Above: Combermere Craft Cabin work party The Combermere Craft Cabin reopens on May Long Weekend. Craft Cabin Committee members donned rubber gloves and arrived with brooms on May 13 to clear away the winter cobwebs. Shown above from left are: Standing: Carol Burnett, Jane Corbett, Kristin Marchand, Barb Schaeffer Seated: …
Downtown Wilno on Kashub Day 2018 Photo: Sharon Gardiner The Wilno Heritage Society celebrated its 20-year anniversary last Saturday with the annual Kashub Day Festival at Wilno Heritage Park. Guests enjoyed non-stop entertainment from 11 a.m. until after sundown. The annual celebration commemorates pioneer ancestors and helps keep the …
CBC News is reporting that Dr. Christy Natsis’ appeal against her 2015 conviction of impaired and dangerous driving causing death has been dismissed. The conviction arose from an accident which occurred on Mar. 31 2011 on Hwy. 17 near Arnprior. An Ontario Court Justice found after a 55-day trial in …
At the April meeting of the Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society, Eden Guidroz displayed the Society’s sandwich boards and posters which had been produced from paintings by members of the Opeongo Senior Centre Art Group. The posters helped to publicize the Society’s annual Flower and Vegetable Show held each summer. Guidroz …
Recently local residents’ group Carson, Trout, Lepine & Greenan Lakes Association reminded its members that they can celebrate Earth Day 2018 on April 22 by participating in Pitch-In Canada Week. Madawaska Valley Township has provided garbage bags free of charge for residents to pick up garbage along township roads. A …
Editor’s note: The Current publishes this essay about our community by Seat of Wisdom College first-year student Elizabeth Jordan as it won the College’s 2017 literature prize. Click HERE for details of the 2017 St. Stanislav Kostka Bursaries In a country so rich with varied cultures celebrating her 150th …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Reunion Cup action from this afternoon’s Irish v. Kashub Men’s 55+ game. Shown above, a friendly Irish/Kashub board meeting. FINAL SCORE Kashub 3 Irish 0 Paul Hudder Photo: Sharon Gardiner Kashub Goalie Paul Hudder had a lot of action in his end, but played an awesome …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Last night the youngsters from Barry’s Bay & Area Minor Hockey launched the Reunion Cup Tournament with great enthusiasm at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre. Irish team Photo: Sharon Gardiner The Irish team scored a decisive victory …
The County of Renfrew has just published the latest draft of its five-year Official Plan Review. Click HERE to view the full draft. The Current has reviewed the draft and in this article will provide highlights of proposed changes and issues affecting Land Development in the County. In a subsequent article we will …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Organizer Chummy Gienow today released the Reunion Cup Hockey Tournament Schedule. Here it is: Remember, proceeds from the Reunion Cup Tournament benefit Minor Hockey. Click HERE to see The Current Feb. 13 report.
Madeleine Nicholson, Barry’s Bay (Second Place, Intermediate Level) Photo: Erin Nicholson Three of the winners from Stage One of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Ontario Command Public Speaking Contest went on to participate at the next level in the Zone G7 competition in Eganville on Saturday March 3, at Branch …
Madawaska Valley Food Bank volunteers send a heart-felt thanks to all of the individuals, businesses, schools, churches, service clubs and local employee organizations who donate to the food bank. Because of your generosity throughout the year, we have food to give to those in need. The people who receive your …
Red Rock Wash by Kathy Haycock Wild Women, Painters of the Wilderness are a well-established trio of professional award-winning artists living and painting in the Madawaska Valley. Joyce Burkholder, Kathy Haycock and Linda Sorensen (pictured below L-R) each operate a studio/gallery in the area and participate yearly in the Madawaska …
Source: Google analytics Feb. 19 2018 Happy Family Day! In its brief existence The Madawaska Valley Current has reached readers far beyond the Valley. Audience numbers have surpassed our expectations. Our website statistics show people accessing the Current from around the world during our first six weeks. Those online readers …
The first of occasional doodles from The Current notebook, often seasonal, sometimes political. Here we wonder why The Donald has not yet visited Canada, unlike every one of his predecessors in the last 40 years …
