The August Long Weekend is coming up, and so far we’ve had Christmas in July and Fort McDonel Scottish Heritage Day complete with bagpipes. What have those clever folks at the Killaloe Farmers Market got up their sleeves for more themed fun this year? Farmers Market organizer Rachelle Clayton says …
Madawaska Valley Public Library has launched an exciting series of fun summer programmes for children in the Valley,. Activities take place in both Barry’s Bay and Palmer Rapids. These FREE programmes are available to all kids – no need to have a library card or membership. It’s important to pre-register …
Graduates, staff, family members and friends gathered in the cafeteria at Madawaska Valley District High School last Thursday, June 29, to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2023. Above: MVDHS graduates pose in the gymnasium after the ceremony. All photos supplied. Once the 54 students had filed in, running …
Here’s a quick catch-up of some Valley events this weekend and beyond. Fireworks postponed The Total Fire Ban imposed by the Province means that the annual fireworks display run by MV Fire Department staff and volunteers has been postponed. Once the Ban is lifted, the municipality will post a new …
Two Royal Canadian Air Force crewmembers are missing and two have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a Chinook helicopter crashed in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa at 12:10 am Tuesday morning. The Department of National Defence (DND) confirmed the CH-147 helicopter was on a training flight and carried …
Eve Barnes of Ottawa/Round Lake Centre(above) received $70,446.50 on June 13 from her winning ticket which was drawn on Thursday June 8 in the popular Catch The Ace lottery. The Ace of Spades was hidden behind envelope #28. The winning amount represents the Week 35 weekly prize of $2,408.00 plus …
In response to readers’ concern about a possible recent increase in drug overdoses in the Valley, The Current reached out to Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU). The Health Unit told The Current that while the threshold for issuing an alert has not been reached, RCDHU continues to monitor …
The Current received the following media release from the Renfrew County Health Coalition on May 8. Renfrew County is calling code red on the healthcare system proposed by the province’s Bill 60, which allows for private companies to arrange healthcare services with less qualified health caregivers, less transparency and less …
Fire fighters from Madawaska Valley and Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan together battled a three-barn blaze on Upper Rosenthal Road on Sunday May 7, as nine fire trucks and 23 fire fighters were on the scene at one point. MV Fire Chief Corwin Quade told The Current that the first truck was …
Trail-blazing Dinner & Drag show comes to Barry’s Bay Liz Woosey, owner of the Balmoral Hotel Bistro & Brewpub in Barry’s Bay, made a business decision to host the first ever Dinner & Drag show in Barry’s Bay on Sunday, April 23. Drag queens? In the Valley? Liz Woosey told …
The Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre lounge was busy on Friday evening as teams battled to be this year’s champions of the Cabin Fever Trivia Quiz hosted by Madawaska Valley Public Library. The evening’s winners were the Madawaska Valley Food Bank Team. Above: Food Bank team winners (from left) Paul …
Royal Canadian Legion Barry’s Bay Branch 406 has been honoured for being a community healthcare partner during the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Francis Memorial Hospital presented a plaque in recognition of this to Branch President Heather Poliquin on Mar.28. Above from left: Mary Ellen Harris, SFMH Director of Patient Care Services, …
Community members are showing their love and support for the family of Nathan Libby who drowned last Friday while fishing for ling on Bark Lake. Libby, aged 28, leaves his wife, Lindsay (nee Cybulskie), and 18-month old son, Jackson. Their second child is expected in October. OPP Bancroft Detachment released …
After a hiatus caused by the pandemic, the annual Opeongo Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament returned to Madawaska Valley last weekend. The opening ceremonies honoured Carl Lacombe, Valley resident who died in October 2022 and was Head of Hockey Operation for the Heritage Cup. Also honoured was Gino Odjick an Algonquin …
Thanks to the Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care, there is support here in the Valley for children and young people who have experienced the death of someone special to them. Children and young adults aged 5 to 17 years from across Renfrew County are invited to attend a Children and …
