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The Opeongo Line

About the unique heritage and local culture of the Upper Madawaska and Opeongo River Valleys.

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Hey! Sir John Eh!

2 days ago

Hey! Sir John Eh!

2 days ago

In a bitter-sweet discussion, Arthur Milnes, an extraordinary political historian, looks at the good, bad and ugly of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister.  But he also discusses the attempt by some to remove the name, image and words of Sir John A. from public view.

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The Water Show

Sunday Jun 12, 2022

The Water Show

Sunday Jun 12, 2022

Taken from a recording of a live Opeongo Readers' Theatre show performed on August 27th, 2018 in Whitney, ON, this show includes rare readings drawn from early local history including an 1819 trip down the York, an 1829 exploration of  the Opeongo, and David Thompson's 1837 journal of charting the Madawaska. 

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Along the Opeongo

Sunday May 29, 2022

Along the Opeongo

Sunday May 29, 2022

Taken from an audio vault of 2018 live performances by the Opeongo Readers' Theatre, this show presents Thomas G. Devine's "On the Opeongo Line," "The Shanty Teamsters Marseillaise," "A Wesleyan Methodist's Ride Through Rockingham," and "The 1874 Inspection of the Bark Lake School."

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Algonkin National Park

Sunday May 15, 2022

Algonkin National Park

Sunday May 15, 2022

The Opeongo Readers' Theatre presents the curious story behind the founding of Algonquin Provincial Park. Lesley Betts, Lynn Stewart and Jeff Bowman perform the original writings of two very different men who shared the same wilderness dream.

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Lilies of the Valley II

Sunday May 01, 2022

Lilies of the Valley II

Sunday May 01, 2022

The Opeongo Readers' Theatre honour three local women -- Helen Dombroski, Teresa Beanish, and Mary Cybulski -- who all made significant contributions to the economic growth of the Upper Madawaska Valley, but whose lives should also remind us of the significant cultural contribution made by local people of Polish-Kashub heritage. 

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Unsinkable Agnes Chippior

Sunday Apr 17, 2022

Unsinkable Agnes Chippior

Sunday Apr 17, 2022

Born in the Wilno hills on November 12th, 1927, Agnes Coulas was in grade school when her mother died and yet she also unexpectedly met the love of her life, Stanley Chippior, at a church bazaar shortly after he returned from the Second World War. But if there's one thing she knows for certain after nearly 95 years of living, it's to take life as it comes. She chats with 'Back in the Day' host, Martina Coulas.

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Old Tom’s Younger Years

Sunday Apr 03, 2022

Old Tom’s Younger Years

Sunday Apr 03, 2022

Born in 1880, Thomas Patrick Murray not only witnessed the coming of the OA & PS Railroad to Barry's Bay in 1894, he helped build it. Tom's great grandson, Graham Conway, performs a one-man show of Tom reliving those early years in his own words.

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That Man from Clontarf I

Sunday Mar 20, 2022

That Man from Clontarf I

Sunday Mar 20, 2022

Thomas Patrick French was no ordinary man who came to Renfrew County in 1855. He was the Crown Land Agent charged with bringing hundreds, if not thousands, of immigrants to settle on free farm land along the newly opened Opeongo Colonization Road. It's was no ordinary job and he was no ordinary man from County Mayo.

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That Man From Clontarf II

Sunday Mar 20, 2022

That Man From Clontarf II

Sunday Mar 20, 2022

Thomas Patrick French was no ordinary man who came to Renfrew County in 1855. He was the Crown Land Agent charged with bringing hundreds, if not thousands, of immigrants to settle on free farm land along the newly opened Opeongo Colonization Road. It's was no ordinary job and he was no ordinary man from County Mayo.

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Celebrating St, Paddy’s Day in Barry’s Bay I

Sunday Mar 06, 2022

Celebrating St, Paddy’s Day in Barry’s Bay I

Sunday Mar 06, 2022

The 'Local' host, Sean Conway, chats with Joanne Olsen, Mark Woermke and Karen Yakabuski about the history of celebrating St. Patrick's Day among the Irish as well as the non-Irish of Barry's Bay throughout the 20th Century.

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