Miramichi Blog

Total Eclipse of the Moon

The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurred Wednesday night. Saturn and the bright star Regulus could also be seen. It was a perfect night on the Mighty Miramichi for viewing the eclipse. I've attached some photos I took below.

The Earth's shadow starting to cover the moon:


Just a small slice of light shining through:


And finally, the total eclipse! The moon gave off a reddish glow while in the Earth's full shadow:

Labels: Eclipse, Miramichi, Moon

10th Annual Miramichi White Gold Festival
February 8th to 10th, 2008

All Weekend
Ice Sculptures
Queen Elizabeth Park
CCFCC chefs of New Brunswick will have 35 Ice Sculptures on display beginning Friday.

Friday, February 8th

7:30 pm White Gold Dance Show,
Beaverbrook Kin Centre
Featuring the Nelson Doyle Dancers. Free Admission.


Saturday, February 9th

11:00 am Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 10
Hosting the 4th Annual Jackie Chambers Memorial Dart Shoot
Three person teams (must have at least one woman). Cost: $30/team – register at 11:00 am, play at noon – call 622-2161 for information.

12:00 noon Smelt Fry
Chatham Head Rec Centre
Cost: $7.00, all you can eat plus dessert
12 noon until 5 PM.

1:00 pm Smelt Fry and Children’s Activities
Flo’s Hide-A-Way
Smelt fry 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm. All you can eat for $7.00.
Children’s scavenger hunt & snowman building contests.
For further information call 622-0680.

1:00 pm White Gold Cake & Entertainment
Northumberland Square
Cake and refreshments will be served and entertainment provided at Center Court, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Sponsored by
Northumberland Square Mall Merchants

6:30 pm Newcastle Rotary Club’s Chinese New Year’s Dinner
Beaverbrook Kin Centre
Cash Bar at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7:30 pm, attire is casual. All net proceeds go to Camp Rotary (for special needs for youth and adults) at Grand Lake.
Tickets are $30 per person of which $15 is considered a charitable donation. Contact: Herman Koops 623-8744.

7:30 pm Master Hypnotist “Cyrus”
Hypnotic Phenomenon Tour at James M. Hill Theater.
Cyrus explodes on the stage with an amazing high energy, power packed Comedy stage Hypnosis show you will ever see!
Show time at 7:30 pm (doors opening at 6:30 pm). Tickets $15.00 adults, $12.00 students. Tickets available at Bill’s Quik Mark, or phone 773-3162.

8:30 pm White Gold Dance
Miramichi Civc Centre
Music by Jakebreak. Doors close at 11:00 pm Tickets $10 each available at Jean Coutu (Newcaste), Bill’s Kwik Way, City Argo and Kingston’s Convenience (Douglastown)
Sponsored by
Miramichi Valley Snowmobile Club

9:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion, 385 Pleasant Street
White Gold Dance –music by Don St. Coeur & Peter.
Admission $5.00, everyone welcome.


Sunday, February 11th

6:30 pm White Gold Dinner/Concert – Official Closing of White Gold Festival
Beaverbrook Kin Centre
Tickets by reservation only $25.00 each, call 622-1780 on or before February 3rd. Sponsored by 51st Miramichi Folksong Festival & C.U.P.E. Local 865.

Labels: festivals

Tickets on sale for third annual Women’s Day conference


Tickets go on sale today at area outlets for the third annual, A Day for Women, a one-day conference for women in the region.

Women of the region are encouraged to attend this one day event being organized by the Women’s Wellness Program of the Miramichi Regional Health Authority in celebration of International Women’s Day.

The Program committee wanted to celebrate the internationally recognized day by providing women the opportunity to be educated on women’s issues and listen to informative presentations. The conferences held in 2006 and 2007 were filled with over 120 women attending each year.

This year’s conference promises to be a great event. A change in venue, a well-known keynote speaker and other informative presentations will round out the day being held at James M. Hill Theatre from 8:30am-3:30pm.

In early January, the organizing committee announced CBC host Shelagh Rogers as this year’s keynote speaker. Rogers is the host of “Sounds like Canada” which airs each morning on CBC radio. She lends her voice to a number of causes, in particular, mental illness, which will be her topic during her keynote presentation on March 6.

During the afternoon of this year’s conference, women will be offered presentations by the region’s own registered nurse Jeanne Breau as she discusses Women and Sexuality. Breau will be followed by registered dietician Margaret Young of Sobeys as she enlightens the crowd on her Ten Tips to Healthy Eating.

Other fun parts of the day will feature a musical performance by Miramichi’s own Paula Foley and a Belly-dancing demonstration by Betsy Squires.

The 2008 one-day women’s wellness conference will be held at the James M. Hill Theatre and this year, tickets will be sold at the cost of $10 per person. There will be no pre-registration. Tickets will be available February 6 at the following locations: Bill’s Quick Mart (Chatham); Books Inn (Newcastle); Miramichi Regional Hospital Gift Shop; Neguac Health Clinic, Rogersville Health Clinic, Blackville Health Clinic, Baie Ste. Anne Healthy Clinic and the Miramichi Medical Day Clinic. Anyone from out of the region who wishes to purchase tickets, or for more information, please contact Stacey at (506)623-6136.

Labels: wellness, women