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The Sunny Corner Thunder have announced another new staff member as their training camp approaches for the 2024-25 New Brunswick Junior Hockey League season.
Prince Edward Island product will join junior C hockey team's bench staff this year
A resident of the former town of Chatham says she’s worried the pending rezoning of an old school property in the neighbourhood will “forever change” the area’s skyline and character.
Resident expresses opposition to rezoning of former school property in Chatham
The Miramichi Timberwolves’ 2024 training camp is well underway as the team prepares for its 25th season in the Maritime Junior Hockey League.
Defending MHL champs gearing up for their 25th season in the junior A circuit
John Vickers’ latest History at a Glance column highlights Napan’s rich heritage and deep-rooted traditions.
Community just south of the city has long been shaped by its natural landscape
In his latest Keep Moving column, Steve Heckbert writes about the benefits and ramifications of a potential mining operation in the new northern town of Heron Bay.
Columnist highlights pros and cons of potential mining project in province’s north
The Northeast District RCMP is appealing to the public for help with its investigation into a recent vehicle theft in the Lagacéville area.
Vehicle was stolen from a home on Route 450 in Lagacéville
The Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission will soon conduct an operational review of its planning services department after recently receiving complaints from board members about delayed building permit applications.
CEO says 'operational review' followed concerns about building permit delays
The Miramichi Mike’s Bar and Grill Northmen have made a coaching change ahead of the 2024-25 Beauséjour Senior Hockey League season.
David Morrison replacing former NHLer Bill Riley as senior hockey team’s bench boss
The city is preparing to buy new Jaws of Life rescue equipment for one of the Miramichi Fire Department’s two full-time stations.
New hydraulic rescue equipment being purchased for north-side fire station
The tender for a paving project cost-shared by the city and province has come in more than $200,000 under the engineer’s estimate, with city councillors and staff now exploring options for spending the leftover funds.
City council, staff discuss options for spending surplus funds from Route 118 work
The Northeast District RCMP is seeking the public’s help with its search for a stolen all-terrain vehicle in the Millerton area.
Vehicle stolen sometime last week from home on Parker Road in Millerton
For the first time since 1998, the Tracadie Aigles have won a Miramichi Valley Baseball League championship.
Tracadie ends 26-year championship drought; wins 31-run, 31-hit Game 4 slugfest
Indigenous firefighters from Natoaganeg First Nation and across New Brunswick are assisting with Alberta’s battle against wildfires for the next two weeks.
Indigenous firefighters from across the province are helping Alberta’s wildfire response
The Miramichi Public Transit Commission will soon roll out three new bus routes after announcing an expanded bus service earlier this year.
Transit commission merging three lines into two as part of bus service expansion
At the 2024 MHL Entry Draft in June, the Wolves acquired nine skaters and two goaltenders who could battle for roster spots starting this week at the team’s training camp, or keep developing in the under-18 ranks and eventually skate in Miramichi.
Miramichi made 11 picks in eight rounds to rebuild prospect pipeline for future
Ironmen stars join P.E.I. for nationals; 13U, 15U, 17U athletes play on national stage
The Sunny Corner Thunder have named a new head coach ahead of the 2024-25 New Brunswick Junior Hockey League campaign.
Alexandre Ménard brings lengthy coaching resume to Sunny Corner junior C squad
The Northeast District RCMP is seeking the public’s help with its search for a missing 33-year-old man from Metepenagiag First Nation.
Sheldon Tenass was last seen on Thursday in Mi’kmaq community west of Miramichi
A 19-year-old man from Haut-Rivière-du-Portage has died after a two-vehicle crash on the Acadian Peninsula.
Police say collision happened on Route 370 in Pont-Lafrance, in the Tracadie area
In his latest History at a Glance column, John Vickers highlights the work of Nowlanville poet Johnny Wallace.
Wallace’s poems depicted simplicity of life in rural Miramichi neighbourhood
The New Brunswick government has declared a whooping cough outbreak across the province nearly two months after initially announcing a smaller one on the Acadian Peninsula.
Initial outbreak declared on the Acadian Peninsula near the end of June
City council will soon vote on a request from a charity to acquire a surplus city-owned property for a proposed housing development and rehabilitation centre.
Staff say council should reject ask due to transitional nature, among other factors
The host Miramichi Twins girls’ baseball squad came out on top of the Baseball New Brunswick 12-and-Under Girls’ Provincials on the weekend.
Host Twins defeat Salisbury in provincial final at Evan McFarlane Field
After being passed over for $13 million in federal funding for housing initiatives last year, the city is preparing to submit another application for cash under the program’s second round. But the amount being requested under Round 2 hasn’t been made public yet.
New application window only open to communities rejected during the first round
Do you want information about the City of Miramichi and municipal affairs at your fingertips? There will soon be an app for that.
City comms officer expects mobile app to be up and running in late-September
The Miramichi Police Force has arrested a 41-year-old man who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
Firearm confiscated during arrest; further charges are pending
The season has ended for the Chatham O’Donaghue’s Junior Ironmen with a loss in the deciding game of the New Brunswick Junior Baseball League semifinals.
Chatham falls to Saint John on the road in deciding game of best-of-five semifinals
The Newcastle Mike’s Bar and Grill Cardinals needed another storybook finish to dispose of their cross-river rivals in the Miramichi Valley Baseball League semifinals.
Second extra-inning triumph in as many nights earns Newcastle league final berth
City council has tweaked a development agreement from 2021 for a housing development in the former town of Newcastle, as the city extending services into the project is eligible for provincial funding.
Contract revised to allow city to seek provincial funds for infrastructure extension
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