On March 4 Cheryl Gallant MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke and Branch 406 President Heather Poliquin jointly announced a grant from the federal government to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 406 Barry’s Bay. Poliquin said, “Branch 406 is pleased to announce it has received some welcome financial assistance from the federal government to help …
Stefani Van Wijk, the third generation of her family to serve as director of Madawaska Kanu Centre talked about celebrating MKC’s 50th anniversary year. Her goal in 2021 is to “honour this amazing legacy – this seed that my grandparents planted, that my mom and dad nourished for so many …
Earlier this month a formal announcement from the Joint Municipal Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee (JMPRRC) advised that Dr. Erin Murray (Above – photo submitted) will set up a practice in Barry’s Bay this summer following her final exams. After an undergraduate degree in biology at Queen’s University, Erin knew …
Worries and accusations about transmission of COVID-19 have ramped up locally since Barry’s Bay and Area was tagged a “COVID hotspot” on Thursday, Feb.18 by Dr. Rob Cushman, Acting Medical Officer for Renfrew County and District (RCD). Because Dr. Cushman specifically mentioned compliance concerns about post-secondary students, we asked the …
Madawaska Valley’s February Council in Committee meeting ran across two days, including a presentation about Development Charges (as reported on Feb.7). No declarations of pecuniary interest or conflict were recorded. Coming out of a lengthy closed session, Mayor Kim Love reported that among other things Council had given direction to …
Corwin Quade, Madawaska Valley Fire Chief, worries about the alarming increase of fatal fires in Ontario. Last year 103 fatal fires caused the loss of 114 lives — the highest in fifteen years. He says this year began badly and points out that a Toronto house fire early on January …
At the Jan.7th Council in Committee meeting, members of MV Council heard from Infrastructure Ontario regarding financing the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre (PJYCC) rehabilitation project. The options included short-term construction loan, line of credit facility and long-term debenture of up to 30 years. The presentation came about after MV’s …
Record-breaking year end home sales figures are just in from the Renfrew County Real Estate Board (RCREB). The average price of homes sold last month was $325,528 which represents a 38.5 percent increase from December 2019. Another new record for December was the dollar value of all home sales — …
During Ontario’s stay-at-home orders, the Barry’s Bay Legion building is closed to the public; but rest assured Legion members are continuing to serve local veterans and the community. Branch 406 President Heather Poliquin provides both an update on plans for 2021 and a summary of the last year. Coming in …
In a wide-ranging interview with The Current, Madawaska Valley Fire Chief Corwin Quade discussed Fire Department news and proudly displayed the many features of the South Hall’s new Fire Rescue Truck. Quade said the new Rescue Truck was worth waiting for, especially as it represents extremely good value to the …
When people complain about this Covid Christmas and the inconveniences presented by lockdown, I think of what the old timers went through — two World Wars, the 1918 influenza, polio, and much more. So here’s a Valley reminiscence from the time of the Great Depression inspired by a recent Spareboard …
Lorna Leach and husband Pat Leach of Micksburg are no strangers to Barry’s Bay; over the years they’ve been here many times and even visited just a week ago to have lunch at the Ash Grove Inn. But on Dec.18 their trip to the Bay was for a very different …
Delay gives residents time to have input At the final Madawaska Valley Council meeting of the year on Dec.16, Council again debated the rehabilitation of the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre (PJYCC). After discussing the matter for a further hour and a quarter, Council decided to defer its decision to …
For much of the past several months Cameron Street in Killaloe has been closed to traffic during the preparations to rehabilitate the metal bridge. A new structure was actually assembled on nearby Lake Street and on Dec. 8, the long wait ended when it was lifted into place. Above: panoramic …
Editorial Mayor Kim Love announced at the MV Council in Committee meeting on Dec.1 that Council intends to make a decision during its Dec.16 meeting about spending $1.5 million on rehabilitating the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre (PJYCC). The bulk of this money will be used to replace the ice …
