river channel, and winter sea ice which encases the entire estuary. The shallow inner bay warms ... cliffs bordering the bay. The estuary is significant in that it is a highly productive ecosystem, despite its relatively small size. The estuary receives the freshwater discharge from the Miramichi ... shorelines and inflowing rivers contribute, together with the warm water, to the bay ... tern pictars to use the old Scottish word , the great blue heron commonly called crane in the Miramichi ... more details
Location map Canada New Brunswick lat 47.1608 long 65.1988 width 200 caption Location of MiramichiBay in New Brunswick label MiramichiBayMiramichiBay is a List of communities in New Brunswick settlement in New Brunswick . coord 47.160 N 65.198 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Settlements in New Brunswick NewBrunswick geo stub pt MiramichiBay ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name MiramichiBay Neguac province New Brunswick image caption prov status active prov created 1974 prov abolished prov election first 1974 prov election last 2006 prov rep Serge Robichaud prov rep link prov rep party Progressive Conservative prov rep party link Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick demo census date 2006 demo pop 11,966 demo electors demo electors date demo area ? demo cd demo csd MiramichiBay Neguac lang fr Baie de Miramichi Neguac is a provinces and territories of Canada provincial electoral district Canada electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick , Canada . It was formerly known more simply as MiramichiBay . The riding s previous representative in the Legislative Assembly was Carmel Robichaud of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick Liberal Party . Roger Duguay , the new leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party New Democratic Party , was that party s candidate in MiramichiBay Neguac in the New Brunswick general election, 2006 2006 provincial election . Serge Robichaud of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative was elected on September 27, 2010 in the New Brunswick general election, 2010 2010 provincial election . ref http www.cbc.ca canada nbvotes2010 ridings 010 ref . MLAs Danny Gay politician Danny Gay , Liberal 1987 1999 R jean Savoie , PC 1999 2003 Carmel Robichaud , Liberal 2003 2010 Serge Robichaud , PC 2010 present Election results Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2006 2006 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours Liberal row New Brunswick Liberal Association Liberal Carmel Robichaud align right 3,083 align right 45.09 align right Canadian politics party colours ... of New Brunswick NB ED coord missing New Brunswick Category Miramichi, New Brunswick Category New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Canada constituency stub fr Baie de Miramichi Neguac ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name MiramichiBay du Vin province New Brunswick image caption prov status active prov created 1995 prov abolished prov election first 1995 prov election last 2006 prov rep Bill Fraser prov rep link Bill Fraser politician prov rep party Liberal prov rep party link Liberal Party of New Brunswick demo census date 2010 demo pop 11,949 demo electors demo electors date demo area demo cd demo csd MiramichiBay du Vin lang fr Miramichi Baie du Vin is a provinces and territories of Canada provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick , Canada . Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2010 2010 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours Liberal row New Brunswick Liberal Association Liberal Bill Fraser align right 3290 align right 49.62 align right Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Joan Cripps align right 2615 align right 39.44 align right Canadian politics party colours NDP row New Brunswick New Democratic Party NDP Kelly Clancy King align right 510 align right 7.69 align right Canadian politics party colours Green row Green Party of New Brunswick Green Ronald Mazerolle align right 216 align right 3.26 align right Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2006 2006 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours Liberal row New Brunswick Liberal Association Liberal Bill Fraser align right 4174 align right 59.09 align right Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Michael Malley align right 2713 align right 38.41 align right Canadian politics ... New Brunswick Category Miramichi, New Brunswick Category New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Canada constituency stub fr Miramichi Baie du Vin ... more details
