Valley residents shopping at Barry’s Bay Metro on April 12 were in prime position to snap up some of the first available tickets for the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation’s Catch The Ace lottery. SFVH Foundation coordinator Erin Gienow with volunteers Lorraine Coulter and Chris Gienow set up a Catch …
Dear Editor, The rollout of 5G continues to be a priority of governments around the world, who assure us this technology is safe. At the same time, telecommunications industry officials admit there has been no industry testing of 5G to determine its biological effects on human, plant and animal life. …
Valley artisans who want to display their wares at this year’s Bay Day in Barry’s Bay must book a spot no later than Monday April 15. Marcia Rutledge is the Business Improvement Area’s (BIA) co-chairperson along with Ted Williamson for the annual Bay Day event which this year take place …
In my most recent column, I spoke a lot about water levels and the concerns we all have every spring. This year is no different with the one exception being the amount of snow this winter. We continue to monitor water levels and they have begun to rise. So far, …
Now that spring is here, the Madawaska Valley Food Bank asks local vegetable growers and gardeners to participate in its annual Grow-A-Row program. As you sow your own seedlings, please plant some extra vegetable transplants for Food Bank clients. Food Bank volunteer Terry Newcombe said that your seedlings can help …
During the week of April 1 to April 7, 2019 there were 86 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were seven motor vehicle collisions, six were animal related. There was one domestic dispute, which did not result in …
Madawaska Valley District High School (MVDHS) participated in the province-wide Students Say No walkout on Thursday April 4. At 1 p.m. more than fifty students marched from MVDHS up John Street and along Stafford Street into the centre of Barry’s Bay where they assembled at Zurakowski Park. The Current spoke …
At the April 2 Council in Committee meeting, members listened to a delegation aimed at changing zoning by-laws to facilitate the construction of Tiny Homes. The delegation was made by Pat Scott, owner and Broker of Record at Queenswood National Real Estate Ltd. (pictured above) She commenced by saying that the …
Volunteer Week April 7-to 13 is Volunteer Week, an annual reminder to celebrate the volunteers in our community. Remember to look around and thank a volunteer. They’re everywhere! Catch The Ace ticket sales begin Friday April 12 St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation has announced that tickets for the progressive …
EDITORIAL The criminal charges laid against the Calabogie bar server which The Current reported on April 1 2019 has resulted in considerable media coverage and public comment. The Eganville Leader made it its lead story and added an editorial about it on April 3. It reported that a GoFundMe campaign has …
Hockey was not the only heritage sporting competition in the Valley recently. Here are the results of the Heritage Curling held during March: Nations Cup results: The Kashubian Nation defeated the German Nation in the finals by a score of 4 to 3. The Kashubian Nation won their pool by …
On the evening of March 30 a Fiftieth Birthday Party was celebrated at the Killaloe Lions Hall; however, this party was not to celebrate a person nor any single group. It was to celebrate all the Back to the Land immigrants to this area and the people who welcomed them. …
When the Opeongo Heritage Cup teams left the Paul J. Yakabuski Arena on March 31, it was not the end of hockey for the weekend. A group of eager players took to the ice to squeeze in an important practice. The Bay Blades Sledge Hockey Club wanted as much ice …
Just when the likelihood of any kind of revival of the Barry’s Bay Railway Station looked dim, along came a new volunteer group called The Station Keepers. Barry Conway, a Barry’s Bay native who retired to Mask Island after a career as a journalist and professor, appeared as a delegation …
During the week of March 25 – March 31, 2019 there were 76 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were seven motor vehicle collisions, five were animal related. There were two domestic disputes and one domestic dispute which …
