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Stolen vehicle stopped on Highway 17 in Whitewater Region
The OPP has laid a number of charges against a driver from Ottawa after stopping a stolen vehicle on Highway 17 in Whitewater Region. Police say around 1:00 am on Sunday, May 16th, officers stopped a ...
May 19, 2021
Pembroke resident charged for drug impaired driving and trafficking fentanyl
The OPP has laid a number of charges against a Pembroke resident. Police say on Sunday night (May 16th, 2021), around 9:00pm, officers responded to a a report of a possible impaired driver in the east...
May 18, 2021
Intersection at Stewart and Bruce Street in Renfrew to become a 3-way-stop
The Town of Renfrew is letting residents know that starting next week (Tuesday, May 25th, 2021), the intersection at Stewart Street (Highway 60) and Bruce Street (County Road 20) will become a 3-way-s...
May 18, 2021
OPP clamps down on driving behaviours during Canada Road Safety Week
Just before Canada Road Safety Week, OPP is revealing a sobering statistic. The force says since New Year's Day, there have been 76 roadway collision deaths in Ontario. OPP says the aggressive, inatte...
May 18, 2021
No COVID-19 infections on May 18th, but 8th death recorded in Renfrew County and District
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit is not reporting any new COVID-19 infections today (May 18th, 2021). However, the RCDHU is reporting an 8th person has died from complications due to the vi...
May 18, 2021
Barry's Bay driver injured in Sunday morning crash
No charges will be laid after a single vehicle collision in Madawaska Valley over the weekend. OPP responded to the crash on Chapeski Mill Drive, near Paugh Lake Road just after 10AM on Sunday. The dr...
May 18, 2021
Vaccine eligibility pool expanding once again
Effective this morning (Tuesday, May 18th), at 8AM the list of additional eligibility groups seeking a COVID-19 vaccination expands to include residents in the general population 18 to 39 years of age...
May 17, 2021
Arnprior benefits from Green Stream Grant
A combined federal-provincial initiative addressing critical health and safety issues associated with water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure has been approved for Arnprior. Mayor Walter Stack...
May 17, 2021
Grass fire synges power pole, blows transformer
A grass fire Sunday evening just east of the Prior Sports Bar on Winners Circle in Arnprior synged the base of a power pole and then caused sporadic outages in the community as Hydro One crews worked ...
May 17, 2021
RCDHU aware of 44 active COVID-19 cases
The number of new COVID-19 cases and amount of people who have recovered from the virus in Renfrew County and District is holding relatively steady. The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU)...
May 17, 2021
