Above: Combermere Craft Cabin work party The Combermere Craft Cabin reopens on May Long Weekend. Craft Cabin Committee members donned rubber gloves and arrived with brooms on May 13 to clear away the winter cobwebs. Shown above from left are: Standing: Carol Burnett, Jane Corbett, Kristin Marchand, Barb Schaeffer Seated: …
Photo: wikimediacommons.org Readers can enjoy the wry humour of this Valley story, with a twist in the tail. The wind had been howling for hours, the sun peeking out from thick white clouds every now and then. If it weren’t for the wind, it would have been a perfect spring …
Photo: William Enright The old Burnstown school house was packed to capacity as the Valley’s elder statesman, Sean Conway, took to the stage in the Need to Know speaker series hosted at the Neat Café on Wednesday May 2. Conway’s talk, Aspects of a Distinct Society: The Economics and Political …
The Algonquin Forestry Association (AFA) held its spring meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 406 in Barry’s Bay on May 3. The annual event for AFA contractors and third party operators provides attendees with an opportunity to hear industry speakers, get some training updates and enjoy the chance …
Frederic Gonzalo, Gonzo Marketing, addresses OVTA delegates Nearly one hundred Valley tourism business owners met at the Santa Fe Grill in Renfrew on April 30 for the annual conference of the Ottawa Valley Tourism Association (OVTA) where keynote speaker Frederic Gonzalo of Gonzo Marketing told delegates how to better manage their …
Photo: Mark Woermke For the first time this year, I am enjoying my morning coffee on the porch. It’s pretty quiet on my corner this Saturday morning, but the sun is shining and things look promising for Wilno’s Kashub Day. I have an excellent view of Bay Street and the …
Sue Klatt (above) outside MV Township office During her opening remarks at the May 4 Council meeting, Mayor Kim Love announced, Ms. Suzanne Klatt has accepted the position of CAO/Clerk for the Township of Madawaska Valley as of May 28. Ms. Klatt is already well known to our community from …
Downtown Wilno on Kashub Day 2018 Photo: Sharon Gardiner The Wilno Heritage Society celebrated its 20-year anniversary last Saturday with the annual Kashub Day Festival at Wilno Heritage Park. Guests enjoyed non-stop entertainment from 11 a.m. until after sundown. The annual celebration commemorates pioneer ancestors and helps keep the …
CBC News is reporting that Dr. Christy Natsis’ appeal against her 2015 conviction of impaired and dangerous driving causing death has been dismissed. The conviction arose from an accident which occurred on Mar. 31 2011 on Hwy. 17 near Arnprior. An Ontario Court Justice found after a 55-day trial in …
Photo: Harrison Haines Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national program, with focus on enhancing green spaces in communities. Source: CiB national website Communities in Bloom for the Township of Madawaska Valley …
Photo: thedailyobserver.ca On Feb. 28 the Current reported that MV Township’s former Integrity Commissioner, Jack Rosien, had commenced a legal action against the Township for breach of contract. Click HERE to read that story. The Current has now learned that Rosien has asked the Court to stop the Township’s …
According to a Horton Township announcement today, Suzanne Klatt is leaving it to join Madawaska Valley Township as the new CAO. Klatt will fill the position previously held by Doug Robertson. She lives in the municipality and previously worked for MV. In 2008 she went to the Township of South …
Image credits: Madawaska Valley Falcons (L) and Grey Highlands Hawks (R) On November 9 last year Valley hockey fans were shocked to learn that MV Falcons Hockey Club had ceased operations with immediate effect. At the time Gary Medwid, its owner, announced that this was the result of Head Coach …
SWC graduates, faculty and special guests, H.E. Papal Nuncio Luigi Bonazzi and Dr. Randy Boyagoda, Principal and Vice-President of the University of St. Michael’s College – April 28, 2018 (Photo: Timothy Baklinski) Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) in Barry’s Bay, Ontario, celebrated Graduation and Commencement on April 28, …