Geographical Names of Canada, http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca search search e.php ref New Brunswick Miramichi River Southwest Miramichi River Northwest Miramichi River Little Southwest Miramichi River Miramichi Valley , a region frequently shortened to simply MiramichiMiramichi Highlands , a physiographic region of New Brunswick Miramichi Lake , a lake lying at the headwaters of the Southwest Miramichi River in York County, New Brunswick MiramichiBay , an estuary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Nova Scotia Miramichi Brook , a stream in Inverness County, Nova Scotia Ontario MiramichiBay, a bay in Bruce County, Ontario Miramichi Island, an island in Muskoka District, Ontario Miramichi Island, an island in Parry Sound District, Ontario Muskrat River , Ontario near Pembroke formerly known as Miramichi River Yukon Miramichi Glacier United States ref name USBGN U.S. Board on Geographic Names, http geonames.usgs.gov ref Miramichi Lake, a lake in Osceola County, Michigan Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Settlements Canada ref name NRCan New Brunswick Miramichi, New Brunswick , a city in northern New Brunswick Nelson Miramichi, New Brunswick , a dissolved community that was merged into Miramichi in a 1995 municipal amalgamation New Brunswick electoral districts Miramichi electoral district Miramichi , was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick known as Northumberland and later as Northumberland MiramichiMiramichiBay du Vin , a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick Southwest Miramichi , a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick Miramichi Centre , a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick MiramichiBay Neguac , a provincial ...The name Miramichi was first applied to a region in northeastern New Brunswick , Canada , and has since ... been suggested, it is believed that Miramichi was derived from the Innu language Montagnais words Maissimeu ... Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa ref Miramichi is used ... more details
Three Canadian naval units have carried the name HMCS Miramichi . HMCS Miramichi J169 I was a World War II Bangor class minesweeper and served in the Royal Canadian Navy . HMCS Miramichi MCB 150 II was a Bay class minesweeper , commissioned in July 1954, paid off in October 1954 and sold to France . HMCS Miramichi MCB 163 III was also a Bay class minesweeper, commissioned in October 1957. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Miramichi, Hmcs Category Royal Canadian Navy ship names Category Canadian Forces ship names sl HMCS Miramichi ... more details
http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php ref The river drains into MiramichiBay in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ... 13,000 km of which 300 km is an estuary estuarine environment on the inner part of MiramichiBay ... navigable to ocean going vessels. The estuarine portion of the Miramichi River downriver from Newcastle in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi flows through a drowned river valley. Sea level rise in MiramichiBay has flooded the mouth of the Miramichi River with Seawater saltwater . The estuary comprises the inner portion of MiramichiBay and is protected from ocean storms in the Gulf ... the Miramichi region, see the separate article on the Miramichi River valley . The Miramichi ... Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq Land , and it is today the namesake of the Miramichi Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority . div style float right width 250px margin left 25px Image Miramichi Doaktown.jpg thumb right 250px The abandoned Canada Eastern Railway bridge over the Southwest Miramichi River ... Footbridge spanning the Main Southwest Miramichi River . Image Flahertys Pitch.jpg thumb right 250px Flaherty s Pitch on the Little Southwest Miramichi River . Image Miramichi river winter.jpg thumb right 250px Miramichi River in the winter. div Geography The Miramichi River Drainage basin watershed ... Brunswick Gloucester County and Sunbury County . The Miramichi River meander length measures approximately 250 km and comprises two important branches, the Southwest Miramichi River and the Northwest Miramichi River , each having their respective tributaries. Nearly every bend in the river, from ... of the river to fishermen, canoeists, and lumbermen. Tide s reach upriver in the Miramichi system to Sunny Corner, New Brunswick Sunny Corner on the Northwest Miramichi and to Quarryville, New Brunswick Quarryville on the Southwest Miramichi a distance of approximately 70 km inland from the Gulf of St ... , despite its relatively small size. The estuary receives the freshwater discharge from the Miramichi ... more details
