Congratulations to the following people who have $250 Downtown Dollars:

Week 1 - Louis Sturgeon
Week 2 - Alice Gallant
Week 3 - Judy Morrison
Week 4 - Sandy Adams

There are still two draws left for $250 Downtown Dollars, as well as the grand prize draw for a 50" Plasma TV donated by Lounsbury's Home Furnishings.  Shop in the Newcastle Business District for your chance to win!

DowntownS Miramichi
Historic Chatham Business District

Canada Day Celebrations
June 26,2010

Agenda

Daytime Musical Entertainment: (On Water St)

Opening Ceremonies    11am – Mayor Cormier, MP Tilly O’Neill-Gordon
11:30 – 11:50 – Nelson Doyle Dancers
12:00 – 12:20 – Scottish Dancers
12:30 – 12:50 Japanese entertainers (this time slot is not firm, they may opt for 1:30 – 2:00)
1:00 – 1:30 Doll Carriage/Wagon/Bicycle Parade
1:30 – 1:45 D.J Music (Or Japanese family)
2:00 – 2:45 Donna & Tyrone Hubbard
3:00 – 3:45 Bob McCallum & Walter MacDonald
4:00 – 5:00 TBA

Other activities:

Waterford Green
Dunk tank 2 – 5
Face Painting 1 -5
Jumping Castles 11 – 5
Boat Tours 9am – 12 and 4pm – 8pm

Water St
Flea Market & Food Vendors – all afternoon
Sidewalk chalk art – all afternoon
Street Dance featuring Short Sweet Ride 7 – 11:30  ($2 admission)

Please be advised that Water St will be closed to thru traffic on June 26 between the hours of 8am and midnight.  The closure will affect Water St from Henderson St to Cunard St .  This is to accommodate our Canada Day Celebrations taking place through out the day.

The following is the schedule for June 26 Celebrations:

Daytime Musical Entertainment: (On Water St)

Opening Ceremonies                

     11am – Mayor Cormier, MP Tilly O’Neill-Gordon

     11:30 – 11:50 – Nelson Doyle Dancers

     12:00 – 12:20 – Scottish Dancers

     12:30 – 12:50 Japanese entertain  (this time slot is not firm, they may opt for 1:30 – 2:00)

      1:00 – 1:30 Doll Carriage/Wagon/Bicycle Parade

      1:30 – 1:45 D.J Music (Or Japanese family)

      2:00 – 2:45 Donna & Tyrone Hubbard

      3:00 – 3:45 Bob McCallum & Walter MacDonald

      4:00 – 5:00 TBA

Other activities Waterford Green:

Dunk tank 2 – 5

Face Painting 1 -5

Jumping Castles 11 – 5

Boat Tours 9am – 12 and 4pm – 8pm

Water St

Flea Market & Food Vendors – all afternoon

Sidewalk chalk art – all afternoon

Street Dance - featuring Short Sweet Ride 7 – 11:30  ($2 admission)

Miramichi Dragway 

Miramichi Dragway Park is a 1/4 mile dragstrip located in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.  Miramichi Dragway Park has the best traction in Eastern Canada starting with it’s 120 feet of concrete launch pads to a well maintained asphalt track surface of 1320 feet and 2200 feet of shutdown area.Also just placed in 250 feet sand trap. We also have installed lights down track for later in the season racing and for spectator we have tripled our grandstand for more seating. Also playground for kids.For campers we also offer camping on site but with no hook ups.The racing season runs from May through October.

Miramichi River Boat ToursDay Adventure Tour

 Located at beautiful Ritchie Wharf, in the heart of Miramichi, NB, you'll find the "Max Aitken.", Your fully bilingual Captain Hache is certified and your tour boat is fully equipped and Transport Canada approved.  Up or down river, the choice is yours. Discover why the river is so rich in history with fascinating stories of the river's past as a french fortification and Acadian refuge. You'll be entertained with stories of the Acadian refuge and shipbuilding years. Touch history with on board living history displays Times2pm, 7 days a week. Other times available daily from mid May through mid October.Price  $15 per person (Tax included)$10 children (12 & under, Tax included)See us dockside at Ritchie Wharf or tel: 506 623-9821/506 622-7504. Email:hache12@nb.sympatico.ca 

@ Home Video 

Located at 1666 Water Street.  They provide a variety of rental videos and receive new releases every Tuesday.  They now carry gift baskets and the facility includes a laundry mat as well as a hair salon offering tanning and aesthetics.   

