The Editor: Ottawa Valley landowners recently expressed concern over the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) policy encouraging better cutting practices on private land throughout the townships. Unfortunately, “conservation” has become a dirty word in much of rural Canada. To many woodlot owners it implies “constraints on personal …
During the week of August 6 to August 11, 2019 there were 117 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were five motor vehicle collisions, two were animal related. There were three domestic disputes and one domestic dispute resulting …
A press release from Madawaska Valley Fire Department explains everything you need to know about fire bans and wild fire safety. Wild Fire Season Wild fire season in Ontario runs from April 1 to October 31. During the season, you are not allowed to have an open air fire from …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is concerned by the number of drivers who ignore Ontario’s Move Over Law and place police, other emergency personnel and tow truck drivers at risk on the roadside. The OPP laid 1,891 charges last year against drivers who failed to slow down and move over, …
“It’s strange to think of this peaceful old Station here in town,” said Joanne Olsen, who heads The Station Keepers MV, a non-profit corporation attempting to revitalize the old Barry’s Bay Railway Station, “and then think of that horrible night after three men had just been killed in an explosion, …
Madawaska Valley Fire Chief Corwin Quade wants to thank quick-thinking members of the public who helped prevent the spread of a ditch fire on July 26. Six trucks and sixteen fire fighters attended the wild fire at the intersection of Byers Road and Combermere Road, after the alarm was raised …
A Valley ratepayer has asked Madawaska Valley Township to consider different methods of waste and recycling collection. The proposal by Wendy Wolak, a Director of the Carson, Trout, Lepine and Greenan Lakes Association (CTLG Lakes), was recently referred to the Public Liaison Committee. They asked that Wolak arrange for CTLG …
Juno Award-winning JP Cormier, a virtuoso guitarist, fiddler, banjo and mandolin player, singer-songwriter with deep East Coast roots is coming to Stone Fence Theatre at the Rankin Culture and Community Centre on Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. Opening the show for JP will be a taste of Ottawa Valley …
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and volunteers are continuing to search for two missing teenagers in the western section of Algonquin Provincial Park. Marta MALEK and Maya MIROTA, (pictured above) both 16 years of age from the Kitchener, Ontario area were reported missing at approximately 10:00 p.m. on …
Changes to Highway Traffic Act, Personal Use Trucks and Trailers The Killaloe OPP would like to share information surrounding changes to the Highway Traffic Act related to personal use trucks and trailers. Effective July 1, 2019 pickup trucks and trailers for personal use are exempt from the requirements of an …
A media release received today from the County’s Communications and Emergency Preparedness Co-ordinator, Melissa Botz, says an extreme heat event has been issued for Renfrew County and District. It is important to take steps to prevent heat-related illness during this heat event. Extreme heat can put everyone at risk from heat related …
The Bancroft Detachment of the OPP issued a media release this morning reporting on the execution of drug warrants. The release reported that in the early morning at approximately 2:55 a.m. on June 20, 2019, members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted …
The Ontario Government announced June 27 that it is funding a new pilot program to ensure communities across the province are protected from future extreme weather damage. The Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program provides financial assistance to eligible communities that face extraordinary emergency response and repair costs after a natural disaster. …
The Madawaska Valley Fire Department responded to 3535B Old Barry’s Bay Road on June 22, 2019 for the first bush fire of 2019. (Above. Photo Corwin Quade) The call came at 6:55 p.m. and the first trucks were on scene in eight minutes. Four trucks and fourteen fire fighters responded from …
The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made a second arrest in connection with an assault which left one man with serious injuries. On June 19, 2019 officers with the Renfrew OPP located and arrested Darren PEARCE, 34 years old, of no fixed address. The accused faces …
