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	WHAT'S OPEN AND CLOSED HOLIDAY MONDAY 5/18/2013 9:29:46 AM
	As it is the first major holiday weekend of the year, it's important to remember what is open and closed on Victoria Day. As expected, all LCBO and Beer Store locations across the Ottawa Valley will be closed on Monday. Click Here for More...
	BOOK TREES COMING TO FOUR RENFREW COUNTY COMMUNITIES 5/18/2013 7:39:47 AM
	It could be a milestone in the County of Renfrew. On Thursday (May 16), County officals announced that Book Tree Projects are set to begin within the next month. Click Here for More...
	OPEONGO ROAD CLOSED STARTING TUESDAY 5/18/2013 7:35:43 AM
	Drivers in Renfrew need to be aware of a road closure starting next week involving a major route. Click Here for More...
	PEMBROKE POLICE OFFICERS TO BEGIN TRAINING WITH OPP NEXT WEEK 5/17/2013 4:05:08 PM
	You may see a greater presence of OPP cruisers in Pembroke next week, as we near the official changeover from Pembroke Police to the OPP. Constable Beth Ethier with the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP says training begins next Tuesday for Pembroke Police officers. Click Here for More...
	OPP CRACKDOWN ON ROADS, TRAILS AND WATERWAYS ON FIRST UNOFFICIAL LONG WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER 5/17/2013 4:02:59 PM
	We are entering what is considered to be unofficially the first long weekend of the summer and on the roads, it's going to be a very busy travel weekend, with many people headed out on road trips to the cottage or other destinationas. Click Here for More...
	QUAKE HITS THE OTTAWA VALLEY 5/17/2013 11:42:15 AM
	All now seems to be calm in the Ottawa Valley following a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the region just before 10am. The quake was centred north of Shawville. Click Here for More...
	EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OTTAWA VALLEY 5/17/2013 10:03:28 AM
	There has been an earthquake in the Ottawa Valley this morning (Friday). Earthquakes Canada reports that a magnitude 4.8 quake struck at 9:43am and was centered at Braeside. However, the tremor was felt across a wide area. Click Here for More...
	NHA/NHL MUSEUM COSTS QUESTIONED 5/17/2013 6:14:26 AM
	The act of passing Renfrew's 2013 budget was a heated one Monday night. A motion introduced to the table was the second one to get Reeve Audrey Green fired up. This motion revolved around a one time grant of 10 thousand dollars to the NHA/NHL Museum. Click Here for More...
	WOLVES DEN TODAY AT O'BRIEN THEATRE IN RENFREW 5/17/2013 5:51:39 AM
	The much anticipated Wolves Den gets underway today. The Renfrew and Area Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corportation to presented the Wolves Den, which is a knock off of the CBC TV program the Dragon's Den. Click Here for More...
	DOING IT BOGIE STYLE 5/17/2013 5:50:12 AM
	They are planning to do it up Bogie Style this Saturday (May 18) to raise money for a roof at the Calabogie Rink. Chairperson Kim Rekowski says there is a great entertainment lineup planned. Click Here for More...
	PRIORPALOOZA HEADLINER ANNOUNCED 5/17/2013 5:47:23 AM
	PriorPalooza is coming to Arnprior's Robert Simpson Park on June 8th and some great headliners are planned according to committee chair Lynn Grinstead. Click Here for More...
	LCBO STRIKE AVERTED IN LAST MINUTE DEAL 5/17/2013 4:54:02 AM
	Ontario's government-owned liquor stores will be open today. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative agreement, averting a strike. The deal was reached just hours before a midnight deadline. Click Here for More...
	STRIKE LOOMS FOR LCBO 5/16/2013 4:39:40 PM
	The deadline for the Ontario government and the union representing the workers at all LCBO locations to come to an agreement is fast approaching. If an agreement between both parties isn't finalized before midnight, LCBO employees will be walking off the job. Click Here for More...
	GM COUNCIL CONSIDERS SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS 5/16/2013 11:45:56 AM
	Two special event permits are being considered for Calabogie Motor Sports for this summer. The first is for August 23rd to the 25th and the other is for the weekend of September 5th to the 8th. Click Here for More...
	BRAY ELECTED AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR PROVINCIAL SCHOOL TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION 5/16/2013 11:39:53 AM
	Trustees from Ontario's Catholic school boards have come together to elect Regional Directors for the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association. Andrew Bray, from the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board was elected for Region 10. Click Here for More...
