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Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation. The Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons exceeded their goal to sell 5,000 cookies during this year’s Smile Cookie Week from Sept. 19 to 25. In fact, a total of 6,794 cookies were sold, resulting in a $6,794 donation to St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation …
St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation’s Catch the Ace is officially back, and the first winner has picked up the very first cheque of lottery 6! Congratulations to Joe Fisher of Madawaska, who won the weekly prize of $556.00! Above. Photo submitted. He purchased the ticket at the Barry’s Bay MacEwens. …
Submitted by St. Francis Memorial Hospital On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Renfrew County Paramedics and St. Francis Memorial Hospital conducted a planned emergency CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) exercise. This planned/staged exercise was a learning opportunity for Paramedic and hospital staff to practice a CBRN disaster with all the required …
Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) – Lanark & Renfrew launches two new resources to help ensure Ottawa Valley communities are ready to welcome newcomers with open arms with its Community Resource website portal and its Intercultural Development Inventory assessment service. Thanks to the efforts of the LIP-Lanark & Renfrew’s Creating …
Action committees have been formed in five area municipalities as a result of townhall meetings staged in the last two weeks by the Affordable Housing Alliance of the Ottawa Valley (AHAOV). The Townhalls concluded this week with meetings in Killaloe, Eganville and Golden Lake. At each of the meetings, municipal …
Submitted The Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative (A2A Collaborative) has as its mission the goal to connect people to the natural wonders and ecological importance of the Algonquin to Adirondacks region. To help you ‘Fall in Love with the A2A Region’ this autumn, A2A Collaborative has just published an article that …
Next Wednesday Oct.12 patients and visitors at St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) in Barry’s Bay have no cause for alarm. SFMH will conduct a planned emergency exercise between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. that day. Hospital staff and the Renfrew County Paramedics will participate in a CBRN Exercise (Chemical, Biological, …
October is Canadian Libraries Month, when libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in the lives of people in Canada. Madawaska Valley Public Library (MVPL) participates in meaningful programs to show you not only how much you matter to your Public Library, but …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation: There’s a lot to be thankful for these days, and the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVHF) is adding one more reason to your list – the Catch the Ace progressive lottery is back! Tickets will be available at local vendors on Friday, …
Submitted by Kathy Blomquist New Horizons for Seniors Program has funded Ottawa Valley Community Arts and Senior Active Living Centre to bring seniors and youth together to participate in intergenerational dialogue and art-making about age discrimination. “It’s About Time” participants meet weekly from Sept – Nov at the Madawaska Valley …
Submitted by Madawaska Valley Fire Department “Fire departments across Ontario and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office are very concerned with the rise in fatal fires across the province,” says Corwin Quade, Madawaska Valley Fire Chief. Quade told The Current that over the past three years fire fatalities have been rising …
Housing is the number one issue, say local politicians at townhall meeting. BARRY’S BAY, September 21: Canada’s housing crisis is hitting small towns hard, and although they don’t have the resources of big cities, small municipalities like Madawaska Valley Township can and must work with local people to solve this …
Submitted by StationKeepers MV The last standing OA & PS Railway Station, built in 1894 in Barry’s Bay, has survived not only one pandemic in 1918 but also COVID-19 and is getting a facelift with new siding! As with most other volunteer organizations, events planned for the Railway Station were …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Smile Cookie Week at the Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons is in full swing until Sunday, Sept. 25. One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the sale of $1.00 cookies will go to the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation (SFVHF) for local healthcare …
Madawaska Valley resident and longtime volunteer Loraine Haskins was presented with the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism on August 14 at Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care. At her bedside to witness her receiving the award from Michael Ford, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, were family members and …
