Ford appoints MPP Denault as Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming

“I am humbled and honoured to have been appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. I look forward to assisting Minister Stan Cho in advancing our province’s plans to support key sectors of our economy during these uncertain times,” said MPP Billy Denault. Parliamentary …

Stone Fence Theatre spring tour for Miss Pringle’s Mini-Skirt

Contrasting the Swingin’ Sixties with the last days of one-room schoolhouses In April, Stone Fence Theatre hits the road with a five-community tour of its 2024 hit, Miss Pringle’s Mini-Skirt, by Eganville Leader columnist Johanna Zomers. With music that goes between Beatles-style and old country, it tells the story of …

National Catholic Reporter criticizes John-Henry Westen and others for attending Mar-a-Lago prayer fest

OPINION Barry’s Bay resident and Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ultra-right conservative media blog LifeSite News, John Henry Westen, recently made a black tie pilgrimage to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate for a Catholic prayer event. LifeSite News published an article on Mar.20th, 2025 glorifying his attendance at the second annual “Catholic …

OPP Bulletins at April 9 2025

Police investigate mischief in Killaloe The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a criminal act of mischief in the Town of Killaloe.  On April 3, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m. the UOV OPP began investigating after an individual was observed damaging two vehicles …

The Last Week

A book review by John Madigan In The Last Week, Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, two leading scholars of the historical Jesus, present a daring and enlightening reinterpretation of Jesus’s final days. Rooted in a close reading of the Gospel of Mark—the earliest and most historically grounded of the …

Hospital Auxiliary raises $25k for SFMH Emergency Department Redevelopment

Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation The St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation would like to recognize the incredible efforts of the St. Francis Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, who contributed $25,000 over the past two years to the Emergency Department Redevelopment Campaign. Money was raised through gift shop sales and Nevada …

New laws allow police to investigate impaired driving on private property

The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police want to inform the motoring public that on November 19, 2024, the Safer Roads and Communities Act, 2024 received Royal Assent. This law in conjunction with Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act (HTA) allows police to require a driver to stop and to assess the driver’s sobriety, whether a vehicle …

MV Council to vote on vacancy appointment April 1st

The published Agenda for tomorrow’s Council-in-Committee meeting of Madawaska Valley Council contains an item entitled “17.1 Appointment Vacant Council Seat.” The Report from CAO Suzanne Klatt outlines the appointment process that Council has decided on: THAT Council adopts the following process for the appointment of a member of Council to …

Water Safety Condition Statement extended to April 4 2025

The Ministry of Natural Resources – Pembroke District is advising area residents that a Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety is in effect throughout the district until Friday, April 04, 2025. Residents in Renfrew County / Pembroke District should consider the following: Recent warm weather has resulted in the melting …

St. John Bosco students donate to local healthcare

St. John Bosco Catholic School provided a generous donation to the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVHF) recently. School council held a Candy Gram fundraiser on Hallowe’en and Valentine’s Day and raised $400. Students chose to designate $200 to the Growing Together Emergency Department Redevelopment Campaign for St. Francis Memorial …

Cyndi Mills to represent Liberal Party in Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke

Team Mark Carney attracts Cyndi Mills, president of the Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce, to reoffer as the Liberal Candidate in the 45th general Canadian election. This past Sunday, Prime Minister Carney visited the Governor General seeking a mandate from Canadians two weeks after handily winning the leadership of …

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