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MSA 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 …
Read MoreMileage chart of the Southwest Miramichi River – by canoe
For anyone planning a canoe trip on the Southwest this season MSA Director Greg Sprague has provided us with a mileage chart – to download the chart click Main SW Mileage by Canoe Thanks Greg!
Read MoreMetepenagiag First Nation won’t use gill nets this year
K. BRYANNAH JAMES Miramichi Leader May 15, 2014 METEPENAGIAG • The band council for the Metepenagiag First Nation has decided to keep gill nets out of the water this season in an effort to help with the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon. Adam Augustine, director of operations for Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation, said the…
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