During the week of February 10 – February 17, 2020, there were 97 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were twelve motor vehicle collisions, of which nine were animal related. There were eight domestic disputes, two of which …
At the February 18 meeting of Madawaska Valley Council, the 2019 Mayor’s Appreciation Award was presented to the Combermere and Area Recreation Committee by Mayor Kim Love. Mayor Love outlined the history of the Committee from its early days when it was led by Cheryl Stanley, and described the scope …
Last week the County of Renfrew Property and Development Committee was advised that the long awaited launch of its ride-sharing tool, which will be called “ShareTheRide,” will happen in the next month or so. As The Current reported on October 24th 2019, the County’s Economic Development Department has been investigating …
Catch The Ace jackpot rises as ticket sales increase Joe Shulist won last Thursday’s Week #19 Catch the Ace prize of $2,115. Congratulations to Joe who purchased his lucky ticket at the Wilno Building Supply. The Ace of Spades has eluded capture for nineteen weeks, but somebody’s got to win …
If you were to be cast away on a deserted island, what books or music would you want to have with you? Bishop Michael Bird reveals his castaway picks in this article. The past couple of days have seen the temperatures plummet to well below -20 degrees and so my …
Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County’s Parents Anonymous program is proud to celebrate National Parent Leadership Month in February – honouring the significant role parents play in shaping the lives of children and their families. Along with hundreds of Parents Anonymous Inc. accredited organizations worldwide, Parents Anonymous Renfrew County …
Opinion In an article in the New Yorker of March 14th 2019 titled “Is America becoming Trump’s banana republic,” George Conway, the outspoken Trump critic married to White House counsellor Kelly Anne Conway, said, “If it were not for the inherent checks and balances of the US constitution, we would …
Last weekend the Fabric of Life, an exhibition of work by Killaloe artist Patricia Thurston, opened at Studio Dreamshare in Pembroke. The exhibition was hatched when the textile artist met Dreamshare owner Cameron Montgomery last summer. Montgomery is not only a gallerist but also a video artist, filmmaker, teacher and …
Healthcare is a hot topic for most rural residents, whether it’s needing a family doctor or having to travel to get specialist treatment. If you live with more than one chronic condition that requires recurrent visits or readmissions to hospital or clinics, you face unique challenges living in rural Ontario. …
Rainbow Valley Community Health Centre (RVCHC) in Killaloe is now able to provide primary health care services five days a week, thanks to a $250,000 injection of provincial funding. RVCHC team members (above) include: (back row) Shirley Hill RN, Pat Biernaskie Admin/clerical, Keri MacFarlane MSW, Julie Howard Admin/clerical (front row) Heidi …
Dear editor, If you think that I’ve got an axe to grind in the school labour dispute because I’ve got kids in school, you’re right. I’ve also got an axe to grind because I keep hearing about kids dropping out because they can’t get the basic courses needed to graduate …
The Barry’s Bay and Area Sledge Hockey Club started in the fall of 2013 with the support of Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario (SHEO). We started out with five committed players and the belief that we could do it! For the first six years of the program, we ran a …
The Madawaska Valley Council in Committee meeting on February 4 included the usual wide range of topics, and members of Council discussed the following items at length: Tax arrears report Deputy Treasurer Janice Brisson Zelney provided an update on collection of tax arrears. Her report, which now includes the 2019 …
During the week of February 4 to February 9, 2020, there were 65 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were five motor vehicle collisions, none of which were animal related. There were two domestic disputes reported. No domestic …
On February 4 members of Madawaska Valley Council heard from the volunteer group that stepped up to revitalize the Barry’s Bay Railway Station last year. Speaking in a Council chamber crowded with Station Keeper members, their President, Joanne Olsen, (pictured above) told Council her update after ten months into their …
