After 25 years Miramichi’s Major Midget hockey team is leaving for Bathurst. Hockey New Brunswick has accepted an application by a Bathurst group to relocate the Rivermen. Under new rules Hockey New Brunswick accepts bids from communities in each Midget hockey zone to host a franchise for periods of three years at a time. The Rivermen had spent the past 25 years in Miramichi and recently hosted the Atlantic Major Midget Championships.
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Red Cross Personnel from NB and PEI Heading to Quebec
The Canadian Red Cross is sending a trio of experienced personnel from New Brunswick and PEI to help flood victims in Quebec. PEI’s Red Cross provincial Director Laura Johnson-Montigny of Charlottetown will be joined by Louise Carson of Saint John and Denis Cormier of Dieppe. The three will help coordinate relief efforts in the dozens of Quebec communities affected by the flooding.