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Eagles Nest Parking area open
As some of the COVID stay-at-home restrictions ease, and the great outdoors has been liberated, the Township of Greater Madawaska announces that it will now be easier to access the Eagle's Nest Hiking...
May 21, 2021
Come clean on contact tracing
While vaccination levels for first doses have exceeded 50 percent for all Renfrew County and District residents over age 18, high COVID-19 infection case numbers arising from outdoor gatherings and wo...
May 21, 2021
Family doctor retirements leaves thousands of Renfrew County residents without primary care physician
Recent family physician retirements are spurring a shortage of primary care givers in Renfrew County. But doctor shortages are nothing new for the county, according to warden, Debbie Robinson. ...
May 21, 2021
Two businesses team up to raise over $15,000 for Hospice Renfrew
Hospice Renfrew recently got a surprise phone call from Odi's Kingburger informing them that the restaurant is joining forces with Kev-Tek Electrical for a fundraiser benefiting the hospice. For every...
May 21, 2021
Ontario to start slowly start reopening with 3-step approach
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will start to reopen recreational amenities (such as golf courses and tennis courts) on Saturday (May 22nd, 2021). Ford has announced a 3-step plan to reope...
May 20, 2021
Crash closes Highway 41 outside of Eganville
A collision on Highway 41 outside of Eganville has all lanes closed. The section impacted is between Grattan Road (County Road 22) and McGrath Road and detours have been set up. The Eganville Leader i...
May 20, 2021
Renfrew County one of the few health units in Ontario where COVID-19 cases are still increasing
Most public health units in Ontario are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases, but not in Renfrew County and District. The latest modelling released this afternoon by the province shows Renfrew County a...
May 20, 2021
Adopt a Memory Box campaign progressing well
The Adopt Memory Box Campaign for the new Grove Nursing Home has reached the 83 per cent mark (and counting) for its total fundraising goal. Not only are the Arnprior & McNab-Braeside Men's Shed p...
May 20, 2021
Summer Day Camps a go in MRC Pontiac
The MRC Pontiac has received a COVID bailout envelope from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in the amount of $879,829- part of a larger amount distributed across the Outaouais and through...
May 20, 2021
Tour de Bonnechere releases tentative plans
The Tour de Bonnechere is a cycling event that raises funds in support various community agencies and initiatives throughout Renfrew County. This year's theme is Moving on Mental Health. It harkens ba...
May 20, 2021
