Madawaska Valley Council met as Council in Committee (CiC) on January 14. As previously reported, because the January Council meeting had been cancelled, Council agreed to deal with any time-sensitive issues during the CiC meeting. Road Needs Study The Operations standing committee reviewed the Madawaska Valley Road Needs Study Report …
On Saturday January 18, 2020, at approximately 11:45 a.m. members of the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision involving a snowmobile on the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) Trail B106E, in the Township of South Algonquin. The driver and lone occupant …
Eric Louis Strack July 15, 1968 ~ January 10, 2020 (age 51) The following obituary appears on the Heubner Funeral Homes website. On January 10, 2020, after a courageous battle, Eric went to be with the Lord. Eric was the loving husband of Kim (Wodtke) and devoted and …
During the dates of January 2 to January 5, 2020 there were There were 44 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were six motor vehicle collisions, four were animal related. There were four domestic disputes and no domestic disputes …
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after Canadian counterfeit notes in $50 and $100 denominations were passed at four area businesses in Pembroke and Laurentian Valley on the evening of January 10, 2020. The investigation is continuing and anyone with information regarding this …
Today, the Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, announced the government’s plan to offer parents up to $60 per day if strike actions close schools or school-based child care centres. “Our aim has always been to reach a negotiated settlement that keeps kids in class, which we have done successfully …
The federal government announced Monday that it wants to hear from the public before it implements proposals to broaden the availability of Medical Aid In Dying (MAID). However, faced with a deadline because of a Quebec Superior court decision released last September, it has imposed a closing date of January …
Snowmobile clubs working hard to open trails Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) District 6 Governor, Cheryl Dunlop Reid, advises: Trails are still CLOSED for a few more days. Deep heavy wet snow and a few water holes make packing and grooming slow going … overnight temperatures for the next …
Bay Coin Laundromat opened in Barry’s Bay last October to cheers from residents, but the owners’ plea for a temporary reduction in water rates while they establish the new business was refused by Madawaska Valley Council. Laundry customers think the township should reconsider that decision, say Robylin Bautista and Alia …
Ontarians were alarmed earlier this morning by an Emergency Alert regarding “an incident” at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Although the alert specifically said that residents within 10 km of the power station need not take any action, social media was inundated with expressions of concern by residents from all parts …
As more details have been released in the aftermath of the Ukrainian International Airlines crash on Wednesday, the impact on communities across Canada is now being fully realized. As many of the victims were university faculty members and students, including Carleton University and University of Ottawa, the country’s academia is …
On January 9, Ontario’s Minister for Education, Stephen Lecce, issued the following statements: Talks with Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association adjourned The Minister’s statement in response to the mediator’s decision to adjourn talks with Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) said, “Union-led escalation to a partial withdrawal of services, including targeting …
Stone Fence Theatre and Finnigan’s Roadhouse are teaming up to launch a Swing Jam in Renfrew following regular Sunday night Film Group showings down the block at the O’Brien Theatre. The foundation for the jam is Peter Brown, a jazz, blues and swing piano veteran who has often played all the …
The Current prints this open letter to Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski from Christian Sell, President OSSTF District 28 (shown above speaking at a labour rally in Pembroke in September 2019). I recently noticed your ad in a local newspaper wishing us a happy new year and also asking if …
The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran airport this morning killed all 167 people on board including 63 Canadians. These are said to include students, professors and professionals returning to Canada after their winter break. Given that the crash occurred shortly after Iran …
