One of Renfrew County's most memorable landmarks has been drawing the attention of people in the big city. A recent article from online publication Toronto.com is touting the virtues of visiting Renfrew, highlighting the town's swinging bridge over the Bonnechere River as a historical marvel dating back to the town's m...

The County of Renfrew's emergency response teams worked together after a serious crash in Laurentian Valley. Renfrew County's Paramedic Services reports that they, alongside the OPP and the Laurentian Valley Fire Department, were on the scene of a four-vehicle collision near the corner of Pembroke Street East and Old M...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: The Downtown Renfrew BIA welcomes you to kick start your weekend with Music in the Square! Every Friday in July and August, the BIA will bring local artists and bands to Low Square, just outside Town Hall on Raglan Street! While you're t...

Local kids reeled in a good time as they hit recently hit Muskrat Lake for a little fishing. The Renfrew OPP held their first Kids, Cops, and Canadian Tire Fishing Derby along the Cobden boat launch over the weekend, welcoming more that 80 enthusiastic junior anglers in for fun-filled Saturday morning. The morning's ca...

Whether you want to head to Algonquin Park or Bon Echo Park admission to provincial parks will be FREE today. Ontario Parks says it's allowing free day use at all Ontario parks July 18th to help Ontarians connect with nature which is great for both our physical and mental health. Visitors are invited to visit their fav...

Calabogie United Church will be moving up an annual tradition to run this weekend. Their annual fish fry is expected to bring the community to 1044 Madawaska Street in Calabogie this Saturday, July 19th, for a truly special treat prepared by a crack team of fish fryers making the trip in from Kingston to deliver top-qu...

On Saturday July 12th, local MPP Billy Denault met with the team at Ottawa Valley Community Arts to celebrate a $63,500 Resilient Communities Fund grant that helped make their Art Helps - Creating with Natural Materials workshop series possible. "Investing in community arts means investing in people-our well-being...

The main bridge connecting traffic to both ends of Renfrew will need more than one day to keep it in top shape. Traffic controls were in place along Bridge Street Thursday as maintenance on the bridge got underway, and town staff say that work will need to continue for most of the workday on Friday before completion. C...

Work to repair the bumpy ride to and from Renfrew's arena is underway. Traffic crews are currently doing the preliminary work to repair the watermain underneath Ma-te-Way Park Drive, controlling traffic with a chokepoint with flaggers at the intersection of Haig Avenue. The town says access to the road will remain open...

Environment Canada's tornado warning has ended. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in place for Renfrew County as conditions are favourable to create strong, potentially damaging gust of wind and locally torrential rainfall. ==== Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for Eastern Ontario. Extra care and atten...

Eastern Ontario is experiencing a surge in tick populations, prompting health officials to report the province's highest levels of Lyme disease in 2025. So far, Public Health Ontario has confirmed 186 cases in southeast and eastern Ontario-stretching from Prince Edward County to the Quebec border, including Ottawa-acco...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Dive into summer fun with a paddle on the Bonnechere River! Join the Town of Renfrew at the Riverside Drive boat launch this Thursday evening for an evening of mingling and paddling with friends a neighbours! Free for anyone bringing the...

Canada's weather agency says the Ottawa Valley will see a little relief today as their heat warning is expected to end. Environment Canada explains that showers and thunderstorms this morning are expected to keep daytime temperatures relatively cooler in Renfrew County before a cooler air mass pushes into the region th...

The Ottawa Valley's generosity was on full display on Wednesday, July 16th, as customers flocked to Tim Hortons locations across the region to participate in Camp Day fundraising. Richard Dean, the owner of both franchise locations in Renfrew, says residents made a massive impact helping underserved kids in our communi...

Five Eastern Ontario companies - including three in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke - will share just over $9.1 million in provincial funding to support new and expanded uses for low-quality forest products. The announcement was made July 7 by MPP Kevin Holland, Ontario's Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products, ...

A woman who was critically injured after being struck by a falling tree in Almonte has died from her injuries. On the morning of July 8, 2025, just before 8:30 a.m., Lanark County OPP and emergency services responded to the intersection of Ann and Church Streets. A 34-year-old woman from Mississippi Mills Township had ...

Horton Township is warning traffic to mind a number of road projects set to happen over the span of two days later this month. Township staff say crews will be applying surface treatment to a number of roads under their care between July 28th and 29th, urging traffic to avoid certain areas to improve traction on the ro...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Tim Hortons across Renfrew County will be taking part in Camp Day this Wednesday, July 16th. 100% of proceeds from any and all hot or iced coffee sales will go directly to sending underserved youth in our community to Camp des Voyageurs ...

The group looking after crowdsourcing the public's share of fixing up the Shawville arena has enjoyed a few recent successes. The Pontiac Arena Fund has thanked the Logs End Mill for making them the recipient of the recent Logs End Invitational Golf Tournament, where they matched donations made by the public to hand th...

Relief from the heat is on the way, but we'll still have to wait a little longer. Environment Canada's heat warning for the Ottawa Valley will continue for a third straight day, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s today, feeling as warm as 40 degrees with the humidity. A cool front is expected to put an end to the h...