1849 . Middle Island, in the inner bay of the estuarine portion of the Miramichi River, served as a quarantine ... led to a decision by the mid 1990s to discontinue dredging at the entrance to MiramichiBay. This has ..., the site of a quarantine station in the inner part of MiramichiBay. Preserved to commemorate the Irish ...Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Miramichi Doaktown.jpg thumb right 350px The abandoned Canada Eastern Railway bridge over the Southwest Miramichi River at Doaktown, New Brunswick Doaktown . Image ... Miramichi River . The Miramichi Valley is a Canada Canadian river valley and region located in the east central part of New Brunswick . It extends along both major branches of the Miramichi River and their tributaries, however it is generally agreed that the much larger Southwest Miramichi River forms the majority of this region as it is more settled than the Northwest Miramichi River . Some communities ... Sunny Corner , Quarryville, New Brunswick Quarryville , and the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi ..., New Brunswick Chatham , as well as the former villages of Nelson Miramichi , Loggieville, New Brunswick ... reserves within the Miramichi River watershed Eel Ground Band Eel Ground , Burnt Church, New Brunswick ... Largely influenced by the continental climate , the Miramichi River valley typically experiences westerly ... air mass of the northern interior of North America frequently flows over the Miramichi Valley ... of the Gulf of St. Lawerence retain heat for a longer period than the areas inland. The Miramichi ... the northern limit of many eastern hardwoods in the Acadian forest Acadian Forest Region, Miramichi ..., but can be found at alluvial sites along the Southwest Miramichi River . Ostrya virginiana ... drained upland soils. Land ownership in the Miramichi River valley reflects human settlement patterns ... management practises which have included clear cutting . Agriculture The Miramichi River valley .... Although not strictly agriculture, the Miramichi River valley also sees an annual spring harvest of wild ... more details
The Great Miramichi Fire refers to a massive forest fire or series of fires which devastated forests and communities throughout much of northern New Brunswick in October 1825. It ranks among the three largest forest fires ever recorded in North America. About 1 3 of the homes in Fredericton were destroyed, but the main devastation was convert 100 mi km to the northeast. On the evening of October 7, 1825, the firestorm roared through Newcastle, New Brunswick now part of the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , and in less than 3 hours reduced the town of 1,000 people to ruins of 260 original buildings, only 12 remained. Only 6 of 70 buildings survived in the adjacent village of Douglastown, New Brunswick Douglastown . The fire similarly destroyed other communities, including Moorefield, Napan, and Black River. Chatham, New Brunswick Chatham , Nelson Miramichi, New Brunswick Nelson , and Doaktown, New Brunswick Doaktown escaped the fire. The cause of the blaze is not known, but was likely ... ref To escape the blaze many residents took refuge with livestock and wildlife in the Miramichi River ... 3000 . ref name gnb cite web url http www.gnb.ca 0079 miramichi fire e.asp title Great Miramichi Fire ... web 20101013094259 http www.gnb.ca 0079 miramichi fire e.asp archivedate October 13, 2010 ... rebuilt, but many of those affected moved to communities bordering the Bay of Chaleur , including ... persons established a community in the Ottawa Valley formerly known as Miramichi, now known ... of the Mast sailing mast making industry on the Miramichi River . ref cite web url http www.greatcanadianrivers.com rivers miramichi history home.html title Miramichi River History author date ... charlotte taylor Folder1 Miramichi Fire of 1825.htm title Miramichi Fire of 1825 work ... is immortalised in the 1959 Folkways Records recording of Miramichi Fire , a traditional folksong ... Northumberland County, New Brunswick Category Wildfires in Canada no Miramichi brannen 1825 ... more details
File Miramichi Herald.jpg 250px thumb Miramichi Herald of Arms is the title of one of the Officer of Arms officers of arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa . The office was created in 2003. Like the other herald s at the Authority, the name is derived from the Miramichi River Canadian river . The design of the Heraldic badge badge of office of Miramichi Herald of Arms was assigned in 15 June 2005. The Mi kmaq star in the badge refers to the name Miramichi, which means Land of the Mi kmaq , and honours the first inhabitants of New Brunswick . The white, yellow, red, and black signify the four sacred directions and human races. The double lines around the star produce the adapted design for use by Miramichi Herald and also recall the porcupine quill decoration used by the Mi kmaq nation. Since the creation of the office, it has been held by Karine Constantineau . See also Heraldry Herald Royal Heraldry Society of Canada External links http www.gg.ca heraldry cha index e.asp Canadian Heraldic Authority CHerA Category Offices of arms Category Canadian Heraldic Authority Canada heraldry stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File DGJ 8532 Miramichi Bridge.jpg thumb Miramichi Bridge The Miramichi Bridge is a bridge crossing the Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle , New Brunswick , Canada . It opened to traffic in 1995 as part of the New Brunswick Route 117 Route 117 Chatham, New Brunswick Chatham bypass project. It is located approximately Convert 1 km mi abbr on upstream from the older Morrissy Bridge , which closed to all traffic in September 2008. The bridge is a continuous steel girder design carrying two lanes of highway traffic from Chatham Head, New Brunswick Chatham Head on the south bank to Newcastle on the north bank. One construction worker was killed during the project. External links Commons inline Category Miramichi Bridge Miramichi Bridge Coord 46 59 30 N 65 33 28 W type landmark display title Category Bridges in New Brunswick Category Buildings and structures in Miramichi, New Brunswick Category Transportation in Miramichi, New Brunswick NewBrunswick struct stub Canada bridge struct stub ... more details
