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You like to play one of these sports: bowling, carpet bowling, washer toss, duplicate bridge, horseshoes, auction 45, darts, pool, cribbage, shuffleboard, golf or track & field?

The City of Miramichi invites you to take part in the New Brunswick 55+ Games, from June 24-26, 2009 by filling out the registration form before April 15, 2009. We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Games.

All NB residents, 55 or over are eligible to participate. Application forms are available at www.nbscf.ca/nbgames and at www.miramichi.org.

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Hosted by MYPIE
Presenting the Myths and Challenges about leadership
Based on the principles of the 360˚Leader

Interactive after-work business gathering with Colin Holmes from Impact Miramichi to discuss the Myths and Challenges about leadership; whether you are a professional, entrepreneur, a student or a community citizen, you will learn how to become an efficient leader with your peers, your superiors and in your life in general.

Date: Wednesday March 25th, 2009
Time: After work (5:00pm)
Location: NBCC-Miramichi
Lecture theatre Hall, A1145 Main Campus
Cost: $5 (light meal included)

Please confirm your presence by contacting Nadine Duguay at nadine.duguay@ent-miramichi.ca or at (506) 622-5255.

This event is brought to you with the collaboration of Miramichi Towne Ford.

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The network of Miramichi Young Professionals and Involved Entrepreneurs (MYPIE) will host its first Award Gala Ceremony on Saturday April 18th at the Miramichi Golf and Country Club. The goal of the event is to not only reward three members of the community in the area of community development, entrepreneurship, and profession or trade, but also to celebrate MYPIE's accomplishments to date on the river.

Awards will be presented for the following categories: MYPIE Entrepreneur of the year, MYPIE Professional of the year, and MYPIE Community Champion of the year.

To be eligible the candidates must be residents of the Miramichi or surrounding areas for at least two years and be preferably 35 years old and under. Each award has other specific criteria that must be met. Winners will receive a plaque as well as a significant package prize deal.

The selection committee, which will be specially put together for this event, will consist of representatives from the business community and organizations on the Miramichi. All eligible candidates can submit their applications through an open-nomination process (they can nominate themselves or a third party can on their behalf) and complete all required forms and documentation before April 6th 2009. Nominations forms can be obtained on the MYPIE website (mypie.ca), at Enterprise Miramichi, CBDC Northumberland, Miramichi Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Miramichi.

Nomination forms can be submitted to:

Enterprise Miramichi/MYPIE GALA 2009
Attn: Selection Committee
158 Wellington Street
Miramichi, NB E1N 1L9
Fax: (506) 622-2160
Email: galanominations2009@mypie.ca

The gala will start off with cocktails from 6-7pm to be followed by a dinner with musical entertainment and the award ceremony. Deanna Graves, past president and current treasurer from MYPIE's sister organization, Fusion Saint John, will be the guest speaker of the evening. Table sponsorships are currently available and tickets for the event can be purchased through Enterprise Miramichi at the cost of $25 each; please contact Nadine Duguay or Kelly Sherrard at (506) 622-7890.

MYPIE 2009 AWARDS

MYPIE Entrepreneur of the Year
This award recognizes and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and success found within our younger demographic on the river. Determination, dynamism, and innovation are all words that represent well the young people involved in the business community of the Miramichi.

MYPIE Professional of the year
This award recognizes a young civic-minded person that has excelled in their career or industry to date. Whether the achievement touched the lives of a few in your office or of many in the community or in the field of work, this person has the dynamism, positive attitude, and drive to excel at what they do on a daily basis. This person is simply put an example to all in their fields.

MYPIE Community Champion of the year
Community Involvement is a trait that we find in all demographics; this award has been created to specifically recognize the drive, generosity, and commitment displayed by a young person in their community. Whether you are a high school student or a professional with 10 years of experience, you must have shown outstanding community involvement, leadership, and a civic-minded attitude. You are one of the "doers," a mover and a shaker that embraces community spirit and to whom the word volunteer really comes as a second nature.

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Women can expect another great line-up of speakers for the fourth annual Day for Women conference scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2009 in Miramichi. The conference organized by the Women's Wellness Program of the Miramichi Regional Hospital celebrates International Women's Day.

This year's conference will feature keynote speaker Kathleen Cooper, an environmental law researcher from Toronto who will present "All in a Day - One Woman's Choices for Self, Family and Community." Other speakers include representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society who will speak about the "Myths and Truths of Cancer" and the NB Heart Centre that will present the latest information about heart disease. Miramichier Paula Foley will also give a presentation about empowerment titled "Reclaiming Ourselves". The day will end with a demonstration from Yoga instructor Charlene Pearce.

The annual conference provides women an opportunity to be educated on women's issues and listen to informative presentations. The Day for Women will be held in the Highland Theatre at the Miramichi Regional Hospital. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or a personal hygiene product. All items will be donated to the Miramichi Food Bank and the Miramichi Emergency Centre for Women. For more information or to register please call 623-6136.

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The City of Miramichi participant in the Winners Circle category of the 2008-2009 WinterLights Celebrations program, received a 5-star rating and a special recognition for Excellent Programs for Winter Tourism. The annual awards ceremony were held in Prince George, British Columbia on February 21st , 2009.

The City of Miramichi celebrates the season of winter and actively promotes all the season has to offer to both residents and visitors. Various players contribute to the significant level of success. The students in the Youth Care Worker II course created and presented a number of outreach events, which were well attended. A student in the Graphic Design program created an excellent WinterLights Celebrations promotional brochure and poster.

District 16 students, through mentoring and use of the smart board project, created a high level of awareness of the community to the world.

The White Gold promotion realized visitors from as far away as Mexico and Germany. Other key forces include ones such as effective partnerships, winter packages, the Super Host activities, signage and having the Visitor Information Centre open all year! Congratulations.

WinterLights Celebrations is the winter edition of the popular Communities in Bloom program and encourages all Canadians to join in their local community events and activities, and to experience the beauty and thrill of winter.

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