St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVH Foundation) held its Virtual Charity Event at the Homestead at Wolf Ridge golf course in Killaloe on Friday September 4. Although teams did not golf this year, many generous sponsors and supporters participated in the online auction and contributed to offer a new Friends …
A media release received late Wednesday afternoon from Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) announced the closure of Fellowes High School in Pembroke, as follows: A third staff member, a contact of both individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, has tested positive based on a result received today. …
Madawaska Valley residents have faced several recent examples of individuals, groups, and institutions who are either openly flouting mandatory mask directives, or finding loopholes within the guidelines so they are exempt from wearing masks publicly. Above: face mask poster issued by Renfrew County & District Health Unit. Image rcdhu One …
Jason Armstrong, Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons franchisee, (above) was all smiles on Monday at the launch of Smile Cookie Week. Representatives of local healthcare partners including St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Valley Manor Long Term Care, Madawaska Valley Hospice, and the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation, met with Armstrong and store …
Further to The Current’s exclusive report on the raid of a cannabis grow-op near Palmer Rapids last Friday as it was taking place, the OPP have now released the following details of the operation: Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized …
Arena grant refused – MV seeks other source of funds The government’s refusal to approve a grant application to renew the ice slab and renovate the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre in Barry’s Bay was reviewed by Madawaska Valley Council in Committee on September 1. A letter from the Investment …
This afternoon, Dr. Robert Cushman, Acting Medical Officer for Renfrew County & District, released the following personal note about COVID-19: We have had more cases in the last month than in the previous three months. Worse, this weekend we could possibly be witnessing our first serious community outbreak in Renfrew …
The drive from the city to Barry’s Bay had me thinking of big lake trout; the miles seemed to slip by unnoticed. Arriving in town I felt that I was home. Local lads have a saying: you can take the boy out of the Bay but you cannot take the …
A media release just in from Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) states: RCDHU is issuing an advisory for a potential low-risk exposure after confirmation that a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited Planet Fitness in Pembroke on September 5, 2020. If you visited Planet Fitness in Pembroke …
Sometimes in local history the best you can do is a near miss. I missed out on buying this postcard, but I managed to get a photo of it. I wonder if anyone can identify these Whitney baseball players and managers from 1907. There are two postmarks on the back …
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Acting on a tip, The Current paid a visit to the site of the former Wingle Inn in Latchford Bridge near Palmer Rapids this afternoon. There we found a significant police presence that was apparently engaged in dismantling the cannabis grow-op located there. We counted at least nine marked OPP …
The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated 343 calls for service during the week August 31 to September 6, 2020. Assault On September 6, 2020 officers with the Renfrew OPP Detachment were dispatched to a dispute on Bonnechere Street North in the Town of Renfrew. As a …
In a media release received on September 9 Dr. Robert Cushman, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Renfrew County & District Health Unit, says: Masking will become more and more important as we move towards the “new normal” and as winter approaches. Secondly, we must rely on individual decisions to mask …
Folks at a new business in Madawaska Valley are counting down the hours until they can sell cannabis products. BayBud Cannabis, located at 48 Bay Street in Barry’s Bay, will have its final inspection by the Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) on Friday, September 11. The Current met …
