June is Bike Month The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) offer these safety tips for drivers and cyclists during Bike Month. June is an opportunity to highlight safety messaging and remind all drivers of the laws related to cycling under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA). The OPP reminds bicycle and vehicle …
The following information was released by the Province of Ontario on June 1: As was previously announced, Ontario’s Stay-at-Home order will expire on June 2, 2021. When it does, all other public health and workplace measures will remain in place provincewide until Ontario enters Step One of the Roadmap to …
OPP Bancroft Detachment has issued the following on June 1: On May 30, 2021 shortly before 8:00 p.m. members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a missing person on Bells Rapids Lake in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands. The Bancroft OPP along …
Renfrew County and District COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Committee distributed the following information on May 28 at 3 p.m. Today, the Ontario Government announced that the province is shortening the interval between first and second COVID-19 vaccination doses as 65 percent of Ontarians aged 18 and over have now received their …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) distributed the following releases on May 27: RCDHU issues Section 22 Order against Cobden business Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is informing the public that it has issued a Section 22 Order to Olmstead’s Home Hardware in Cobden, for not adhering …
The Barry’s Bay Farmers Market opened for the 2021 season on May 21 at its new location: Royal Canadian Legion, 250 John Street (Hwy 62 and Stafford Street). The Market will be held, rain or shine, every Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. First stop for us, some donuts …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) received confirmation of rabies in a bat collected from a resident in the Town of Renfrew. Rabies is a virus that is transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite. This virus attacks the central nervous system causing involuntary …
Madawaska Valley Council met a number of times this month, including the Council In Committee meeting on May 4 and the Regular Council meeting on May 18. The 2021 municipal budget presentation originally promised for April was made at the May 18 Regular Council meeting (see separate report). Other matters …
Madawaska Valley Treasurer Amanda Hudder formally presented the 2021 municipal budget at the Council meeting of May 18. She began with the high level impact of the budget, covering tax billing, capital projects and the budget process. The bottom line for taxpayers? The overall tax rate for 2021 will increase …
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 …
Editor’s note: James Di Fiore’s article referred to by Mr. Winfield is part of a continuing investigation that Di Fiore and Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan resident Mike McCloskey are conducting. Their investigation results from feedback received from Current readers in other municipalities expressing similar concerns as outlined by Winfield. The Current …
Editor’s note: James Di Fiore’s article referred to by Mr. Winfield is part of a continuing investigation that Di Fiore and Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan resident Mike McCloskey are conducting. Their investigation results from feedback received from Current readers in other municipalities expressing similar concerns as outlined by Winfield. The Current …
The province has provided the summary below of the steps to reopen Ontario. For more details follow this link: https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario#section-1
World Turtle Day Think Turtle Conservation Initiative is celebrating this special day for turtles with a fun competition. Paint a turtle rock for your garden or yard, then send a photo of it for a chance to win a $25 Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre gift certificate. Competition deadline is 11:59 …
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 …
