OPP Bulletins at Dec.13 2024
Intimate Partner Violence incidents continue to rise The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged five people in the last week for intimate partner violence related crimes. On ...
Barry’s Bay resident wins Early Bird prize
Congratulations to Judith Daley of Barry’s Bay who won the final Early Bird prize in the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation's Growing TogethER Lottery! Above: Judith Daley. Photo submitted. The ...
CRC Killaloe’s GameON program receives donation from Northern Credit Union
Northern Credit Union is committed to strengthening the local communities where they operate and live. Focusing on three key areas in significant need, Northern made widespread impacts by donating $56,400 ...
Novel suggestions for gift giving and winter reading
It’s that time of year again. Snow and colder temperatures have arrived and the festive season is drawing near. If you’re looking for books for the readers on your Christmas ...
Kids can go gaga in Palmer Rapids
Palmer Rapids Public School is thanking their community partners for making a student dream come true. The school's Primary students now have their own Gaga Pit: a great source of ...
The First Christmas
A book review by Jack Madigan A few years ago, a friend recommended The First Christmas as a book I might enjoy reading during the Advent and Christmas seasons. Sure ...
OPP Intimate Partner Violence investigations
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 28 domestic disputes during the week of November 12-18, 2024. City of Pembroke: On the ...
Invasive Species Action Fund now accepting applications
Thanks to an investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Invasive Species Centre is opening a new round of funding through the Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) to ...
Leah Kinghorn is Madawaska Valley’s 2024 Senior of the Year
At the November Regular Council meeting Madawaska Valley Mayor Mark Willmer presented Leah Kinghorn with the 2024 Senior of the Year Award. Above: Leah Kinghorn accepts award from MV Mayor ...
Lost in Algonquin Park
Part 1: How burning sticks one at a time kept me alive Before the advent of the technology we now take for granted -- like cell phones, GPS, Gortex clothing, ...
Protect yourself against porch pirates
The Central Region of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has some helpful tips to keep porch pirates at bay this festive season. With the busy shopping season here, parcels will ...
Citizens group provides update on CNL radioactive waste facility
Submitted by Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County Here is some news about the three legal challenges to the radioactive waste dump at Chalk River Laboratories. Above: sunset on the Kitchi ...
Madawaska Valley Lions Club in 1960
The Barry’s Bay Review published a Lions Club Edition on November 24, 1960 which featured mention of the 23 members of the benevolent society. Money raised by the Lions Club ...
Volunteer Work Bee ignites 2024 Tree of Lights campaign
Submitted by St.Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Busy hands folded, sorted and stamped thousands of letters in preparation for a very special campaign. At St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH), volunteers spent ...
The Great War brought vividly to mind at Barry’s Bay Legion Remembrance Service
Thoughts were with Madawaska Valley resident, Joseph Baxter, and his family members at this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies held Monday November 11 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 406 in ...
Library Trivia Night – a win for all
You might think the Jeopardy Rejects pictured above were the biggest winners at last Friday evening's Trivia Night. Of course The Current congratulates them for their first place standing in ...
Grant increases accessibility at Killaloe Community Fair
On October 26th local MPP John Yakabuski met with the volunteers of the Killaloe Craft and Community Fair to hear more about the $12,400 Capital grant from the provincial government’s ...
Ottawa Valley skilled trades students benefit from recent grant
Algonquin College’s Pembroke Waterfront campus has been chosen as a DEWALT® Grow the Trades Grant recipient for its commitment to providing a skills labour force by training skilled trades students ...
Bite-sized news at Nov.4 2024
Are you in need? Community Resource Centre (CRC) has opened registration for this year's annual Food and Toy Drive. If you live in Killaloe, Round Lake, Wilno, Barry's Bay, Palmer ...
Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario
Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, issued the following statement: “November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month, ...
Crypto scam costs Valley senior nearly $10k
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn the public after a recent report of a scam related to investing in cryptocurrency ...
The value of your Public Library
Last Saturday's Hallowe'en Hunt was just one of a multitude of programmes that MV Library is instrumental in bringing to the Valley. During her annual update to Madawaska Valley Council ...
Bike lane bill contradicts experience, science and safety
Opinion Provincial legislation (Bill 212) aimed at keeping towns and cities from building bike lanes and even forcing some to remove them is bad news for everyone in Ontario, wherever ...
Hallowe’en Hunt now a Valley tradition
The annual scavenger hunt for trick-or-treaters in downtown Barry's Bay has become a fixture on the Valley calendar, thanks to participation from Madawaska Valley Public Library staff and volunteers, local ...
Annual Hallowe’en Hunt today in Barry’s Bay
Valley goblins and ghouls get ready - today's the day you've been waiting for. The annual Hallowe'en Hunt is on in Barry's Bay from 10am to 3pm. It's free, family-friendly ...