Editor’s Note: The following open letter to MV residents was submitted to all three Valley newspapers on Oct.3 by MV mayoral candidate Roger Prince. In his covering email, Prince said: “I was motivated to write this Letter to the Editor in response to being questioned at the recent All Candidate’s …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation: There’s a lot to be thankful for these days, and the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVHF) is adding one more reason to your list – the Catch the Ace progressive lottery is back! Tickets will be available at local vendors on Friday, …
Submitted by Kathy Blomquist New Horizons for Seniors Program has funded Ottawa Valley Community Arts and Senior Active Living Centre to bring seniors and youth together to participate in intergenerational dialogue and art-making about age discrimination. “It’s About Time” participants meet weekly from Sept – Nov at the Madawaska Valley …
Submitted by Madawaska Valley Fire Department “Fire departments across Ontario and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office are very concerned with the rise in fatal fires across the province,” says Corwin Quade, Madawaska Valley Fire Chief. Quade told The Current that over the past three years fire fatalities have been rising …
Housing is the number one issue, say local politicians at townhall meeting. BARRY’S BAY, September 21: Canada’s housing crisis is hitting small towns hard, and although they don’t have the resources of big cities, small municipalities like Madawaska Valley Township can and must work with local people to solve this …
Submitted by StationKeepers MV The last standing OA & PS Railway Station, built in 1894 in Barry’s Bay, has survived not only one pandemic in 1918 but also COVID-19 and is getting a facelift with new siding! As with most other volunteer organizations, events planned for the Railway Station were …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Smile Cookie Week at the Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons is in full swing until Sunday, Sept. 25. One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the sale of $1.00 cookies will go to the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVHF) for local healthcare …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit distributed the following information on Sept.12 2022. Starting today, Renfrew County and District residents 18 years of age or older will be able to book bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster appointments at local clinics. Please note that the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster will not be …
A new organization dedicated to creating affordable housing is holding a townhall meeting in Barry’s Bay on September 21 in hopes of inspiring local people, municipal officers, potential investors, local business and other to take action to create housing and to show municipal candidates how they can help. The Affordable …
Submitted by the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation. All photos submitted. KILLALOE – On Sept. 2, 36 teams teed up for the annual Friends of St Francis Charity Golf Tournament held at the Homestead at Wolf Ridge Golf course. Above: Participants gather for instructions before the shotgun start. Running in conjunction …
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recovered the body of a male kayaker from the Lower Madawaska River. On August 27, 2022, with assistance from OPP Aviation Services and the Emergency Response Team (ERT), the male’s body was located and brought to shore. Anyone with information or who …
MV residents charged with Impaired Driving Police have laid impaired charges on two individuals after investigating two separate incidents. On August 10, 2022, just before 3:30 p.m., the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a passenger car on Paugh Lake Road, in the …
Police have laid several criminal charges after concluding an investigation into allegations of fraud. In March 2022, the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into allegations of fraud that involved the local minor hockey association, in the Township of Madawaska Valley. The Renfrew County Crime …
Following on a public meeting held in Killaloe during May, an association has been formed to promote and develop affordable housing in the area. The first job of the new group will be to put affordable housing on the agenda in municipal election campaigns this fall. A ten-person steering committee …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Every year Rosanne Hoffman sets a lofty goal for the annual online auction, and every year, that goal has been exceeded thanks to the generous support of the bidders in the community and beyond. Above: Volunteer auction coordinator Rosanne Hoffman with some of …
