Madawaska Valley District High School (MVDHS) participated in the province-wide Students Say No walkout on Thursday April 4. At 1 p.m. more than fifty students marched from MVDHS up John Street and along Stafford Street into the centre of Barry’s Bay where they assembled at Zurakowski Park. The Current spoke …
At the April 2 Council in Committee meeting, members listened to a delegation aimed at changing zoning by-laws to facilitate the construction of Tiny Homes. The delegation was made by Pat Scott, owner and Broker of Record at Queenswood National Real Estate Ltd. (pictured above) She commenced by saying that the …
Volunteer Week April 7-to 13 is Volunteer Week, an annual reminder to celebrate the volunteers in our community. Remember to look around and thank a volunteer. They’re everywhere! Catch The Ace ticket sales begin Friday April 12 St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation has announced that tickets for the progressive …
EDITORIAL The criminal charges laid against the Calabogie bar server which The Current reported on April 1 2019 has resulted in considerable media coverage and public comment. The Eganville Leader made it its lead story and added an editorial about it on April 3. It reported that a GoFundMe campaign has …
Hockey was not the only heritage sporting competition in the Valley recently. Here are the results of the Heritage Curling held during March: Nations Cup results: The Kashubian Nation defeated the German Nation in the finals by a score of 4 to 3. The Kashubian Nation won their pool by …
On the evening of March 30 a Fiftieth Birthday Party was celebrated at the Killaloe Lions Hall; however, this party was not to celebrate a person nor any single group. It was to celebrate all the Back to the Land immigrants to this area and the people who welcomed them. …
When the Opeongo Heritage Cup teams left the Paul J. Yakabuski Arena on March 31, it was not the end of hockey for the weekend. A group of eager players took to the ice to squeeze in an important practice. The Bay Blades Sledge Hockey Club wanted as much ice …
Just when the likelihood of any kind of revival of the Barry’s Bay Railway Station looked dim, along came a new volunteer group called The Station Keepers. Barry Conway, a Barry’s Bay native who retired to Mask Island after a career as a journalist and professor, appeared as a delegation …
During the week of March 25 – March 31, 2019 there were 76 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were seven motor vehicle collisions, five were animal related. There were two domestic disputes and one domestic dispute which …
Eighteen months after two 18-year-old Renfrew area hockey players were killed in a single vehicle collision near Burnstown on October 27 2017, the OPP have laid serious criminal charges. Ann Senack, 62, of Greater Madawaska Township, has been charged with two counts of Criminal Negligence Causing Death and two counts …
The Commissioner has confirmed the final scores for the 2019 Opeongo Heritage Cup Tournament. Thanks to all the players, fans and many volunteers who made this year’s event so successful. Featured photo at top: Sharon Gardiner
Province announces expanded availability of alcohol “Our government is actively working to expand the sale of beer and wine to corner stores, box stores, and even more grocery stores,” said Vic Fedeli, Finance Minister, in a speech to a Toronto business audience delivered on March 28. He said the government …
The crowd at the Paul J. Yakabuski Arena was hushed for the second time in as many days as Commissioner Johnny Kashub (David Shulist) requested players and fans to observe a moment of silence. This time the period of silent thought was in memory of Terry Bozack just before the …
The Opeongo Heritage Cup opened at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre on March 29 at 7 p.m. with a special pre-game ceremony to pay tribute to the late Mark Yakabuski, former captain of the Kashubian Griffins. The competing teams lined up at centre ice represented the Kashubian and Irish …
Valley residents have more opportunities to engage in the Planting Seeds for Mental Health art project. Partnering organizations Ottawa Valley Creative Arts Open Studio (OV-CAOS), Rainbow Valley Community Health Centre (Rainbow Valley CHC) and Community Resource Centre (Killaloe) (CRC) will host free community art workshops at 12 North St. Community …
