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Massive Ma-te-Way expansion project contract awarded to Buttcon Ltd.
Town staff in Renfrew have unveiled their recommendation of who should be awarded the contract to lead the massive expansion of the Ma-te-Way Activity Centre. Competition was stiff, but councillor Tom...
Jun 30, 2021
A Day to Listen: Residential school trauma still felt today
The horrors of the residential school system are a very real part of Canadian history. My Broadcasting Corporation's Maya Reid spoke with Derrick, a member of the Ojibwe Nation. He talks openly and ho...
Jun 30, 2021
Whitewater Region to acknowledge Algonquin People at all future council meetings
The Township of Whitewater Region will read a land acknowledgement statement at the start of all future council meetings. Council voted in favour to read the statement, which acknowledges on behalf of...
Jun 30, 2021
Pikwakanagan not celebrating Canada Day and asking community to Light Up Golden Lake
The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation will not be celebrating Canada Day, July 1st, 2021. Instead, neighbours and friends are asked to join in a Light Up the Lake event. A candlelight vigil will...
Jun 30, 2021 Orange ribbons tied up along the Golden Lake Bridge entering the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation.
Ontario moves to Stage 2 of reopening plan
Ontario has officially moved into Step 2 of the reopening plan. The changes took effect at 12:01 am this morning (June 30th, 2021). The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is reminding eve...
Jun 30, 2021
Arnprior Bylaw will now cover unmuffled ATV noise
Representative Ted Strike's motion on reeling in All-Terrain vehicles with modified exhausts has won the support of his peers at Council. Presented as a Notice of Motion at the June 14th meeting, Stri...
Jun 29, 2021
Arnprior Museum doing virtual Kenwood Mills tribute
The Arnprior and District Museum has received a grant from Digital Museums Canada for its project "Unravelling the Yarn - The Textile Industry in Arnprior". Employment in textile manufacturing locally...
Jun 29, 2021
Rapid tests available for Renfrew businesses
The first shipment of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Screening Tests for businesses in the Ottawa Valley have arrived. The three local Chambers of Commerce are ready to start taking orders for the test kits. ...
Jun 29, 2021 The Town of Renfrew is host to over 100 local businesses in its downtown core alone.
RCDHU reports two new COVID-19 cases with six active cases in the region
Another two cases of COVID-19 are being reported today by the Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU). With 742 confirmed cases, 727 considered resolved and nine deaths, that leaves six active...
Jun 29, 2021
OPP investigating break-ins at Renfrew school, home and Burnstown hunt camp
The Renfrew OPP is investigating three break and enters. Police say sometime this month (June 2021), a hunt camp on Burnstown Road was entered. The OPP says a residence on Harry Street in Renfrew was ...
Jun 29, 2021
