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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: OVTA announces 2022 Tourism Award winners
The Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Ottawa Valley Tourism Awards: The Marilyn Alexander Tourism Champion of the Year went to Cindy Jamieson, own...
May 04, 2022
New collaboration brings Knee Surgeries to Arnprior
Arnprior Regional Health and Queensway Carleton Hospital are launching a collaborative Total Knee Surgery Program adding capacity to the health care system. This involves the introduction of two outpa...
May 04, 2022
Intersection of Bonnechere Street and Munroe Avenue to be closed Thursday in Renfrew
The Town of Renfrew is letting drivers and residents know the intersection at Bonnechere Street and Munroe Avenue will be closed on Thursday, May 5th, for a sewer line repair. Drivers are asked to use...
May 04, 2022
Mask mandate to end in Quebec on May 14th
Quebec plans to lift COVID-19 mask mandates for indoor public spaces on May 14th. Interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau made the announcement today in Quebec City. He says masking will remain...
May 04, 2022
School bus driver charged with street racing in Laurentian Valley
A local school bus driver is facing stunt driving charges, according to the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP. Police say they clocked a school bus going 46 km/h over the posted limit on Micksburg Road in Laure...
May 04, 2022
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: New St. Thomas School, St. Joseph's addition to modernize learning environment
The ribbon was cut on Tuesday, and the $23.5 million project to build a new St. Thomas Catholic Elementary School and an addition onto neighbouring St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Renfrew is now ...
May 04, 2022 RCCDSB Chair Bob Schreader (left) and MPP John Yakabuski (right) alongside student representatives at Tuesday's announcement.
myFM news hits the streets to talk Provincial election
Campaigning is now underway for next month's provincial election. myFM news hit the streets to hear from locals, who shared some thoughts about what they'd like to see from the next government. So far...
May 04, 2022
Sustane Technologies looking for kitchen waste from Petawawa to be sent to new recycling plant in McNab/Braeside
Sustane Technologies is looking for kitchen waste from Petawawa to be sent to a new recycling plant proposed in Renfrew County. McNab/Braeisde Mayor Tom Peckett says when the new recycling plant is bu...
May 04, 2022 The Sustane Technologies facility in Chester, Nova Scotia is the first of its kind and transforms municipal solid waste into biomass pellets, diesel fuel and recyclable metals.
Volunteers sought to build local welcoming teams
The Local Immigration Partnership - Lanark & Renfrew is partnering with Ukrainian Diaspora Support Canada (UADSC) in creating a Volunteer Response Network. The LIP's Jodi Bucholtz tells us that UA...
May 03, 2022
CPAN keeps focus, becomes registered charity
After being under the wing of the Phoenix Centre since its inception, the Renfrew County Child Poverty Action Network has taken the big leap and become a registered charity and independent entity. Our...
May 03, 2022
