The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran airport this morning killed all 167 people on board including 63 Canadians. These are said to include students, professors and professionals returning to Canada after their winter break. Given that the crash occurred shortly after Iran …
St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation remains in familiar hands as Erin Gienow assumes the role of Executive Director following the recent retirement of Toni Lavigne-Conway. Gienow (pictured above) is no stranger to the Valley having grown up and attended school here before heading south to train as a pharmacy technician, work …
In my review of The Current’s 2019 contribution to local news coverage, two events stand out as being especially revealing. I refer to the bland response by members of council to one of their own swearing at and threatening me during a Madawaska Valley council meeting, followed by the manufactured …
The Handmade Feast, running from October to April 2020, is a project by the Ottawa Valley Creative Arts Open Studio (OV-CAOS) that culminates in a community feast next spring. Curator Anya Gansterer is working with artists Andrew Trull, Lydia Vanderstall, Eva Gallagher, Zosia Kosinski, Theresa Prince, Joyce Lorbetskie, Catherine Bloskie, …
Updated: As of Jan.6 MV Township has advised The Current “The Special Council Meeting for the Strategic Plan has been cancelled, and as of yet a new date has not been rescheduled, but will be sometime in February, due to schedule conflicts and holidays.” Cannabis edibles legally available in Ontario As …
During the weeks of December 16, 2019 to January 1, 2020, there were 262 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were twenty three motor vehicle collisions, fifteen were animal related. There were four domestic disputes, and no domestic …
Mark Sunday, February 2, 2020 in your diary! It’s the date for the Sixth Annual Opeongo Hills Classic Loppet – a classic cross-country ski race hosted in the rolling Opeongo Hills near Brudenell. The mass start is at 11 a.m. Adults can compete at distances of 5, 10 or 12 …
Families in the Madawaska Valley enjoyed a fun, fit way to rock into 2020 at the Glow-Skate in Barry’s Bay on New Year’s Eve. More than two hundred people of all ages donned their skates, grabbed the free glow-sticks on offer and hit the ice at the event. The free …
On November 19, 2019 at approximately 4:30 a.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fire in the parking lot of an apartment building on Bennett Street in the City of Pembroke. Construction debris in a utility trailer had caught fire …
“It makes a lot of sense for the municipalities to work together,” Dr. Sullivan said. “Especially in rural areas, organizations which will be pertinent to the process almost always serve across multiple municipal boundaries. By working together municipalities can break down barriers, and help build community across the region.”
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment have today confirmed that they continue to search for missing 17-year-old Pembroke male, Tyson YAKABUSKIE (known to also use the surname LEMAIRE). Photo above Provincial Constable Shawn Peever today told The Current that the OPP investigation remains active and ongoing. He asked …
What’s in a name? According to a media release from Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Olivia could be the baby name of the decade with nine years at the top of Ontario’s baby names list. From January, 2010 to December, 2018, Ontario has registered more than 8,300 baby girls named Olivia. Here are Ontario’s …
Do you remember the smells of your childhood? Yeah, me too. Specifically, my sense of recall for the fragrances of the cottage in Quebec where my family visited as a child is instant. It’s also intoxicating. It’s a mix between general cottage mustiness, the lingering aroma of my grandmother’s cooking, …
