Sometimes in local history the best you can do is a near miss. I missed out on buying this postcard, but I managed to get a photo of it. I wonder if anyone can identify these Whitney baseball players and managers from 1907. There are two postmarks on the back …
Sorry if you had to make repeated attempts to read The Current online yesterday evening. According to our statistics in the period 6pm-9pm The Current had more than three thousand readers which resulted in a traffic jam. We apologize if you were not among those who got online. We’re working …
Acting on a tip, The Current paid a visit to the site of the former Wingle Inn in Latchford Bridge near Palmer Rapids this afternoon. There we found a significant police presence that was apparently engaged in dismantling the cannabis grow-op located there. We counted at least nine marked OPP …
The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated 343 calls for service during the week August 31 to September 6, 2020. Assault On September 6, 2020 officers with the Renfrew OPP Detachment were dispatched to a dispute on Bonnechere Street North in the Town of Renfrew. As a …
In a media release received on September 9 Dr. Robert Cushman, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Renfrew County & District Health Unit, says: Masking will become more and more important as we move towards the “new normal” and as winter approaches. Secondly, we must rely on individual decisions to mask …
Folks at a new business in Madawaska Valley are counting down the hours until they can sell cannabis products. BayBud Cannabis, located at 48 Bay Street in Barry’s Bay, will have its final inspection by the Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) on Friday, September 11. The Current met …
In a presentation held both online and in person at an outdoor marquee at St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) on September 8, 2020 details were unveiled of a major transformation of SFMH’s Emergency Department. The province’s approval and authorization to proceed with the project was announced by MPP John Yakabuski …
The Madawaska Valley Family Health Team (MVFHT) has served patients through the COVID pandemic and continues to provide services during the Stage 3 COVID restrictions. This article will help to clarify the scope of practice provided by our Nurse Practitioners who have expanded services within our community. Shown above are …
It all happened very quickly, explained Alecia O’Brien of Palmer Rapids. Although the County of Renfrew announced its Community Gardens grant scheme this spring, she only heard about it on Valley Heritage Radio in June. She immediately approached the Township of Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan (BLR) who quickly agreed to …
St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Catch The Ace jackpot edges close to $100,000 Congratulations to Week #32 Catch the Ace Lottery winner Maurleen St. Louis of Eganville, who won the weekly prize of $3,366! The ticket was purchased at Conway’s Pharmacy in Eganville. Ms. St. Louis chose Number 2 because …
The 2020 Terry Fox Virtual Run “One Day Your Way” in Barry’s Bay is days away, and residents are gearing up to raise money for cancer research by finding a fun and safe version of “Your Way” to participate and help keep Terry Fox’s dream alive in this 40th anniversary …
For more than 70 years, the Canadian International Air Show has been held over Lake Ontario on Labour Day Weekend during the final three days of “The Ex” (Toronto’s CNE). As a child I would beg my parents to return to Toronto by Labour Day so I could go with …
The publishers of The Current asked me to be part of their back-to-school series, and I am pleased to have my writing published alongside Hayden Smith and James Di Fiore. I enjoyed Hayden’s positive piece, and I appreciate his desire to return to routine and socialization with peers. I also …
In this 1959 photo taken on Dunn Street in Barry’s Bay, Herron’s General Store is visible across the road behind the three girls in the foreground. Connie Schwieg provided information about the picture. Her pandemic project included organizing family photos, and she came across this one taken by her late …
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a two vehicle collision which left one person deceased and another person with serious injuries. On September 1, 2020, just before 5:00 p.m., OPP officers, Renfrew County paramedics, and firefighters from the North Algona-Wilberforce and Bonnechere …
