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Madawaska Valley District High School (MVDHS) students bade farewell to their high school years on June 30 with a virtual graduation ceremony on YouTube. Members of the Class of 2021 celebrated with the usual gowns, mortarboards, speeches, awards and, of course, those baby pictures. But unlike an in-person graduation ceremony, …
If you are out on roads, waterways and trails during the Canada Day week/weekend and get thumbs up from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), it’s because you supported their latest traffic safety campaign. From June 26 to July 4, 2021, the OPP is promoting and enforcing laws around safety equipment. …
With Covid-19 vaccines being administered, our lives are slowly returning to some semblance of normal. If your normal includes reading, here are some suggestions for novels to add to your summer TBR pile. Above: photo Doreen Yakabuski A Funny Kind of Paradise by Jo Owens This book should be at …
The Townships of Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan; Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards; Bonnechere Valley; North Algona Wilberforce; Madawaska Valley and Whitewater Region have partnered to promote local businesses by encouraging residents to shop local. The program is called “Rural Rewards” and will consist of the distribution of Rural Rewards Cards (pick-up …
The Ottawa River is an internationally renowned whitewater river enjoyed by recreational kayakers, canoeists and rafters. Public access has been an ongoing concern for years as the sport of whitewater kayaking, canoeing, and private rafting has grown in the Ottawa Valley. Over the last several months, there has been a …
This “obituary” for Hoch Farm was submitted by Lynne Postill on behalf of the Killaloe Heritage and Ecology Society. The Current has since learned that the future of Killaloe Farmers’ Market is uncertain given that its planned opening on June 26 may be adversely affected by Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards Township’s new Special …
The following invitation was extended jointly by Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care and St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation The pandemic has prevented so many people from having the support they need to grieve. It has deprived people from participating in the rituals that help us to process and normalize our …
Brooke and I are so excited to announce that we are participating in Gift From The Heart (GFTH) this year. GFTH is a day that dental hygienists around the country volunteer their time to provide free dental hygiene services to their communities. Due to Covid-19 GFTH was postponed and then …
In an article published in mid-May about the Balmoral Hotel I pointed out that artwork by F.J. Ritza depicting a scene from the 1912 sinking of the Mayflower was not in the photograph. It had been featured in “Believe It or Not” showing how a dead man saved three. Three …
Editor’s Note: Current writer James Di Fiore recently launched his new podcast Blackballed with James Di Fiore. Here he explains how Noam Chomsky came to be his first guest. Last year I emailed Noam Chomsky on a whim. I wanted to ask him if it felt strange to be stating …
This picture was taken in the office inside the Balmoral Hotel which was simply known as the Billings Hotel in the beginning. The original owner was John (or Josh) Billings (c1850-1925) whose wife was Mary Daly (c1861-1947). This picture was shared with me by the late Bernice Billings decades ago, and …
Valley residents often moan about black flies. But those are not the only critters that can cause problems — there are also serious illnesses borne by ticks. On May 21 the Ontario Ministry of Health issued the following media release: As the weather is getting warmer, the Government of Ontario …
Lifejackets, zero risks make for safe summer on the water says OPP Ahead of the boating season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging Ontarians to avoid taking the same risks that cost 32 boaters and paddlers their lives on OPP-patrolled waterways last year. During a tragic year that marked …
On May 7 Pembroke Regional Hospital issued the following advice for COVID-friendly patient gifts this Mother’s Day Weekend. If you plan to celebrate Mother’s Day with a hospital patient, please remember to check the requirements. In alignment with guidance from the Renfrew County and District Health Unit, the Pembroke Regional …
A media release from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry received May 3 states: The Ontario government is enhancing the protection of the province’s precious natural resources and ensuring public safety by recruiting additional conservation officers. John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, said, “We are incredibly fortunate …
