Joan Finnigan, in her prime, at the typewriter (Photo submitted) Stone Fence Theatre aims for the heart and the funny bone in its new 2018 musical that is sure to fire up Valley pride and get a lot of people talking. I Come from the Valley! Tales and Times of …
Photo: Submitted Editor’s note: St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) and Renfrew Victoria Hospital (RVH), two of the six partners mentioned in the article Six partners in Eastern Ontario joining forces to implement EHR (Click HERE to read), have issued the following press release to coincide with being one year from implementation. …
The Ontario PC Party is the only party committed to the continued twinning of Highway 17, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke PC candidate John Yakabuski announced June 4. This is in stark contrast to the Liberals who have done little on this file in recent years and the New Democrats who have never shown …
Photo submitted PETERBOROUGH, June 2: Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke NDP candidate Ethel LaValley met with NDP leader Andrea Horwath here, along with local NDP candidate Sean Conway. LaValley went to lend support to Conway, who is no relation to the former Renfrew North MPP and who is in a very tight race in …
(Pembroke) — On May 23 Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford shared more details of his plan for the people, and in particular how they will provide real relief to families and businesses in rural Ontario. As residents of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke know, rural and remote communities in the province suffer from a lack …
Photo submitted Anna Dolan has spent much of her childhood on the shores of Kamaniskeg Lake along with family and friends and is now proud to call Barry’s Bay her home. The times spent swimming, canoeing and cottaging in the natural beauty of the lake has shaped in her a …
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent by a seasonal resident to the Mayor of MV Township and copied to The Current. To whom it may concern: When I drove through The Bay to the cottage for the Victoria Day Weekend, I was delighted to notice that the Annual Craft …
Editor’s note: The Current recently published a press release from the Madawaska Valley Culture & Heritage Society. Click HERE for that piece. Upon reading it, Mary-Rose Dawes posted a comment, to which Doug De La Matter, MVCHS Chair, has provided a response. The Current considers that their dialogue covers important …
Floating wheelchair (example) Photo: pixabay.com Local residents and tourists with accessibility challenges who visit Bonnechere Provincial Park this summer will be able to experience the beach area and Park programs like never before. Thanks to funding from the Employment and Social Development Canada Enabling Accessibility Fund, and the support of several …
Doug De La Matter at May 22 Council meeting In response to many questions about the status of our negotiations with the Township, MVCHS regrets that so far, the process has been unsuccessful. Despite our offer to renew and reinvigorate the Station, its programming, and the other events associated with …
OVCATA members from all over the County met in Cobden for a ride and to announce the Renfrew County Seniors Active Transportation on May 17, 2018. Photo: submitted The Ottawa Valley Cycling and Active Transportation Alliance (OVCATA) will be encouraging Renfrew County seniors to get out cycling and walking, with …
Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a press release received yesterday. Jackie Agnew (pictured left, photo submitted) will seek the nomination to become the Liberal Candidate for Renfrew Nipissing Pembroke in the upcoming Provincial Election. Jackie is well known throughout the County for the various roles both volunteer and …
