The 2019 Madawaska Valley Artisan Festival celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This annual event began as an initiative of the Madawaska Valley Arts Council in 1984. It was a two-day event held at the ski hill south of Barry’s Bay and …
Wilno Heritage Society (WHS) held a heritage celebration on Sunday June 30 to mark the 125th Anniversary of the arrival of the first train at Wilno in 1894 along J.R. Booth’s Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway. The event was held at Wilno Heritage Park with special displays and entertainment …
Adding excitement to the Canada Day weekend, sixty athletes competed in the 26th Barry’s Bay Triathlon on Sunday, June 30. As always, the race drew competitors from well beyond the Valley. Race Director Elser Lee (Faith) Archer acknowledged the great support the organizers received from the OPP and Paramedics saying, …
On June 1 St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) went live with its new health information system (“EPIC”). Click HERE for more information. However, according to local doctor Ray Dawes, it has not gone according to plan and he has gone public with his concerns. The June 26 issue of the Valley …
Proud families and friends gathered at Madawaska Valley District High School to applaud the achievements of this year’s graduating class. In an impressive group of nearly a hundred graduates including fifth year students, virtually every one received recognition during the ceremony. Click HERE for the full list of awards for …
The Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society honoured well-known local gardener, Ritsuko Honda, at the Strawberry Social held on June 19. The gardening club directors decided to give the Ontario Horticultural Society President’s Award to honour an active member whose volunteering and expertise has encouraged countless Valley gardeners over the years. The …
AORS Roadeo in Renfrew County this September Madawaska Valley Council began its June 18 meeting with a delegation from Steve Boland of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS). Boland said that the 26th annual AORS Provincial Safety Truck Roadeo would be held for the first time in Renfrew County …
This month Barry’s Bay Metro has been open for twenty-five years. Partners Gerard O’Malley (left above) and Connie and Neil O’Reilly built the 8000 square foot store in 1994. They and store staff invite Valley residents to help them celebrate their twenty-fifth year in business with memories, food, fun and …
At the June 18 MV Council meeting, members heard a delegation from the Renfrew County Legal Clinic which sought Council’s support in opposing the recently-announced cuts to Legal Aid funding by the Ford government. The April 11 budget reduced provincial funding for Legal Aid by 35 percent. Because of this, …
On June 12 the Joint Municipal Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee met in the Township of Madawaska Valley Council Chambers. The Committee had announced in mid-April that Taflyn Janzen, a resident of Barry’s Bay, was appointed to the position of Physician Recruiter. Due to the spring flooding issues, this was …
Valley Manor residents and staff gathered in the Fireplace Lounge on June 14 to witness the good fortune of Rachel Stamplicoski, winner of the Catch The Ace lottery. St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVH Foundation) Executive Director, Toni Lavigne-Conway, and Erin Gienow, Donor Relations and Events Coordinator, presented Stamplicoski with …
Bill Green (above centre) died suddenly at his home on June 9 at the age of 55. The funeral Mass is at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Barry’s Bay on Thursday June 13 at 10 a.m. following visitations at Heubner Funeral Home. Green grew up in Barry’s Bay and members …
At its Council in Committee meeting on June 4 Council discussed correspondence forwarded by John Yakabuski Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. Yakabuski had sent Mayor Kim Love a letter from Steve Clark Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing citing a Municipal Act 2001 requirement that all municipalities adopt a …
There is good news if you are among the “orphaned patients” looking for a Primary Health Care Provider here in the Valley. There is now only one telephone number that you need to know and that is the number for the Madawaska Valley Family Health Team (MV FHT) — 613.756.9888 …
Note: The Current’s editor was in London at the time of the lecture, so seized the opportunity to attend. Dr. Richard Shaw, Barry’s Bay resident and Chairman of History at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC), gave the inaugural St. Augustine of Canterbury Feast Day lecture in collaboration with …
