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What's good in the Valley? Golden-fried goodness returns with Calabogie Church fish fry set for this weekend
Calabogie United Church will be moving up an annual tradition to run this weekend. Their annual fish fry is expected to bring the community to 1044 Madawaska Street in Calabogie this Saturday, July 19th, for a truly special treat prepared by a crack team of fish fryers making the trip in from Kingston to deliver top-qu...
7h ago

Ottawa Valley Community Arts Celebrates Success of New Creative Programming Thanks to Ontario Government Grant
On Saturday July 12th, local MPP Billy Denault met with the team at Ottawa Valley Community Arts to celebrate a $63,500 Resilient Communities Fund grant that helped make their Art Helps - Creating with Natural Materials workshop series possible. "Investing in community arts means investing in people-our well-being...
8h ago

Renfrew bridge maintenance to cause traffic delays through Friday
The main bridge connecting traffic to both ends of Renfrew will need more than one day to keep it in top shape. Traffic controls were in place along Bridge Street Thursday as maintenance on the bridge got underway, and town staff say that work will need to continue for most of the workday on Friday before completion. C...
9h ago

Traffic to Renfrew's arena choked to one lane at times as watermain repair gets underway
Work to repair the bumpy ride to and from Renfrew's arena is underway. Traffic crews are currently doing the preliminary work to repair the watermain underneath Ma-te-Way Park Drive, controlling traffic with a chokepoint with flaggers at the intersection of Haig Avenue. The town says access to the road will remain open...
9h ago

UPDATE: Brief tornado warning for large part of Renfrew County ends
Environment Canada's tornado warning has ended. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in place for Renfrew County as conditions are favourable to create strong, potentially damaging gust of wind and locally torrential rainfall. ==== Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for Eastern Ontario. Extra care and atten...
13h ago

Health officials warn of increase of tick populations
Eastern Ontario is experiencing a surge in tick populations, prompting health officials to report the province's highest levels of Lyme disease in 2025. So far, Public Health Ontario has confirmed 186 cases in southeast and eastern Ontario-stretching from Prince Edward County to the Quebec border, including Ottawa-acco...
18h ago

The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Dive into summer fun with a paddle on the Bonnechere River! Join the Town of Renfrew at the Riverside Drive boat launch this Thursday evening for an evening of mingling and paddling with friends a neighbours! Free for anyone bringing the...
18h ago

Cooler weather coming to Renfrew County as heat warning set to end
Canada's weather agency says the Ottawa Valley will see a little relief today as their heat warning is expected to end. Environment Canada explains that showers and thunderstorms this morning are expected to keep daytime temperatures relatively cooler in Renfrew County before a cooler air mass pushes into the region th...
19h ago

What's good in Renfrew? Renfrew brewing generosity as residents show up big for Tim Hortons Camp Day
The Ottawa Valley's generosity was on full display on Wednesday, July 16th, as customers flocked to Tim Hortons locations across the region to participate in Camp Day fundraising. Richard Dean, the owner of both franchise locations in Renfrew, says residents made a massive impact helping underserved kids in our communi...
Jul 16, 2025

Five Eastern Ontario companies awarded $9.1M for forest biomass innovation
Five Eastern Ontario companies - including three in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke - will share just over $9.1 million in provincial funding to support new and expanded uses for low-quality forest products. The announcement was made July 7 by MPP Kevin Holland, Ontario's Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products, ...
Jul 16, 2025

Woman struck by tree in Almonte dies
A woman who was critically injured after being struck by a falling tree in Almonte has died from her injuries. On the morning of July 8, 2025, just before 8:30 a.m., Lanark County OPP and emergency services responded to the intersection of Ann and Church Streets. A 34-year-old woman from Mississippi Mills Township had ...
Jul 16, 2025

Drivers urged to avoid these Horton Township roads during late-July repairs
Horton Township is warning traffic to mind a number of road projects set to happen over the span of two days later this month. Township staff say crews will be applying surface treatment to a number of roads under their care between July 28th and 29th, urging traffic to avoid certain areas to improve traction on the ro...
Jul 16, 2025

The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Tim Hortons across Renfrew County will be taking part in Camp Day this Wednesday, July 16th. 100% of proceeds from any and all hot or iced coffee sales will go directly to sending underserved youth in our community to Camp des Voyageurs ...
Jul 16, 2025

Shawville's $2M arena upgrade gets boost from golfers, musicians, and donors
The group looking after crowdsourcing the public's share of fixing up the Shawville arena has enjoyed a few recent successes. The Pontiac Arena Fund has thanked the Logs End Mill for making them the recipient of the recent Logs End Invitational Golf Tournament, where they matched donations made by the public to hand th...
Jul 16, 2025

Ottawa Valley heat wave continues: relief expected Thursday night
Relief from the heat is on the way, but we'll still have to wait a little longer. Environment Canada's heat warning for the Ottawa Valley will continue for a third straight day, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s today, feeling as warm as 40 degrees with the humidity. A cool front is expected to put an end to the h...
Jul 16, 2025

What's Good in Renfrew? Catch the Ace heats up for RVH: Jackpot grows as half the deck remains
Half the deck is gone, and the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation is getting more excited with each weekly draw. Patti Dillabough, the Foundation's executive director, admits that there is a thrill in the air inside the hospital's lobby every Thursday evening as their Catch the Ace lottery keeps rolling and the money...
Jul 15, 2025

Buy a coffee, send a kid to camp: Tim Hortons Camp Day returns to Renfrew on July 16
Your next coffee run will help local kids experience a summer to remember. Camp Day returns to Tim Hortons locations across the Ottawa Valley this Wednesday, July 16th, with 100% of the proceeds of every hot or iced coffee sold donated to Tim Hortons Foundation Camps like Camp des Voyageurs in Quyon. Local underserved ...
Jul 15, 2025

OPP remind us to be safe on and around waterways this summer
The Ontario Provincial Police is reminding those using the province's waterways this summer to stay safe. This weekend a large number of marine incidents were reported across the province. OPP members from various detachments were called out to multiple incidents on OPP patrolled waterways, and police are urging the p...
Jul 15, 2025

169th Beachburg Fair welcomes over 5,000 this year
Families flocked to the Beachburg Fair this past weekend, enjoying toonie rides, food trucks, and the ever-popular demolition derby during a stretch of hotter-than-usual summer weather. Organized by the Beachburg Agricultural Society, the long-standing event draws visitors from across the Ottawa Valley for a weekend of...
Jul 15, 2025

Renfrew County hit by latest Beer Store closures - Deep River location shutting down
A Renfrew County community will feel the impact as the Beer Store has announced another round of retail location cuts. CTV News is reporting that the Beer Store location in Deep River is one of 10 across the province that will shut down permanently on September 14th, joining locations in Ottawa, Hamilton, and the Great...
Jul 15, 2025