As we look back on the week that was, here are our most-read stories on RenfrewToday.ca:
- Billy Denault is the new Member of Provincial Parliament for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. Denault and his campaign team gathered with supporters, including retiring MPP John Yakabuski, who held the riding for more than 20 years, at the Clarion Hotel in Pembroke.
https://www.renfrewtoday.ca/2025/02/27/riding-remains-blue-conservative-candidate-billy-denault-wins-in-renfrew-nipissing-pembroke/
2. A Pakenham landowner has been ordered to carry out remediation work estimated to cost a cool million dollars after destroying fish habitat on a tributary of the Indian River.
https://www.renfrewtoday.ca/2025/02/24/ottawa-valley-habitat-violator-learns-million-dollar-lesson/
3. Police say two people have been arrested and a “significant quantity of illegal drugs” seized after a single-vehicle collision in Renfrew in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 24.
https://www.renfrewtoday.ca/2025/02/24/significant-quantity-of-illegal-drugs-car-crashes-in-renfrew-after-failing-to-stop-for-officers/
4. The Eganville Leader newspaper will cease publishing in February 2026. The news was announced in a front-page story of the Feb. 26, edition, with publisher Gerald Tracey indicating the decision was based on his health and age.
https://www.renfrewtoday.ca/2025/02/26/most-difficult-decision-i-have-had-to-make-the-eganville-leader-will-close-next-year/
5. The County of Renfrew is hosting a Public Information Centre on Feb. 25 about its first-ever Transportation Master Plan (TMP).
https://www.renfrewtoday.ca/2025/02/24/want-to-know-more-about-renfrew-countys-first-ever-transportation-master-plan/
