The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has issued an update on their continuing search for a missing 17-year-old male from Pembroke. Tyson YAKABUSKIE has also been known to use the surname LEMAIRE. Tyson YAKABUSKIE (aka LEMAIRE) was last seen on foot on MacKay Street …
Renfrew County pursues twinning with Renfrewshire, Scotland Renfrewshire in Scotland last month notified County staff that they are willing to entertain talks to develop a formal twinning arrangement. A number of links between the two regions have been developed since Renfrew County’s Expo 150 celebrations in June 2011 which included …
Lori Lansens is one of my favourite Canadian writers; I’ve read and loved all of her books so I was anxious to read This Little Light, her latest novel. It is an intense, compelling read. Events are set in Calabasas, California, over a period of 48 hours in November of …
Kudos to Junior Boys Volleyball Team Congratulations to the Junior Boys Volleyball Team on a superb season. The boys won the regular season 8-1 which allowed them the opportunity to host the playoffs at Madawaska Valley District High School (MVDHS). They went on to win all of their tournament games …
OPINION What’s the adage? Polite people should never talk about sex, politics or religion. Well, in the Valley if we couldn’t talk about who’s new to Splitsville, who’s running around, what’s going on at the town hall, our MP’s latest outburst, who’s become a holy roller, or the bishop’s …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has seized a large quantity illegal drugs and weapons from a residence in Pembroke. Members of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit, the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), the Provincial Joint-Forces Cannabis Team and the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment …
On Tuesday November 12 the maintenance crew on night duty at Ben Hokum & Son Limited (Hokums) mill discovered a fire in the chipping plant and raised the alarm at 6:05 p.m. The call was quickly upgraded to a structure fire and a total of eight trucks from North Algona …
Last Monday, The Current gave its readers the opportunity to vote on the justification for Don Cherry’s firing following his comments during the Coach’s Corner segment the previous Saturday. During the three days that the poll was open, it received 2147 “hits” resulting in a total of 1108 votes being …
The Opeongo Senior Centre in Barry’s Bay hosted the first indoor market of this year’s cold season on November 2. Vendors filled the main floor space and overflowed into the basement where shoppers could enjoy a delicious lunch of hearty chilli with home-baked rolls for just $5. On offer throughout …
For the fourth consecutive year Communities in Bloom, with assistance from the MV Horticultural Society (Gardening Club) and the Barry’s Bay Business Improvement Area (BIA), created 44 hanging baskets for the BIA area and train station. Their goal is to bring in the spirit of the holiday season and make …
Editor’s note: The Renfrew County & District Health Unit (RCDHU) has today provided The Current with information about how residents can obtain free Radon test kits. Please scroll down for details of tonight’s event in Pembroke. Take Action on Radon, a coalition of national health organizations, is working with the …
Because this is Nurse Practitioners Week in Ontario, the Madawaska Valley Family Health Team (MV FHT) used the occasion to introduce two new members of their team, both registered Nurse Practitioners (NP). Shown above with a celebration cake are Liz Polatynski (left) and Cailin Weersink. Photo submitted. They explained their …
On Wednesday June 5, 2019 at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a three vehicle collision involving a pickup truck and two passenger cars on Round Lake Road, near Jack’s Lake, in the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards. Investigation …
Madawaska Valley residents filled the Barry’s Bay Legion Branch 406 for a solemn and moving Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11. Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Bryce welcomed those in attendance, and after the national anthem, Rev. Darlene Cunliffe led the Act of Remembrance. Then Last Post and Reveille were sounded and the …
Canadian hockey icon Don Cherry has been fired by SportsNet over his controversial outburst slamming new immigrants. During his Coach’s Corner segment last Saturday, Cherry said the failure of new Canadians in his neighbourhood to wear poppies demonstrated a lack of support of Canadian Forces veterans and soldiers who died …
