The Barry’s Bay Farmers Market lost a long time helper when Joe Laderoute passed away peacefully at home on July 20th. (Above left, shown with market vendor Andrea Budarick. Photo MVACL) The Current was alerted to his death by Andrea, who referred to him as her “market security detail” and …
This year’s Memorial Butterfly Release organized by Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care (MVHPC) and St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVHF) took place at Water Tower Park in Barry’s Bay in the sunshine on Sunday July 28. Participants enjoyed tranquil music from the YoYo Mamas as they awaited the signal to …
The Renfrew County Real Estate Board (RCREB) recently updated their online sales figures* for last month. Their report on local residential sales reads: When considering these figures, it is important to keep in mind that Madawaska Valley is just one region of the County, and indeed that Renfrew County is …
Below are just a few of the many activities that Madawaska Valley Public Library offers this month. For more details, please see the library brochure, check out their Facebook page, or visit the website. On Wednesday, July 10, BIAK will be at the library at 10:30am for drumming and songs. …
Madawaska Valley Gardening Club offers an exciting range of unique gardens for you to explore during this summer’s Annual Garden Tour on Sunday July 7th between 10 am and 4 pm. Tickets cost $5 and come with details about each garden along with a self-guided tour map. You can buy …
Representatives from three of the area’s four lake associations presented a joint delegation to Council: Greg Zdzienicki of Kamaniskeg and Area Property Owners Association (KAPOA); Sophia Sudnikowicz of Kaszuby Cottagers Association (KCA); and Wendy Wolak of Carson Trout Lepine & Greenan Lakes Association (CTLG Lakes). Steve Clarke of the Paugh …
Several Madawaska Valley residents voiced their concerns in no uncertain terms about the proposed Township By-Law to restrict storage containers in the municipality at the Public Meeting held on April 23rd. A number of ratepayers had put their objections in writing or visited MV Manager of Planning and Development, Luke …
The Ottawa Valley Tourism Association (OVTA) has announced finalists for this year’s Tourism Awards. One of the finalists in the Sustainability Champion category is local business Eva’s Cafe Schoolhouse Inn. The former school at 2725 Round Lake Road, in Round Lake Centre was transformed into a mix-used space for the …
Carson Lake seasonal resident Joseph Muscat is a professional artist whose work has been seen in group and solo exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and South America – including at the former South of 60 Art Gallery in the Barry’s Bay Railway Station. His latest exhibition “Yet There …
Triple murderer Basil Borutski died of apparent natural causes at Millhaven Institution on Thursday, March 28th as confirmed by Correctional Service Canada in a media release distributed on April 2nd. The CSC release, “At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an indeterminate sentence, which commenced on December …
On Tuesday March 26th Madawaska Valley Fire Department (MVFD) was dispatched to a shed on fire in the 10800 block of Opeongo Road. The fire was spreading to adjacent fields. Although the site was 14 km from the Hall, MVFD fire fighters were on the scene 16 minutes later. Personnel …
This month a new collaboration has been launched by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment and the County of Renfrew Paramedic Service. Residents will see joint foot patrols in downtown Pembroke — OPP members teaming up with paramedics and partners from the Renfrew County mesa program to …
The very full program of March Break activities at Madawaska Valley Public Library was sold out, but life at the Library didn’t end with March Break. In fact, it looks like a whole new beginning according to CEO Natalie Barrington who recently gave The Current an update on plans for …
Valley businesses figure quite large in my memories of childhood – groceries from Kitts Red & White, pie and ice cream at Barry’s Bay Dairy, Sunday lunches at the Balmoral Hotel or at Scotty’s Lodge on Spectacle Lake – I’m even old enough to remember going with my Dad to …
Renfrew County Real Estate Board (RCREB) figures for January 2024 reveal the number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the RCREB totaled 72 units in January 2024. This was a substantial gain of 33.3 percent from January 2023. Sale prices While the average price of homes sold in …
