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Napan Elementary to become kindergartenonly school
Parents who were expecting their children to enter kindergarten this fall at King Street Elementary in Miramichi, will now see them begin school at Napan Elementary instead. Anglophone North School District has announced that the rural school will...
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New Miramichi mayor and council sworn in
For the first time in almost a decade, Miramichi has a new mayor. Veronique Arsenault was sworn in on May 25 at a ceremony held at the Rodd Miramichi River Hotel, becoming just the sixth mayor in the city’s history. She said she was still getting...
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Fracking moratorium didn’t play into decision: Agropur
Agropur didn’t decide against upgrading its Sussex-area dairy processing plant based on New Brunswick’s fracking moratorium, according to a company official. This is despite claims from the local MLA who suggests Nova Scotia’s natural gas supply was a...
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Housing money stripped from Miramichi given to other N.B. communities
Eight New Brunswick communities are being given extra federal housing money that was stripped, in part, from Miramichi after Ottawa clawed back dollars earlier this year. The federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund rewards municipalities that...
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CITY WON'T OVERSEE RINK OPERATIONS WHEN MULTIPLEX OPENS
The City of Miramichi has confirmed it will not continue to operate the Lord Beaverbrook Arena (LBA) once the new multiplex opens. But it has left the door open for the rink to remain in operation. Greg Sargent, the city’s chief administrative...
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Injury survivor Candace Carnahan promotes workplace safety
Candace Carnahan, who lost a leg in a workplace accident in 1999, is urging business and schools to improve health and safety education for young Canadians in the workforce. “There was over 700 young people hurt at work last year, people under the age...
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N.B.’S public housing waitlist hits all-time high
Amid an affordability crisis, New Brunswick’s public housing waitlist has now reached an all-time high. More than 14,000 households are currently waiting for a public housing unit in New Brunswick, according to Housing Minister David Hickey. This is...
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NB Power allowed to jack rates 4.29%, costing households $118 a year
New Brunswickers will pay 4.29 per cent more for electricity as of Tuesday, a decision that will cost the average household an additional $118 a year. The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board released its order on the electricity rates Monday,...
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N.B. community newspaper pioneer remembered as mentor, leader
David Cadogan, a lifelong newspaper publisher who helped shape community journalism in Atlantic Canada and became a integral part of the Miramichi community, has died. He was 83 years old. Cadogan died April 5 in Miramichi. He was a driving force in...
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Miracon gets additional funding, as mayor questions process
Miramichi Mayor Adam Lordon says the city needs to review how it provides funding to community events. He raised the issue at a city council meeting on March 31 after Coun. Veronique Arseneault requested that the city approve a one-time $10,000...
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Province to replace six nursing homes, add 240 beds in three major cities
The province will replace six aging nursing homes and create 240 new long-term care beds as part of its newly unveiled plan for the sector. At an event at Fredericton’s YMCA on Thursday morning, Seniors Minister Lynne Chantal-boudreau, Health Minister...
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ANDERSON BRIDGE TO BE DEMOLISHED
The Anderson Bridge will be demolished. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Chuck Chiasson made the announcement on March 12 in a social media post. “The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has recently been notified by Quad NB and...
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ALLAN LEGERE DEAD AT 78
Allan Legere, the notorious serial killer who became known as the “Monster of the Miramichi” in the late 1980s, is dead. Legere’s death was confirmed Monday, March 9, by Correctional Service Canada in a news release stating the 78-year-old had “died...
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Next Miramichi council will have at least three new faces
Miramichi city council is guaranteed to look very different following this spring’s municipal elections. Three members of the nine-member council say they are not reoffering and another says they are considering a run for mayor. Among those not...
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