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The following statement from Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, was released by Public Health Agency of Canada on Jan.7 2022: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create stress and anxiety for many Canadians, particularly those who do not have ready access to their regular support networks. Through the Wellness …
Health Canada reports that Dole Canada Company is recalling certain Dole and President’s Choice brand salad products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products have been sold nationally. Photos above: Health Canada Packaged salad products included Dole Garden Salad 340 g. All packages bearing a …
This timely reminder about ice safety was distributed by OPP Bancroft Detachment on Dec.31: Waterways in the Bancroft area have started to freeze over. The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind residents in the area that they need to be cautious around frozen lakes, …
The following media release was received Dec.31, 2021: Today, the Pembroke Regional Hospital, in collaboration with the Renfrew County and District Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on its second floor Medical Unit. Currently, there are three positive COVID-19 cases associated with the outbreak among the patient population …
The Ontario Government distributed the following information on Dec.30 In response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to provide additional protection to high-risk settings, and continue to safeguard hospitals and ICU capacity as the …
Submitted by St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation. Staff at the Barry’s Bay Beer Store turned empties into donations for St. Francis Memorial Hospital this past July. An amazing $3,764.95 was raised in the month-long bottle drive, a corporate initiative to support local healthcare and front line workers during these challenging times. …
Health Canada issued a recall of several generic over-the-counter powdered cold and flu medications on December 20, 2021. The products, made by CellChem Pharmaceuticals Inc., are marketed for adults and children 12 years of age or older under several pharmacy store brands such as Biomedic, Pharmasave, Rexall, Teva, Life Brand …
60th Anniversary of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 406, Barry’s Bay, Ontario The Royal Canadian Legion Barry’s Bay Branch 406, has had the assistance of the Ladies Auxiliary since May 18, 1961. It started a few weeks earlier, on April 23rd of that year, when interested …
Madawaska Valley Fire Chief Corwin Quade offers these fire safety tips to ensure that everyone in your household enjoys a safe Christmas: If you have a real tree in your home, when you bring it to the house cut a little off the bottom to make it fresh. Water your …
The diocese of Pembroke, like dioceses all over the world, has just launched a process called “synod.” If successful, this initiative of Pope Francis could be one of the most important reforms in the history of the Catholic Church, equal to the renewal brought about by the Vatican II Council …
A new retail outlet arrived on Opeongo Line in Barry’s Bay this month – just in time to help with your Christmas shopping. In what Sigrid Geddes and Amber Flokstra Radema refer to as a “creative collision” the two women decided to combine their mutual need for a high street …
Due to the strong winds on Saturday, December 11, 2021, many areas within the Township of Madawaska Valley have lost power, with anticipated restored power scheduled for Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Hydro crews are busy accessing and repairing broken lines and poles. We understand that there are still hundreds without power, …
Last minute surprises are the unwelcome add-ons of this COVID-19 pandemic, especially when travel is involved. Any journey is rife with potential hazards, but our recent experience proves international flights are particularly challenging in terms of uncertainty, disappointment and unexpected changes. All this by way of explanation for why there …
The writer has kindly agreed to share the following letter, originally directed to the Ottawa Citizen, with The Current’s readers. Letter to the Editor: On January 25, 2019, the Citizen published an article about a choir director who fled to Germany after a sexual assault charge was laid against him. …
Readers who believe they’re on Santa’s Nice List might want to include some of these fiction titles in their letters to him, whereas readers who suspect they might be on Santa’s Naughty List could perhaps gift these novels to themselves. Everyone deserves a good book. Above: Santa (Jack Vanderburg, the author’s …
