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The theatre community in the Ottawa Valley will miss Lawrence Mahusky's towering personality, according to a close friend. Julie Laroque first met the late Mahusky, who passed away at the age of 60 ba...

Today we're taking a look at the week that was, here are some of the top stories published between March 7 and March 14.   1. Shoppers Drug Mart owner very excited to get the operation going this...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Take 'er to Dacre this St. Paddy's Day! The community will host it's St. Patrick's Day party this Saturday, March 14t...

If you enjoyed last Saturday's "Music Music Music" performance by the Arnprior Community Choir and the Valley Concert Band, Choir Director Lisa Webber says you'll thrill to this season's final choral ...

More than 30 soldiers based at CFB Petawawa suffered frostbite during a recent winter exercise in Alaska, according to the Canadian Army, raising concerns among some troops about equipment and conditi...

The Ontario government is providing $230,700 through the Ontario Trillium Foundation's Grow program to support the Ottawa Valley Community Arts Open Studio in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. The funding w...

Every year the City of Ottawa hosts the Canadian Tulip Festival; a commemoration of the sacrifice made by over 7,500 Canadian soldiers for the liberation of the Netherlands in WW2. During the liberati...

The Ottawa Valley's theatre community has lost a man who was known by many as larger than life. Friends and family are mourning following the announcement that Renfrew-native Lawrence Mahusky, who spe...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Trinity United Church in Forester's Falls (1982 Forester's Falls Rd., Forester's Falls) invites you to our soup lunch...

The Shoppers Drug Mart in Renfrew has been silently building itself up and now it is nearly time to open the doors. For a Shoppers to open it must be owned and run by a pharmacist, in this case it's K...