Monthly Archives: February 2019

Friends of Beaubears Island Inc. – Shawn McCarthy

Shawn McCarthy, Executive Director of Friends of Beaubears Island Inc in Miramichi NB was our February 6, 2019 Newcastle Rotary guest speaker. A doctoral graduate of Western University, Shawn specializes in experiential heritage offerings, utilizing on-site character-based re-enactment. During his 18 year tenure at the Boishebert, Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Sites of Canada, he…Continue Reading

Thank You from the Newcastle Rotary!!

Since the charter of the club in 1943, members of the Rotary Club of Newcastle have dedicated time and effort to fundraising and volunteer activities in support of community projects and international endeavors – this past year was no exception! To highlight just a few, we have made donations to our local 315 Newcastle Cadets,…Continue Reading

Newcastle Rotary Donates to Miramichi Curling Club

The Rotary Club of Newcastle was pleased to present the Miramichi Curling Club with $5400 to enable the purchase of one complete set of “little rocks” for their children’s program. These special curling stones are designed to be 20 pounds instead of the normal 40, despite being the same physical size as the adult version.…Continue Reading