Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus (WNv) have been found in the Town of Renfrew around the intersection of Bonnechere Street South and Opeongo Road. This is only the third time that mosquitoes have tested positive for WNv in Renfrew County and District since the health unit began monitoring mosquitoes for …
A single vehicle collision in Madawaska Valley Township has resulted in charges against the driver. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on August 22, 2020, officers with the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle which had rolled over in the ditch along Cybulski …
Biggest weekly prize yet in SFMH Catch The Ace Last Thursday’s Weekly Prize topped Three Thousand Dollars for the first time as lucky Glenda Markland of Cherry Valley won $3,045 in Week #30 Catch The Ace lottery. Markland was cottaging in the area when she bought her winning ticket at …
We are all familiar with the phrase “unprecedented times” used in reference to the social, economic and lifestyle changes that the COVID-19 pandemic has generated. The most unprecedented thing in my world since March’s lockdown, however, wasn’t COVID-19-related at all. It was the appearance, about a month ago, of a …
Figures just released by the Renfrew County Real Estate Board (RCREB) show that home sales in the County continue to surge while at the same time setting a new record for the average price. Residential sales activity recorded in Renfrew County totalled 278 units in July. This was a large …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to receive complaints from motorists who have stopped to assist individuals posing as stranded motorists, offering to exchange gold jewelry for cash. How does the scam operate? Scammers will often park along the side of 400 series highways, ramps or in parking lots. Scammers …
OPINION Earlier in my career, I ran a hardware store in Barry’s Bay in the Ottawa Valley — a community of 1,200 people founded as a lumber town more than a century ago. My family has lived there for more than 150 years. Good jobs in forestry have kept …
Ottawa Valley Creative Arts Open Studio (OV-CAOS) and our community partners are working with seniors to honour their lives and contributions to our community. We are doing this by collecting stories and taking photographic portraits of up to fifty seniors. The portraits are taken in a location chosen by the …
MV Household Hazardous Waste Day next Saturday Madawaska Valley Township is holding a Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre, 55 Arena Road, Barry’s Bay. This is your chance to safely dispose of hazardous materials as …
OPINION As the last long weekend of the summer approaches, many of us will flock to a lakeside retreat to embrace the best of what the remaining days of summer offers. COVID-19 has created an especially difficult and challenging year for us all to find enjoyment within the restrictions of …
The Madawaska Valley Food Bank is extremely grateful to hear that Food Banks Canada was selected to disseminate quality surplus food throughout their established, national distribution system, in partnership with the food banking network across Canada. Thanks to their existing cold chain capacity, retail food reclamation programs and National Food …
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a fail to remain motor vehicle collision that occurred on Forced Road just north of Boundary Road in the City of Pembroke. The collision took place at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 28, 2020. A …
A media release from MPP John Yakabuski’s constituency office today, August 12, announced that communities in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke will receive funding to address municipal operating pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the first round of emergency funding under the Safe Restart Agreement. Ontario secured up to $4 billion …
Given events at the August 5 Council meeting in Palmer Rapids, some might think that the Township of Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan seems to be getting more than its fair share of contentious issues for such a small municipality. Two Ombudsman complaints Returning to her report to Council after …
Council for the Township of Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan (BLR) met by teleconference on Wednesday August 5. Council amended the Procedural By-Law so that BLR Council could continue to meet via electronic means now that Ontario has cancelled the Emergency Orders. During the subsequent Council meeting, Clerk Michelle Mantifel asked …
