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Mental Health Week: Ottawa Valley's Robbie Dean Centre founder says resources must meet need
When it comes to the matter of discussing the importance of mental health, very few are more qualified to talk about the subject than Monique Yashinskie. She is well known in the Ottawa Valley as the ...
May 06, 2025 The Robbie Dean Centre was founded by Robbie's mother, Monique Yashinskie, following the tragic loss of her son to suicide. (RobbieDeanCentre.com photo)
The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Renfrew Collegiate Institute hosts an intermediate open house open to all students and families considering Renfrew C...
May 06, 2025
Renfrew's Jim Millar remembered for commitment to family, friends, community
Jim Millar's work to support and improve the Town of Renfrew is appreciated and will not be forgotten. Millar, who passed away May 2 at Hospice Renfrew, is being remembered as a devoted family man, a ...
May 05, 2025 Jim Millar (Zohr Family Funeral Home photo)
What's Good in the Valley? Hot Wing Challenge for the Killaloe Food Bank goes May 24th
The Killaloe Lions are inviting all you hot wing enthusiasts to bring your bibs and tastebuds to The Killaloe Lions Hall on May 24th from 8PM until midnight. The "Hotwing Challenge and Dance" is on in...
May 05, 2025
Ottawa Valley tourism champions recognized for innovation and impact
The Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Ottawa Valley Tourism Awards. The awards were presented at the OVTA's Annual General Meeting on April 29, held at the...
May 05, 2025 (backrow, L to R) Elijah McEown on behalf of the City of Pembroke for the Tourism Marketing Award, Jill McLellan on behalf of Hell or High Water for the Event of the Year Award, Jason O'Brien with Lioutsia O'Brien in front of him from Whitewater O'Brien Winery for the New Tourism Product Award, Richard McNish from Dog House Brewing Company for the Sustainability Champion Award, (front row, L to R) Lana Cole and Scott Fawcett from Ottawa Valley Air Paddle for Business of the Year Award, Lioutsia O'Brien and finally, Meghan James of Somewhere Inn Calabogie for Tourism Champion Award
New steps and a New Vision: Trillium Grant supporting Renfrew's cultural future
Renfrew's Public Library is hoping some essential improvements will help foster a thriving cultural hub in town for years to come. Library staff met with Renfrew Mayor Tom Sidney, local Member of Prov...
May 05, 2025 Local MPP Billy Denault (front left) and Renfrew Mayor Tom Sidney join town staff outside the Renfrew Public Library (Town of Renfrew photo)
Off-road vehicle crash in Arnprior leaves driver with serious injuries
The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a single off-road vehicle collision that sent one person to hospital. On Friday, May 2, around 9 p.m., Renfrew OPP receiv...
May 05, 2025
Today's gas prices in the Ottawa Valley
Here's our daily look at the cost of fuel across the Ottawa Valley. We've compiled the list of gas prices on Monday, May 5 as of 8:30 a.m., according to gasbuddy.com . ARNPRIOR Ultramar and On the Run...
May 05, 2025 (Unsplash photo)
Driver dies in crash at Calabogie racetrack
The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision in Calabogie over the weekend. On Sunday, May 4, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Renfrew OPP received a rep...
May 05, 2025
In Memory and Motion: Hike for Hospice Renfrew raises six figures for end-of-life care
The community surrounding Hospice Renfrew can feel good about a weekend that brought in six figures for local end-of-life care. Walkers and rollers taking part in the annual Hike for Hospice enjoyed a...
May 05, 2025
