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Horton Fire Chief concerned some homes on private roads inaccessible
Private roads are a point of discussion in Horton Township. Acting Fire Chief Allan Cole would like council to consider a survey of private roads, in particular, regarding emergency services. Private ...
Jul 09, 2019
New equipment at PRH improving testing times
A new Roche Analyzer is speeding up the testing times and providing better blood test data for staff, and ultimately patients at Pembroke Regional Hospital. The analyzer replaces two older machines. D...
Jul 09, 2019
CNL wins lucrative contract
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has won an $8.5 million federal government contract to refuel the low power reactor at Royal Military College in Kingston. Nicknamed SLOWPOKE-2, the reactor produces neut...
Jul 09, 2019
Catch the Ace lottery a key tool in drive to buy new hospital equipment
The Deep River and District Hospital is getting closer to its $1.75 million fundraising goal with the ever popular Catch the Ace draw. Money raised from the weekly lottery will be used to purchase new...
Jul 09, 2019
McNab Braeside ends State of Emergency
Two and a half months after it was made, McNab Braeside township is terminating the state of emergency it put in place after massive flooding. Municipal officials say terminating the emergency, which ...
Jul 08, 2019
Witness says wrong way driver didn't try to avoid striking vehicles
One of the witnesses to yesterday's fatal crash on Highway 417 says the driver who drove the wrong way down the westbound lanes did not even try to swerve or avoid the vehicles he struck. Dean Brown, ...
Jul 08, 2019
Worker who fell through mall roof in good health
The worker who fell through the roof of the Arnprior Shopping Centre on Saturday is said to be in good health. An official at the Arnprior Mall says the man was released from hospital yesterday, just ...
Jul 08, 2019
Petawawa soldier laid to rest
A funeral for a fallen Petawawa Soldier has taken place. On Saturday, Bombardier Patrick Labrie was given military honors and laid to rest in Gatineau, Quebec alongside 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artiller...
Jul 08, 2019
Almonte students take part in NASA experiment
The town of Almonte has a NASA connection. Eight students from Holy Name of Mary Catholic school wowed aerospace engineers with their Cubes in Space idea and were in Virginia last month to watch a roc...
Jul 08, 2019
Slight drop in local unemployment rate
Statistics Canada has released the employment number for the month of June. In our area, the economic region that stretches from Pembroke to Kingston, unemployment stood at 4.9 percent last month. Thi...
Jul 08, 2019
