending barn dances in Napan.

Chief Judge Leslie Jackson watches as Judge John Friel signs the Book of State Oaths and Clerk of the Court Matthew Cripps looks on.

It was a hard lesson for a young man caught drunk driving in Miramichi last year, but a lesson the court agreed should not be made easier.

Illegal moose, deer meat sale, endangered lynx earns hefty fine plus jail Published Monday October 19th, 2009 By Laura MacInnis laura.macinnis@miramichileader.com MIRAMICHI - Moose meat, deer meat, lynx meat, and salmon.

"That's where my GPS is sitting, right there," said Nicholas Guitard, pointing at a small ledge in one of his photos of a tall, steep, fast moving waterfall.

When a plane headed from Bouctouche to Bathurst with two men on board disappeared Friday search and rescue teams took to the air to find it.

Atlantic Canadian mayors fear there is not enough time to complete federal stimulus fund projects before a mandated deadline for shovel-ready money comes and goes.

A Miramichi woman has filed a complaint with the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission after she was denied public housing because of one of her dogs.

The Halifax Comedy Fest, The Debaters, best newcomer to Canadian comedy. Those are just some of the honours comedian Nathan Macintosh can put on his resume.

Members of the Miramichi In Motion steering committee are getting excited because the launch of the In Motion strategy is drawing near.

Transportation Minister Denis Landry and Solicitor General and Public Safety Minister John Foran last week announced the construction schedule for further upgrades to the King George Highway in Miramichi.

Renovations that will create more space for medical students at the Miramichi Regional Hospital will soon get underway.

The future of smallmouth bass in Miramichi Lake is still murky as the group trying to get rid of them works on a final plan.

More than 140 survivors, community members and health professionals gathered in Campbellton last week to take part in the third symposium on breast cancer in New Brunswick.

Health Minister Mary Schryer was in Campbellton Oct. 2 where she announced funding for the creation of an integrated centre for breast health.

When he was 16, Colin Fleiger tried to sign up to go to war. His first try, he didn't get too far.

As people in northwestern New Brunswick dealt with news that a radiologist's work is being reviewed, patients affected by a similar review in Miramichi last year are still looking for closure.

Moncton Mark's Work Wearhouse Flyers and Cornwall Thunder split a pair of games in the New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island Major Midget Hockey League during the weekend.

Former Ambassador Dennis Ignatius, who spoke on May 8 at the Rodd for the 2nd Miramichi Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, is returning to Miramichi.

Miramichi - Bay du Vin MLA Bill Fraser has offered hints that there could be something big coming our way.

With St. Thomas University about to celebrate its centennial anniversary next year, is the liberal arts institution about to go back to where it all started? Photo Contributed The future home of a St.

Three new provincial court judges were appointed yesterday, including one to the Miramichi and one Miramichi native who will serve as a travelling judge.

This letter is in response to Mr. Ted Ross's letter to the editor entitled "Affirmative Action" printed in Friday, Sept.

Even in the face of bumper-to-bumper traffic sparked by major road construction and the clear challenges that go along with launching a brand new service, officials with Miramichi Transit and its riders seem happy with the service to date.