Miramichi Monthly, Vol. I, Issue 1 Labels: Miramichi Monthly
My career has moved along since I was last living and publishing in Miramichi. One of the biggest changes is that I have spent the last year and a half at companies publishing strictly digital magazines. It's part of the evolution of the industry and I've kept up as well as I can. So as such, I wanted to take a look back and see if I couldn't apply some of these new formats to old favourites.
Miramichi Monthly is something that went out to upwards of 12000 homes at the height of its run. But while I was in a competitive environment with another media entity, prudent caution and not wishing to give up too much of the intricacies of the business kept me from detailing a lot of the experience on my blog. That experience was a major focus in my life from the fall of 2004 until the fall of 2005, so without it, you can understand why this blog is a bit more barren that those I'd written in Korea, or would go on to write in Halifax.
Now, through the miracle of Scribd's digital reader, I'd like to revisit some of that time by uploading digital editions of the magazine which I enjoyed crafting together with some of Miramichi's most entertaining and educating writers and personalities. I hope you enjoy it, for many of you, for a second time.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Keep movin'...
An old photo from our nature hike back the Russellville Road. I always liked this shot of the brave adventurers starting their journey.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time for a change of wall paper here. I promised a long time ago to start posting shots from my photo archives and I haven't really come through. It's been over a month since I've blogged on any of my blogs, including my current main site. Spring is a good reason to post something and we're finally getting some nice weather to lighten the mood. The above shot is from the carpentry shop at King's Landing.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Indigo-glow sunset on the Miramichi River.
I once promised to raid the archives of my New Brunswick photos so here goes. I'll post this so that visitors don't have to see one of my crank rants at the top of the page.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
I was very interested to read a Canadian Press story today in the Toronto Star entitled, "Atlantic Region Ponders Uranium Comeback". With so many mill and mine closures over recent years, the prospect of starting up a new industry should be a godsend, especially one in which the commodity's price has risen to ten times its previous value over the last few short years. With the move to limit greenhouse gases, Nuclear power is back in vogue. Furthermore, with so many reactors in the states due for fuel replacement over the next few years and even New Brunswick toying with a second reactor of their own, the province must be on cloud nine with the possibilities.
Nope. This is New Brunswick."Still, he [Robert Krienke, president of Tripple Uranium Resources] admits that recent public meetings in New Brunswick have made it clear there is growing opposition to anything that hints at a revival of uranium prospecting.
Maybe the New Brunswick government should consider marketing to change that image that people have of the province, instead of spending $200,000 to add a third colour to the province's logo.
"It's been geared towards a mob that wants to lynch you because you're in exploration," he says.
The mining industry has taken note, with some stock analysts warning there is a history of community opposition blocking even the brightest of prospects."
New Brunswickers, more than most, know that you have to be willing and available to work in order to qualify for unemployment insurance, elsewise it's cut off. Perhaps the goverment should extend the policy to transfer payments when an entire province develops this culture averse to bettering itself. I know that's a huge generalization but it's more oft than not the case and it seems firms from away have already caught on to the fact that New Brunswick is not a province that is employer-friendly.
Keep holding out for tourists to come and spend their money, despite the shrinking U.S. economy and price of petrol making road trips less common. It matters not; New Brunswick is certainly a place that needs to be seen to be believed.
The new slogan to go with the freshly-painted logo is simply "Be" in New Brunswick. That's 100 grand per letter. I can come up with one better. Instead of just "Be"ing in New Brunswick, how about trying to "Do" something. It's the same number of letters so you lazy-asses in Fredericton won't get any worse a case of writer's cramp.
