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Everyone 18 and over can now book second doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Ontario is once again expanding eligibility for accelerated second doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Everyone 18 and over who had a first dose of an m-R-N-A vaccine is now able to receive their second shot a...
Jun 28, 2021
New Coordinator for Seniors Active Living Centre
This past week on Oldies 107.7/myFM, we said so long for a second time to retiring Seniors Active Living Centre Coordinator Glenn Arthur- and today we greet Dan McCabe, his replacement. Arthur had per...
Jun 25, 2021
Provincial Award for Arnprior-McNab-Braeside Archives
The Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives (AMBA) is being celebrated after the facility was announced as this year's winner of a Provincial accolade Thursday (June 24th). The Archives Association of ...
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Small modular reactors could be big in Mining
We may someday see very small modular reactors powering the mines of Northern Ontario. It's not beyond belief, following completion of a feasibility study recently completed by Ontario Power Generatio...
Jun 25, 2021
Currently no COVID-19 cases in Renfrew and Whitewater Region
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is not reporting any new COVID-19 cases today (Friday, June 25th, 2021). There are four active cases spread out across the region, including one per...
Jun 25, 2021 Photo Credit: Town of Renfrew
Pembroke resident calls on Catholic church to apologize for role in running residential schools
A Pembroke resident will spend 751 minutes outside of St. Columbkille's Cathedral today (June 25th, 2021), to honour the 751 children who never made it home from a former residential school in Saskatc...
Jun 25, 2021 Pembroke resident Duane Gastant' Aucoin standing in front of St. Columbkille's Cathedral in Pembroke, Ontario, holding a sign with 751 on it to honour the 751 Indigenous children who never made it home from a residential school in Saskatchewan. Aucoin will be in front of the church for 751 minutes starting at 7:51am.
Upper Ottawa Valley OPP welcomes three new recruits
Three new Provincial Constables (PC) have joined the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP. The newest members are PC Michelle Alderson, PC Justin Collin and PC Ashley MacDonald. The three new officers have each be...
Jun 25, 2021 New Upper Ottawa Valley OPP recruit Provincial Constable Justin Collin photographed above
Joey Commanda to be remembered with walk
Charlie Wenjack's story is not unique. Late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie popularized Wenjack's flight from a residential school in the movie, The Secret Path- but there are near-identical stori...
Jun 24, 2021
New website for Arnprior
The Town of Arnprior has launched its new website. Marketing and Economic Development Officer Lindsay Wilson says the expanded site offers new features, and gives users many ways to find what they're ...
Jun 24, 2021
Sharing makes sense, but no takers
Ontario is allowing municipalities the freedom to investigate operating photo-radar within their jurisdictions- and its something that sparked locally. McNab-Braeside Mayor Tom Peckett says the idea o...
Jun 24, 2021
