Submitted by Renfrew County District School Board On May 12 Student Senators representing every secondary school in the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) held the end of year Student Senate meeting in a committee room of the Senate of Canada building. Highlights of the trip include meeting dignitaries, a …
The Current received the following media release from the Renfrew County Health Coalition on May 8. Renfrew County is calling code red on the healthcare system proposed by the province’s Bill 60, which allows for private companies to arrange healthcare services with less qualified health caregivers, less transparency and less …
Fire fighters from Madawaska Valley and Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan together battled a three-barn blaze on Upper Rosenthal Road on Sunday May 7, as nine fire trucks and 23 fire fighters were on the scene at one point. MV Fire Chief Corwin Quade told The Current that the first truck was …
Valley residents complain of attempted online and telephone fraud The Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police continues to receive various types of complaints regarding telephone and on-line frauds. Police would like to remind the public that unexpected requests for money transfers or banking information should be treated with caution. Anyone …
Submitted to St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Do you want to have a positive influence on local healthcare while hanging out with friends and family? Consider entering a team into Rockathon 2023. It will be hosted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation and a dedicated Rockathon committee. The Foundation raises …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation There’s something new happening this year at the Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons! That’s right, Smile Cookie Week is taking place on May 1 to 7. Previously held in the fall, Smile Cookie Week is relaunching with a new date. One hundred per cent …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning people about packages, containing a potentially lethal substance, that may have been sent to individuals at risk of self-harm in communities across Ontario. The packages contain sodium nitrate, which was being sold online and distributed by mail. If you or someone in your …
One person has been arrested and charged with multiple criminal offences in relation to a weapons call. On April 29, 2023, just after 2: 00 p.m., members of the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report that an individual operating an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) had …
Trail-blazing Dinner & Drag show comes to Barry’s Bay Liz Woosey, owner of the Balmoral Hotel Bistro & Brewpub in Barry’s Bay, made a business decision to host the first ever Dinner & Drag show in Barry’s Bay on Sunday, April 23. Drag queens? In the Valley? Liz Woosey told …
Calling all would-be videographers There’s still time to catch the last Toonie Tuesdays session this Tuesday, Apr.25 at 7 pm at the old Train Station at 19503 Opeongo Line in Barry’s Bay. The Madawaska Valley Public Library in conjunction with the Stationkeepers MV host this series. Barry Conway, a print …
The Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre lounge was busy on Friday evening as teams battled to be this year’s champions of the Cabin Fever Trivia Quiz hosted by Madawaska Valley Public Library. The evening’s winners were the Madawaska Valley Food Bank Team. Above: Food Bank team winners (from left) Paul …
At the April 18th Regular Council Meeting one of the main topics for Madawaska Valley Council was the approval of the 2023 municipal budget, which resulted in a tax increase in the budget of 1.69 percent over 2022. At the conclusion of the budget highlights presented by Amanda Hudder, MV …
During the morning of April 20, 2023, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP Bancroft Crime Unit and the members of the Bancroft OPP Detachment executed two search warrants at two residences in the Town …
Police seek witnesses to armed robbery in Arnprior Members of the Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Renfrew Crime Unit are investigating an armed robbery at a local business in the Town of Arnprior. On April 19, 2023, at approximately …
Submitted by Renfrew County and District Health Unit on Apr.19 2023: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued a Flood Warning for Pembroke District and Bancroft District; this includes Renfrew County, and the Township of South Algonquin. Rising water levels may pose a threat to the health and …
