Madawaska Valley Council met a number of times this month, including the Council In Committee meeting on May 4 and the Regular Council meeting on May 18. The 2021 municipal budget presentation originally promised for April was made at the May 18 Regular Council meeting (see separate report). Other matters …
Madawaska Valley Treasurer Amanda Hudder formally presented the 2021 municipal budget at the Council meeting of May 18. She began with the high level impact of the budget, covering tax billing, capital projects and the budget process. The bottom line for taxpayers? The overall tax rate for 2021 will increase …
Editor’s Note: Current writer James Di Fiore recently launched his new podcast Blackballed with James Di Fiore. Here he explains how Noam Chomsky came to be his first guest. Last year I emailed Noam Chomsky on a whim. I wanted to ask him if it felt strange to be stating …
Editor’s note: James Di Fiore’s article referred to by Mr. Winfield is part of a continuing investigation that Di Fiore and Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan resident Mike McCloskey are conducting. Their investigation results from feedback received from Current readers in other municipalities expressing similar concerns as outlined by Winfield. The Current …
World Turtle Day Think Turtle Conservation Initiative is celebrating this special day for turtles with a fun competition. Paint a turtle rock for your garden or yard, then send a photo of it for a chance to win a $25 Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre gift certificate. Competition deadline is 11:59 …
This picture was taken in the office inside the Balmoral Hotel which was simply known as the Billings Hotel in the beginning. The original owner was John (or Josh) Billings (c1850-1925) whose wife was Mary Daly (c1861-1947). This picture was shared with me by the late Bernice Billings decades ago, and …
Valley residents often moan about black flies. But those are not the only critters that can cause problems — there are also serious illnesses borne by ticks. On May 21 the Ontario Ministry of Health issued the following media release: As the weather is getting warmer, the Government of Ontario …
The following was distributed by Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) on May 20: While the COVID-19 vaccine roll out in Renfrew County and District (RCD) continues to progress at a successful pace with over 50 percent of adults 18 years of age and older having received at least …
On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at approximately 11:05 a.m. officers from the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle on Highway 41, near Wentland Road, in the Township of Bonnechere Valley. Investigation has revealed the SUV collided …
Lifejackets, zero risks make for safe summer on the water says OPP Ahead of the boating season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging Ontarians to avoid taking the same risks that cost 32 boaters and paddlers their lives on OPP-patrolled waterways last year. During a tragic year that marked …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) have recovered the body of an Ajax, Ontario resident from Mink Lake. On May 16, 2021 shortly after 6:30 p.m. members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of an unoccupied boat …
Madawaska Valley’s imposition of a Level 1 Fire Ban today inspired reader Eve-Marie Chamot to share this: Today is also the 241st anniversary of the infamous “Dark Day” of May 19, 1780 in New England. Archeological and paleo-botanical studies have since shown that this event was caused by a vast …
Madawaska Valley Fire Chief Corwin Quade notified The Current today, May 18, that as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday May 19 the municipality is under a Level 1 Fire Ban. Quade said that MV staff is in the process of changing all signs in the municipality to a Level 1 …
How you drive is everyone’s business Canada Road Safety Week May 18-24 Ahead of national Canada Road Safety Week, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting 76 road collision fatalities since January 1, 2021. Consistent year to year, a significant number of the road deaths so far in 2021 are …
Low-income seniors access to dental care, prescription drugs According to a Ministry of Health media release dated May 12 the province is updating the income eligibility thresholds for the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program and the Seniors Co-Payment Program to allow more of Ontario’s most vulnerable seniors to have access …
