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 …
The trial of bar server Ann Senack on criminal negligence charges causing death and bodily harm resumed on May 13 following its abrupt adjournment on April 30. The reason for the request for that adjournment by the Crown was revealed when Renfrew Crown Attorney Jeffrey Richardson announced to the Court …
A dramatic development in the trial of bar server Ann Senack resulted in an abrupt end to yesterday’s hearing following Assistant Crown Attorney Richard Morris asking Judge Hugh Fraser to give the Crown time to consider its position. Senack is facing two charges of criminal negligence causing death and two …
On October 28 2017 after an evening of drinking at Shooter’s Bar & Grill in Calabogie, four teenagers, all members of the Renfrew Timberwolves hockey team, got in a car and started to drive home. Tragically a few minutes later their vehicle crashed into a rock face near Burnstown resulting …
Internationally renowned baritone Joshua Hopkins is the brother of Nathalie Warmerdam. She was one of the three women murdered by Basil Borutski in what is regarded as one of Canada’s worst episodes of domestic violence. In the five years since the death of his sister, Hopkins has pursued his wish …
One of the most harrowing events involving substantial loss of life in the province in recent years occurred almost three years ago on Yonge Street in Toronto. On 23rd April 2018, Alek Minassian rented a van and drove it along a sidewalk deliberately striking pedestrians. His actions resulted in the …
At the Madawaska Valley Council meeting held on Feb.19 2019, a recommendation was made by both the Acting Treasurer and the CAO/Clerk that Council revisit the issue of raising revenue by bringing back development charges. Councillor Mark Willmer supported the recommendation, referring to his previous experience with development charges in …
In December 2019 Health Canada published warnings about the dangers of emissions from wood burning stoves under the title “Wood Smoke.” It emphasized that some groups are especially vulnerable, including people with heart or lung problems and children because their respiratory systems are still developing, and they tend to be …
Editorial Regular readers of The Current know that from time to time we report on perceived breaches of the obligations of accountability, transparency and integrity on the part of local government. This reporting has not only been about Madawaska Valley, but also Brudenell Lyndoch & Raglan and North Algona Wilberforce. …
