Editorial As has been widely reported, the Barry’s Bay Beer Store is scheduled to be closed on June 16th, 2024. This has resulted in a large public outcry emphasizing the implications its absence will have on the local economy, especially during the summer tourist season. Above: Barry’s Bay Beer Store. …
Editorial On June 20, 2023 The Current published an editorial entitled “Seat of Wisdom’s fingerprints all over rejected anti-Pride Petition.” (Click HERE to read.) It referred readers to an earlier article we had published reporting on an exposé by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) about the conduct of Seat of …
At its Council-in-Committee meeting on Oct.3rd, MV Council listened to a presentation from Rae Stanley criticizing Council for operating “in a bubble.” She claimed that more open and effective communication was needed, while making it clear that her concerns were mostly influenced by the lack of reaction to earlier presentations …
Tuesday’s Regular Council meeting saw Madawaska Valley Council grapple yet again with the concept of Development Charges – this time to discuss an August 30th Renfrew County workshop presentation that included scenarios for implementing DCs in all County municipalities. The materials listed some 19 infrastructure costs where DCs could be …
On Wednesday Aug.16 the UK’s Guardian newspaper published an exclusive story reporting on the federal government’s response to the recommendations of the jury given at the inquest of triple murder victims Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam. As we reported in June 2022, top of the list of the …
Editorial On April 5 2021 The Current drew its readers’ attention to an article published by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) which focused on Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) policies and the College’s links to conspiracy theorists. It mentioned its anti-LGBTQ policies and its links through faculty members …
At this morning’s Council in Committee meeting in Barry’s Bay, Madawaska Valley Council heard from a delegation opposing their Resolution last month to declare the month of June as Pride Month in the municipality and to project an image of the Pride flag on the digital screen outside the Paul …
Madawaska Valley Council will receive a delegation from some residents at Tuesday’s Council in Committee meeting who disagree with Council’s decision to display the Pride flag this month on the new digital sign at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre in Barry’s Bay. MV Council voted in favour of the …
After hearing from almost 30 witnesses over three weeks, the jury tasked with making recommendations arising from the murders of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam delivered 86 recommendations last Tuesday June 28 2022. Above: Valerie Warmerdam, victim’s daughter, speaking at inquest. The jury’s decision attracted widespread national and …
Yesterday the ongoing inquest into the deaths of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam heard evidence from Derek Needham, who was the OPP Critical Incident Commander responsible for coordinating the response to the crimes. He revealed that he wished he had known that Borutski was targeting more than one …
“You have a very big job, and that’s an understatement.” So said presiding officer Leslie Reaume on June 6th at the opening of the inquest into the deaths of Carol Culleton, Anastastia Kuzyk, and Nathalie Warmerdam. She was addressing the three men and two women who will act as the …
The Current today contacted the Ontario Coroner’s Office to obtain confirmation of what The Eganville Leader and other media outlets had published concerning the date of the inquest into the murders of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam on Sept.22, 2015. The contact was prompted because The Current had …
News of Premier Bill Davis’ passing has provoked tributes and reminiscences from many who were affected by him during his premiership from 1971 to 1985. Some of them recall his caring personality, good humour and integrity, a combination of attributes that are sadly lacking in many political leaders today. When …
The latest chapter in the long running saga of the proposed major development on Bark Lake unfolded behind closed doors at a lengthy Special meeting of Madawaska Valley Council (MV) on June 25. It resulted in a resolution, passed unanimously, the wording of which throws some light on the lack …
EDITORIAL So said Peter Menzies, a former CRTC Commissioner, summing up many critics’ feelings in a recent tweet. He could have added ‘as do Rogers and Telus’ who, together with Bell, corner about 80 percent of the Canadian internet market which justifies describing them as an ‘oligopoly.’ He was responding …
