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 …
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 …
Local teen author-illustrator Tasha Rankin, a student at Madawaska Valley District High School, brings the latest of her books to a brand new Story Walk at Madawaska Valley Public Library (MVPL) on August 18. CEO Karen Filipkowski said she was thrilled when Tasha suggested MVPL could use her new tale, …
Valley voters have now heard about election plans from the incumbent mayors in neighbouring townships MV and BLR – both of them will not be seeking re-election as mayor. MV Mayor Kim Love (above right) confirmed her decision not to stand as a mayoral candidate at the Council in Committee …
Since publication of our article on July 18, one of the incumbent Councillors has withdrawn his nomination and has instead declared himself as a mayoral candidate. Councillor Mark Willmer announced his decision on July 22. The Current spoke to Willmer on July 25 and asked him what had caused him …
MV voters can look forward to hotly-contested municipal elections this fall. With still over a month left before the nominations deadline, eight candidates have already put their names forward as prospective members of Council. The candidates include the four incumbent Councillors: Carl Bromwich, Ernie Peplinski, David Shulist and Mark Willmer. …
On July 2 2022 Queenswood Real Estate, a fixture in Barry’s Bay, celebrates its 35-year anniversary. Throughout its history, Queenswood has operated out of the same location on Opeongo Square opposite the Barry’s Bay Railway Station. Above: Queenswood office with anniversary banner . Photo supplied. Early beginnings Broker of record …
Following a statement on June 23 from Bishop Guy Desrochers of the Diocese of Pembroke (reproduced below) regarding Father Chris Shalla, Killaloe OPP have today confirmed criminal charges against the priest as described in the OPP media release below. Most recently pastor at St. Andrew’s Parish in Killaloe, Shalla was …
The following statement was released by Bishop Guy Desrochers of the Diocese of Pembroke on June 17 2022. Now retired and believed to reside in Barry’s Bay, the subject of the statement, Father Norbert Cybulski, was ordained June 3 1962. During his priesthood, he served in numerous parishes including St. …
Valley artisan co-operative Bluebird Collective is ready for summer and celebrates their grand opening with a fashion show on Bay Day. Bluebird Collective was formed late last year when founder Sigrid Geddes of Sigrid’s Naturals, then aided by Amber Flokstra Radema, decided to showcase the work of other Valley artists …
Nominations for the next municipal election on October 24, 2022 opened at the beginning of this month. Since May 1 fell on a Sunday, the earliest a candidate could put their name forward was May 2nd – and Barry’s Bay business owner Helen Benn didn’t hesitate to file her nomination …
Enthusiasm and hard work paid off for Bay Blades player Chadd Stoppa who was delighted to receive official word that he has been selected to attend Canada’s National Para Program “NextGen” sledge hockey training camp later this month. Stoppa (Above, On the ice. Photo submitted) is a young man with not …
At a Special Meeting held on Mar.16, Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan (BLR) Council met to fill two vacancies. This was made necessary when former Councillor Andrea Budarick’s seat was vacated by Court order and former Councillor Trevor Lidtkie resigned from Council. Above: Mayor Sheldon Keller (left), Councillor Iris Kauffeldt, Candidate Stefan …
Even before the pandemic, finding an affordable housing solution in rural Eastern Ontario was a challenge for people with limited means. In this article, The Current examines some of the options being investigated by our elected officials and highlights some others that perhaps they should be looking at. Affordable housing …