Pro hockey team bg color maroon text color white team Miramichi Timberwolves logo Miramichi Timberwolves.png logosize 160px city Miramichi, New Brunswick , Canada league Maritime Junior A Hockey League division Meek founded 2000 arena Miramichi Civic Centre colors Maroon color Maroon , and White br color box maroon color box white owner coach Rob MacDonald GM media affiliates Image Miramichi Timberwolves.JPG Left 100px frame Former Timberwolves logo. The Miramichi Timberwolves are a Junior A hockey team based out of Miramichi, New Brunswick . They play in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League . The team was founded in 2000 and plays their home games at the Miramichi Civic Centre . History The Miramichi Timberwolves joined the Maritime Junior A Hockey League in 2000 and would not enjoy regular season success for three seasons. After the third season they acquired former NHL er Bill Riley as head coach, enjoying immediate success. This success saw them reach third overall in the league and head to their first post season. The first playoff series ever for the Timberwolves would see them matched up against the Charlottetown Abbies . The T wolves , as they are known to fans would go on in that series to sweep the Abbies four games to none. The Timberwolves would go on to the division finals but would lose to the Campbellton Tigers in six games. The Timberwolves have never won a Maritime Junior A Championship and have never played in a Kent Cup final. The Timberwolves have reached the division finals three times. Playoff disappointments have pushed the Timberwolves to do better in the regular season where in 2007 08 they put together their best to date. Finishing with 42 wins and 87 points good for first in the Meek division, the third time they had won the division in five years ..., who scored all three of the Timberwolves goals. Miramichi would move on to face Summerside in the division ... A Hockey League teams Category Ice hockey teams in New Brunswick Category Miramichi, New Brunswick ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Southwest Miramichi province New Brunswick image caption prov status active prov created 1974 prov abolished prov election first 1974 prov election last 2010 prov rep Jake Stewart prov rep link prov rep party Progressive Conservative prov rep party link Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick demo census date 2006 demo pop 12,017 demo electors demo electors date demo area ? demo cd demo csd Southwest Miramichi lang fr Miramichi sud ouest is a provinces and territories of Canada provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick , Canada . MLAs Morris Green , Liberal 1987 1991 Brent Taylor politician Brent Taylor , CoR 1991 1995 Reg MacDonald , Liberal 1995 1999 Norm Betts , PC 1999 2003 Rick Brewer , Liberal 2003 2010 Jake Stewart , PC 2010 present Election results Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2010 2010 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Jake Stewart align right 3792 align right 58.6 align right Canadian politics party colours Liberal row New Brunswick Liberal Association Liberal Rick Brewer align right 1952 align right 30.17 align right Canadian politics party colours PANB row People s Alliance of New Brunswick People s Alliance Wes Gullison align right 323 align right 4.99 align right Canadian politics party colours Green row New Brunswick Green Party Green Jimmy D. Lawlor align right 204 align right 3.15 align right Canadian politics party colours NDP row New Brunswick New Democratic Party NDP Jason Robar align right 200 align right 3.09 align right Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2006 2006 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours Liberal row New Brunswick Liberal Association ... Category New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Canada constituency stub fr Miramichi Sud Ouest ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Miramichi Centre province New Brunswick image caption prov status active prov created 1995 prov abolished prov election first 1995 prov election last 2010 prov rep Robert Trevors prov rep link prov rep party Progressive Conservative prov rep party link Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick demo census date 2006 demo pop 11,944 demo electors demo electors date demo area ? demo cd demo csd Miramichi Centre is a provinces and territories of Canada provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick , Canada . MLAs John McKay New Brunswick politician John McKay , Liberal 1987 1999 Kim Jardine , PC 1999 2003 John Winston Foran , Liberal 2003 2010 Robert Trevors , PC 2010 present Election results Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2010 2010 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Robert Trevors align right 3187 align right 48.16 align right Canadian politics party colours Liberal row New Brunswick Liberal Association Liberal John Winston Foran align right 2552 align right 38.56 align right Canadian politics party colours NDP row New Brunswick New Democratic Party NDP Douglas Mullin align right 379 align right 5.73 align right Canadian politics party colours PANB row People s Alliance of New Brunswick People s Alliance Frances Connell align right 325 align right 4.91 align right Canadian politics party colours Green row New Brunswick Green Party Green Dylan Schneider align right 175 align right 2.64 align right Election box begin title New Brunswick general election, 2006 2006 New Brunswick election Canadian politics party colours ... of New Brunswick coord missing New Brunswick Category Miramichi, New Brunswick Category New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Canada constituency stub NB ED fr Miramichi Centre ... more details
villages were well established on MiramichiBay at Bay du Vin, New Brunswick Bay du Vin and Neguac ... and the Bay of Fundy , by leading 900 French refugees up the northeast coast of New Brunswick to Miramichi ... Murray British army officer James Murray reported spending two days in MiramichiBay during the Gulf ... for most ships to cross between the barrier dune islands at the mouth of MiramichiBay . Ocean ... of the drowned Miramichi River channel through the inner Bay. Rail The New Brunswick East Coast ... River and its tributaries. The warm waters of MiramichiBay offer an ideal setting for sailing ...Dablink See Miramichi for other uses, and for information concerning the word s origin. Infobox settlement official name Miramichi motto settlement type City image skyline Miramichi NB Ritchie Wharf 1993.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Ritchie Wharf on the Newcastle waterfront in the City of Miramichi. image flag Miramichi nb flag.gif pushpin map New Brunswick pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin label position none pushpin map caption Location of Miramichi in New Brunswick coordinates region CA NB subdivision ... Gerry Cormier New Brunswick politician Gerry Cormier leader name1 Miramichi City Council leader name2 ... DBEDJ website http www.miramichi.org www.miramichi.org footnotes Miramichi 2011 population 17,811 ... Details.aspx?culture en CA&community 2601 New Brunswick Provincial Archives Miramichi ref It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters MiramichiBay . The Miramichi River valley is the longest valley in New Brunswick. The city of Miramichi was formed in 1995 through the forced ... communities before 1765 Long prior to European settlement, the Miramichi region was home to members ... of the Northwest and Main Southwest branches of the Miramichi River was a natural meeting point. Following the European discovery of the Americas , the Miramichi became part of the French colony of Acadia ..., on the Miramichi. This establishment was apparently constructed on the North side of the Miramichi ... more details
otherships HMCS Miramichi Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Canada Ship flag shipboxflag Canada naval 1921 Ship name Chaleur Ship ordered Ship builder Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Ltd. , Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John Ship laid down 13 June 1952 Ship launched 4 May 1954 Ship acquired Ship commissioned 30 July 1954 Ship decommissioned 1 October 1954 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Sold to France, 1954 Ship status Ship notes Motto Loyal la mort br Colours Red and gold Ship badge Blazon on a field of birch bark proper, a pile barry wavy of ten argent and azure and overall an equilateral triangle, apex to the chief gules, charged with a porcupine or. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country France Ship flag shipboxflag France naval Ship name Lorientaise Ship acquired 1954 Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class sclass Bay minesweeper 1 Ship displacement 390 tons Ship length convert 152 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 28 ft m abbr on Ship draught convert 8 ft m abbr on Ship draft Ship propulsion diesel Ship speed 16 knots Ship range Ship complement 38 Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament 1 40mm Bofors Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship notes HMCS Miramichi MCB 150 was a sclass Bay minesweeper 1 that served in the Royal Canadian Navy for two months in 1954 before being sold to the French Navy to become La Lorientaise . She was eventually replaced by HMCS Miramichi MCB 163 . non breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox Bay class minesweeper DEFAULTSORT Miramichi, HMCS Category Bay class ... of Canada Category Bay class minesweepers of the French Navy Category Cold War minesweepers of France ... more details
