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Progressive Conservative winner in #miramichi West ready to get to work in #fredericton
MLA-elect Kevin Russell says it was an honour to win #miramichi West for the #newbrunswick Progressive Conservatives on Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-west-pc-winner-1.7653629?cmp=rss

10 things to know about the Great #miramichi Fire of 1825
Here’s what scholars, scientists and artists continue to find captivating about this flashpoint in provincial history which consumed woodland and homes across an estimated one-fifth of #newbrunswick.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/great-miramichi-fire-1.7652598?cmp=rss

New #miramichi bridge could open within weeks but historic site fears season can't be saved
With the Anderson Bridge closed to all traffic since Sept. 26 due to a truck accident, a #newbrunswick cabinet minister says he hopes to have the replacement bridge that was already under construction open a bit earlier than planned.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-anderson-bridge-damaged-historic-site-1.7652523?cmp=rss

Provincial by-election results will be coming in tonight for #miramichi West
A seat in the #newbrunswick legislature that's been vacant since the spring will be filled on Monday evening as the results of a by-election come in.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-west-byelection-1.7652571?cmp=rss

Justin Bourque, who killed 3 N.B. RCMP officers in 2014, sentenced for prison stabbing
Justin Bourque, 35, has been sentenced for stabbing another inmate three years ago at a federal maximum-security prison near the New Brunswick community of Miramichi.
#crime #prison #police #NewBrunswick #Miramichi #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/justin-bourque-sentencing-1.7642400?cmp=rss

'It would just start rolling': A close-up look at how the Oldfield Road fire was fought
The flames and most of the smoke from #newbrunswick's largest wildfire of the year are gone, but the area around the Oldfield Road fire near #miramichi is still being patrolled.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/old-field-fire-zone-tour-1.7638365?cmp=rss

The trail may be getting colder, but it's not too late to determine wildfire cause, says investigator
A fire investigator from Alberta sheds light on what may be going on behind the scenes of the investigations into the wildfires that started in early August north of #miramichi and ##moncton.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/wildfire-cause-investigation-update-1.7634205?cmp=rss

After 6 months without an MLA, the #miramichi West byelection is set for Oct. 6
Voters in the provincial riding of #miramichi West will go to the polls on Oct. 6 to elect a new member of the #newbrunswick legislature.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-west-byelection-set-for-october-6-1.7624828?cmp=rss

Holt promises #miramichi-West byelection coming soon, deadline looms to fill vacant seat
It’s been nearly six months since people living in #miramichi West have had provincial representation, but Premier Susan Holt said Wednesday those constituents won’t have to wait much longer.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-west-byelection-promise-1.7624227?cmp=rss

Evacuation advisory issued for some in N.B. due to ‘out of control’ wildfire
People living near a wildfire east of Miramichi have been warned by emergency officials in New Brunswick to be prepared to evacuate within 24 hours' notice.
#wildfire #evacuation #emergency #NB #Miramichi #NewBrunswick
https://globalnews.ca/news/11348770/new-brunswick-wildfire-evacuation-advisory/

#miramichi West waits, and waits, to choose a new MLA
There are pressing issues to be addressed in the communities on the #miramichi River, but there’s been no elected representative here to raise them in the corridors of power in #fredericton since Mike Dawson resigned in late March.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-west-byelection-mla-1.7619124?cmp=rss

Warm water threatens record-low #miramichi salmon population
August has been a hot and dry month that hasn't favoured Atlantic salmon. Water temperatures in the #miramichi River reached 30 C, a deadly extreme for salmon.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/hot-water-threatens-low-miramichi-salmon-population-1.7615935?cmp=rss

#housing project looks to keep former inmates in the classroom and out of jail
A #miramichi-area project hopes to prevent former inmates from reoffending by connecting them with #housing and education.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/housing-project-former-inmates-1.7613767?cmp=rss

Residents in an area south-east of Miramichi, New Brunswick :flagnb: asked to be ready to evacuate on short notice.

Why? Wildfires

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/wildfire-update-nb-august-24-1.7616548
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Les résidents de la région au sud-est de Miramichi, Nouveau-Brunswick :flagnb: se sont fait demander d’être prêts à évacuer avec peu de préavis.

Pourquoi? Feux de forêt

#miramichi