Mayor responds to RCDHU Bulletin – includes message for protesters

Madawaska Valley Council amended its agenda for a Special Council meeting at 2 p.m. on Feb.19 to allow Mayor Kim Love to read the following statement in response to yesterday’s press release from Dr. Robert Cushman and the Renfrew County & District Health Unit. Dear Madawaska Valley residents, businesses and …

SFMH in top 2 percent nationally for medical records technology

Editor’s note: A joint media release just in from St. Francis Memorial Hospital and Renfrew Victoria Hospital gives Valley residents some welcome news. Renfrew Victoria Hospital and St. Francis Memorial Hospital, as part of the Atlas Alliance of health organizations, have been recognized for effectively and efficiently using technology in …

Single positive test of staff member moves Valley Manor into outbreak status

The following media release was received today from Valley Manor Long Term Care in Barry’s Bay. Today, Feb.12, Valley Manor Long Term Care was declared in COVID-19 outbreak. Through the weekly surveillance testing, one staff member received a positive test result. This individual will be retested and is currently self-isolating …

Seat of Wisdom College responds

Editor’s note: The Current publishes the following letter from Dr. Christine Schintgen, interim president of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College. In it, she refers to “calls … to expel students for having participated in the demonstration.” We point out that no such call has come from either The Current …

Seat of Wisdom College responds

Editor’s note: The Current publishes the following letter from Dr. Christine Schintgen, interim president of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College. In it, she refers to “calls … to expel students for having participated in the demonstration.” We point out that no such call has come from either The Current …

Renfrew County excluded from new stay-at-home order as of Feb.10

Editor’s note: Ontario has today, Feb.8, issued a media release stating that as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10, Public Health Units will begin to gradually return to COVID-19 Response Framework. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is moving to a regional approach and …

Renfrew County excluded from new stay-at-home order as of Feb.10

Editor’s note: Ontario has today, Feb.8, issued a media release stating that as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10, Public Health Units will begin to gradually return to COVID-19 Response Framework. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is moving to a regional approach and …

OPP bulletins Feb.1

Sex assault charges laid On Friday, January 8, 2021, members of the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into a report of a sexual assault that occurred at a residence in the Township of Madawaska Valley. As a result of the investigation, police arrested and …

Wisdom winter workout

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) is excited to announce its first-ever “Wisdom Winter Workout,” to be held Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Barry’s Bay and surrounding areas. SWC students, faculty, and staff have signed up to complete a “10-km challenge”, by committing to walk, run, ski, or skate …

RCDHU releases news of COVID-19 test result affecting school transportation routes

Editor’s note: The Current has just received the following media release from Renfrew County and District Health Unit with more information following our publications this morning relating to the same incident. At 2:45 p.m. on January 29, 2021, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew …

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