Madawaska Valley Current

It’s hard to believe, but this event happened 50 years ago this month. When I taught at Ridgemont High School in Ottawa before returning to Barry’s Bay, I was impressed with some of my students who were on their Reach for the Top team. So, in my second year at Madawaska Valley District High School, 1973-74, I started up a Reach for the Top team. This lasted for me until I ret...

Impaired charges for three drivers in separate incidents Three drivers are facing charges after separate incidents in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment area. On Monday, October 12, 2026, at approximately 9:15 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Highway 60 in the Township of Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards. As part of the investigation a R...

Opinion/Editorial The Current recently published an editorial titled “MV lawyers vilified in searing exposé.” Shortly after publication we received an emailed comment to be published as a reader’s response to that editorial. It immediately aroused our suspicions because it contained completely false, and therefore defamatory, accusations against The Current, even going so far...

The Huntsville O.P.P. detachment want the general public to be aware this is School Bus Safety Week. It is a public education initiative and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties – to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. While the education of children come...

Editorial If the above title seems familiar, that’s because it is the title of the public interest Petition which was the subject of our recent editorial, newsletter and video podcast. According to our independent online records, more than 1600 individuals have accessed one or more of the editorials and podcast. Yet as of today’s date, less than one percent of that total have...