Image Flahertys Pitch.jpg thumb right 300px Flaherty s Pitch on the Little Southwest Miramichi River IR Walker 2006 . Image 1986 Lower N Branch LSW Miramichi.jpg thumb right 300px Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi River, a tributary to the Little Southwest Miramichi River IR Walker 1986 . Image 1986 Lower N Branch LSW Miramichi2.jpg thumb right 300px Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi River, a tributary to the Little Southwest Miramichi River IR Walker 1986 . The Little Southwest Miramichi River is a Canada Canadian river in Northumberland County, New Brunswick Northumberland County , New Brunswick . In Mi kmaq language Mi kmaq it is referred to as Tooadook . ref Rayburn, A. 1975 Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa ref ref Geographical Names of Canada http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php ref . This river has its origins at Gover Lake in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountains . The river flows between the Northwest Miramichi River , to its north, and the Renous River to its south. It joins the Northwest Miramichi River at Red Bank, New Brunswick Red Bank , whereas the Renous River joins the Southwest Miramichi River at Renous, New Brunswick Renous . The Northwest Miramichi River then joins the Southwest Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle to form the Miramichi River . The river is noted for Atlantic Salmon fishing. Many of the upper and middle stretches of the river are whitewater , and dangerous for canoeing the lower part of the river is much more commonly canoed. Tributaries Northwest Branch Little Southwest Miramichi River Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi River North Pole Stream Tuadook River Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi River is the ninth longest place name in Canada ref Geonames Trivia, http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca info trivia e.php ref . See also List of rivers of New Brunswick References ... more details
The Miramichi Civic Centre is a 2,805 seat multi purpose arena in Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , New Brunswick . The arena opened in 1986 and is home to the Miramichi Timberwolves ice hockey team of the Maritime Junior Hockey League . The arena was built to replace the Sinclair Rink which burned down. External links http www.freewebs.com mjahl miramichi.htm History and pictures of venue MJAHL Arenas coord missing New Brunswick Category Buildings and structures in Miramichi, New Brunswick Category Indoor arenas in Canada Category Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada Category Sports venues in New Brunswick canada icehockey venue stub ... more details
refimprove date November 2010 Infobox Education in Canada name Miramichi Valley High School MVHS image imagesize motto motto translation streetaddress 345 Mckenna Avenue city Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , New Brunswick province New Brunswick postalcode E1V 3S9 url http mvhs.nbed.nb.ca schoolboard New Brunswick School District 16 District 16 superintendent affiliation None principal Shawn Wood viceprincipal Scott Jamieson and Mary Lou Hudson viceprincipal label Vice Principals staff schooltype High School grades 9 12 language English primary, and French secondary area Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , New Brunswick mascot Samoo Pulamoo teamname The Pulamoo s colours Blue color box blue and gold color box gold founded 1972 enrollment Miramichi Valley High School is one of two public, English language high schools in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , New Brunswick , Canada . ref http mvhs.nbed.nb.ca MVHS School Website ref It serves principally residents from the north side of the Miramichi River , both from the city of Miramichi, and smaller communities distributed from Tabustinac, New Brunswick Tabusintac in the east, to Upper Blackville, New Brunswick Upper Blackville in the west. The school opened its doors in January 1972 to students in grades 10 12, with Charles Hubbard as principal. In 1994 grade 9 classes were added. The school s mascot is Samoo the Pulamoo. See also New Brunswick School District 16 References Reflist External links http mvhs.nbed.nb.ca MVHS Official Website coord missing New Brunswick Category Schools in Miramichi, New Brunswick NewBrunswick school stub ... more details
