It seems that leadership in the battle against climate change and environmental degradation will have to come from the grassroots level. For some of our elected officials, leadership in this battle plays second fiddle to political expediency. On August 22, Watersheds Canada will be in the Barry’s Bay area in …
Summer is almost over and I haven’t spent much time on the porch watching the goings-on in the Bay. July’s heat made me retreat to the shadier summer kitchen for writing and relaxation, and gardening has taken up a lot of my time. Just the other day though, my garden …
As The Current reported recently, on August 15, 2019, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) for Bancroft, Centre Hastings and Quinte West and the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Tactics & Rescue Unit (TRU) executed a search warrant at a home on Woodview …
Beware back to school scammers August is when students are leaving the nest. Parents are helping them find the right place. Beware: if a rental listing looks too good to be true, it probably is, says the Competition Bureau Canada. School might not have started yet, but do your homework …
After a whirlwind first month here, the new President of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC), Ryan Williams, with his wife Marianna and family, looks forward to moving into their permanent home in the Valley as soon as possible. Williams is pleased to join SWC during a period of …
On July 3, 2019 The Current reported on a major drug bust in Bancroft. According to a media release dated August 17 from OPP East Region Headquarters, execution of a search warrant has resulted in another Bancroft drug bust, this time including firearms. On August 15, 2019 members of the Community …
Madawaska Valley Township advises that staff is in the process of changing the Complete Fire Ban signs to a Level 1 Fire Ban, allowing campfires. Fire permits are not being issued at this time. Please follow safe practices when having a camp fire, burn during the coolest dampest and calmest …
The Editor: Ottawa Valley landowners recently expressed concern over the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) policy encouraging better cutting practices on private land throughout the townships. Unfortunately, “conservation” has become a dirty word in much of rural Canada. To many woodlot owners it implies “constraints on personal …
During the week of August 6 to August 11, 2019 there were 117 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were five motor vehicle collisions, two were animal related. There were three domestic disputes and one domestic dispute resulting …
At the August 6 Council in Committee meeting, Council members were informed by CAO Sue Klatt of a decision that had recently been handed down by the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC). Council learned that the IPC Adjudicator found fault with the Township’s handling of a Freedom of Information …
Taste of the Valley comes to Barry’s Bay The annual Taste of the Valley festival takes place at the Barry’s Bay Railway Station on Friday August 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is your chance to enjoy Valley produce, food, arts, crafts and more. Your favourite Barry’s Bay …
Council in Committee took a full day to get through a 583-page Agenda package on August 6. Here are some matters of interest. Tax arrears substantially decreased Council was so pleased with a tax collection update from Deputy Treasurer Janice Brisson Zelney that they invited Zelney into the meeting so …
MV Council in Committee (CiC) met on August 6 for the first time since June. Members of Council listened to two delegations that focused on the intersection where Opeongo Line (Hwy 60) is met by Kelly Street to the north and Opeongo Square to the south. Traffic safety and parking …
At the August 6 Council in Committee meeting, CAO Sue Klatt reported on an agenda item entitled “OPP occurrence filed.” This related to an episode that occurred at the Council in Committee meeting of February 7 2019. During that meeting Councillor Ernest Peplinski was alleged to have used “unparliamentary language” …
The annual Killaloe Craft & Community Fair — now in its 43rd year — is back, complete with its famous Bubblegum Contest and Grandmothers Feed The Children picnic. It takes place at 2789 Mountain View Road from Friday August 9 to Sunday August 12. Tickets are available at the gate: …
