In a close game – final score 1-0 – Round Lake Ride Program broomball team have won first place in the Wilno Winter Classic Broomball Tournament. The final match came at the end of an exciting but tiring day on February 1 for the four competing teams from Round Lake, …
Catch The Ace update Week #17 winner was Janice Ventura of Ottawa who picked up her ticket on a visit to her mother at Valley Manor. Ventura won $1,813. Her ticket revealed the Queen of Diamonds, so the Ace of Spades remains elusive and the progressive jackpot continues to build. …
As of February 3 Madawaska Valley Township says facility remains closed through Tuesday Feb. 3 A representative from TSSA (Technical Standard Safety Authority) and the Chief Fire Official have completed their investigation and time lapse testing at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre in regards to the carbon monoxide present …
LEGO lovers live it up at the library Keen lovers of LEGO enjoyed themselves on January 18 at the first meeting of the Madawaska Valley Public Library’s new LEGO Club. The free club is for children 5 years and older. Anyone who enjoys LEGO building or wants to start using …
The Canadian Press has reported this morning at 7:00 a.m. that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Agropur Co-operative is recalling some of its milk products in Ontario and Quebec due to the presence of sanitizer. The recall involves Sealtest brand products, including skim milk, one per cent, two …
Valley residents can exercise indoors as Walk The Halls program returns (Note new times) At last Tuesday’s Madawaska Valley Council in Committee meeting, Stephanie Plebon, Recreation and Community Development Coordinator, informed informed Council that in partnership with Madawaska Valley Association for Community Living, a Walk The Halls program would begin …
Eric Louis Strack July 15, 1968 ~ January 10, 2020 (age 51) The following obituary appears on the Heubner Funeral Homes website. On January 10, 2020, after a courageous battle, Eric went to be with the Lord. Eric was the loving husband of Kim (Wodtke) and devoted and …
Snowmobile clubs working hard to open trails Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) District 6 Governor, Cheryl Dunlop Reid, advises: Trails are still CLOSED for a few more days. Deep heavy wet snow and a few water holes make packing and grooming slow going … overnight temperatures for the next …
As more details have been released in the aftermath of the Ukrainian International Airlines crash on Wednesday, the impact on communities across Canada is now being fully realized. As many of the victims were university faculty members and students, including Carleton University and University of Ottawa, the country’s academia is …
The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran airport this morning killed all 167 people on board including 63 Canadians. These are said to include students, professors and professionals returning to Canada after their winter break. Given that the crash occurred shortly after Iran …
Updated: As of Jan.6 MV Township has advised The Current “The Special Council Meeting for the Strategic Plan has been cancelled, and as of yet a new date has not been rescheduled, but will be sometime in February, due to schedule conflicts and holidays.” Cannabis edibles legally available in Ontario As …
Mark Sunday, February 2, 2020 in your diary! It’s the date for the Sixth Annual Opeongo Hills Classic Loppet – a classic cross-country ski race hosted in the rolling Opeongo Hills near Brudenell. The mass start is at 11 a.m. Adults can compete at distances of 5, 10 or 12 …
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment have today confirmed that they continue to search for missing 17-year-old Pembroke male, Tyson YAKABUSKIE (known to also use the surname LEMAIRE). Photo above Provincial Constable Shawn Peever today told The Current that the OPP investigation remains active and ongoing. He asked …