Location map Canada Nova Scotia lon dir W lat dir N lat deg 46 lat min 2 lat sec 41.14 lon deg 61 lon min 18 lon sec 59.09 caption Miramichi in Nova Scotia Miramichi is a small community in the Canada Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in Inverness County, Nova Scotia Inverness County on Cape Breton Island . References http www.destination ns.com common places.asp?PlaceID 1665 Miramichi on Destination Nova Scotia coord 46 2 41.14 N 61 18 59.09 W name Miramichi, Nova Scotia display title region CA NS scale 100000 Category Communities in Inverness County, Nova Scotia Category General Service Areas in Nova Scotia InvernessNS geo stub ... more details
Infobox station name Miramichi railway station type Via Rail inter city rail style Via Rail image image size image caption address 251 Station Street br Miramichi, New Brunswick coordinates coord 47.0047 65.5735 region CA NB type railwaystation display inline,title line Ocean passenger train Ocean other structure at grade platform depth levels tracks parking yes bicycle baggage check opened closed rebuilt electrified ADA yes code owned Via Rail zone former passengers pass year pass percent pass system mpassengers services s rail title Via s line system Via line Ocean previous Bathurst next Rogersville map locator The Miramichi railway station is located at 251 Station Street near the terminus of George Street in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , New Brunswick , Canada . ref name via cite web url http www.viarail.ca cgi bin genericXSLT?xml MIRA.xml&xsl en station.xsl title Miramichi Station Location & direction accessdate 2010 05 05 ref The station is staffed and is wheelchair accessible. Miramichi is served by Via Rail s Montreal Halifax train, the Ocean passenger train Ocean . The current station building is a single storey white block building in an International style architecture international style . References reflist External links VIA Station MIRA http www.viarail.ca trains en trai atla hamo.html Via Rail page for the Ocean Category Via Rail stations in New Brunswick Category Buildings and structures in Miramichi, New Brunswick Category Transportation in Miramichi, New Brunswick fr Gare de Miramichi ... more details
Image Miramichi Doaktown.jpg thumb right 350px Main Southwest Miramichi River at Doaktown Image 1998 Priceville Footbridge.jpg thumb right 350px Priceville Footbridge spanning the Main Southwest Miramichi River The Southwest Miramichi River is a Canada Canadian river in New Brunswick ref Rayburn, A. 1975 Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa ref ref Geographical Names of Canada http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php ref . The river has its origin in Carleton County, New Brunswick Carleton County , at Miramichi Lake in the Miramichi Highlands a part of the Appalachian Mountains . Its two branches join near the village of Juniper, New Brunswick Juniper, NB . Flowing initially southeast through heavy forests, the Southwest Miramichi River is joined by the Taxis River at Boiestown, New Brunswick Boiestown, NB then, begins to flow northeast. The river is tidal below Quarryville, New Brunswick Quarryville, NB . The Southwest Miramichi River joins the Northwest Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, NB to form the Miramichi River . The river is noted for Atlantic Salmon fishing. It is navigable by canoe throughout much of its length. Nearly every bend in the river, for example Push and Be Damned Rapids , has a distinctive name reflecting the importance of the river to fishermen, canoeists, and lumbermen. It is sometimes referred to as the Main Southwest Miramichi River to distinguish it from the Little Southwest Miramichi River , a smaller, more northerly branch of the Miramichi River system. The Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq referred to the river as Lustagoocheech , meaning good little river for canoeing ref Rayburn, A. 1975 Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys ... http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php ref . Tributaries North Branch Southwest Miramichi River South Branch Southwest Miramichi River Taxis River Cains River Bartholomew River Renous River Barnaby ... more details
infobox music festival music festival name Miramichi Folksong Festival image caption location Miramichi, New Brunswick br Canada Flagicon CAN years active 1958 present founders Louise Manny dates August genre Roots reggae Roots , Folk music folk website http www.miramichifolksongfestival.com http www.miramichifolksongfestival.com The Miramichi Folksong Festival , the oldest folk music festival in Canada, is held annually in Miramichi, New Brunswick , Canada. It was established by Louise Manny in response to a request from Lord Beaverbrook that she document the traditional songs of his boyhood home. It is the longest continuous event of its kind in Canada and one of the longest in North America. The first festival was held in September 1958 at the Beaverbrook Town Hall and Theatre in Newcastle, New Brunswick . The festival is still held at this location, now in August of each year. ref http www.miramichifolksongfestival.com Miramichi Folksong Festival ref ref cite journal title The Miramichi folksong festival journal Canadian Folk Music Bulletin date June 1986 