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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Nominations open for Warden's Community Service Awards
The County of Renfrew opened nominations for the Warden's Community Service Awards. Non-profit and for-profit business are legible. Since many for-profit businesses significantly contribute to local s...
Oct 08, 2021
Community Spotlight: Demolition Derby part of Beachburg Fall Festival this weekend
The Beachburg Fall Festival is taking place this weekend. One of the event organizers, Angela Keller, says gates open at the Beachburg Fairgrounds at 10:00am on Saturday (October 9th, 2021). The cost ...
Oct 08, 2021
83-year-old Russell Mckay walking to raise money for Hospice Renfrew
83-year-old Russell Mckay and his family have a busy weekend ahead! The Beachburg resident, known as Papa to many, is legally blind and diabetic and planning to stop for a 5 kilometer walk in communit...
Oct 08, 2021 Russell Mckay joined by Cindy Stafford from Hospice Renfrew at the kick off to the Papa Walks fundraiser event in Beachburg, Ontario.
OPP investigating armed robbery in Renfrew
The Renfrew OPP is investigating an armed robbery. Police say the incident took place Wednesday night (October 6th, 2021) around 10:00pm. A masked suspect entered a gas bar in Renfrew brandishing an e...
Oct 07, 2021
OPP charge Laurentian Valley man and Quebec woman with drunk driving in Pembroke
Last Friday (Oct. 1), Upper Ottawa Valley OPP handed out a pair of DUIs in Pembroke. Police was tipped about someone drinking alcohol and then getting on an electric bike. A 67-year-old Laurentian Val...
Oct 07, 2021
Fire-proofing your home- Renfrew fire chief gives tips for Fire Prevention Week
It's that time of the year when furnaces are relit at summer's end, which means there's an increased risk of residential fires. This Fire Prevention Week, Renfrew fire chief, Kevin Walsh encourages re...
Oct 07, 2021
Regional Silver Stick tournament returning to the Ottawa Valley
The annual International Silver Stick tournament is set to return to Pembroke. The four weekend tournament was called off last year due to COVID-19. Tournament Director Norbert Chaput says the regular...
Oct 07, 2021
Town of Renfrew requests 5-year contract for HR services with the county
The Town of Renfrew has requested to enter a 5-year contract with the County of Renfrew to provide Human Resources (HR) services for the municipality. The Town of Renfrew has approximately 90 employee...
Oct 07, 2021 Photo Credit: Town of Renfrew
Learning the sounds of fire safety
It's Fire Prevention Week- and while Rick Desarmia is an old hand at the drill, it's the first occasion we greet him as Arnprior Chief on the radio. Desarmia welcomed over one hundred visitors to the ...
Oct 06, 2021
Arnprior Fundraiser earns National Award
Ben Gardiner, Executive Director of the Arnprior Regional Health Foundation, has been announced as a winner of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy's "40 Under 40." The accolade recognizes Ben'...
Oct 06, 2021
