The Renfrew Mercury

While many businesses face uncertain futures in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Riverwood Acoustics continues to grow. And the Horton-based company's success has translated into support for one of Renfrew's most vital organizations the food bank.

Former Renfrew Collegiate Institute (RCI) teacher Dave Lorente passed away on Jan. 2 at the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre.

Renfrew OPP report that over the past week, they have charged four area residents with impaired driving. Three of the four were charged as a result of a R.I.D.E. program.

With 2020 behind residents, here are five projects and initiatives to look out for in Renfrew and area in 2021.

Renfrew County Council, along with the City of Pembroke, is pleased to advise the community that the draft report of the Seniors Housing Strategy is now available for feedback.

The health unit is reporting no change from yesterday - seven active cases.

Two new cases since yesterday, one new resolved:

Renfrew will have 2020 go out not with a whimper, but with a COVID-friendly bang.

We present three stories from Leeds & Grenville, Lanark and Renfrew counties you may have missed on InsideOttawaValley.com the past couple of days and are worth checking out on Wednesday, Nov. 25:

On the evening of Oct. 28, at approximately 7:30 p.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an intoxicated person at a fast food restaurant in east-end Pembroke.

Renfrew is moving one step closer to a luxury apartment experience.

Behind The Crimes: Solved and Unsolved Cases in Ontario is our latest series to remind readers of crimes that dominated headlines in our communities. This week, we are putting the spotlight on the 2019 murder of Kurt McKechnie.

Christmas is nearing and the ‘Fatman’ has arrived early.

Renfrew County and District Health Unit is reporting 72 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Oct. 16 (two more than yesterday). Of these cases, 58 have been resolved.

Watch live as the premier discusses plans for the upcoming holiday season amid COVID-19.

In addition to eating upstairs, people have the choice to go downstairs to enjoy a meal, play a game and listen to music if they wanted."

"I developed what they call the covid cough, the shortness of breath, and the pain in your lungs. It was the shortness of breath that really scared me.

The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Groves Park Lodge in Renfrew is one of three long-term care homes listed in outbreak status in Renfrew County after what turned out to be a false-positive COVID-19 test.

With coffers at Queen’s Park ravaged by COVID-19, the independent Financial Accountability Office said Thursday that taxation levels might have to rise.

An Arnprior homeowner’s basement has flooded the last three years and none of those with a possible connection to the water source two governments and one business will take responsibility to help solve it.

It started as a way to support transgender individuals in our community, and has blossomed into an initiative that’s a benefit to both savvy online shoppers and the local LGBTQ2S community.

This will be Lépine’s first groundbreaking of the year, following the success of 2019-2020’s release of Johanne’s Court in Carleton Place and Saint Émilion in Kanata, both fully occupied.

Renfrew County and District Health Unit is reporting 92 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Oct. 28 (same as yesterday), including one death. Of these cases, 81 have been resolved (two more than yesterday). That makes 10 current active cases.

With COVID-19 throwing many of our usual plans out the window, there’s still plenty to do in the Ottawa Valley to get in the Halloween spirit.

There are a few different COVID-19 isolation facilities currently available to Canadians, and plans for others in the future none of which are internment camps, as some skeptics have been expressing online, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently assured Canadians.

The residents deserve a lot of credit for shopping local and so does the resilience of the businesses.

From the vantage point of her large pediatric clinic, Dr. Dina Kulik has an insider’s view of what’s happening with COVID-19 and kids.

RCDHU has been working closely with CNL to identify all staff considered to be close contacts of the positive cases. The identified staff have been given direction to go home immediately, self-isolate, and arrange for testing through RC VTAC."

Of today's three new cases, two are in the Renfrew area and one is in the Arnprior area.

Renfrew County and District Health Unit is reporting 92 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 27 (one more than yesterday), including one death. Of these cases, 79 have been resolved (one more than yesterday). That makes 12 current active cases.

The Town of Renfrew is advising the public of a lane closure on Stewart Street over the Bonnechere River this Thursday, Oct. 29.

Obstruction charges were laid as a result of the individuals refusing the exit the vehicle, even as it was being towed.

The Husqvarna 'Jumping Jack' tamper was stolen sometime between the afternoon of Oct. 9 and the morning of Oct. 13.

Rinks like this are given names after individuals/companies that contributed largely to the success of the project."

OPP say the suspect circled and drove between the fishing vessels several times almost causing them to capsize.

The structure of the business was such that only a small number of staff were exposed, and the outbreak was easily contained. Maybe next time we will not be as lucky."