Police join MANGO initiative for healthy meetings
The Be Alive Northumberland Network have been working with a variety of organizations in the region to promote a healthy lifestyle and healthy eating. Organizations like the Miramichi Police Force are...
View ArticleRed Bank man allegedly stabbed and choked victims
Northeast District RCMP arrested a Red Bank man today and charged him with aggravated assault. The man is accused of stabbing a 35 year old male, and choking a 33 year old woman. Conrad Augustine, 30,...
View ArticleMan jumps in woman’s car to flee table leg attack
According to a police report, on Saturday evening at 7:45pm MPF officers responded to an assault complaint on Pleasant St. A 21 year old male advised MPF officers that he had been struck with a...
View ArticleBlizzard Advisory for Miramichi
Weather forecasters are calling for high winds and blowing snow tomorrow. Moncton is suppose to get up to 30 centimeters of snow, while Miramichi is predicted to get between 10 and 15. Environment...
View ArticleMcGillivray’s plea on sex charges postponed
The Miramichi man who is a teacher and drama instructor at Moncton’s Harrison Trimble High School was scheduled to plead to child sex charges today in Moncton court. McGillivray was not in court. He...
View ArticleMiramichi Man named NB Liquor CEO
Press Release from NB Liquor January 20, 2013, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Brian Harriman is the new president and chief executive officer of NB Liquor, effective Feb. 1. “This is a historic appointment, and...
View ArticleCommittees want new K-5 school to stay priority
With the government’s budget looming in the coming weeks, and a sure-to-be hotly contested election in the fall, committees who are pushing for a new K-5 school in Miramichi East want the issue to stay...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: Chapman health delays, Lynch guilty of cocaine possession
Terri Lynn Holmes was sentenced last week for opening bank accounts at the TD and CIBC under other people’s names. She opened one account in the name of her deceased sister, and deposited empty...
View ArticleCity Budget Passes – Tax Increase Averted
At a Special Council Meeting held Monday evening, January 20, 2014, Miramichi City Council approved a $29,885,208 General Operating Budget and a $5,414,292 Water and Sewerage Utility Operating Budget...
View ArticleRail Study Released: Recommendations for Newcastle Subdivision
At report that studies threats to a large portion of New Brunswick’s rail sector has been completed and its author Greg Gormick released his conclusions yesterday at a meeting with municipal...
View ArticleCourt and Police Briefs: Donation box suspect re-arrested
One of the co-accused in the case of the theft of two donation boxes from stores on the King George Highway was picked up by Miramichi Police on Monday for a breach of court imposed release conditions....
View ArticleMiramichi Entrepreneur Offers 8 Women FREE Trades Training and Jobs. Deadline...
If you know a woman who is interested in a high paying career as a welder, a successful Miramichi entrepreneur wants to pay for their training and then give them a job. No Joke. In June MO))) wrote a...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Time is now to talk about CPP
Contributed by Patrick Colford, President of the NB Federation of Labour This is decision time for enhancing the Canada Pension Plan. Most of Canada’s provincial finance ministers believe that we must...
View ArticleCanada’s oldest person dies: Flora Thibodeau of Rogersville
The premier made a statement today on the passing of Flora Thibodeau, a lifelong resident of Rogersville. Flora was born on March 20th, 1901, and was the oldest living person in Canada. At the time of...
View ArticleCity moves to finalize sale of Douglastown Rec Centre and other properties
At tonight’s regular council meeting, Councillors passed a motion to allow the city to move forward with Purchase and Sale Agreements on 5 city properties, including the Douglastown Rec Centre. City...
View ArticleCouncil Approves Funding of Wellness Centre Study
The next step in getting a new recreation and wellness in Miramichi has been put in place. The committee that was formed to analyze the needs of the community agreed with the recommendation of Trace...
View ArticleList: Capital Borrowing Projects and Repayment Terms
Council approved a motion tonight to go to the Municipal Capital Borrowing Board with the list of projects they want to finance, and the term over which they plan to repay them. The total amount the...
View ArticleProvince, CN to fix northern rail line, except from Newcastle to Nepisiquit
A few day after a report by Transport Action Atlantic said that the time is now to do something with the rail line from Moncton to Belldune, CN and the Province of NB are collaborating on $50 million...
View ArticleMore Drug Charges for Lambert
Only 7 days before he was to be sentenced for 6 charges including indictable possession of 3Kgs of marijuana, Mark Ryan Lambert was again arrested on drug charges. On October 23rd, Lambert changed his...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: accused in aggravated assault released
Augustine released – charged with aggravated assault Conrad Augustine of Red Bank who appeared in court on Monday charged with aggravated assault on a 35 male, David Augustine, and a 33 year old...
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