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No COVID-19 patients in the ICU across Renfrew County and District
One of the COVID-19 patients in Renfrew County has been taken out of the intensive care unit (ICU). The detailed case summary from the Renfrew County and District Health Unit released Thursday afterno...
May 07, 2021
Judges must participate in sexual assault continuing education
A new law that requires continuing education for judges is expected to enhance sexual assault survivors' confidence in the criminal justice system. Changes to the Judges Act and Criminal Code received...
May 07, 2021
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu clinches spot in Tokyo Olympics
Eganville's Melissa Bishop-Nriagu has secured her spot in the Tokyo Olympics. Bishop-Nriagu ran under the automatic qualifying time at a Chula Vista high performance meet on Sunday night. She trained ...
May 07, 2021
Laurentian Valley to adopt 2021 tax rate at May 18th council meeting
The Township of Laurentian Valley is looking to adopt a tax rate by-law for 2021. Laurentian Valley passed their budget in December of 2020 reflecting a 7.15% increase to the levy. With the County of ...
May 07, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at private daycare in Whitewater Region
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a private day care in the Township of Whitewater Region. The Renfrew County and District Health Unit and confirmed three positive cases to date, with the poten...
May 07, 2021
Another COVID outbreak near Arnprior Airport
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is confirming a COVID-19 outbreak at Mobility Lab in Arnprior. The facility, on Johnston Road near the Arnprior Airport is international known for i...
May 06, 2021
RCDHU reports another nine COVID-19 infections on May 6th, 2021
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is reporting another nine COVID-19 infections today (May 6th, 2021). With 618 confirmed cases, 564 considered resolved and six deaths, that leaves 4...
May 06, 2021
$472,000 in work planned along Foresters Falls Road
Road work is being planned along a 2.6 kilometer section of Foresters Falls Road (County Road 7). The work includes rehabilitating Foresters Falls Road from Queens Line to 225 meters East of Governmen...
May 06, 2021
4.2km section of Burnstown Road to be worked on
Roughly half a million dollars will be spent rehabilitating a 4.28 kilometer section of Burnstown Road (County Road 52). The County of Renfrew put out a request for tenders to rehabilitate Burnstown R...
May 06, 2021
Unsung Heroes - County of Renfrew Long-Term Care Homes
Long-term care staff, residents and family members are all unsung heros. Director of long-term care for the County of Renfrew, Shelley Sheedy, says during the pandemic, staff have becomes more like fa...
May 06, 2021
