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55 min ago | The Victoria Star

Miramichi mill deal coming in January

Although out-of-work woodsmen and mill workers in Miramichi won't be getting the early Christmas gift they had hoped for, it will likely be a Happy New Year with the provincial government and a Quebec forestry company set to make a significant announcement involving a shuttered mill.

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8 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

Miramichi Salvation Army in need of donations

The Miramichi Salvation Army has been providing under-privileged families with the basic necessities of life for over 100 years.

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17 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

Bonnell to appear in court Monday

An Esgenoopetitj First Nation man accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in separate incidents is due to appear in Miramichi provincial court on Monday.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

CBC

Miramichi launches autism registry

Miramichi has launched an autism registry for first responders, which is believed to be the first in Canada.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

The Victoria Star

N.B. man sentenced to 15 years for manslaughter in Moncton strangling death

A 46-year old Miramichi, N.B., man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for strangling an elderly man to death at a Moncton inn last August.

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Tue Dec 15, 2009

The Victoria Star

Miramichier wins $675,000 in lottery

To say that Christmas came early this year for Erma Fowlie would be a massive understatement.

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Mon Dec 14, 2009

The Victoria Star

Lots of work to be done before Miramichi STU campus becomes a reality

A spokesman for St. Thomas University says there's no set timeline for setting up a satellite campus in Miramichi.

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Sun Dec 13, 2009

The Victoria Star

Bonnell to consult with lawyer

A 29-year-old Esgenoopetitj First Nation man re-appeared in Miramichi provincial court yesterday for election and plea on four charges stemming from an alleged sexual assault.

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Fri Dec 11, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Monks accused of 'unchristian' farming

OLIVER MOORE A New Brunswick monastery that felt a blast of outrage over its willingness to harbour disgraced Roman Catholic Bishop Raymond Lahey is facing new heat over farming practices that critics call "unchristian." The animal-rights group PETA, which earlier prompted monks at a U.S. abbey to quit raising chickens, is hoping scripture, moral ...

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

Penticton Herald

N.B. lay first degree murder charge in death of 16-year-old Bonnell

A 29-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

The Victoria Star

People with flu-like symptoms asked to stay home

Anyone experiencing flu-like symptoms including cough, fever, general aches and pains, sore throat and runny nose are being asked to postpone planned visits to patients in hospitals and health-care facilities within the Horizon Health Network.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

The Victoria Star

Miramichi region to benefit from nursing home program

The provincial government announced more than $400 million in funding over five years for nursing homes Thursday, including the construction of three new facilities in the region.

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Related Topix: Canada, Mount-Saint-Joseph, OH, Family, Elderly

Fri Dec 04, 2009

The Victoria Star

Miramichi retailers say Christmas perfect time to shop locally

With the onset of December, the holiday shopping blitz is well under way in Miramichi and municipalities around the province.

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The Victoria Star

Expect good news for Miramichi: MLAs

For Miramichiers looking over the details of the province's latest budget and noticing the region is conspicuous by its absence from planned health care, infrastructure and education projects, local MLAs say there will be plenty in store for Miramichi in 2010-2011. Miramichi Centre MLA and Public Safety Minister John Foran said yesterday that from ...

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The Victoria Star

New nursing homes for Dieppe, Miramichi

With the province's population of seniors expected to double over the next two decades, the provincial government took steps yesterday to ease the strain on New Brunswick's aging nursing homes and on the province's hospitals.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

The Victoria Star

Putting his math to work adds up to big prize

Shea Harris thought it was a shot in the dark when he applied for a Millennium Excellence Award last spring.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

The Victoria Star

Miramichi mill deal close

A shuttered Miramichi mill is one step away from being brought back to life, according to provincial officials.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

The Victoria Star

Foran claims Miramichi Centre nomination

A Christmas gala hosted by Miramichi Centre MLA and Public Safety Minister John Foran Friday night doubled as a Liberal nomination convention for the electoral district.

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Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Victoria Star

Upper Miramichi area celebrates torch run

From left, 2010 Olympic Torch Relay bearers Nadine Stewart, Malcolm Bowes and Cassie Kervin hold up their torches at the end of the five-person relay in Doaktown on Friday.

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The Victoria Star

Olympic Flame burns brightly in Miramichi

Even with the presence of a bitter cold driving rain, the Olympic Flame burned brightly as it arrived in Miramichi yesterday.

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