The Opeongo Line

The Mayor's 2025 Levee

For the past few years, the host of The Opeongo Line's "Local", Sean Conway, has sat down with the Mayor of the Township of Madawaska Valley, Mark Willmer, to talk about what the municipal government has had to deal with over the past year and what it faces in the coming year. This year was no different. Join us now for a very interesting conversation about the local politics and economic fortunes of a place we all call home.

Koledy from Canada's Oldest Polish-Kashub Settlement - 1st Set

Again this year, we are proud to present the Wilno Heritage Society Community Choir as they sing Koledy - a traditional evening of Polish, Latin and English Christmas Carols. The choir has more than three dozen members and is made up of mostly senior citizens of Polish-Kashub heritage who have grown up in the area singing these songs since childhood.

Koledy from Canada's Oldest Polish-Kashub Settlement - 2nd Set

Again this year we are proud to present the Wilno Heritage Society Community Choir as they present Koledy - a traditional evening of Polish, Latin and English Christmas Carols. The choir has more than three dozen members and is made up of mostly senior citizens of Polish-Kashub heritage who have grown up in the area singing these songs since childhood.

The Joys of Christmas

Whatever Christmas means to people, whether Christian or otherwise, whether fervently religious or occasionally spiritual, there's a undeniable joy and intentional good will to the season that is undeniable. The Opeongo Readers' Theatre attempt to explain what that is so.

A Rose for Cathy

The Opeongo Readers' Theatre celebrates the artistic life and theatrical talent of Cathy Chapeskie, one of its own, who passed away recently. An early and regular contributor, Cathy Chapeskie leaves an impressive record of her work with the ORT. This show includes three of her best performances. 

The Angels of Arbor Vitae

A Halloween story that can be listened to the whole year through or for as many scary, romantic nights as you can handle. Angels of Arbor Vitae is no ordinary story. Part fictional horror, part local history, and certainly part unrequited romance, it's something you'll not soon forget. 

Barry's Bay Over 100 Years Ago

In celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the coming of the OA & PS Railway to Barry's Bay in 1894, Theresa Prince, a Stationkeeper, re-enacts a farm girl's stroll down the main street of Barry's Bay as she visits local merchants from well over one hundred years ago. 

The Station Agents of Barry's Bay

Mark Woermke celebrates the 130th Anniversary of the Barry's Bay Train Station, built in 1894, by giving a talk, detailing the history of its station agents who once worked there. His presentation was followed by a general discussion with the audience, with many sharing their own intriguing stories.

Remembering the Wolves I

In the autumn of 1967, Madawaska Valley District High School first opened its doors in Barry's Bay, and so too did the history of one of that school's most famous sports teams, the MVDHS Wolves. It was a Junior "B" hockey team that within four years won everything there was to win in eastern Ontario. This past February nearly three dozen of its members met again in Barry's Bay to rekindle those glory days.

Remembering the Wolves II

In the autumn of 1967 Madawaska Valley District High School first opened its doors in Barry's Bay, and so too did the history of one of that school's most famous sports teams, the MVDHS Wolves. It was a Junior "B" hockey team that within four years won everything there was to win in eastern Ontario. This past February nearly three dozen of its original members met again in Barry's Bay to rekindle those glory days.