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April 6, 2019 marks the eleventh annual Gift From The Heart event. For those who don’t know, Gift From The Heart (GFTH) is the day when registered dental hygienists open their hearts and provide no-cost dental hygiene services to those who can’t afford regular dental hygiene care. The Barry’s Bay …
End times in Barry’s Bay as “imaginator” with local roots pens apocalyptic novel Have you ever imagined where you would take refuge if the world as you knew it was coming to an end? Author Kasey Kulas (see photo) has, and she thinks Barry’s Bay would be ideal in an apocalypse, …
Publishers’ Note: As Morninglory Farm prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on March 30th 2019, The Current re-prints with permission Douglas Gloin’s article about the back-to-the-land movement, written ten years ago for the Toronto Star. Gloin’s article is just as valuable now as it was when first published in painting a …
I think there are a lot of really interesting things, like this event, happening in small towns … things that really turn sport on its head and make it about community development in different ways. That is what Kyle Rich, PhD, Associate Professor at Brock University, told The Current about why …
Amsterdam-based World Paddle Awards (WPA) honoured Claudia Van Wijk on March 20 with their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to paddle sports. WPA’s announcement said that as director of Madawaska Kanu Centre (MKC), Van Wijk inspired thousands of people to start whitewater paddling and has mentored “countless Canadian …
St. Lawrence O’Toole parish hall was packed for its annual St. Patrick’s Day tea as 185 guests enjoyed fresh sandwiches, tasty treats and hot tea and coffee. The event was sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League of Canada parish council. Conversation was lively as people took a chance at the …
The Madawaska Valley Lions held their annual St. Pat’s Day Dance at the Barry’s Bay Legion on March 16. An important fund-raiser for both the MV Lions and the Legion, more than one hundred advance tickets were sold to the event. There was much wearing of the green by party-goers …
The Barry’s Bay Sledge Hockey Club will host two sledge hockey exhibition games on Saturday March 23 at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre: 3 p.m. Ottawa Sledge Hawks vs. Jr. Barry’s Bay Blades 4 p.m. Ottawa Senators Sledge Team vs. Barry’s Bay Blades While the Barry’s Bay Blades do …
Newly-arrived dentist, Dr. Zulfar Moledina, credits the staff at Barry’s Bay Family Dental Centre with making a seamless transition. In addition to the Barry’s Bay practice, Dr. Moledina owns several other rural eastern Ontario practices. Despite this, once the decision was made he just took over the next day and …
Of priests we can offer a charmin’ variety, Far renowned for learnin’ and piety. Still I’d advance ye without impropriety, Father O’Flynn is the flow’r of them all. Recently, the first line of that song which my mother used to play and sing around this time of year popped into …
Tim Holland, stunt ventriloquist from Peterborough, delighted an audience of 258 people of all ages at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre (PJYC) in Barry’s Bay during March Break. His puppets, jokes, musical instruments and unicycle tricks prompted much laughter and applause during the one hour show. Holland said he …
Here’s the Grade 5 school picture that was taken in 1952-53 at St. Joseph’s Elementary School in Barry’s Bay. If you see a mistake and you can make a correction, please let us know. FRONT ROW: Dietmar Selemeyer, Vernon Cousineau, Leo Lepinskie, Sydney Coulas, Anthony Bleskie, Edward Zilney, Kenny Lorbetskie, …
St. Lawrence O’Toole provided parishioners with a Taste of Italy spaghetti dinner on March 2. Organizers said the social event was designed to provide an informal, fun meet-and-greet for Rev. Patrick Dobec and community members. Attendees enjoyed a simple, hearty meal of pasta followed by a light dessert. They also …
The London Times opened its review of the first performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance on April 5 1880 with the following observation: “Mr. Gilbert has a vein of quaint and spontaneous humour as peculiarly his own as any gift ever possessed by the most individual of …
