See a deer? Don’t veer

The Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging all motorists to be cautious of animals after responding to property damage collisions involving deer, moose and racoons over the past week in the Killaloe Detachment area. If you spot an animal on the road ahead, stay in control, …

Valley gardeners look ahead

Winter is traditionally the time for gardeners to place their seed orders and make plans to start seedlings indoors. But green thumbs in Madawaska Valley use their January meeting for fun as well as planning. On Thursday, Jan.18 at the Opeongo Seniors Centre, 19 Stafford Street in Barry’s Bay, MV …

OPP Bulletins first week of 2024

Festive RIDE ends with more than 1400 impaired driving charges With the provincial Festive RIDE campaign now concluded, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid 1,472 impaired driving charges against drivers who chose to ring in the new year facing the loss of their driver’s licence, other penalties and a criminal record.   During the 47-day …

Ready for 2024

Dear Reader, You may have noticed a lack of activity on The Current recently and for this we apologize. There have been a few technical hitches over the holidays which are now resolved, and our website is back to normal. We hope that you had time to enjoy the holiday …

Where eagles dare not go

OPINION The fight to save the Pine River in Madawaska Valley encounters a bizarre clash of values — Commercial logging has traditionally been the main threat to Canadian forests. But now other competing interests join the foray leaving conservationists baffled. “Wheresoever the carcass is; there the eagles shall be found …

Local healthcare receives boost from Palmer Lions

Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation The Palmer Rapids and Area Lions Club have gathered again to support local healthcare services in the community. They recently provided $7,500, which includes a $5,000 donation to the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation’s (SFVHF) Giving Tuesday Match-It Campaign, $2,000 from their Tree …

OPP Bulletins Dec.12, 2023

Fatal motor vehicle collision in Algonquin Park Members of the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision. On December 8, 2023, around 3:50 p.m., District of Nipissing Paramedic Services and the Township of South Algonquin Fire Department responded alongside OPP to a …

Local infrastructure funding Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke

The Ontario government is investing $11,696,103 to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure in local municipalities and the County of Renfrew.  The funding is being delivered through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) and is part of the government’s plan to support economic growth and job creation.  The allocations are …

Our precious wetlands

To the untrained eye, wetlands such as swamps, ponds, marshes and bogs, look pretty ordinary. It’s easy to take them for granted or see them as wasted land that could be drained and put to better use. But wetlands are very special places that are teeming with life and they …

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