Last weekend the Fabric of Life, an exhibition of work by Killaloe artist Patricia Thurston, opened at Studio Dreamshare in Pembroke. The exhibition was hatched when the textile artist met Dreamshare owner Cameron Montgomery last summer. Montgomery is not only a gallerist but also a video artist, filmmaker, teacher and …
Healthcare is a hot topic for most rural residents, whether it’s needing a family doctor or having to travel to get specialist treatment. If you live with more than one chronic condition that requires recurrent visits or readmissions to hospital or clinics, you face unique challenges living in rural Ontario. …
Rainbow Valley Community Health Centre (RVCHC) in Killaloe is now able to provide primary health care services five days a week, thanks to a $250,000 injection of provincial funding. RVCHC team members (above) include: (back row) Shirley Hill RN, Pat Biernaskie Admin/clerical, Keri MacFarlane MSW, Julie Howard Admin/clerical (front row) Heidi …
Dear editor, If you think that I’ve got an axe to grind in the school labour dispute because I’ve got kids in school, you’re right. I’ve also got an axe to grind because I keep hearing about kids dropping out because they can’t get the basic courses needed to graduate …
The Barry’s Bay and Area Sledge Hockey Club started in the fall of 2013 with the support of Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario (SHEO). We started out with five committed players and the belief that we could do it! For the first six years of the program, we ran a …
The Madawaska Valley Council in Committee meeting on February 4 included the usual wide range of topics, and members of Council discussed the following items at length: Tax arrears report Deputy Treasurer Janice Brisson Zelney provided an update on collection of tax arrears. Her report, which now includes the 2019 …
During the week of February 4 to February 9, 2020, there were 65 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were five motor vehicle collisions, none of which were animal related. There were two domestic disputes reported. No domestic …
On February 4 members of Madawaska Valley Council heard from the volunteer group that stepped up to revitalize the Barry’s Bay Railway Station last year. Speaking in a Council chamber crowded with Station Keeper members, their President, Joanne Olsen, (pictured above) told Council her update after ten months into their …
Sibling success in Catch The Ace weekly win Week #15 Catch The Ace winner Doug Skuce must have wondered if his luck rubbed off on big sister Holly when she became the weekly winner of the February 6th draw. Holly took home $2,033 in the Week #18 draw and her …
Valley Manor Long Term Care facility in Barry’s Bay has begun to work with a new electronic clinical system which will provide improved access for staff and residents to their healthcare records. On February 3, key staff from the Manor and its healthcare partners received their first training session as …
Church Street Flowers celebrates its one year milestone in Barry’s Bay this Saturday, February 8 with special promotions, giveaways, discounts, florals, drinks, and more. Owner Pam McNichol said, “I am so grateful for the support we have received from the downtown community and our incredible clients, we wouldn’t be here …
This weekend the Don Bosco Drama Club from Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) presents its annual stage production at Madawaska Valley District High School in Barry’s Bay. The Current offers this sneak preview from The Song of Bernadette, a play that tells the story of St. Bernadette Soubirous …
In the headline and its report published on February 5 2020, The Current referred to the ice resurfacer at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre as a “Zamboni.” Although the article itself also described the equipment as an “Olympic Ice Resurfacer (Zamboni),” it has been drawn to The Current’s attention that …
This year’s Opeongo Hills Classic Loppet saw the biggest field of competitors yet in its five year history with 85 participants registered and 82 skiers racing on February 2. The Opeongo Hills Nordic Ski Club were excited to add two new prizes to a range of traditional cross-country ski events: …
In a close game – final score 1-0 – Round Lake Ride Program broomball team have won first place in the Wilno Winter Classic Broomball Tournament. The final match came at the end of an exciting but tiring day on February 1 for the four competing teams from Round Lake, …