Contact: 506-778-8324 

Blasting Shop

Blasting using sand, soda, walnut and corn.
Ability to restore most items including:

- Wooden or steel doors
- Rims
- Bushguards
- Plows
- Bumpers and much more!

Specializing in polymer powder coating for highly durable protection that can last three to five times longer than strandard paint systems, with on-site capatibilities.  Able to apply coating to almost any materials such as:

- Plastic
- Paper
- Card board
- Wood
- Gypsum wall board
- Rubber and many others!

Great protection against corrosion for iron and steel, also Marine Vessel Hull Protective coatings available, even anti graffiti or glow in the dark coating and many more!

Monday - Friday 9 - 5 Weekends - On call 778-8075

DowntownS Miramichi - Newcastle Business District and Miramichi Folksong Festival have teamed up to bring Whoop, Step & Driver to our community.  Whoop, Step & Driver is a Miramichi Heritage Player production which tells the story of the Folksong Festival.  Tickets are $30 (tax inc) and includes a delicious meal of cranberry chicken, mashed potatoes, tea/coffee with mouth-watering cheesecakes for dessert.  It's a great night out and you can reserve your seats by contacting Susan Butler at 622-1780 or email bb2@nb.sympatico.ca

Shop downtown Newcastle for your chance to win!  Get your ballot at participating businesses throughout DowntownS Miramichi - Newcastle Business District to enter your name in a weekly draw for $250 Downtown Dollars.  There will be six draws for Downtown Dollars, with a grand prize draw at the end of the six weeks for a 50" Plasma T.V provided by Lounsbury's Furniture Gallery.  The draws take place at Lounsbury's every Saturday at 12:00.

Remember: The more you shop downtown Newcastle, the greater your chances of winning!

The first winner of $250 Downtown Dollars on May 26 was Louis Sturgeon.

On May 15, the Miramichi Kinsmen Club will be holding a GIANT YARDSALE to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis.  The yardsale will take place on the back lawn of the Beaverbrook Kin Centre.

If you have anything to donate to the yardsale, please call 622-4046

As of today, our winners are:

March 1 - $20 - Krista McIntyre
         2 - $50 - Pte D. Williamson


February 1 $20 - Joe Richard
             2 $40 - Jim Lamkey
             3 $50 - Margie MacDonald
             4 $20 - Bill MacDonald
             5 $50 - Doug Howe
             8 $20 - Mary Jane Kerr
             9 $40 - Glenn Hale
            10 $40 - Lorie Dick
            11 $20 - Pam Brown
            12 $100 - Ashley Moorhouse
            15 $20 - Carolyn & Winston Robichaud
            16 $20 - Gary Williston
            17 $50 - Margaret McLean
            18 $20 - Jane Stewart
            19 $50 - Mary Mott
            22 $20 - Norman Williamson
            23 $50 - Patsy Ann Holt
            24 $20 - John Barry
            25 $50 - Cindy Williston & Allan Landry
            26 $50 - Julie McCormick



January 1 - $1000 - Bernadette MacNeil
            4 - $50 - Nancy Mills
            5 - $20 - Clarence Babineau
            6 - $40 - Norman Budd
            7 - $20 - Dale Greer
            8 - $50 - Frank & Norma Williston
           11- $40 - Tozer Insurance
           12 -$40 - Janet Comeau
           13- $40 - Mary MacDonald
           14- $40 - Joan Trevors
           15- $20 - Hilaire Daigle
           18- $50 - Marilyn Stewart
           19- $40 - Donna Doyle
           20- $20 - Barb Schofield
           21- $20 - Lisa Manderson
           22- $50 - Marie Richard
           25- $20 - Dean MacDonald
           26- $20 - Lillian Gouchie
           27- $50 - Charlie & Alice Burke
           28- $20 - Janice Long
           29- $40 - Lorna Urquhart