Renfrew County & District Health Unit (RCDHU) released the following information 9:30 a.m. on Apr.28 2021: Today, Apr.28, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is announcing that booking appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations is expanding to include new groups. Eligible people who can book an appointment based on availability of …
Renfrew County & District Health Unit (RCDHU) released the following information 9:30 a.m. on Apr.28 2021: Today, Apr.28, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is announcing that booking appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations is expanding to include new groups. Eligible people who can book an appointment based on availability of …
Third person charged after debris left on Hwy.17 Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) and Renfrew Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been investigating a number of incidents involving debris being placed on Highway 17 between Pembroke and Renfrew. The UOV OPP Crime Unit was engaged to …
Because of an unusually lengthy Public Planning meeting on April 20, the Regular Council meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. did not begin until after 2 p.m. By then Madawaska Valley Council had deferred to May 4 any further discussion on the re-zoning application by Craig and Jude Kelley, new owners …
OPP Killaloe Detachment Barry’s Bay protest referred to OPP Provincial Liaison Team: The Current has been told by OPP Killaloe Detachment that the detachment received two calls concerning the demonstration in Barry’s Bay on Saturday, Apr.24. We learned they did have an officer drive by the location on the way to …
Editorial It seems fitting that Earth Day fell during National Volunteer Week and thanks to community volunteers there’s been a lot of clean-up lately in the Valley. Above from left: Brian Moore, Frank Burchat, Grant Grzywniak with some of the litter they collected (Photo supplied). This year an early spring …
Another Saturday, another protest in Barry’s Bay A demonstration of an estimated 20 to 30 people at the three-way stop in Barry’s Bay took place on Saturday, April 24 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. according to reports on social media and from a number of readers who contacted The …
Ontario’s Ministry of Long Term Care distributed the following information on April 24: The Ontario government is responding to the recent rapid rise in hospitalizations with measures that will add capacity to the health care system. “The third wave of COVID-19 is putting unprecedented pressure on Ontario’s hospitals, requiring immediate …
On October 28 2017 after an evening of drinking at Shooter’s Bar & Grill in Calabogie, four teenagers, all members of the Renfrew Timberwolves hockey team, got in a car and started to drive home. Tragically a few minutes later their vehicle crashed into a rock face near Burnstown resulting …
The following snapshot was provided by Renfrew County and District COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Committee on Apr.22
New inter-provincial travel restrictions take effect tonight The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to assure the public that essential travel between Ontario and neighbouring provinces will be permitted, despite new measures designed to help limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The OPP will have members located on roadways, at …
The Renfrew County & District Health Unit released the following press release at 6:15 p.m. on April 16. These new measures have already attracted international attention. Click HERE to read The Guardian’s report on the implications and the fallout. Today, April 16, the Ontario Government announced that it is extending …
Renfrew County & District Health Unit distributed the following on April 16: Today, April 16, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB), is confirming that there were COVID-19 exposures at George Vanier Catholic School in Combermere, on April 6 …
County of Renfrew released the following information on April 16: On April 12, 2021, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, made the decision to move elementary and secondary schools to remote learning following the April break. This announcement also indicated that starting April 19, …
The Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan (BLR) Council meeting on April 7 began with an apology and a request for members of Council to declare any pecuniary interest. Advertised as BLR’s first videoconference meeting, Mayor Sheldon Keller apologized that instead it would be the usual teleconference because a grass fire had called …
