Medical students at Community Week lunch with their preceptors at the Ash Grove. Photos: Melissa Botz For many years now, there’s been a need for more rural physicians. To help promote this type of family practice, first year medical students from both Queens University and Ottawa University participate in Community …
Representing your neighbours as a municipal official is a big responsibility so it’s useful to check out former councillors’ personal experience when you consider running for office. The Current spoke with past members of municipal councils, both in Madawaska Valley and elsewhere in Renfrew County, to get a flavour of …
Photo: johnyakabuski.com Two days before the provincial election, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke incumbent John Yakabuski describes himself as “always cautious, but optimistic.” “Every campaign is unique – we’re all four years older, the issues change and the candidates are different,” he says, but in this campaign, there have been no surprises, at least …
The Ontario PC Party is the only party committed to the continued twinning of Highway 17, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke PC candidate John Yakabuski announced June 4. This is in stark contrast to the Liberals who have done little on this file in recent years and the New Democrats who have never shown …
Photo submitted PETERBOROUGH, June 2: Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke NDP candidate Ethel LaValley met with NDP leader Andrea Horwath here, along with local NDP candidate Sean Conway. LaValley went to lend support to Conway, who is no relation to the former Renfrew North MPP and who is in a very tight race in …
(Pembroke) — On May 23 Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford shared more details of his plan for the people, and in particular how they will provide real relief to families and businesses in rural Ontario. As residents of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke know, rural and remote communities in the province suffer from a lack …
Photo submitted Anna Dolan has spent much of her childhood on the shores of Kamaniskeg Lake along with family and friends and is now proud to call Barry’s Bay her home. The times spent swimming, canoeing and cottaging in the natural beauty of the lake has shaped in her a …
Public gallery May 22 2018 Members of Madawaska Valley Council were disappointed about several items discussed at Tuesday’s Regular Council meeting. Shown at the meeting in the public gallery (above, from left) : Suzanne Klatt, Elaine Schweig, Bill Schweig, Doug De La Matter. Volunteer Firefighter Certification Council discussed a letter from Marie-France Lalonde, …
Doug De La Matter at May 22 Council meeting In response to many questions about the status of our negotiations with the Township, MVCHS regrets that so far, the process has been unsuccessful. Despite our offer to renew and reinvigorate the Station, its programming, and the other events associated with …
Councillor Shelley Maika (above) has found herself in hot water after a formal complaint was lodged by a local resident who claimed Maika verbally assaulted her on May 2 at the Township office. According to Christine Darbyson, Maika burst into a private meeting between Darbyson and Acting Interim Treasurer Ross Jeffrey, …
Photo: Sharon Gardiner Umbrellas were open on Bay Day 2018 but a few drops of rain did not stop the fun in Barry’s Bay. The traditional activities continued even during the rain and this year the festivities were marked by several firsts. New CAO Sue Klatt visits Farmers’ Market vendor …
Oliver and Lily Cannon excited with their find at the sale Saturday’s Gigantic Bake and Yard Sale was held at the Combermere Community Centre. Young shoppers Oliver and Lily Cannon above were pleased with a complete workbench set including tools. Their mother was even more pleased with the $10 price tag. …
Above from left: Shafique Shamji, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Michelle Leafloor, Program Director; Dr. Glen Geiger, Program Medical Lead; Yvonne Wilson, Program Clinical Lead; at The Ottawa Hospital, believe the Epic Health Information System will harness technology to create a better patient experience. Photo: Jacinta Cillis-Asquith Editor’s Note: …
Ethel LaValley gives her nomination speech (Photo submitted) Ethel LaValley, Whitney resident and NDP candidate for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, says she is not afraid about going up against John Yakabuski MPP in the upcoming election. In an interview with the Current, she referenced her experience in public life and said from a …
Photo: William Enright The old Burnstown school house was packed to capacity as the Valley’s elder statesman, Sean Conway, took to the stage in the Need to Know speaker series hosted at the Neat Café on Wednesday May 2. Conway’s talk, Aspects of a Distinct Society: The Economics and Political …
