Truth be told, I had hoped that the COVID-19 pandemic would be behind us by now. Instead we have seen how viruses mutate to survive and thrive. This should not have come as a surprise as resilience is common to all life. Now that COVID-19 is with us into a …
On a cool sunny mid-November morning in 2019, my wife Bev and I sat unsuspectingly in my urologist’s office. We had been told twice in the last four months that the red patches on my bladder wall were infection or inflammation and not to worry. The patches had been surgically removed a couple …
Submitted by Rob Keen, CEO of Forest Recovery Canada and Forests Ontario Vast, beautiful, healthy forests define Canada, making up 38 percent of our land, but they are under attack. Wildfires engulf huge swaths of woodlands in British Columbia; smoke from similar infernos in north-west Ontario reaches as far as …
The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce our Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke candidate for the 2021 federal election. Michael LaRiviere is a retired transport pilot living near Cobden. He was raised and schooled in Petawawa. After earning his pilot’s license he embarked on a 37 year flying career. Starting as a …
The following notice was distributed by Renfrew County and District Health Unit on Aug.30: Today, Aug.30 2021, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is confirming that residents who have not received a second dose, and it has been greater than 40 days since their first dose, will receive an …
The Madawaska Valley Gardening Club held its 2021 annual Flower and Vegetable Show on the lawn behind the Opeongo Seniors Centre. Photo above. Club members were delighted with the setting despite the hot and humid conditions on Aug.21. Exhibits included designs, specimens of flowers, vegetables, plants and photos. Enjoy this …
Stefan Klietsch of Renfrew had been acclaimed as the Libertarian Party of Canada Candidate for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke for the second time. He has however changed his affiliation and registered with Elections Canada as an Independent Candidate instead. “There is no bad blood between the Libertarian party and myself,” Mr. Klietsch stated. “But the …
The annual Friends of St. Francis Charity Golf Tournament will be held at the Homestead at Wolf Ridge Golf Course on Friday, September 3, 2021. Running in conjunction with the Golf Tournament, the Online Auction features items from over 60 local businesses and sponsors. This year’s Online Auction will help …
Barry’s Bay Family Dental Practice celebrated its third anniversary under the ownership of Dr. Zulfar Moledina on August 10 and that was the day The Current visited the practice to learn about the changes he has implemented since 2018. His enthusiasm for bringing state-of-the-art dentistry to rural Ottawa Valley remains …
OPINION Canada’s flights out of Kabul have come to an end and with it our involvement in Afghanistan will recede from the front pages and, for most Canadians, from the collective consciousness. As a veteran of that campaign, I have been asked by a number of friends and family over …
The entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in the Valley and where there’s a niche, you’ll find some bright spark with the will and creativity to fill it. Local residents can thank a whole family with that spirit for the recent opening of Bay Fitness at 19574 Opeongo Line (Hwy 60) in …
Toronto Star Covid article puts Barry’s Bay under national spotlight On August 21 the Toronto Star published an article by Omar Mosleh entitled Why Barry’s Bay could be ‘the perfect incubation box’ — an example of a small town’s vulnerability to the Delta variant. The contents of Mosleh’s investigation have …
Report submitted by the Polish Heritage Institute – Kaszuby, Canada KASZUBY, CANADA During the weekend of August 14 -15, 2021 a number of events under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland were held in Barry’s Bay and Round Lake. This particular weekend has a twofold meaning …
The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to Renfrew County for its Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre, which launched only two weeks after the World Health Organization declared the pandemic in March 2020. The Plaque Award was presented at the 2021 AMO Conference, held entirely online. …
A Superior Court judge has thrown out an application by Madawaska Valley Council and the Township (the “Defendants”) to impose a gag order on The Current and its owners (the “Plaintiffs”). The Court had been asked by the Defendants to halt the Plaintiffs’ lawsuit which alleges abuse of power and …
