By now, you’ve been flooded with information about how the COVID-19 pandemic is rolling out across the world. There are lots of tragic stories, but also accounts of how this crisis is bringing people together, from helping to create and distribute supplies, to checking in on the most vulnerable people …
The following update was issued by Corwin Quade, Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) for Madawaska Valley Township: April 2, 2020 To date, the spring melt in Renfrew County has been gradual due to favourable temperatures (warm days and cool nights) combined with minimal precipitation. Water levels are staying within the …
The Current has received the following letter from a reader: Don’t Hesitate, Your Food Bank Is Here Going to a food bank for the first time may not be an easy thing. Asking for help never is. This may be the first time you realized that there just isn’t enough …
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some, but not all, online news sources to offer free or extended subscriptions to readers as a public service. That’s not new for The Current — we have always provided a free, online source of community news since our launch in January 2018 — and …
Madawaska Valley residents in Barry’s Bay noted a number of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers and vehicles, both marked and unmarked, on Bay Street throughout the day on March 26th. The Current subsequently learned that the police activity was related to the execution of a search warrant but the OPP …
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has announced that it will impose a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) in all areas of the province, to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2020. The map below shows all 37 areas. The Township of Madawaska Valley is in Zone …
The Current brings Valley readers the following recent news items. Metro, Pharmasave, Valu-Mart adopt 9-step guide to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Shop alone. Limit the number of shopping trips. Respect rules of social distancing (2 metres) Limit handling of products. Pay with a card. At …
Editor’s note: The Current recently published a letter from David Hunter, President of Combermere Lodge Limited. Click HERE to read that letter. The Current has now received the following response from Friends of the Madawaska Watershed. Dear Editor, Friends of the Madawaska Watershed (MW Friends) is disappointed in the response …
As uncertainty and fear surrounding the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic dominates our minds and lives, note that in addition to taking measures to safeguard ourselves physically, it is equally important to do so mentally. The COVID-19 virus brings a lot of “unknowns.” It is a topic of destruction that continues to …
The month of March ends with a flurry of COVID-19 related news of interest to Valley readers: Five positive COVID-19 cases in Renfrew County and District (see below) County of Renfrew announced this evening the first positive case of COVID-2019 involving a County of Renfrew employee who works at Miramichi …
Madawaska Valley Food Bank, the local non-profit that helps feed Valley residents, has more than one mountain to climb in the next few months. MV Food Bank is searching for a new home – not for the first time, having set up shop in several locations since it began more …
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, County of Renfrew declared a state of emergency on March 30, 2020 under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The media release states as follows: At 2 p.m. today, Warden Debbie Robinson declared a state of emergency due to the global COVID-19 pandemic …
Today, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement in response to COVID-19: “The Government of Ontario continues to take decisive action to respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to help contain its spread and to protect the public. This has involved some unprecedented measures, …
The Palmer Rapids Broomball league held its season-ending playoff tournament on March 15 in the Palmer Rapids arena. It featured the four teams that had competed in the league throughout the season. With players, fans and volunteers in the building, approximately 100 people were gathered at the arena. An individual …
The Current has received this letter to the editor from David Hunter of Combermere Lodge Limited (shown above speaking at the Aug.29 2019 public meeting) Dear Editor Combermere Lodge Limited (CLL) is the proponent for the Chippawa Shores project. We read with interest your article of March 25th, 2020 regarding the …