	MCNAB-BRAESIDE TAXES EDGE UP 5/16/2013 11:28:46 AM
	Taxes in McNab-Braeside are headed up. Despite 1.8 percent in real growth, the municipal portion of the property tax bill is going up 4.5 per cent or about $17.87 per $100,000 in assessed residential value. Click Here for More...
	KOREAN WAR VETS VISIT PETAWAWA TO REMEMBER BATTLE OF HILL 5/16/2013 9:30:19 AM
	This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Hill 187. The battle took place between May 2nd and May 3rd 1953 during the Korean War. Click Here for More...
	TWO ON RENFREW COUNCIL QUESTION MOVING MONEY TO SPECIAL FUND 5/16/2013 9:20:59 AM
	Passing Renfrew's 2013 budget was not without some bumps in the road. Click Here for More...
	ATOMIC ENERGY OFFICIALS TELL CNSC THERE WAS NO DANGER 5/16/2013 9:19:40 AM
	Officials from Atomic Energy found themselves with some explaining to do on Wednesday, when they went before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to discuss a serious mistake in a control room earlier this year. Click Here for More...
	STUDENTS SHOW SKILLS AT ALGONQUIN'S OPTIONS 2013 5/16/2013 9:09:51 AM
	Over 230 local high school students were busy at work at Options 2013. The 11th annual skilled trades career fair that showcases Renfrew County's best youth skilled trades workers was held yesterday (Wednesday) at the Pembroke Memorial Centre. Click Here for More...
	POLICE RELEASE PICTURES OF SUSPECTS IN EGANVILLE ARMED ROBBERY 5/15/2013 2:27:03 PM
	Police have pictures of two suspects in the Eganville Northern Credit Union robbery last Friday. The two are in the red truck, that was later found abandoned in a field at Serenity Bay near Kelly's Corners. Click Here for More...
	HOUSE FIRE IN RENFREW OVERNIGHT 5/15/2013 10:54:57 AM
	One Renfrew resident is lucky to be alive following a fire early this morning (Wednesday). The Renfrew Fire Department responded to a call on Haramis Drive just before 1:30 this morning. Click Here for More...
	ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION IN RENFREW BOGUS 5/15/2013 10:51:36 AM
	Police in Renfrew are now saying that a reported attempted abduction Monday (May 13) did not happen. Click Here for More...
	MCNAB-BRAESIDE CONCERNED THEY WILL BE PAYING FOR URBAN POLICING COSTS 5/15/2013 10:49:34 AM
	A low crime rate will hurt McNab-Braeside. Up until now, the township has received a reconciliation cheque from the province because the actual cost of policing tended to be lower than the estimates and surrounding communities. Click Here for More...
	DELAYS ALONG RUBY ROAD IN BONNECHERE VALLEY 5/15/2013 10:46:50 AM
	If you live or commute along Ruby Road in Bonnechere Valley Township, you may want to make other travelling arrangements. Click Here for More...
	GREATER MADAWASKA COUNCIL APPROVES FOUR DAY WORK WEEK FOR PUBLIC WORKS THIS SUMMER 5/15/2013 10:45:50 AM
	Greater Madawaska Public Works crews will be working 4 day weeks this summer after council approved the idea. The idea should generate some savings for the township - as well as allow employees more full days with family. Click Here for More...
	VICTIMS IN MONDAY'S HWY 17 ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED AS NEW BRUNSWICK RESIDENTS 5/15/2013 8:45:01 AM
	OPP have now released the names of the victims killed in the head on crash that happened Monday morning on highway 17. 45 year-old Mary Hicks and 48 year-old Nathan Hicks both of Stanley New Brunswick were pronounced dead at the scene. Click Here for More...
	HORTON COUNCIL HEARS DELEGATION WITH FIREWORKS CONCERNS 5/15/2013 8:35:10 AM
	Horton resident Terry Johnston is not happy with the municipality's new noise by-law, particularly when it comes to fireworks. The lastest draft permits fireworks every day of the week as opposed to just holidays, like other townships. Click Here for More...
	MCDONALD'S OWNER JOHN BERGERON PRESENTS CHEQUE TO MRI CAMPAIGN 5/15/2013 8:22:00 AM
	After another successful McHappy Day in the Ottawa Valley, it was time to hand over the earnings. Yesterday the owner of all the McDonalds locations in Renfrew County, John Bergeron, handed CEO of the Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pierre Noel a cheque for $6 000. Click Here for More...
