Regional Relief and Recovery Fund now REOPENED
Renfrew County Community Futures Development Fund announced on June 14 that applications are now being accepted for the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF). The fund provides financial contributions (interest-free loans) to help support fixed operating costs of SMEs, where business revenues have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to provide targeted assistance to the small towns and communities they serve, RCCFDC will focus on assisting sole proprietorship “main street” businesses, such as retail shops, restaurants, corner stores, and businesses of strategic importance to their communities, with loans up to $40,000.
To apply visit www.rccfdc.org/financing Scroll down to the fillable form; enter your contact information and click “send”. An application will be automatically sent to your email address. If you don’t receive the application within five minutes (don’t forget to check your junk mail), contact info@rccfdc.org Email your completed application to submissions@rccfdc.org
Summer job opportunity
Madawaska Valley Public Library is hiring a Summer Programs Coordinator and an Assistant Coordinator. These jobs require the ability to plan, organize and implement programs for children. If you love working with children, are creative and have great communication and technology skills apply by email to admin@madawaskavalleylibrary.ca or in writing to Madawaska Valley Public Library, 19474 Opeongo Line, P.O. Box 970, Barry’s Bay, ON, K0J 1B0
Application deadline June 19, 2021. For further details please contact Karen Filipkowski at admin@madawaskavalleylibrary.ca or by phone at 613-756-2000
Madawaska Valley Food Bank
Next session is Tuesday, June 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 8 Martin Street, Barry’s Bay. ALL CLIENTS MUST WEAR MASKS. Upon arrival, NO EARLIER THAN 8:30 am, clients will be asked to form a line with their vehicles in the parking lot opposite the food bank. PLEASE ENTER THE PARKING LOT (between Afelskie’s and the Ear Depot) FROM DUNN STREET, NOT MARTIN STREET. As usual, volunteers will direct traffic. Clients are asked to stay in their vehicles. Each client will be asked, from a safe distance, for their name and household number (verified by a paper list) and then a prepackaged box and bags of perishable food will be placed in the back of their vehicles. NEW CLIENTS ARE WELCOME and will be registered on-site. People walking will be accommodated as they arrive. Please consider staggering your arrivals to avoid congestion. There is no advantage to arriving early.
Canada Army Run 2021 (Virtual)
The 2021 virtual Canada Army Run is more than just a race. It’s about Canadians and the Canadian Armed Forces joining together in the spirit of camaraderie and community. It’s a chance for the troops to extend the military esprit de corps to Canadians and to thank them for their support. And it’s an opportunity for Canadians to say thanks to the men and women who serve them in so many ways at home and abroad. Registration is now open for this year’s virtual edition of Canada Army Run. Click HERE for more information, registration or to donate.
