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On-line learning: a kid's perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic is just another opportunity, but for educators, switching the mode of delivery has been a challenge. Makes you wonder how the kids are coping. Grade 5 student Amelia Reid says th...
Apr 08, 2020
Virtual Education arrived this week
Twittersphere is alive with stories on how local schools are coping with the return to class- albeit online. Monday, kids began logging on to Board resources at the kitchen table under the eye of mom ...
Apr 08, 2020
GACC ZOOM meeting debriefing
The Greater Arnprior Chamber of Commerce feels the ZOOM session it offered to members and non-members Monday was a valuable experience. Chamber member Cheryl Caswell says Catherine Fair of Rhapsody St...
Apr 08, 2020
Ontario to test 13,000 people per day for COVID-19 with priority for long-term care and front line workers
Starting tomorrow (April 9th), the province of Ontario is ramping up COVID-19 testing. Premier Doug Ford says they want all long-term care residents, health care workers, first responders and more tes...
Apr 08, 2020
RCDHU confirms two more COVID-19 cases and conducts 38 additional tests
As of noon today (April 8th) the Renfrew County and District Health Unit has confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 in the area. The new data shows two additional cases from the day before and another 38 test...
Apr 08, 2020
OPP says don't go to your cottage over the long weekend
For anyone thinking about a trip to the cottage for family gatherings over the long weekend, the OPP is reminding people to practice physical distancing and stay home. OPP Chief Superintendent Rohan T...
Apr 08, 2020
Changes to the business wage subsidy and Canada Summer Jobs program announced today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced changes to the emergency wage subsidy for businesses and the Canada Summer Jobs program for students. Trudeau says businesses were previously asked to show ...
Apr 08, 2020
Using face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19: Message from the PRH Chief of Staff
The Chief of Staff at the Pembroke Regional Hospital, Doctor Tom Hurley, has provided an update on the use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. He says social distancing and proper hand hygiene...
Apr 08, 2020
Three arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine in Renfrew
The OPP has laid drug trafficking charges against three people after executing a search warrant at a home in Renfrew. Police seized 45 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and other property from the ...
Apr 08, 2020
New child care centre for front line workers
A new child care centre is coming to the area. The province of Ontario is working with Renfrew County to provide child care for our health care and front line workers. And this new service comes at no...
Apr 08, 2020