	DRUGS SEIZED IN WHITNEY RAID 5/14/2013 10:24:16 PM
	Roughly 475 marihuana plants with a street value worth an estimated $5,000 have been seized in Whitney. Click Here for More...
	RENFREW TOTAL PROPERTY TAX BILL DOWN, LOCAL RATE UP 5/14/2013 10:22:00 PM
	It's good news for Renfrew ratepayers following Monday night's extensive budget meeting. Your tax rate is going down. Renfrew council went into the budget process with the intention of raising the town's tax rate by no more than 3.25 percent. Click Here for More...
	POLICE CRACKDOWN UNDERWAY DURING CANADA ROAD SAFETY WEEK 5/14/2013 8:50:05 AM
	This is Canada Road Safety week, a police campaign aimed at making our country's roads the safest in the world. Police here in the valley will be out patrolling our roads looking for drivers who put other road users at risk. Click Here for More...
	PUBLIC MEETING HEARS PONTIAC AMALGAMATION THE "ONLY WAY TO GO" 5/14/2013 8:33:19 AM
	The Pontiac area is in decline and MRC Warden Mike McCrank made no bones about that during a public meeting Monday evening in Bryson. Click Here for More...
	EGANVILLE BANK ROBBER MAY HAVE USED STOLEN TRUCK FROM OTTAWA: OPP 5/14/2013 8:15:03 AM
	A stolen truck found Sunday (May 12) and the armed robbery of the Northern Credit Union Branch in Eganville on Friday may be related, according to police. A red Dodge single cab pick up was found abandoned in a field at Serenity Bay Campground near Kelly's Corners. Click Here for More...
	BENEFIT PLANNED FOR RENFREW AREA TODDLER 5/14/2013 8:08:57 AM
	Young Zachary Quackenbush may only be 20 months old, but he is already facing some big challenges in his life. Zachary has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, and will be undergoing therapy in Ottawa. Click Here for More...
	ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION IN RENFREW MONDAY 5/13/2013 4:22:24 PM
	The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report that a male attempted to lure a child with candy and grab her while she walked to school in Renfrew on Monday morning, May 13, 2013. Click Here for More...
	TWO DEAD AFTER HIGHWAY 17 CRASH IN WHITEWATER REGION - ROAD TO BE CLOSED MONDAY EVENING 5/13/2013 4:07:01 PM
	Police are now confirming that an out of province man and woman died in head on crash on Highway 17 at about 11:15 this morning (Monday). The crash happen east of Poff Road in Whitewater Township. The vehicle they were driving collided with a tractor trailer. Click Here for More...
	TRANSPORT TRUCK AND CAR COLLIDE ON HWY 17 IN COBDEN; HWY CLOSED 5/13/2013 12:50:32 PM
	Highway 17 has been closed due to a serious accident on Highway 17 in Whitewater Region. The Renfrew County Paramedic Service confirms that a vehicle and a transport truck collided near Oattes Road at around 11:20. Click Here for More...
	OPP SEEKS PUBLIC'S HELP AS THEY CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR ARMED ROBBER 5/13/2013 8:19:39 AM
	Killaloe OPP in conjunction with the Renfrew County Crime Unit are still searching for a suspect in connection with the armed robbery of the Northern Credit Union in Eganville just before six o'clock on Friday evening. Click Here for More...
	SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SHARES HER STORY IN HOPES OF HELPING OTHERS 5/13/2013 8:19:05 AM
	Sexual assault still happens in our local communities. One woman shares her story so that others may be aware and cautious. MyFM's Chris Kyte has her story. Click Here for More...
	YOUTH WALKING FROM MANITOBA EXPECTED IN OTTAWA TODAY 5/13/2013 8:16:07 AM
	A group of First Nations environmental activists are expected to arrive in Ottawa today after walking more than two thousand kilometres. Click Here for More...
	TWO MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTERFEIT MONEY 5/13/2013 7:55:46 AM
	It appears that those who attemped to pass around counterfeit $100 bills have been put behind bars. On May 5th OPP received a tip that there were two men attempting to use the bills in Petawawa. A short time later they were arrested in Renfrew. Click Here for More...
	CHANGES AT BASE PETAWAWA INCLUDING A NEW NAME 5/13/2013 7:33:49 AM
	There has been some retooling at CFB Petawawa and Pembroke City council was given an update first hand. Colonel Kerry Horlock, Commander of 2 Area Support Group visited council chambers on Tuesday to inform council what has taken place since March 21st. Click Here for More...