Cultivating cannabis

Dear Editor, What a delight and relief to see someone show up with a few baby cannabis seedlings to give away at the Killaloe Library Plant and Book sale on May 25. This will be the first Spring that “common” “ordinary” Canadians will be able to plant and grow cannabis …

An “EPIC” story

Last June under the heading Countdown to new era at SFMH begins, The Current published news of the countdown to implementation of the EPIC health information system at St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH). Click HERE to read.  In a press release dated May 17 SFMH announced that EPIC will go …

Stone Fence Theatre plans exciting 2019 season

2019 season features Up at Fred’s – Allons-y!, a Cuban concert and the new Stone Fence Theatre Showband Up at Fred’s – Allons-y! For fifty years or so, “Fred’s” – the Hotel Chapeau in Chapeau, Quebec – was the destination of choice for diners, drinkers, and dancers, lumbermen, hunters and soldiers, tourists and locals, celebrities …

Motorcyclists, off-roaders and boaters at risk say OPP

With motorcyclists, off-roaders and boaters expected in large numbers this long weekend, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is raising awareness of behaviours and contributing factors that are common in deaths across all three of these seasonal recreational driver/user classes. (All data applies to 2018 in OPP-jurisdictions): Driving too fast for …

Station Keepers celebrate 125th anniversary of first school teacher in Barry’s Bay

On May 14th, 1894, Nellie Irving, a 20-year-old schoolteacher from Alice Township (shown at centre in above photo of Renfrew Model School Convocation c.1894), opened the first school established in the village of Barry’s Bay. It happened 125 years ago this week and was a big moment in a very …

OPP warns of flood relief scam

Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received reports of individuals going door to door in the Huntsville area collecting money for flood relief. OPP would like residents to know that this is a scam. The individuals involved in this are preying on the generosity of local residents. These individuals often …

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