Posts by Tehillah Porter
MSA Art & Writing Contest Winners
The 2014 Annual Art and Writing contest was held with ten schools participating and over 500 entries in the Art Contest and over 500 entries in the Printing, Handwriting and Creative writing combined. Prizes were awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each grade for each category and were distributed to the schools for…
Read MoreBarrier Counts June 16th – 22nd, 2014
No new fish arrived at the Northwest Barrier this past week – this time last year 11 fish had reached the trap. Grilse (to 63 cm) Small Salmon (64-84 cm) Large Salmon (>84 cm) Total Small & Large All Atlantic Salmon Brook Trout 2014 Total to Date 0 2 0…
Read MoreMSA Director and US Vice Chair J Louis Newell received 2014 Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that J. Louis Newell AB ’57, was one of three alumni to receive the 2014 Harvard Medal. First awarded in 1981, the Harvard Medal recognizes extraordinary service to Harvard University. The service can range across diverse aspects of University life — from teaching, leadership, and innovation to fundraising, administration, and volunteerism. Over…
Read MoreProject helps see more than 1,000 fish released into watershed
STAFF Miramichi Leader June 19, 2014 Earlier this month, the North Shore Micmac District Council’s Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management partnered with the Metepenagiag School and the Eel Ground First Nation School to replenish the waters of Miramichi River watershed. Along with releasing trout, the schools also released salmon as a part of the…
Read MoreBarrier Counts June 9th – 15th, 2014
The traps went in on the Dungarvon and the Northwest Barriers the end of May. With the cold weather the slow arrival of fish was not a surprise. This past week saw the first salmon arriving at the Northwest Barrier – this time last year there were still none that had reached the trap. Grilse …
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