first Susan last Butler volume 20 issue 2 pages 25 26 id url http www.museevirtuel virtualmuseum.ca edu ViewLoitDa.do?method preview&lang EN&id 1457 accessdate 2012 02 20 ref Although the festival now is an important draw for local ... book Songs of Miramichi and in several recordings, including a 1962 Folkways Records album produced ... first2 James Reginald title Songs of Miramichi publisher Brunswick Press year 1968 location Fredericton ... of the Miramichi Lumber and River Songs from the Miramichi Folksong Festival, Newcastle, New ... Reflist Further reading Underhill, Doug 1999 . Miramichi Folksong Festival A living museum in http books.google.ca books?id RIoe8tUntosC&lpg PP1&dq miramichi 20tales 20tall 20and 20true&pg PP1 v onepage&q miramichi 20tales 20tall 20and 20true&f false Miramichi Tales Tall & True . Saint John, NB. Neptune Publishing Company, pp. 76 85. coord missing New Brunswick Category Miramichi, New Brunswick ... more details
Nelson Miramichi is a Canada Canadian suburban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi , New Brunswick . Prior to municipal amalgamation on January 1, 1995, Nelson Miramichi was an incorporated village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick Northumberland County and one of the oldest European settlements in the Miramichi Valley . Earl J. English s history of the community titled Nelson and Its Neighbours 300 Years on the Miramichi , published in 1987, lists it as one of the oldest settlements on the Miramichi River Miramichi . It goes back to the time of William Davidson lumberman . English wrote that According to J. L. O Brien, the Parish of Nelson was first known as Dower s Settlement, Southwest. Image Miramichi Map.jpg thumb right 300px Communities amalgamated in 1995 to form the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick History The community of Nelson took its name after Admiral Lord Nelson of the Royal Navy who died at the Battle of Trafalgar . English notes that there is a legend that the spars for Lord Nelson s flagship Victory came from the Miramichi. There were some men from Nelson who sailed with Lord Nelson Joseph Russell who was midshipman at the Battle of the Nile on the HMS Vanguard 1787 . English quotes historian William Francis Ganong as saying that an early Recollect Mission originally thought to have been establish at Burnt Church, New Brunswick Burnt Church was actually at Nelson around 1686. The history of Nelson is closely tied to that of Beaubears ... , Nelson was officially known as Nelson Miramichi. It first incorporated as a village in 1967 with Byron ... in Miramichi, is largely rural. It is a predominantly Roman Catholic Community. From Nelson s banks .... Guided tours, with live reenactments, are available for those who wish to cross the Miramichi ... of the city of Miramichi. It is a picturesque community on the south shore of the Miramichi River ... jeep1 history ?Lang EN Miramichi History coord missing New Brunswick Category Neighbourhoods in Miramichi ... more details
Image 1986 NW Miramichi2.jpg thumb right 200px Northwest Miramichi River, New Brunswick, Canada IR Walker 1986 Image 1986 NW Miramichi.jpg thumb right 200px Northwest Miramichi River, New Brunswick, Canada IR Walker 1986 The Northwest Miramichi River is a Canada Canadian river in New Brunswick . The Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun , possibly meaning a beaver hole in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the Big Sevogle River , its largest tributary ref Rayburn, A. 1975 Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa ref ref Geographical Names of Canada http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php ref . The Northwest Miramichi River has its origins near Big Bald Mountain New Brunswick Big Bald Mountain in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountains in Northumberland County, New Brunswick Northumberland County . Initially flowing east, the river turns south at the confluence of the Tomogonops River and Portage River, New Brunswick Portage River . It continues south to Sunny Corner, New Brunswick Sunny Corner where it becomes tidal, and then flows east. The Northwest Miramichi River joins the Southwest Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, NB to form the Miramichi River . The river is noted for Atlantic Salmon fishing. The headwaters offer important spawning sites for Atlantic Salmon thus, much of the upper river is either closed to fishing, or designated as Crown Reserve and subject to special fishing regulations. In spring canoeists often run the lower stretch of the river from Miner s Bridge where the river first crosses New Brunswick Route 430 Route 430 , south to Red Bank, New Brunswick Redbank and Sunny Corner, New Brunswick Sunny Corner . Tributaries Little River, New Brunswick Little River Tomogonops River Portage River, New Brunswick Portage River Big Sevogle River Little Sevogle River Little Southwest Miramichi ... more details
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