On October 1, 2020 at approximately 11:00 p.m., Lennox and Addington (L&A) County OPP received a call from the individuals at a hunting camp on Hunt Road in Northbrook. Officers from the Kaladar office the L&A Detachment and the OPP Forensic Identification Unit attended to collect evidence. As the investigation …
If grandma or grandpa knows an interesting story about the good old days of anyone who lived within 50 kilometers of Barry’s Bay during the past century, it could be worth hundreds of dollars to some lucky grand-niece or nephew still in school. “We’ve had an amazing time this …
Since 1998 supporters of the pro-life movement have demonstrated along the Opeongo Line in Barry’s Bay on the first Sunday of October for the annual LifeChain event. This year there were over 200 such demonstrations planned in Canada and more in the US, said organizer Helen Fritz, but it was …
Killaloe Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are urging the community to be on the look-out for Prize and Lottery scams. On Thursday, October 1, 2020, Killaloe OPP commenced an investigation into a Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes scam, which occurred in the Township of Bonnechere Valley. Contact with the victim was made …
St. Francis Valley Healthcare Catch The Ace Lottery Congratulations to Week #36 winners Rob Bersan of Wilno and his Pastway Office pool, who won the weekly prize of $4,271 last Thursday. Tickets for next Thursday’s draw are on sale now at Round Lake Centre, AJ’s Convenience, Killaloe Hardware, Wilno Building …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized a variety of illegal drugs from a home in Renfrew. Officers from the Street Crime Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit executed a search warrant on October 1, 2020 at a home …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) has today issued the following updated advice on the COVID-19 School and Childcare Screening Tool (scroll down for link): The new Ontario screening tool has been updated to help parents make informed decisions about whether their children should attend school or childcare, need …
Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday October 3, 2020, the Ontario government is tightening public health guidelines and introducing amended testing measures. Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Dirk Huyer, Coordinator of the Provincial Outbreak Response, …
The Madawaska Valley Fish & Game Club held a mini gun show on Sept. 12 at the clubhouse in Quadeville. Club spokesman John Rutledge explained that due to COVID restrictions, the annual show at the Barry’s Bay arena could not take place. The club’s monthly dinners have met the same …
John Yakabuski, MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, said it is the “end of an era.” He referred to the announcement by The Renfrew County Fiddlers that their performance on Sunday, Sept. 23 was the swan song for the popular musicians, who have entertained thousands of people across the Valley for 42 years. …
For those planning a night out, please take note of Ontario’s latest COVID-19 restrictions: Catch the Ace lottery news St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation reports that Week #35 Catch the Ace Lottery winners Stacie Wojick and Mike Lynch of Barry’s Bay won the weekly prize of $3,882.00 with a ticket …
Renfrew County’s eleven food banks have set up a website to encourage those who need help to seek it out and to tell those who want to support their community’s food banks how to do it. The site www.RenfrewCountyFoodBanks.ca was set up and designed by three volunteers from Stone Fence Theatre, which …
Peel Mutual Insurance Company and its local broker, Greg Kelly Insurance Brokerage, visited with the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation on September 22 to make two generous gifts. The donations were a result of Peel Mutual’s wish to give back to local healthcare providers, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. John …
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to ensure everyone is aware of how it is supporting efforts to limit transmission of COVID-19. Frontline OPP members will be enforcing provisions of the Reopening Ontario Act (A Flexible Response to COVID-19; ROA), 2020 and will encourage the public to follow the direction of …
The Crime Unit of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after a man with a gunshot wound attended the emergency department at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on September 25, 2020 at approximately 1:45 a.m. The 34-year-old was transferred to an Ottawa-area hospital …
