The Current shares this recent media release from Valley business Placemaking Design: Using the Main Street Revitalization funding received from the Association of Municipalities Ontario, the Township of South Algonquin is developing an updated branding style, a visitors’ map as well as a plan for more consistent township signage. This …
As officials from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) assemble for the launch of Snowmobile Safety Week (Jan 18-26, 2020), OPP Killaloe Detachment shares the following safe riding snowmobile TIPS, to ensure riders return home safely after each …
During the week of January 13 – January 19, 2020, there were 109 calls for service for the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Whitney Detachment. There were nineteen motor vehicle collisions, of which eight were animal related. There were three domestic disputes, none of which …
Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) from the Madawaska Valley family of schools demonstrated their support at an action today in Barry’s Bay. Staff representing Whitney Public School, Sherwood Public School, Killaloe Public School and Palmer Rapids Public School gathered at Zurakowski Park to show solidarity together. …
While The Current spoke to Madawaska Valley schools personnel protesting in Barry’s Bay today, John Yakabuski, MPP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke released the following statement: “While parents in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke are frustrated by teacher union escalation every few years, it is unacceptable that union leaders would ramp up strike action and make families across …
Two dozen representatives from community organizations and four local municipalities met on January 16 at the Madawaska Valley Township offices to launch their collaboration planning for Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) in the area. Dr. Meara Sullivan, consultant, is facilitating the process on behalf of the municipalities. Above from left: …
Valley residents can exercise indoors as Walk The Halls program returns (Note new times) At last Tuesday’s Madawaska Valley Council in Committee meeting, Stephanie Plebon, Recreation and Community Development Coordinator, informed informed Council that in partnership with Madawaska Valley Association for Community Living, a Walk The Halls program would begin …
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 …
