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One of the biggest challenges for people seeking mental health, substance use, and/or addictions services is knowing where to turn for help. To answer that challenge, Partners for Regional Coordinated Access for Mental Health and Addictions (RCA), which includes people with lived and living expertise, healthcare organizations, and community service …
Madawaska Valley Food Bank volunteer Terry Newcombe submitted the following ‘good news’ press release. Pictured above are representatives from two grateful agencies who shared in the pet food bounty. New volunteers to an organization don’t just bring new hands, they also bring new ideas. When Jenny Fitzpatrick joined the MV …
Peter Fright, Vice-Chair of the Board of Madawaska Valley Public Library, reports on the Madawaska Valley Public Library’s Strategic Plan. Madawaska Valley Public Library has always evolved to meet the changing needs of the community. Its success is reflected in a 27 percent increase in membership over the last 10 …
Recently both dental hygienists at The Barry’s Bay Dental Hygiene Clinic, Brooke Plebon RDH, and Marcia Rutledge RDH, have enrolled in the Biological Dental Hygiene Accreditation through the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology (IAOMT). After posting about it on social media there have been many questions and lots …
Congratulations to the following students who won prizes at the Zone Level Competition. The two first place winners’ entries have gone on to the next level of the competition. Good Luck to Nash and Ryleigh. Primary poster (colour) First place: Nash Dombroskie (St. John Bosco School) Pictured at top Junior …
Editor’s note: A joint media release just in from St. Francis Memorial Hospital and Renfrew Victoria Hospital gives Valley residents some welcome news. Renfrew Victoria Hospital and St. Francis Memorial Hospital, as part of the Atlas Alliance of health organizations, have been recognized for effectively and efficiently using technology in …
Barry’s Bay resident musician and ‘History Buff’ Ken Ramsden enjoyed seeing the Harry Oakman bird’s eye view of Barry’s Bay last month in The Current. He sent this sister photo – the aerial photo postcard of Wilno, also dating from about 1964. Ramsden said, “Being that I grew up in …
As Valentines Day approaches, it’s time for the story of Lovers’ Rock in the Madawaska Valley. “It all started when I took my camera and Honda ATV side by side up Tom’s Lookout,” said Combermere resident, Chad Beckwith-Smith. “On the top of the lookout is a Rock that I have …
As an entrepreneurial young lad always in need of pocket money, I worked at many odd jobs in our small town, usually for a dollar an hour. I would catch and sell worms and frogs, split and pile wood, dig trenches in the rocks and sometimes into the lake, and …
I remember very clearly when I was finishing up my work day on Friday March 20, 2020 and telling the receptionist what a strange turn of events was taking place and seemingly so suddenly as the week came to a close. Maybe we all would have a few days off …
Editor’s note: Last fall, Barry’s Bay resident Hayden Smith told Current readers about his hopes for entering high school. Now, he provides an update. It has been almost five months since ‘COVID style’ school started, and those five months have certainly been interesting. It was strange enough just starting high …
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) is excited to announce its first-ever “Wisdom Winter Workout,” to be held Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Barry’s Bay and surrounding areas. SWC students, faculty, and staff have signed up to complete a “10-km challenge”, by committing to walk, run, ski, or skate …
How to access support for your business To ensure the tourism sector in Ontario receives the support it needs during the current shutdowns, Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, is hosting regional-specific webinars that outline supports offered by the government, including: Small Business Support Grants of …
Corwin Quade, Madawaska Valley Fire Chief, worries about the alarming increase of fatal fires in Ontario. Last year 103 fatal fires caused the loss of 114 lives — the highest in fifteen years. He says this year began badly and points out that a Toronto house fire early on January …
At the Jan.7th Council in Committee meeting, members of MV Council heard from Infrastructure Ontario regarding financing the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre (PJYCC) rehabilitation project. The options included short-term construction loan, line of credit facility and long-term debenture of up to 30 years. The presentation came about after MV’s …
