Madawaska Valley Public Library (MVPL) hosted an All Candidates Meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Barry’s Bay Branch 406 on Sept.13. Although the event was threatened by a local power outage that ended just 15 minutes before the 7 pm start, the Legion Hall was filled with more than 150 …
Since 1953 Ontario branches of the Royal Canadian Legion have celebrated Legion Week during the third week of September. Barry’s Bay Branch 406 President Heather Poliquin shared the proclamation by Ontario Provincial Command: “Let it be known throughout the Province of Ontario that September 18-24, 2022 be proclaimed Legion Week …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit distributed the following information on Sept.12 2022. Starting today, Renfrew County and District residents 18 years of age or older will be able to book bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster appointments at local clinics. Please note that the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster will not be …
Valley voters in this year’s municipal election have multiple opportunities to become fully informed about the candidates who seek office. Both Townhall forums and Candidate Meet & Greet events mean that residents can ask questions and hear what each candidate has to say on the issues that are important to …
A new organization dedicated to creating affordable housing is holding a townhall meeting in Barry’s Bay on September 21 in hopes of inspiring local people, municipal officers, potential investors, local business and other to take action to create housing and to show municipal candidates how they can help. The Affordable …
The Renfrew County Real Estate Board has just released its August statistics. These contain the following comparative figures: Total MLS sales was 150 units being a decrease of 17.5 percent from August 2021. Sales were 19.4 percent below the five year average and 8.9 percent below the ten year average …
Submitted by the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation. All photos submitted. KILLALOE – On Sept. 2, 36 teams teed up for the annual Friends of St Francis Charity Golf Tournament held at the Homestead at Wolf Ridge Golf course. Above: Participants gather for instructions before the shotgun start. Running in conjunction …
Summer is always an important time to raise funds for local healthcare, and August was no exception. The latest Catch The Ace jackpot winner Dianna Dombroskie chose ticket number 45 and it won her the grand total of $82,308.00. Shown above is the lucky lady herself, with Frank Dombroskie helping …
With Labour Day delivering the inevitable farewell to summer, we at The Current are gearing up for a busy fall. As readers will have noticed, we have recently been operating on a reduced basis. This is largely because we have been enjoying an extended visit with our family in the …
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recovered the body of a male kayaker from the Lower Madawaska River. On August 27, 2022, with assistance from OPP Aviation Services and the Emergency Response Team (ERT), the male’s body was located and brought to shore. Anyone with information or who …
MV residents charged with Impaired Driving Police have laid impaired charges on two individuals after investigating two separate incidents. On August 10, 2022, just before 3:30 p.m., the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a passenger car on Paugh Lake Road, in the …
Police have laid several criminal charges after concluding an investigation into allegations of fraud. In March 2022, the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into allegations of fraud that involved the local minor hockey association, in the Township of Madawaska Valley. The Renfrew County Crime …
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Following on a public meeting held in Killaloe during May, an association has been formed to promote and develop affordable housing in the area. The first job of the new group will be to put affordable housing on the agenda in municipal election campaigns this fall. A ten-person steering committee …
