Bay Coin Laundromat opened in Barry’s Bay last October to cheers from residents, but the owners’ plea for a temporary reduction in water rates while they establish the new business was refused by Madawaska Valley Council. Laundry customers think the township should reconsider that decision, say Robylin Bautista and Alia …
Ontarians were alarmed earlier this morning by an Emergency Alert regarding “an incident” at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Although the alert specifically said that residents within 10 km of the power station need not take any action, social media was inundated with expressions of concern by residents from all parts …
As more details have been released in the aftermath of the Ukrainian International Airlines crash on Wednesday, the impact on communities across Canada is now being fully realized. As many of the victims were university faculty members and students, including Carleton University and University of Ottawa, the country’s academia is …
On January 9, Ontario’s Minister for Education, Stephen Lecce, issued the following statements: Talks with Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association adjourned The Minister’s statement in response to the mediator’s decision to adjourn talks with Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) said, “Union-led escalation to a partial withdrawal of services, including targeting …
Stone Fence Theatre and Finnigan’s Roadhouse are teaming up to launch a Swing Jam in Renfrew following regular Sunday night Film Group showings down the block at the O’Brien Theatre. The foundation for the jam is Peter Brown, a jazz, blues and swing piano veteran who has often played all the …
The Current prints this open letter to Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski from Christian Sell, President OSSTF District 28 (shown above speaking at a labour rally in Pembroke in September 2019). I recently noticed your ad in a local newspaper wishing us a happy new year and also asking if …
The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran airport this morning killed all 167 people on board including 63 Canadians. These are said to include students, professors and professionals returning to Canada after their winter break. Given that the crash occurred shortly after Iran …
St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation remains in familiar hands as Erin Gienow assumes the role of Executive Director following the recent retirement of Toni Lavigne-Conway. Gienow (pictured above) is no stranger to the Valley having grown up and attended school here before heading south to train as a pharmacy technician, work …
In my review of The Current’s 2019 contribution to local news coverage, two events stand out as being especially revealing. I refer to the bland response by members of council to one of their own swearing at and threatening me during a Madawaska Valley council meeting, followed by the manufactured …
The Handmade Feast, running from October to April 2020, is a project by the Ottawa Valley Creative Arts Open Studio (OV-CAOS) that culminates in a community feast next spring. Curator Anya Gansterer is working with artists Andrew Trull, Lydia Vanderstall, Eva Gallagher, Zosia Kosinski, Theresa Prince, Joyce Lorbetskie, Catherine Bloskie, …
Updated: As of Jan.6 MV Township has advised The Current “The Special Council Meeting for the Strategic Plan has been cancelled, and as of yet a new date has not been rescheduled, but will be sometime in February, due to schedule conflicts and holidays.” Cannabis edibles legally available in Ontario As …
During the weeks of December 16, 2019 to January 1, 2020, there were 262 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were twenty three motor vehicle collisions, fifteen were animal related. There were four domestic disputes, and no domestic …
Mark Sunday, February 2, 2020 in your diary! It’s the date for the Sixth Annual Opeongo Hills Classic Loppet – a classic cross-country ski race hosted in the rolling Opeongo Hills near Brudenell. The mass start is at 11 a.m. Adults can compete at distances of 5, 10 or 12 …
Families in the Madawaska Valley enjoyed a fun, fit way to rock into 2020 at the Glow-Skate in Barry’s Bay on New Year’s Eve. More than two hundred people of all ages donned their skates, grabbed the free glow-sticks on offer and hit the ice at the event. The free …
