Approximately 50 people gathered in downtown Barry’s Bay on Saturday, Oct.23 to protest against a mandatory vaccination policy for local healthcare workers. The Current spoke to 15 participants at the demonstration, four of whom agreed to be identified in this report. Above: demonstrators gather along Opeongo Line in Barry’s Bay …
A fine fall day was chosen by Barry’s Bay Legion Branch 406 to host a reception for the sponsors and volunteers of the work party who built the patio deck. Before unveiling a plaque overlooking the deck that acknowledged the contributions of Murray Brothers Lumber and McRae Lumber Company, Branch …
St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVH) staff and volunteers were excited when the ticket bought by Elsie Mask of Round Lake Centre revealed the Ace of Spades at the Week #18 draw of their Catch The Ace lottery last Thursday, Oct.14. The winner, however, took her good fortune in stride …
On Oct.13 The Current published a news release from Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) advising of yet another COVID-19 outbreak in Madawaska Valley Township. RCDHU revealed that several cases are related to an event at The Holy Canadian Martyrs RC Church (HCM) in Combermere on Sept.26. For those …
Editor’s Note: Scroll down for the link to a downloadable list of all 2021 Honour Our Veterans banners. Fifty-nine banners honouring the service of Valley veterans were the results of the first Honour Our Veterans banner program run by the Royal Canadian Legion Barry’s Bay Branch 406. Veterans, their family …
Proximity to “quite a nice community hospital” was one of the reasons that prompted former Ottawa residents Ron and Valerie Egan to retire to Blackfish Bay. Little did they expect that a dramatic rollercoaster 24 hours would demonstrate the benefit of living so close to St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH). …
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) has today closed its Barry’s Bay campus temporarily. The move to online learning for all students was made due to a further positive antigen test for COVID-19. The Current contacted Acting President Dr. Christine Schintgen this morning after being told about the closure …
Although preliminary results from Elections Canada await the counting of mail-in ballots which began today, Sept.21, major media and polling sources agree that MP Cheryl Gallant has retained her seat in the riding of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. This is Gallant’s eighth consecutive win at the polls, in a riding that before her …
Valley Manor residents and staff are one step closer to completion of the ambitious redevelopment project which will see the Manor move from its present location on Mintha Street to St. Francis Memorial Drive in Barry’s Bay beside the St. Francis Health centre and St. Francis Memorial Hospital. Once there …
Calling all cookie lovers and Timmies addicts – this is your week to smile! On Monday morning, representatives of local healthcare partners met at Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons with franchisee Jason Armstrong to launch their seventh Smile Cookie Week. Erin Gienow, Executive Director of St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation, announced …
Polling station As usual, the Opeongo Seniors Centre at 19 Stafford Street, Barry’s Bay will provide a polling station for the election: Advanced voting takes place from Friday, Sept.10 to Monday, Sept.13 Election Day voting will be held on Monday, Sept.20 What’s new at the Centre? During the Covid period, …
During last summer’s lockdown here, Carley Fortune, the Executive Editor at Refinery29, decided her pandemic project would be to finally write a fictional story. The result: her debut novel ‘Every Summer After’ was scooped up by Penguin Random House and is now available to pre-order on Amazon.com (The Canadian cover …
The Madawaska Valley Gardening Club held its 2021 annual Flower and Vegetable Show on the lawn behind the Opeongo Seniors Centre. Photo above. Club members were delighted with the setting despite the hot and humid conditions on Aug.21. Exhibits included designs, specimens of flowers, vegetables, plants and photos. Enjoy this …
Barry’s Bay Family Dental Practice celebrated its third anniversary under the ownership of Dr. Zulfar Moledina on August 10 and that was the day The Current visited the practice to learn about the changes he has implemented since 2018. His enthusiasm for bringing state-of-the-art dentistry to rural Ottawa Valley remains …
The entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in the Valley and where there’s a niche, you’ll find some bright spark with the will and creativity to fill it. Local residents can thank a whole family with that spirit for the recent opening of Bay Fitness at 19574 Opeongo Line (Hwy 60) in …
