County of Renfrew Warden Jennifer Murphy, Renfrew Mayor Tom Sidney, and local MPP Billy Denault cut the ribbon on a new county-owned three-unit home on Renfrew's Francis Street, offering affordable and accessible units. May 2026 photo (MBC NEWS FILE PHOTO)
Changes are coming to how the County of Renfrew handles its community housing, which means people looking to get into the system will have to wait.
The County’s Housing Corporation, which offers rent-geared-to-income and affordable rental options at over 1,000 housing units across the Ottawa Valley, will be moving to a new management system for applications and services.
The change will take time to implement and require the county to temporarily pause new applications for its community housing waitlist until 8:00 am on November 23.
County officials say the interruption will not impact any applicants already on the waitlist and their position in line will not affected.
Residents looking to apply for community housing, check on the status of an existing application, or support someone with the process are asked to check back once the the new system is implemented or schedule an appointment with the County of Renfrew Community Services Office at 1-866-897-4849 to set up an appointment.
(written by Kasey Egan)
