Upcoming candidates meetings as of Oct.4
Here is an updated list of the few remaining events where you can meet the candidates before casting your vote in the Oct.24 municipal election.
It’s about time — Let’s talk about ageism
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 …
Fatal fire statistics worry MV Fire Chief
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 …
Affordable housing committee for MV struck at Barry’s Bay townhall meeting
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 …
Municipal Election Candidates’ Meetings – UPDATE
Valley residents are fortunate to have several more opportunities before election day on October 24th to meet municipal candidates this campaign season. The Current is pleased to provide the following updated list for your convenience:
Iconic railway station turns 128
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 …
Smile Cookie Week raises funds for local healthcare
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 …
Valley volunteer Loraine Haskins given June Callwood Award
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 …
Crowd quizzes MV candidates at Barry’s Bay Legion
Madawaska Valley Public Library (MVPL) hosted an All Candidates Meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Barry’s Bay Branch 406 on Sept.13. Although the event was threatened by a local power outage that ended just 15 minutes before the 7 pm start, the Legion Hall was filled with more than 150 …
Working together with your Legion
Since 1953 Ontario branches of the Royal Canadian Legion have celebrated Legion Week during the third week of September. Barry’s Bay Branch 406 President Heather Poliquin shared the proclamation by Ontario Provincial Command: “Let it be known throughout the Province of Ontario that September 18-24, 2022 be proclaimed Legion Week …
Health Unit requests patience and explains how to obtain bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster
Renfrew County and District Health Unit distributed the following information on Sept.12 2022. Starting today, Renfrew County and District residents 18 years of age or older will be able to book bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster appointments at local clinics. Please note that the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster will not be …
Municipal candidates meetings kick off tonight at the Barry’s Bay Legion
Valley voters in this year’s municipal election have multiple opportunities to become fully informed about the candidates who seek office. Both Townhall forums and Candidate Meet & Greet events mean that residents can ask questions and hear what each candidate has to say on the issues that are important to …
Townhall meeting in Barry’s Bay aims to put affordable housing on MV municipal election agenda
A new organization dedicated to creating affordable housing is holding a townhall meeting in Barry’s Bay on September 21 in hopes of inspiring local people, municipal officers, potential investors, local business and other to take action to create housing and to show municipal candidates how they can help. The Affordable …
Local home sales and listings continue downward trend
The Renfrew County Real Estate Board has just released its August statistics. These contain the following comparative figures: Total MLS sales was 150 units being a decrease of 17.5 percent from August 2021. Sales were 19.4 percent below the five year average and 8.9 percent below the ten year average …
Sun shines on “Friends of St Francis” golf tournament & online auction
Submitted by the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation. All photos submitted. KILLALOE – On Sept. 2, 36 teams teed up for the annual Friends of St Francis Charity Golf Tournament held at the Homestead at Wolf Ridge Golf course. Above: Participants gather for instructions before the shotgun start. Running in conjunction …